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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
see im even drinkin some of that fine bottled water , yep trendy thats me all over ..
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
see im even drinkin some of that fine bottled water , yep trendy thats me all over ..
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Originally Posted by GulfCoastGasser
Geez, not for profit???? Wow, I wasted 30 years of my life building trendy and non-trendy Hot Rods and race cars for profit???? Oh well, sure am having fun doing it!!!!!!!
Just what is wrong with making a profit, anyway?????
Yo, Bubba!!! Now that's trendy!!!! I had no idea!!! Dang near fashion stage material in that picture!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by flh4speed
and if you notice its a "Dasani" :D only the very best swill will work , great stuff once you get past the knowledge that fish mate in it:D
Let me explain that when I said profit, I am not talking about the man that makes his living off cars...he has to do what the customer wants or what will resale at the highest dollar.Quote:
Originally Posted by flh4speed
But I have met more than a few car guys who only buy cars they think will resale later at a higher value...I am not sure they ever owned a car that was their own first choice. Now that is sad.:(
Why is that so sad???? I've bought and sold many cars with the sole intent of making a profit.... Heck, I'm a Ford guy and building a 'Maro...just to make some profit to dump into other projects..... Guess I don't see anything wrong with making a buck or two on Hot Rods and parts.... Doubt anybody will be paying my bills should I decide to do it for free....... My own first choice is subject to change without a moments notice....But when I decide what it is it's gonna take a bunch of bucks to build it. So in the meantime, I build and sell cars, sell parts, do work for $$$$$ on other folks Hot Rods....Quote:
Originally Posted by GulfCoastGasser
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
...and that is fine, since you are doing it to make a profit, from the start. I am talking about guys who really want a early model BelAire, but buy a '57 becuase they are afraid they will not be able to sell the car they really want later on when they become bored with it! :( I knew a guy, years ago, who really wanted a mid-70s muscle car, but he was afraid to take the plunge with a non-hemi less popular car (I think it was a Chevy of some sort - too many years ago;) ) so he let his wife talk him into a '65 Mustang convertible - becuase he thought they were so popular and his wife thought it was "cute"!:whacked:
I have never bought a car thinking I would get rid of it later - I bought it because I fell love (lust?) with it and had ever intent to drive it forever. And also I know the limitation of my talents and realize there is little chance I could turn a profit on any car I restored!:D (And so far that is been soooo true!)
But if you love the car and enjoyed driving it - losing money on it when you do have to sell, helps lessen the sting!**)
There are four basic types of collectors...
- The man that sees his car as an investment - and really has no intent to drive it, but just display!
- The man that is emotionally attached to his car and will go in debt over it and loves it like a family member!
- The man that loves cars and is talented enough to make a little profit of some cars so he can enjoy the ones he really wants.
- And the man that restores cars for a living and loves to see the other three drive up!:LOL:
Maybe I just got old or something.... Everything I own is for sale. No big deal, by the time I get one about 75% done I'm bored with it anyway and ready to move on to a new project.... Is there a car I'd keep forever and ever and not care what it's value was in relation to the general market or a niche market????? Nope. Cars are cars.... The best thing about building one is when you sell it you have lots of $$$$$$ to start on the next one..... I've sold many cars before they were completed and I ever got the first drive in them..... No big deal to me, ready for a different one anyway.
Hey Kenny, I think I saw a cropped version of this pic, just a head shot, in the Post Office the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by flh4speed
witness protection made them remove the photos:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
hmmmm. Should of figured that out for myself..... Always thought you was "retired mafia" just hiding out down there in Redneckville, Ms.:p :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by flh4speed
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson
I think I see both sides of this cookie. I have been "horse trading" cars for most of my life, hopefully to profit from it. But the investors that use cars like blue chip stocks are a bit of a sore spot with me. They are the ones who have more money than God, a stable full of cars that rarely if ever get driven and have drove the price of muscle cars out of reach for most of us.
When I look at photo coverage of most any major rodding event,red and yellow are the most prevalent colors, are they all lemmings too? Hank