.... I like what Hambone says!!!
My 37 I dragged home in '93 was in badddd shape. I stuffed the bills/invoices in an envelop and didn't add them up until about 2010 and then wondered where the 20 grand spent on it came from.....it came from painting houses, building houses, selling fire wood, working craft shows with my woodworking stuff along with putting in 10-12 hours a day at the plant......***the deal with the little lady was I'd not spend any of our "regular income" on the truck. So, over 6 years and thousands of dollars later I finally got to take the maiden voyage in spring of 2000.
It should have been crushed but I'm just not one to give up and it was my "get away" from the daily stress. I'm still driving it today but sometimes feel like its time to let it go......till I take another spin in it.
The 52 panel was trailered home from Fl. and should have been crushed for sure. Truth is, I wasn't going to let the "nay sayers" laugh about it and I spent over 6 years building it.....drove it 7 years and sold it over a year ago. Should have my butt kicked for selling that one!
Then, as I started worked on my 50 Chevy coupe, it just got worse and worse. Should have sent it somewhere else but, like mentioned above, I just wasn't going to let it kick me...but, the deeper I got into it, the worse it got! Currently going on 7 1/2 years. Maybe by Spring I can take a real ride in it......costliest one I've restored.
Bottom line is I'm getting old and hurting all over. Can't see good, Can't stand the heat and can't stand the cold plus I have no one that I'd be "happy" leaving them too......so why do I do it?? I love "fixing" things since growing up on the farm. Love getting grease under my nails and making something better/useful and "new" again to maybe last another 85 years.
I do it because I love it and especially all the friends I've made and people I've met from all over the world. I've got enough Stovebolt stories to last me a lifetime and then some.
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