CRUISING DOWN SOME WELL TRAVELED RURAL ROADS TO A ROTARY DISTRICT CONFERENCE FUNCTION IN FOSTORIA, OHIO AND LIMA OHIO, I SAW A 1958 STAR CHIEF FOUR DOOR HARDTOP IN THE FRONT YARD OF A RURAL SETTING HOME: FOR SALE – NO BRAKES.
I WHIPPED IN THE DRIVE AND SAID, DOES IT RUN? HE SAID, LIKE A TOP IT JUST DOESN’T STOP. THE ONLY THING THAT WILL STOP IT IS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH IS IN POOR OPERATION.
I SAID, WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR IT? I SAID, YOUR FIGURE IS A FAIR ONE, BUT IT IS TOO NICE A CAR NOT TO DO A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB INCLUDING MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE LINES, NEW CORRECT WHITE WALL TIRES AND A NICE DETAILING. BY THEN I’LL HAVE A CONCERNING AMOUNT OF MONEY IN YOUR CAR IF THERE ARE NO OTHER SURPRISES.
I SAID, THIS IS ALL THE CASH I HAVE ON ME. HE SAID, I JUST DON’T THINK I CAN TAKE THAT FOR IT. HIS WIFE SAID, OH YES YOU CAN. I AM SICK OF THAT THING OUT IN THE FRONT YARD AND A WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS, TAKE THE MAN’S MONEY. I SENT A WRECKER FOR THE CAR AND COMPLETELY GAVE IT THE BELOFF TREATMENT. THE CAR SOLD QUICKLY. I HAD NO COMPETITION. WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO FIND ONE?
WHO IS THE NFL FEARSOME FOUR SOME. REMEMBER THE 1959 COUPE DEVILLE
- DECAN JONES IS IN THIS TOP 100 H
- LAMAR LUNDI
- MERLIN OLSO
- ROSIE GREER (WHO LIKED TO CROCHET OR KNIT)