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| Cars I've had -- Gone but Not Forgotten! Page 3 |
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| Back in 1973, an ad in Cars & Parts Magazine picturing this '56 Buick Century 4 door hardtop, complete with continental kit, caught my eye. The pristine 47,000 mile original car was in a Chicago suburb with an asking price of $1,295! Within 4 days I was on a plane to Chicago, bought the car for $1,200, and drove it back to Long Island. |
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| I guess these '56 Buicks just kept following me home! This original tri-tone Roadmaster had only 55,000 miles and was equipped with every factory option except the Autronic Eye. Everybody commented on the colors. It was a standout every place it went. The car now resides in Germany. |
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| I originally spotted this low mileage '57 Buick Caballero in the car corral at Carlisle around 1981. It wasn't until a year or so later, however, when an ad appeared in Hemmings, that I actually bought the car. A rare vehicle indeed, many people had never seen one and had no idea what it was. Someone even thought it was an ambulance! |
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| In 1974, while I was managing a used car lot, a young fellow pulled in with this very clean '54 Merc convertible. He had gotten it from his aunt and didn't like it because it wasn't fast enough. I offered him $500 for the car, which he gleefully accepted. The first time I brought it to a show, a gentleman offered me around $1,500, which I gleefully accepted -- what a mistake, in retrospect! |
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| I bought this 24,000 mile '49 Packard Deluxe Eight in 1990, to celebrate my 40th birthday. I was amazed at how smooth and quiet the car was on the road. It was equipped with a 3 speed manual transmission and overdrive. But alas -- no radio! The car was so perfect it belonged in a museum. |
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| During the winter of 1970, I spotted a wrecked '53 El Dorado in the back of a used car lot/junkyard. The front end was damaged and the car had sat outside for many years. But it ran well, and it was only $900! I never quite finished working on it, but it sure did look sharp, and at least I could say I owned one, as only 532 were produced! |
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