Step 1: I have a problem, new car arrived today Options

[fiacra]

Well....when this Bumblebee came up for sale I took a long look at the savings account, had a short talk with my enabler (aka my wife) and started a conversation with the sellers. Stan and Ann (the sellers) seem like wonderful people and I enjoyed our conversations. It took a few weeks of getting to know each other, but ultimately we arrived at number that made both of us happy (although Stan might say it made me happier than him (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ). Fast forward three weeks, and today at 6:15am I woke up a few of the neighbors as the car was unloaded down the street. It arrived in an enclosed transport in the company of some expensive Italian cars and I swear I saw it giving them the finger as it was unloaded (IMG:style_emoticons/default/evilgrin.gif) . Some of you may be familiar with this car as it has been around for a while. It's an older restoration done at Otto's in Venice, CA. I wanted a car that I could drive and not be too nervous about, and while quite nice this is still a driver. It will join my Karmann Ghia and my 1975 1.8 in the garage, and after I give it a good inspection and undoubtedly sort out a few things I hope to start driving it on a regular basis. Everybody loves pictures but I won't overload this post with more than a few. If you want to see more pictures I'm including a link to a publicly accessible dropbox folder. Thanks to everybody for sharing their knowledge and friendship over the years, especially @tygaboy , and if those of you who are familiar with this car have any stories to share about the car or John (Otto) I'd love to hear them.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f9ohfbqam5585ls/...0gHJ-9HbUa?dl=0

[burton73]

I spent a bit of time on several calls with Stan going over the sale of his car. A very nice guy with a lot of cool cars. In the end he was made whole on this car, and it came back to the west coast. Not every car purchase ends up with a profit the end. If you were able to enjoy it for a number of years and you got your money back that is not a bad thing.


Fiacra enjoy the hell out of it.

Best Bob B


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[fiacra]

I spent a bit of time on several calls with Stan going over the sale of his car. A very nice guy with a lot of cool cars. In the end he was made whole on this car, and it came back to the west coast. Not every car purchase ends up with a profit the end. If you were able to enjoy it for a number of years and you got your money back that is not a bad thing.


Fiacra enjoy the hell out of it.

Best Bob B


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Just catching back up on this thread. Thanks again to everybody for their comments.

@ejm Thanks for sharing those pictures and your memories of your visit with John. He did a nice job on the restoration, and so far as best as I can tell it has held up well over the years. Wish he were still around to talk to. He sounds like he was an interesting guy. I'll do my best to be a responsible steward of this beautiful car.

@burton73 Thanks for sharing that. I was hoping Stan was made whole, but I was reluctant to broach the subject. He bent a bit, I bent a bit, and I think we both were satisfied in the end. That's the best kind of deal. It's not all about making as much money as you can. Life has much more important goals than that. I hope all is well with you. It was great meeting you and I'd love to see your car next time I'm in LA.

@geezer914 I get it, but one more comment like that and I'm going to call Gavin Newsom and have New Jersey cut out of the CA supply chain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Having lived in NJ and other parts of the tri-state area for over 8 years I know how great it is there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

@scallyK9 . Add some pictures of your car to this thread. I'd love to see it. While you're at it, if the "K9" at the end of your handle means "canine" then add a picture of your dog as well. The more pictures the better (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

@Lockwodo I have no idea what you are talking about (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I thought denial was in Egypt (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif)

@cassmcentee Things working out with the Ruby Red car? I want to make sure you are happy. Let me know. It was great meeting you.