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26Tudor · 08-25-2010, 06:08 PM

Guys, thanks for all the positive energy and support. I DID lose my job. HOWEVER, when my wife and I headed to the Bay Area of CA to sorta clear my head and figure out what to do next, I got an e-mail from someone, who recognized my e-mail, or part of it, at least. He asked if I was who he thought I was, and with some trepidation, I answered "yes" and then found out it was a guy I knew from back when I worked for the VW magazines, I photographed his awesome '66 Bug (laugh all you want; an all steel, street driven daily, high 11 second in the 1/4 mile VW Bug is something to behold), and he was interested in the '31, and I know he is going to restore it, not hot rod it, so, I sold it to him. Probably less than an hour later, I get a call from the School District, asking me if I can be back in town for an interview for a full-time, year around, benefits, 14 paid Holidays a year, PERS retirement, job. I really didn't think I had a snowball's chance in hell of getting the job, but we cut the vacation short, I went to the interview, and lo and behold, less than an hour later, they called me and told me I got the job. If I had known ANY of this job stuff (being hired back as a full-time, benefitted, Monday-Friday weekends off) was going to happen, the '31 would have never been for sale. But I made a deal with an old friend, and even though it was less than 24 hours later that I found out I wasn't going to have to sell it, the fact remained that I had made the deal, and I don't go back on deals.(I'm a firm believer in the premise that if a man isn't good for his word, then he isn't good for much of anything)
He got a good deal, I know this thanks to all the help on this forum. BUT, (1) it's going to a friend, and (2) it isn't going to end up with a 350/350/9 inch in it, he is currently looking for a July '31 block....
Thanks again for all of your help, gents, it's kinda funny how life works out sometimes.
I know I'll never have another shot at a score like this, and it's always been a dream of mine to have a Ford Roadster (although, having one where it rains 80-100 inches a year isn't entirely practical), who knows what tomorrow will bring? I found ONE, maybe I'll find another...

08-25-2010, 06:08 PM	#64
26Tudor Junior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: In the redwoods of NorCal Posts: 27	Re: 1931 Roadster pickup Guys, thanks for all the positive energy and support. I DID lose my job. HOWEVER, when my wife and I headed to the Bay Area of CA to sorta clear my head and figure out what to do next, I got an e-mail from someone, who recognized my e-mail, or part of it, at least. He asked if I was who he thought I was, and with some trepidation, I answered "yes" and then found out it was a guy I knew from back when I worked for the VW magazines, I photographed his awesome '66 Bug (laugh all you want; an all steel, street driven daily, high 11 second in the 1/4 mile VW Bug is something to behold), and he was interested in the '31, and I know he is going to restore it, not hot rod it, so, I sold it to him. Probably less than an hour later, I get a call from the School District, asking me if I can be back in town for an interview for a full-time, year around, benefits, 14 paid Holidays a year, PERS retirement, job. I really didn't think I had a snowball's chance in hell of getting the job, but we cut the vacation short, I went to the interview, and lo and behold, less than an hour later, they called me and told me I got the job. If I had known ANY of this job stuff (being hired back as a full-time, benefitted, Monday-Friday weekends off) was going to happen, the '31 would have never been for sale. But I made a deal with an old friend, and even though it was less than 24 hours later that I found out I wasn't going to have to sell it, the fact remained that I had made the deal, and I don't go back on deals.(I'm a firm believer in the premise that if a man isn't good for his word, then he isn't good for much of anything) He got a good deal, I know this thanks to all the help on this forum. BUT, (1) it's going to a friend, and (2) it isn't going to end up with a 350/350/9 inch in it, he is currently looking for a July '31 block.... Thanks again for all of your help, gents, it's kinda funny how life works out sometimes. I know I'll never have another shot at a score like this, and it's always been a dream of mine to have a Ford Roadster (although, having one where it rains 80-100 inches a year isn't entirely practical), who knows what tomorrow will bring? I found ONE, maybe I'll find another...