"Still Learning" <nowizer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Sarah/others:
>
> re: never washed the '79 Avanti? well, some Springs, I hosed down the
> lower part, but don't like getting water down the windows.....so usually
> sponged-off and waxed in the Spring........dust with a waxed flannel
> cloth after every drive. Want more symptoms of mania? When new, took
> all the chrome off and sealed the back with epoxy...........never sat
> on the leather when the temp was under 45 to keep it from
> wrinkling.........had a flannel-lined cover, but that got dusty so I
> covered that with sheets. Oh, and you paint the underside with linseed
> oil every Spring to make sure nothing corrodes.
>
>
> I love cars and I love driving.......but whichever is my "toy" has to
> stay pristrine. Absolutely stupid..........when I sold the Avanti, I
> got maybe $5000 more than one in typical above-average condition,. But
> the buyer got a virtually new car.....and is driving and enjoying it.
>
Wow! Now that's,...what's the word here,...Obsessive compulsive?? :)
Truthfully, I had a '63 R2 Avanti over one summer. Sold it the next
spring,
too much work for an old man to do. Wish I still had it, but my '04 Mach
1
kinda' makes up for it. :)
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