No, I never got to buy the Car.
Back in 1974 a guy my Dad knew was a Used Car Dealer. He would buy Cars and partner with my Dad on some Cars that he would fix and repair to resell. They split the profit.
He calls my Dad and tells him he has the GT 350 For Sale and he wants $2,000. My Dad calls me thinking I would want it and I call the guy telling him I would buy it sight unseen the next day.
I worked Graveyard Shift and I was going to hit the Bank in the morning to get the money. He says great, see you then.
I get off work the next morning and go home. I call him to say I’m on my way to the Bank and I’ll be there right after.
He proceeds to tell me he sold the Car the night before. I’m pissed and say what, I thought we had a deal?
He says, well, the guy showed up cash in hand and I took it. (typical Used Car Salesman) That was that. I never talked to the SOB again. I don’t think my Father ever did another deal with him either.
Decades later and I’m still pissed, but the reality is I probably would have driven it for a while and resold it like I did many other Cars over the years.
Now that I’m an old geezer, I am starting to think I want a Clone or a Restomod. You know, reliving my youth.
The originals are way too expensive and I want a cool looking comfortable and dependable Driver with a nice newer powerful Engine. One of these days...
Still haven’t narrowed down what I might eventually get. One day I’m thinking a 68/69 Mustang, the next a 69 Plymouth Roadrunner, the next a 68/69 Dodge Charger and of course that Black 67 Impala SS.
One other thing, my Mother had a 59 Cadillac Coupe Deville. She didn’t like the color and it was having some mechanical problems so my Father got her a 63 Cadillac Coupe Deville. I took my driving test in that 19 foot long boat. LOL
Yeah, would love to have either one of those Caddies. Heck, we had a 56 Eldorado Biarritz Convertible when I was a kid. It was a mechanical nightmare and my Dad ended up hating that Car, but I can’t even imagine what it would be worth nowadays, restored or not.
Man oh man, I just ramble on...
I hear ya. Back in the 70’s I had a 65 Buick Skylark, 2 door post. The first time I lived in Tampa the U-pull-it by the Causeway had a wrecked Gran Sport. I was in the process of making a GS clone out of mine when the timing chain slipped. It was the 300 cu in engine, damn good motor, but it had the plastic timing gears which were prone to wear out prematurely. I was so POed I got it to my brother in law’s garage, backfiring through the carb and barely running and told him to give me $20 for it and get it the BLEEP out of my sight. To this day whenever I come across a 60’s era Skylark or GS I kick myself. But I’m happy with the 64.
I learned to drive on my Dad’s 1962 Pontiac Catalina. He sold it to our mechanic when the trans crapped out, the early Hydramatics were prone to overheating. He fixed it up mechanically then the body shop next door had it. I found out years later that car was not only nicely restored but was actually used in a couple of scenes from The Wanderers which was shot in daBronx. One of the scenes it was parked on Holland Av. a few blocks from my grandparents house.