Well guys... I sold her.. .she went from warm and sunny CA to the bitter cold state of Iowa. The new owner is super excited, and has his own plans for what he wants to do with her.. we had good negotiations and communications, we used www.escrow.com to handle the transfer of funds while the car was in transport, and it worked out really well. Man, this is a bittersweet feeling, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't get choked up a bit when she left on the trailer Thursday night. I've had the car since 2003, and with the help of a lot of people on this forum, spent 11 years making her look good and run well ... but over the last few years, I've just had no desire to drive her or do anything with her, so it's time to let her go to someone new. Thanks to everyone who helped me along this journey, it was a great learning experience, and something I took an immense amount of pride in finishing. I'll miss her for sure, but it's good to know she's with someone who's excited to have her and get into the world of classic cars.

I'll probably be around here for a bit in the classifieds section selling off any spare parts and stuff I may have in the garage (which I need to go inventory)..


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It's about 15* here in Iowa...What part of the state is it going to?

Wow...that's a big change. I know selling my cars has been hard even when I knew it was the right thing at the time. I sold my green on green 69 Coronet to a father and son who were going to fix her up for the son to drive in high school. I wish I could see how it turned out.

Any plans for new project?

She went to Iowa City... I'm happy to know she's getting a garage to sleep in

New project? nah... gonna get my wife's '66 Mustang running for her, and the remaining funds will go towards my new Bronco (which I've had reserved since July 2020, LOL) .. hopefully it'll be getting built around March and delivered around April (fingers crossed)... but no desire to get any more old cars

That's where I go to the doctor. Little over 100 miles south of me. Congrats on the sale!

Pretty car, shame you had to let it go.

Home of the Iowa Hawkeyes! It's the perfect color combo for residence there.

70 miles from my hometown, and where my younger sister went to school.

Wow, this seems like a LONG time ago already!

I liked that car & remember the build.
Sometimes the build is the best part, just because it's done and the mental stimulation eases off.
I know the pain of releasing one's "offspring" into the world, but life does evolve sometimes.

But yikes, open trailer...

I remember the build. The memory that stands out is the fireball from the carburetor during first fireup when the timing was off.
Good times, enjoyed it.

Not everyone is cut out to be a lifer, and it's cool to move on to other stuff.

I grew up in Iowa City still live in the area. There are alot of good Mopar people in the area.

Saw a post on Farcebook from a guy who says he bought an FY1 Dart in Cali, figured it was your car, my condolences...

must be someone else .. .mine was GY3 ... the guy who bought mine is named Ben ... seems like a super nice dude, and he's genuinely really excited about it, which makes me feel a little better about letting her go
and yep.. the carburetor fireball will live on in infamy
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My bad, too many drugs effecting my brain as I get over Covid, yes it is GY3...

My condolances.

We all move on from cars and such. It's part of growing with hobbies and hopefully enjoying so fun along the way. Making friends always a great thing with hobbies and you made many while doing it. Your ca may be gone, but your friends will be there when your bored. Just because you don't have a mopa muscle car anymore, does not mean you can't still be apart of the forum. If anything, just come by from time to time and enjoy the bench racing.

Hope you stick around here and keep us updated on your next adventures..

..and as usual Thanks, for your post is accompanied by fantastic photos...

Cheers,
- Art

Hawkeye Downs swap meet… actually in Cedar Rapids.

The steering wheel on my car for last 25 years was from they swap. Still got other parts I bought there.