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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Must be OK, you be the most trendy Red Neck I know, Kenny!!!!!!

see im even drinkin some of that fine bottled water , yep trendy thats me all over ..

Originally Posted by GulfCoastGasser

And if you follow the trends for profit (resale)......well its not worth wasting words on that!

Geez, not for profit???? Wow, I wasted 30 years of my life building trendy and non-trendy Hot Rods and race cars for profit???? Oh well, sure am having fun doing it!!!!!!!

Just what is wrong with making a profit, anyway?????

Originally Posted by flh4speed

see im even drinkin some of that fine bottled water , yep trendy thats me all over ..

Yo, Bubba!!! Now that's trendy!!!! I had no idea!!! Dang near fashion stage material in that picture!!!!

and if you notice its a "Dasani" only the very best swill will work , great stuff once you get past the knowledge that fish mate in it

Originally Posted by flh4speed

profit??????????? not me , im freakin amazed i can even spell it..

Let me explain that when I said profit, I am not talking about the man that makes his living off cars...he has to do what the customer wants or what will resale at the highest dollar.
But I have met more than a few car guys who only buy cars they think will resale later at a higher value...I am not sure they ever owned a car that was their own first choice. Now that is sad.

Originally Posted by GulfCoastGasser

Let me explain that when I said profit, I am not talking about the man that makes his living off cars...he has to do what the customer wants or what will resale at the highest dollar.
But I have met more than a few car guys who only buy cars they think will resale later at a higher value...I am not sure they ever owned a car that was their own first choice. Now that is sad.

Why is that so sad???? I've bought and sold many cars with the sole intent of making a profit.... Heck, I'm a Ford guy and building a 'Maro...just to make some profit to dump into other projects..... Guess I don't see anything wrong with making a buck or two on Hot Rods and parts.... Doubt anybody will be paying my bills should I decide to do it for free....... My own first choice is subject to change without a moments notice....But when I decide what it is it's gonna take a bunch of bucks to build it. So in the meantime, I build and sell cars, sell parts, do work for $$$$$ on other folks Hot Rods....

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Why is that so sad???? I've bought and sold many cars with the sole intent of making a profit.... Heck, I'm a Ford guy and building a 'Maro...just to make some profit to dump into other projects..... Guess I don't see anything wrong with making a buck or two on Hot Rods and parts.... Doubt anybody will be paying my bills should I decide to do it for free....... My own first choice is subject to change without a moments notice....But when I decide what it is it's gonna take a bunch of bucks to build it. So in the meantime, I build and sell cars, sell parts, do work for $$$$$ on other folks Hot Rods....

Dave

...and that is fine, since you are doing it to make a profit, from the start. I am talking about guys who really want a early model BelAire, but buy a '57 becuase they are afraid they will not be able to sell the car they really want later on when they become bored with it! I knew a guy, years ago, who really wanted a mid-70s muscle car, but he was afraid to take the plunge with a non-hemi less popular car (I think it was a Chevy of some sort - too many years ago ) so he let his wife talk him into a '65 Mustang convertible - becuase he thought they were so popular and his wife thought it was "cute"!

I have never bought a car thinking I would get rid of it later - I bought it because I fell love (lust?) with it and had ever intent to drive it forever. And also I know the limitation of my talents and realize there is little chance I could turn a profit on any car I restored! (And so far that is been soooo true!)

But if you love the car and enjoyed driving it - losing money on it when you do have to sell, helps lessen the sting!

There are four basic types of collectors...

• The man that sees his car as an investment - and really has no intent to drive it, but just display!
• The man that is emotionally attached to his car and will go in debt over it and loves it like a family member!
• The man that loves cars and is talented enough to make a little profit of some cars so he can enjoy the ones he really wants.
• And the man that restores cars for a living and loves to see the other three drive up!

Maybe I just got old or something.... Everything I own is for sale. No big deal, by the time I get one about 75% done I'm bored with it anyway and ready to move on to a new project.... Is there a car I'd keep forever and ever and not care what it's value was in relation to the general market or a niche market????? Nope. Cars are cars.... The best thing about building one is when you sell it you have lots of $$$$$$ to start on the next one..... I've sold many cars before they were completed and I ever got the first drive in them..... No big deal to me, ready for a different one anyway.

Originally Posted by flh4speed

see im even drinkin some of that fine bottled water , yep trendy thats me all over ..

Hey Kenny, I think I saw a cropped version of this pic, just a head shot, in the Post Office the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Hey Kenny, I think I saw a cropped version of this pic, just a head shot, in the Post Office the other day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

witness protection made them remove the photos

Originally Posted by flh4speed

witness protection made them remove the photos

hmmmm. Should of figured that out for myself..... Always thought you was "retired mafia" just hiding out down there in Redneckville, Ms.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Maybe I just got old or something.... Everything I own is for sale. No big deal, by the time I get one about 75% done I'm bored with it anyway and ready to move on to a new project.... Is there a car I'd keep forever and ever and not care what it's value was in relation to the general market or a niche market????? Nope. Cars are cars.... The best thing about building one is when you sell it you have lots of $$$$$$ to start on the next one..... I've sold many cars before they were completed and I ever got the first drive in them..... No big deal to me, ready for a different one anyway.

I think I see both sides of this cookie. I have been "horse trading" cars for most of my life, hopefully to profit from it. But the investors that use cars like blue chip stocks are a bit of a sore spot with me. They are the ones who have more money than God, a stable full of cars that rarely if ever get driven and have drove the price of muscle cars out of reach for most of us.

When I look at photo coverage of most any major rodding event,red and yellow are the most prevalent colors, are they all lemmings too? Hank