[1965gp]

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...757970984.html

[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by 1965gp

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...757970984.html

Its sitting in a storage unit. Maybe he will forget to pay the monthly rent and the unit will get auctioned off for little money.

Saw in our newspaper here just a few days ago a story about one of those TV American auction companies where a fellow bought a storage unit contents for $700 and he found a safe inside containing TEN MILLION dollars. The original owners offered him about $850K for the safe back but he settled for $1.3M.

Everyone was a winner with that one.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Will

This is actually pretty danged cool. I wouldn't own it, but I can sure appreciate the work that went into it and the end result is pretty neat.

I thought it, you said it.

[Will]

Originally Posted by Heybuck

Its sitting in a storage unit. Maybe he will forget to pay the monthly rent and the unit will get auctioned off for little money.

Saw in our newspaper here just a few days ago a story about one of those TV American auction companies where a fellow bought a storage unit contents for $700 and he found a safe inside containing TEN MILLION dollars. The original owners offered him about $850K for the safe back but he settled for $1.3M.

Everyone was a winner with that one.

If that's true, that's utterly ridiculous! The owners of that safe were complete idiots. They had enough money to pay the storage fees for the next century but couldn't do it?

I don't think I'd have been that generous with them. Stupidity is it's own reward.

[Greg Reid]

My wife told me that story a couple of days ago except it was $7.5M. The only thing we could figure out is that some old codger left the storage unit to someone that didn't care what was in it until they found out what they let go.
I also don't understand why the buyer of the storage contents had to share ANY of it with the losers.

[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

My wife told me that story a couple of days ago except it was $7.5M. The only thing we could figure out is that some old codger left the storage unit to someone that didn't care what was in it until they found out what they let go.
I also don't understand why the buyer of the storage contents had to share ANY of it with the losers.

Your wife is probably right Greg in that I presume our local newspapers would have converted the US$ value into Aust$. Seeing we are running around $0.72 to the US$, your $7.5M will convert roughly to A$10M. And the final figure I quoted of A$1.3M will convert back (roughly) to US$1M.

Is the story really true??? Who knows but I sort of suspect it probably is.

Ian

[Greg Reid]

I did find some news coverage of it just a little while ago. The only thing suspicious about it is that there is a connection to the TV show, 'Storage Wars'. Apparently the auctioneer on that show is the one who performed the auction, however, this incident is not apparently directly connected to the show.

[Fullsize455]

Originally Posted by Greg Reid

I did find some news coverage of it just a little while ago. The only thing suspicious about it is that there is a connection to the TV show, 'Storage Wars'. Apparently the auctioneer on that show is the one who performed the auction, however, this incident is not apparently directly connected to the show.

The story reeks of BS from top to bottom, I'm quite sure it's fake as hell. Just more publicity for a "reality" TV show

[Matt Meaney]

well, that's unfortunate.

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/at...760598601.html

[66sprint6]

Yes, some people can't leave well enough alone. In my mind the car is worth way less with the conversion, but someone else might drool over it. It looks great from the outside, though.

[Fullsize455]

Originally Posted by Matt Meaney

well, that's unfortunate.

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/at...760598601.html

Very unfortunate indeed. Even aside from the ridiculousness of trashing the original drivetrain for more cookie cutter crap, that is the absolute worst engine cover that I have ever seen in my life. Engine covers are awful without exception, but that one sets a new low bar for atrociousness.

[shawn e.]

Friggin Tweekers! https://roseburg.craigslist.org/zip/...762979251.html

[Simple Man]

Originally Posted by shawn e.

Friggin Tweekers! https://roseburg.craigslist.org/zip/...762979251.html

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[1965gp]

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...762715721.html

[Goat Roper]

Originally Posted by 1965gp

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...762715721.html

I'll take 5!
(Say it like John Candy in Summer Rental).

[1965gp]

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...760081409.html

[Fullsize455]

Originally Posted by 1965gp

https://houston.craigslist.org/cto/d...760081409.html

Only one known equipped that way? Where did he come up with that piece of info, a crackerjack box? I mean, that's a very nice car, but I always laugh when people just make up crap in an effort to sell their cars.

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Fullsize455

Only one known equipped that way? Where did he come up with that piece of info, a crackerjack box? I mean, that's a very nice car, but I always laugh when people just make up crap in an effort to sell their cars.

Maybe it's the only one that's powder blue with a painted white top that's equipped that way, lol.
That's a color that I'm not sure I've ever seen on a '64. one of those colors that looks great all buffed to a shine but is an eye sore when it dulls down.

[Stuart]

Originally Posted by Fullsize455

Only one known equipped that way? Where did he come up with that piece of info, a crackerjack box? I mean, that's a very nice car, but I always laugh when people just make up crap in an effort to sell their cars.

It is pretty heavily optioned car but I agree there's no way to tell if it's the only one built that way. The color is unusual, it looks like Skyline Blue but I can't tell for sure; it's possible it was a special order color, which would make it very unusual.

[shawn e.]

Originally Posted by Simple Man

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Just a tweeker trying to sale a stolen motorcycle LOL!