[SEL] Didn't want to sell

[Patrick M Livingstone]

Dad spent 9 years (and the parts from 17 cars) restoring the Station Wagon
so it meant a lot to him. It is still the only AR Station Wagon in Australia
so getting together another one would have been a challenge.

Patrick M Livingstone
Leichhardt NSW
http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html

-----Original Message-----
From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Elden DuRand
Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2008 9:27 AM
To: The SEL email discussion list
Subject: Re: [SEL] Didn't want to sell

Patrick:

I think I woulda done writ $500,000 on the check and, after going to the
bank with, would have escorted him to the courthouse to transfer it.

THEN, I woulda gone out and bought another one for less than 1/10th of that.
Woulda had most of the money and an AR!  I also coulda lied and said that
the replacement was the "family heirloom".     :-)

Take care - Elden
edurand at mchsi.com
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of Patrick M
> Livingstone
> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 02:33 PM
> To: 'The SEL email discussion list'
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Didn't want to sell
> 
> 
> In 1979 we were at a Vintage & Veteran car rally 
> in Western Australia with
> my Father's 1928 Ford AR Station Wagon. 
> http://www.users.bigpond.com/pml/Graphics/Woody.JPG
> 
> A gentleman we knew to be a multi-millionaire 
> wanted to desperately buy the
> car. He handed over a blank cheque and said 
> 'write your own figure on it!'
> Dad politely said 'no, it is not for sale'. The 
> Station Wagon was his pride
> and joy and we still have the car.
> 
> Patrick M Livingstone
> Leichhardt NSW
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pml/Index.html


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