uncanny stories

[Brian]

Another one; Years ago, pre internet, one of the items I really desired for my 35 was a clock mirror. One particular Saturday, there was a local swap meet, like ten minute drive from home, I could've gone to it, instead, I went around to a mates place and did some panel work on a 57 Ford he was building. talking to another of my mates a coupla daze later, who lived 100 miles away, he informed me he'd gone to that meet, as a seller, amongst the things he sold was a 35 clock mirror, for $60.00!! i kicked myself; I'd wasted a day, helping a mate [who, incidently, never paid me], and missed out on potentially buying one of the things I most coveted....
Two weeks later, there was a swap meet about 200 miles away; early morning start, get there, one of the first things I see is a 35 clock mirror! Incredulously, I ask the seller how much he wants. He replies, saying to make an offer. I offer $60.00, seeing as that is what that other one had sold for...the seller replies, "I was actually thinking $100.00, but, yeah, ok, I'll take $60.00". he then demonstrated that by pulling the string, it worked....

[Ray in La Mesa]

In the spring of 1968 in San Diego I bought a 1930 Cabriolet from Truly Nolan pest Control. He was headquartered in Arizona and his only form of advertising was painting his name on various antique cars & parking them at gas stations. The cabriolet was parked at a Gulf station in Ocean Beach when I first saw it. The only history I knew of the "A" was, it was registered in Arizona as a 1931 coupe! I parked it in my Dad's garage in Big Bear Lake, Ca. for 3 years while I was in the Army. The same spring I pieced together a '28 roadster p/u to drive as a temporary tour car till I got the cabriolet restored. Fast forward 10 years & back in San Diego driving the p/u on tours with the San Diego A club, one being the annual Yuma, Az. tour. The tour lasted about 20 years then morphed into the Laughlin, Nv. tour. Fast forward another 10 years, while a member of the Queen Mary A Club we decided to have a reprisal Yuma tour. It was held at the same motel (Stardust) and Sunday morning I was in the lobby looking at two A's on display, a town car owned by the Budweiser distributer in El Centro, Ca. and a cabriolet. I mentioned to a fellow standing next to me that I had a cabriolet like that one only it was painted dark metallic blue with a black vinyl top. He turned & looked at me and asked if it was registered as a 1931 coupe? !!!! I grabbed his arm & said "I'm taking you to breakfast while you tell me the history of my A". It seems he was employed by an aircraft company in Illinois and they moved him to Tucson, Az. He couldn't afford a moving company for his household goods but had a a beat up '31 A coupe. He took the body off & built a farmbox on the chassis, added a tow bar &
moved to Tucson. Once settled in, he & a buddy restored the chassis & went looking for another body to put on it. They found the cabriolet body in a riverbed on an Indian reservation & hauled it home, (that explains the 4" of fiberglass along the whole length of the body). They restored the body, put it on the chassis & drove it for about a year then sold it to Truly Nolan. And that is how I discovered the history of my cabriolet. I didn't figure I would be driving the '28 p/u for 55 years. I'm just now 3/4's done restoring the cabriolet.

[Ken T]

That's a great story Ray! I remember those cars Truly Nolan had parked in San Diego when I was a kid.

[Clem Clement]

Two true stories: One time I lost a school ring to a 6'2" blond. anybody see the ring?

Another time I had seven hot chicks in my topless '40 Merc convertible sedan.
A cop stopped me. I'm sure he was looking for my seat belts...