Sorry about the. radio blurb. I can confuse anybody with the way I type let alone Spell. So RADIO STUFF must really seam like GREEK to most... dit dit
Wayne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Bongiorno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 1:31 PM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] What a deal :) > 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 > > > > > > > >
