Rear ended this morning
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My friend passed away. A Navy seal. Died from complications from being exposed to agent orange.
So, I got his Corvettes. Only keeping the 73 though. Sold the 66 and the money went to his widow for her care.
Sorry for your loss man. And hey that’s very honourable of you to help the family. Make the car something specialMy friend passed away. A Navy seal. Died from complications from being exposed to agent orange.
So, I got his Corvettes. Only keeping the 73 though. Sold the 66 and the money went to his widow for her care.
Sorry to hear about your friend, my condolences.My friend passed away. A Navy seal. Died from complications from being exposed to agent orange.
So, I got his Corvettes. Only keeping the 73 though. Sold the 66 and the money went to his widow for her care.
Thank you. Most of us do our best to take care of our own when we can.Sorry for your loss man. And hey that’s very honourable of you to help the family. Make the car something special
The 73 was Docs first wife's car, she passed from cancer in the 90s. He kept it in storage unable to part with it.
We chose to keep it because of that. And also, 10 years ago when my wife and I first met, we went to a car show and my wife saw a blue 1973 corvette with t tops and luggage rack and fell in love with it. She also loved it because I was born in 73 and she would say the best things are from 1973.
Anyway I always tried to keep my eyes out for one but they cost a bit more than my budget allows for decent ones.
Well... four years ago we moved to TN and I met Doc. An angry old navy seal combat veteran. He lived around the corner. He would come over and talk to me every day and tell me how much time I'm wasting with bmws. Chevys are the best!
So we became good friends after a few weeks. My wife would bake things for him. My kids would annoy him.
One day he tells me to come over to his garage. I go and he pulls the cover off Blackie. That's the 66 vette. Such a Beautiful car! He says he knew I would appreciate it and wanted me to see it because he hardly ever let anyone look at it.
I then tell him that my wife likes the 1973 vettes. More specifically a blue 73 with t tops and luggage rack. His eyes get wide and his jaw drops a little. He says..... what makes her like that one? I say......I don't know really, she just saw one at a car show and fell in love with it.
Doc then says he has one just like that in storage and tells me it was his first wife's vette and she died of cancer. He said he could never part with it.
Well fast forward to now. My friend passed away a couple days after Christmas. It was sudden and unexpected. My kids cried. My wife cried. I cried. I still can't work in my garage without breaking up some because he'd always pop in to talk shit. ......ugh....
A week later I found out he left me the cars.
I went and found the 73 in a storage unit a couple weeks later. Checked it, prepped it and drove it home with squishy brakes.
Still had cigarette butts in the ash tray with red lipstick stains on them.
Ok, just a little JB weld and constructing glue and should be all good! Lol
I have so much fine metal bending to do now so it fits together flush at the seams.
I have so much fine metal bending to do now so it fits together flush at the seams.
Thanks for the updates and an amazing story. Sorry for your loss.
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