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Wow, girlfriend sends man's car to the junk yard
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I would get a new girlfriend!
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Too many friggin ads, won't let me read the story.
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As hobbies go, classic car ownership isn't on the cheap end of the spectrum, and the expense sometimes associated can stress otherwise healthy relationships. When a relationship isn't healthy, however, the car can be what wrests two people apart, which one Reddit user learned when he came home from a work trip to find his jealous live-in girlfriend had scrapped his 1967 Chevrolet Impala project.
Reddit user Jimothyisyouruncle explained in a lengthy post that he acquired the above Impala sedan in February of 2019, his goal being to restore the car to its former glory. Earlier this year, he and the Chevy moved to a two-acre property with a 2.5-car garage, which the disassembled Impala quickly took up, its body in one bay, the frame in the other, and parts everywhere else. Shortly thereafter, his girlfriend moved in, and that's when the trouble began. OP's girlfriend insisted on parking in the garage, though with a gutted car completely occupying that space, that was out of the question. Besides, he figured, "I have two acres of land with a lot of nice places to park under shady trees, or hell, even in the barn if it has to be inside." He told her—in nicer words, of course—to pound sand, and thought nothing more of it before leaving for a business trip. We'll let him explain how things unfolded on his return. "When I got back, my girlfriend was all smiles. Making me food all the time, doing all the chores, all that. I thought maybe she just was happy to have me home, but then I realized that I didn't see her car in its usual spot. I asked her where she parked, so I could make sure I mow that area and keep it clean, and she said not to worry because she parked in the garage. I asked how, and she told me to go check it out." "Turns out that while I was gone, she hired some people to come over and move everything related to that car, including the drivetrain, body, and chassis and all parts, and take it to the local dump/scrapyard. I was absolutely dumbfounded. I had spent over $11,000 on that car including new parts, services, and the car itself." Needless to say, he booted her out on the spot and immediately sought legal counsel to recover some of what he had spent on the Impala. He also took security footage to the police to file grand theft auto and grand larceny charges against his ex, and begin the search for his car, which was quickly found at a local junkyard. "The junkyard guys apparently were in the middle of hiding it when the police came to ask them questions," recalled Jimothyisyouruncle. "It was on a forklift and they were gonna put it on top of a pile of cars that was hidden behind more piles of cars. They said it was theirs, and [that] they had the title, but [they] obviously didn't have the title for it, and since they matched the VIN on the chassis and body to the vin on my title, it was obviously mine. I know at least one person there has been arrested, I think he was in the camera footage I talked about earlier [...] they also told me they would be looking into this specific junkyard for any other vehicles reported stolen." "I'm just so glad they found my car. Luckily, I made quite an album of pictures detailing me tearing down the car, and so I can use that to prove what parts they had were mine, so I can hopefully get most or all of it back. Police haven't let me take it back home yet, as they say it is evidence or something, so hopefully I can get it back eventually." |
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Bat Crap Crazy Comes to mind.
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The 1967 Lemans in the pictures of my signature used to belong to my X wife before we were married. When she bought a 1968 Lemans later on, I ended up with the 67, and drove it for a couple years on the street as a beater, but eventually parked it. I got married in 1974 then and it was sitting in the driveway languishing.
When the local speedway announced they were forming a new class for novices in 1975 I decided that the 67 would make an excellent candidate for the new class. Built the car with a cage, got a 400 from the sponsor and made it a clone 67 GTO. The car was a winner from the first race I entered, and racked up an impressive amount of wins and trophies, but of course was time consuming to keep in top shape, that was a problem with the X wife. There were frequent arguments over the race car and one day she delivered an ultimatum that either the race car goes, or she goes. I tried to tell her that giving me an ultimatum like that wasn't fair, and that she was jealous of an inanimate object. We made a compromise that I would race the car every other week. She, of course, didn't hold up her end of the deal, and the car was a source of stress for 2 years. I'm sorry I tried to compromise with her, and only race every other week. I should have stuck to my guns and let here leave, and kept the car. I still continued to race, moved up a class with the 69 GP, and the fighting also continued......... Finally in 1979 I just gave up on racing, as she had made it no fun anymore. The stress and aggravation wasn't worth it any longer..... She finally did leave, 25 years later. My life could have been so much simpler if I would have told her to leave back then, and said, don't let the door hit ya in the ass!!! There's a reason that race cars are called, "The other woman, or mistress". I almost forgot, through the years I've always had cars sitting around, that my X wife threatened to call someone up and just have them "come and get them". I told her if that ever happened, she, and whoever hauled them off would be in trouble, because I legally owned the cars. At least it never came to that point, as the person in the article did.
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Brad Yost 1973 T/A (SOLD) 2005 GTO 1984 Grand Prix 100% Pontiacs in my driveway!!! What's in your driveway? If you don't take some of the RACETRACK home with you, Ya got cheated Last edited by Sirrotica; 05-31-2020 at 10:54 AM. |
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She should consider herself lucky she's just getting sued.
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"Those poor souls have made the fatal mistake of surrounding us. Now we can fire in any direction" 1970 Trans Am RAIII 4 speed 1971 Trans Am 5.3 LM7 1977 Trans Am W72 Y82 1987 Grand National |
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Wow. Looking on the bright side - the money he lost on that car pales in comparison to what the divorce in his future was going to cost.
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Well, I am living a charmed life. I have a single garage housing my 68, a double housing my 75 and pickup truck. My wife's car resides in either driveway. (For some reason she dislikes entering and exiting a garage.)
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Now....is this in Canada...or Arizona...LOL, or both?
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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I often realize how fortunate I am to be married to a woman who supports my various interests and hobbies. I can't imagine having to battle over this kind of stuff...life is just to short...
Glad they found his car. |
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Wow ! Color her gone.........
Glad to have one that likes cars!
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Funny thing about that article....I am wondering if the picture of that 67 Chevy on the trailer is the EXACT car??? The car on the trailer has Bel Air trim on it, at least the EXACT same Bel Air trim my 67 Bel Air had...My 67 looked exactly like that car. Mine was Emerald Turquoise, though. My first car. drove it from 75-97. It was falling into disrepair. I kept the engine, trans and rear end...
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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Or you could tell your GF you're tired of the temper, the crazy and the constant nagging about selling the car and come home to this like I did:
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NeighborsComplaint....Wow - that is nuts! I'm about speechless...
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I agree, probably a Bel Air. What that car might look like in it's glory: Last edited by Lightfoot; 06-01-2020 at 12:37 AM. |
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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Crazy Stuff, Neighbors C. that is aweful, I know I could get my wife to that point but she's a redhead!
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Wish my ex would have done that to me earlier in the marriage, i could have moved out saved a couple of years of grief...LOL
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1977 Black Trans Am 180 HP Auto, essentially base model T/A. I'm the original owner, purchased May 7, 1977. Shut it off Shut it off Buddy, I just shut your Prius down... |
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My wife said on day why don’t you just restore your 67 gto instead of just doing a little at a time. I ended using all the bays of out 3 car garage to do a frame off. Took a year and a half. She supported me all the way. A real keeper. Love her.
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