I just have to say that I agree SOOOOO much with you guys on the price of the muscle car hobby. It's gone to the point where finding any car that's in decent shape, for a reasonable $$$ is getting very difficult. I'm trying to find a ELKY for my MOM. Not a show car, just a nice dependable driver. It's sad we're starting to loose a grip on our hobby. But that's the way it goes....EVOLUTION!
AS for the radio stuff..... HUH??? I don't know that I've ever read a paragraph in my life and been so LOST!!! LMAO I guess I need to read more LOL!!! Jon Bongiorno '66 Malibu '64 Malibu Looking for an ELKY driver -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 8:30 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] What a deal :) Hello Mike . Yes "Real Radios Glow In the Dark " As with everything else $$$ drives the fun Factor out of many many interests.. and destroying a HOBBY----- Sat At Super Chevy three years ago. and watched a group of guys use there ped,. laptops and cell phones to .determinf if the few cars there for sale. where @ the right price with a margin of error to " Garnish a 20% to 30% profit short term" ( what ever short term ment ) that was b-4 Speed Visions shows ,that shocked everybody at he $$$ cars were bringing.. and showed me the direction the hobby was going.... Just as it did with Radio Contesting.. IN the East Coast a single tower with a tri.bander and shorty forty , your use to be able to compete in WW DX contests.. I have bult a few station for the $$$ guys and multi towers too 200ft ! and stackes of 6/6/6/6 on 10 5/5/5/5 on 15 & 20 and 3/3 on 40ty with 4 square's on 80 are not un common. plus the fully automated two radio SO2R The guy with shallow packets are left in the dust.. 40 year old dog tags... hummmmm ya get to hump and PR's in those days ? Wayne W3EA Aces # 1556 TC #186 Original Message ----- From: "Mike Sanders K0AZ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 11:46 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] What a deal :) > I have done "vintage" ham radio gear for many decades. We used to buy, > refurb, trade, > sell and buy at will. Enjoyed a long time of playing with a lot of the old > stuff for peanuts. > Then the "investor/collectors" get involved and the market goes nuts. > Absolute junk goes > for insane amounts of money and the guys who started the trend are way > priced out of > the game. The craze for any consumer item is the same. Muscle cars are no > different. > When the trend goes to high prices there is no stopping it. Good for some I > guess but bad > for most who actually enjoy the product whatever it is. > I bought my 70 Chevelle Malibu to drive, work on, enjoy and preserve as best > I can. My > 40 plus year old dog tags are still around my neck and my need to hear tires > bark once in > a while hasn't left me either. When I was a kid I knew I never wanted to > grow up and now > pushing 60 I know I was right back then. Going to fight it all the way. > If I had a Million and 50K I sure would not spend it on a one of a kind > Camaro as in this > last Car Craft. To each his own but that is not for me. > Someday someone may offer me more than I can refuse for my car and it will > go away. > Probably it will not see the street much after that either. What a shame. > > K0AZ > Michael D. Sanders > 18169 Highway 174 > MT Vernon, MO 65712 > Lawrence County ARES EC > 6 Meter DXCC #436 > 6 Meter WAZ #27 > 6 Meter WAS WAC VUCC WAJD > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Trooper > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 6:25 AM > To: The Chevelle Mailing List > Subject: [Chevelle-list] What a deal :) > > > Went to look at a 70 Malibu today. I have been eying it for a couple of > years and noticed it now had a for sale sign on it. This old girl is rough. > The vinyl top has been removed and the guy "shaker can" painted the top. All > the trim is missing. Rust in all the typical places for an Illinois car. > Paint is destroyed. 307, 10 bolt peg leg. Red with a green interior. The > good points were: bucket interior w/ console. SS dash, grill and wheels. I > thought it would be a good parts car or a nice project for me to do my own > body work and drive for a while. I'm thinking $1000-$2000 tops. Talked to > the guy yesterday and he was firm at $8500. I almost started laughing. I > realized right there that there was no reason to haggle on price. I just > gave him my card and told him when he gets closer to the $1500 range give me > a call. He looked at me like I was nuts and said " do you realize this is a > classic muscle car" I just smiled and said "Yes, I have two almost as nice > as this one at home" :) > > Trooper > 69 SS numbers matching L-78 Frame off restoration > 69 SS Driver Frame off restoration > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Liao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 12:45 AM > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] front discs again > > > > Thanks Pete, it will be a lot of work, but it will be a labor of love and > I > > am sure that it will be a cool car when it is done. John(;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 2:29 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] front discs again > > > > > > John, > > Neat story. I hope the car turns out nice for you. > > Who knows how many Chevelles (and others) have rotted away because the > well > > meaning owners meant to do something with it because it was in the family > > from new but it just never happened. > > > > Pete > > > > Pete Geurds > > Douglassville, PA > > > > > > > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/04 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/04 > >
