Re: [AMC-list] AMC value?

[FordManTED@xxxxxxx]

Hi- I can fully understand your frustration with restoring any car and not  
being able to make ends meet or to show a profit after detailing a car the 
way  you would like it to be even for yourself. You sound like you love what 
you are  doing  and keep that in focus. In this restoration business; we 
are at the  mercy of how the economy is doing. That is why there are some good 
days and bad  days. Some time we make wrong decisions that cost us more 
that we planned for. I  know I have and I think that you might give your idea 
of bringing in an older  person to see how things work out.
   I am saying all this because I have personally done 50+ years  in the 
auto business because I like machinery and being able to take basket  cases 
and making them useful and appreciated again. It is not only a matter of  
pride but it speaks for itself. I owned FORD MAN's MUSTANGS and AUTO out of  
Houston,TX. before I was totally flooded out by Allison with 38" of rain in 24  
hours. My home and business are now a huge flood/park retention pond. 
Nothing  exists to even show our area.It took 10 years before pond became a 
reality. Slow  politics. 
   Hang in there and keep your dream alive. I now live  in Wi. and restore 
one car at a time at weather's pace. I still have several  FORDS and am now 
the owner of 3 AMC Eagles plus extra parts that I am  learning how to 
restore and drive since classic muscle cars are getting so  trashy and way too 
pricey. I really miss the old days where I had 60/100 cars to  sell GC parts 
off of and made lots more money with good quality used parts  verse selling 
new NOS or repro parts. Everyone wants to sell direct to buyer and  give very 
little discount to hard working owner who restores their cars. Then  you 
have to rely on finding a car cheap enough to buy and restore. 
  You are facing a different economy situation that our HA HA  president 
has gotten away with forcing hard working Americans to pay for those  who 
think they are entitled to more freebies that you and every tax paying  citizen 
works for.The really sad part is that these people get their ways while  we 
get nothing but more taxes or less benefits. The real reality is that WE  
THE PEOPLE must speak up ,stand up and pray up to keep socialism out of 
AMERICA  and put GOD back into our nation. If those who don't want to learn 
English  or obey our laws ; then they need to go back to their country and live 
their own  way.
    Enough said. I just had to get that off my chest. It's  too heavy to 
handle on my own. Above all consider your options and bring in new  ideas and 
try them. You might be surprised at the results Take care and may GOD  bless 
you and your families as HE has mine.  GOD  BLESS      _FORDMANTED@xxxxxxxx 
(mailto:FORDMANTED@xxxxxxx)     TED  FORDMAN" EHRHARDT. Eddie Stakes has 
helped me a lot. Best site on Net
 
 
In a message dated 4/12/2013 10:40:37 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

" From:  amcngmc@xxxxxxxxx
" 
" My father retired Sept-2012 from AM General, he  also worked for
" Packard, Studebaker, and American Motors.
" 
" I am  currently kicking around the idea of bring him in to help run
" things.  Possibly start a new "division" just for the Independent
" brands? 
"  
" He says I put to much into the AMC's I built said "if you would  just
" kept it simple and profit would have been made" now I don't know as  I
" fully understand what he ment maybe he knows something I don't.
"  
" This shop I'm running was once his hobby shop, I turned into a full
"  time business about 10 years ago.
" 
" Thoughts on this move? Yay ? Nay  ?  

sounds like a good idea to me, bring him on part time for a  project or
2 and see how it works  out...
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adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx               and think what none  thought
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