I've had a couple of cars I let get away.
Around 1987, I found a gold 72 GTO 455HO 4-spd car with a/c. It had only 33K original miles and was still owned by the original owner. The guy lived in a small house in Concord NC. The car was stored in a little wood frame garage with a clay floor. Other than a little surface rust on hte bottom, it was cherry. At the time, he wanted a rediculous price for it ($10K). Right after a major hurricane swept through NC, he bought a new car and decided to sell it for $6K. The car was undamaged, but our yard was a wreck. My wife was a social worker, and the local office had to provide support to FEMA. Anyway, she was overworked and stressed, and said "no". A few months later, she reconsidered, but it was already gone.
Another was a 69 Judge convertible I ran across. The car was halfway solid, but the original drivetrain was missing. It was originally light green, but the owners had added dark green over portions of it, giving it a camoflage paint job. It was $1500. Storage issues were the main reason I passed, plus I my wife would have a heart attack if I parked that thing in the driveway.
I also passed on a 73 SD455 Formula for $5K in nice shape for $5500 because I had just bought my 74 SD455 4-spd a month earlier.
Mike
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