[dhcarguy]

Was not an easy decision, but after 23 years of owning my car, I have decided it is time for it to go to a good home.
I'm 73 and it is getting hard to keep it in the condition it is in. I recently removed all of the steel brake lines and I wanted to use the Ni/cop material. Half way threw
getting it done made up my mind to sell it. It was painful.
I don't want to start having to pay someone to maintain it.
I hope it sells local, so I can visit her

Dave

[Aluminum Chief]

65 GTO?

[tempest1964]

I know that had to be a very difficult decision. I hope you do find someone local who will take care of her. Best wishes.

[OCMDGTO]

Take it for a drive and I bet you change your mind

[4dblnkldude]

Hands over my heart.....Dave.....I was gonna text you and see how the brakes went. I wish it wasnt my busy time I'd come help on a Saturday.

[kingbuzzo]

hope she finds a good home - good luck

[dhcarguy]

Originally Posted by Aluminum Chief

65 GTO?

Yes, 65 sport coupe

[dhcarguy]

Yes, 65. GTO Postcoupe

[poncho-mike]

I feel your pain. I collected a number of rare project cars so I would keep myself occupied after I retire from the corporate world. I stayed in the corporate world longer than expected, and I think my body is wearing out before I will have time to get to my cars. I've had both hips replaced, and now doctors are telling me I need at least one shoulder joint replaced. I'm not ready to give up on the cars yet, but getting close.

[salem1912]

Dave, unless you need the cash I would wait awhile. A tough repair might get you in the "sell it" mood but may regret next year. I regret selling mine still and that was 40 years ago LOL. Just my 2c.

[mgarblik]

I also would encourage you to sleep on it a little while before selling it. 23 years is a long time and a 65 GTO is a special car. Even if you can't do all the things you would like to do yourself on the car now there may be options. I am 68 now. I have a growing group of people with old collector cars coming to me for help with various repairs on their cars that they can't do themselves anymore. Next week I am rebuilding a tri-power on a 66 GTO for a guy who would have done it himself 5 years ago. I work slow and careful and let the owner of the car help if they like. It's a win, win situation for everyone. I can't be the only one out there helping older guys keep these cars running nice and able to hang on to their cars longer if they wish. You might want to seek out something like this in your area. Trying to do more difficult work you can't do anymore can be frustrating. Taking a classic car to a regular production shop with non-caring mechanics who don't really know what they are working on can be worse. Taking your car to a commercial classic car repair shop often assumes the owner is some kind of multi-millionaire. I feel your pain. Just something to consider. Good luck with whatever you decide.

[fyrffytr1]

I am in the same boat as you, except I am having heart problems. I am going to wait until the Drs. figure out just what is wrong, but I will probably sell my 50 Streamliner project first and them my 67 GTO convertible. The 67 needs some minor repairs' but I don't have the energy or desire to work on it right now. Hopefully I will get better. I am 75 and have done physical labor all my life with 30 years in the fire service.

[SRGN]

If I lose motivation, I look at my friend's 93 year old father. It's almost a battle to keep him out of the garage if he wants to do something. He just made lines and rebuilt the brakes on the 39 Ford hot rod he bought last year. He can't lift heavy stuff anymore, but he can work circles around guys a third of his age. He has a 47 Ford pickup and a 50 Ford hotrod too. He likes working on them more than driving them.

[einstein]

Originally Posted by fyrffytr1

I am in the same boat as you, except I am having heart problems. I am going to wait until the Drs. figure out just what is wrong, but I will probably sell my 50 Streamliner project first and them my 67 GTO convertible. The 67 needs some minor repairs' but I don't have the energy or desire to work on it right now. Hopefully I will get better. I am 75 and have done physical labor all my life with 30 years in the fire service.

I'm 70. Late in '23 I had my third heart attack on a long flight. A kind nurse monitored me and gave me nitroglycerin, and kept the pilots informed of my status, whether to carry on to planned destination of Nashville, or put down immediately. In Nashville they got me to an ER where I coded, and obviously was successfully revived.

I needed a bypass, as some of the stents from the previous incidents were blocked. Doc called it the "full metal jacket". I was fine for a while, so we scheduled the open-heart for March at Birmingham, somewhat closer to home. Recovery was a few months.

Today, I still get around well, do anything I want or need to do in the shop, yard work, whatever. People are shocked when I say I'm 70 and had 3 MIs, some still think I'm late 50s - early 60s.

I pray you get the right diagnosis and treatments and can get back to better health!

[ta6point6]

I understand how you feel and I am at the same point. I have three older vehicles the 79 Trans Am, C10 and 84 camping van. There seems to be something needed on one of them every weekend and the Avalanche is starting to need a few things done as well. I really enjoy driving the Trans Am and all the thumbs up I get but sitting that low in car is killer getting in and out. It is rewarding working on your own car but at the same time as you said taxing. I recently was working on brake lines on the C10 and what a PITA. I stripped the flare line going to rubber hose not to mention the retaining nut somehow, I lost. I tried changing metal line but the metal line I bought was a different pitch and so fluid leaked everywhere while trying to screw it in blindly into provalve, it fit fine into rubber hose. The proportioning valve is between the lower frame rail right under the fan shroud. Why the proportioning valve couldn't be located under master cylinder like almost every other vehicle is beyond me. So I have to do this job again probably with ni/cop to make it easier to bend and flare the ends after taking off old metal line again and taking the OE flare nut that went into provalve. I guess my desire to work on vehicles has led me to the decesion of wanting to sell. Good luck on whatever your decision is, sometimes it is just time to pass things on to someone else

[chrisp]

Great news & enjoy your Prius , LOL , i knew the car before you owned it & may see again if new owner is local.

[dhcarguy]

Originally Posted by chrisp

Great news & enjoy your Prius , LOL , i knew the car before you owned it & may see again if new owner is local.

Hi Paul, how did you know my car before I owned it? You never told me that..
I’ve owned it now for 23 years.
I bought it up in Connecticut and it’s never been to Pa. before I bought it.
How’s your car doing, nicest 64 in our area for sure.
Dave