Sue and I have been married 59 years and I have owned 63 cars (USAA insurance keeps track ,and this includes daily drivers). We've lived in Mystic since 1967. Didn't have a suitable garage until the third house and it had a 3-bay barn. My first classic was a 1948 Ford coupe, and I took everything off the car down to the frame. Got the drive train back on but got sidetracked by a 1967 GTO , #3 condition, and so it goes.
Never saw a car I didn't like. Bought a 1956 Caddie Coupe deVille from one of my patients, just viewing it out the dental office window. My favorite was a 1939 Packard, four door phaeton. My favorite but I went in over my head and had to get it to a Packard guy. I started with the Ford Coupe and I may finish with a 1941 Mercury (Ford) convertible. I came across this barn find on a slow Hemmings auction day. With 20 minutes to go I put in a bid nearly double what the other three guys who had been bidding and to my surprise I bought a car. The Merc was in southern New Hampshire and my younger dental partner has a pickup and trailer . Done in 8 hours. The car was in the same family for 81 years, no rust and last registered in 2005. Drivetrain and brakes are being replaced and we need to verify the VIN # and we can register it. I will keep all you nice fellows and gals updated as work progresses.
PS: (some of you did a drive by at GLP for my 80 birthday!!! THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR! John Curtiss.
Never saw a car I didn't like. Bought a 1956 Caddie Coupe deVille from one of my patients, just viewing it out the dental office window. My favorite was a 1939 Packard, four door phaeton. My favorite but I went in over my head and had to get it to a Packard guy. I started with the Ford Coupe and I may finish with a 1941 Mercury (Ford) convertible. I came across this barn find on a slow Hemmings auction day. With 20 minutes to go I put in a bid nearly double what the other three guys who had been bidding and to my surprise I bought a car. The Merc was in southern New Hampshire and my younger dental partner has a pickup and trailer . Done in 8 hours. The car was in the same family for 81 years, no rust and last registered in 2005. Drivetrain and brakes are being replaced and we need to verify the VIN # and we can register it. I will keep all you nice fellows and gals updated as work progresses.
PS: (some of you did a drive by at GLP for my 80 birthday!!! THANK YOU FOR THE HONOR! John Curtiss.
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