Thread: 1929 Essex Highboy

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Sorry to hear this sad news. It's something all us "car guys" will face one day. I hope you can recover some of what you spent, the memories you get to keep forever and free!

Don't hesitate and check in with us once in awhile too.

Ditto So sorry to hear this but understand completely. Life throws us curves, some of which we adapt and move on, others that allow us to continue and grow. My wife wanting a divorce 3 1/2 years ago gobsmacked me. I guess only one of us took our wedding vows seriously. Since even before then, life priorities had shifted from my old truck to maintenance and then relocation. Sort of sucked the wind out of my motivation. A series of minor injuries have also less me left active but seem to be getting better now. I hope that if you sell your Essex to a third party, non family memory that maybe you'll be able to buy something fun to drive, or move on to new adventures that will bring a smile to your Face!

I am still alive and kicking (but not very high or fast), I've recovered much since my stroke, but not in finances. Essex just sits there, waiting for someone to come along with some cash and take it away. I feel sorry, I had a lot of fun with it for a few years, but alas, time for another to take it over.
I thank, sincerely, all who stuck with me through the years with comments and encouragement.
God Bless you all. Bye

I read your post and realized your situation could easily happen to any one of us as we are not getting any younger. I hope someone sees your Essex as an attractive street rod project and will finish it and put it on the road where it belongs. I had a good friend who had a lovely 1929 Hupmobile he was planning on restoring, but when illness struck, he sold it to someone who did a complete restoration on it. I hope you are as lucky as he was.

Originally Posted by oldrodder43

I am still alive and kicking (but not very high or fast),
I thank, sincerely, all who stuck with me through the years with comments and encouragement.
God Bless you all. Bye

this doesn't have to be good bye. C'mon back once in a while and say hello! You're a car guy, so you're family!

Really sorry to read your post, and I hope that you find someone who wants to adopt your Essex project and take it to the finish line! Best wishes to you in all that you pursue!

Hello Perley! It's really great to hear from you; it's been a long time. I still have, on my computer, the pictures you sent me of the Essex under construction. The frame is a really nice piece of work and the hard part of fabrication is done. If you were here, we could have that thing up and roadworthy in pretty short order.

Anyway, if you feel like you need to sell, try putting it on Facebook Marketplace. If you aren't familiar with it, have one of your kids or grandkids post it for you. My son sold his '50 Mercury on there; it took a month of calls from bullshitters and tire kickers, but he finally got very close to his asking price.

Meantime, Perley, stay in touch. You're welcome on this site any time. I still have two active threads on here - my '32 Ford construction and my ongoing Electrathon racing. Also, if you ever make another trip to Florida, come and see me again. I'm still in the same place. Plan on spending the day; we'll take one of my hotrods out and visit some other local rodders. Take care.

Ditto everyone sentiments. Stay in touch!

My special thanks to you my Friend Jim. I truly enjoyed the visit to you home and workshop and a look at your projects. If I should ever get down there again, you can be sure that I will come see you. God Bless you for everything. So long.

Well, my Club Friends, it is an end of an era, for sure. I have sold my '29 Essex RS Coupe. As you may know, I have mixed emotions about it, but after a few years of inaction, due in part to my age and IQ, it was time! I no longer had the where withal to do anything on it, as well as my health, and I found a fellow hot rodder that will continue to finish it up, and I may live to see it finally on the road. So there is a sense of closure in it.
I wish to thank every one for the many comments and suggestions along the way, it's been a blessing of sorts. And I wish all of you success with your projects and I will check in once in a while to say hi and follow along with your builds
So long and may God Bless you all. Perley. oldrodder43

Perley,
I know it's with mixed feelings, but I'm glad that you found a buyer for your project and that they'll be working to get it done and take you for a ride! Hope to see you here, joining in to let us know you're still engaged in the hot rod madness!

Thank you for your words, Roger. I have lots of happy memories of my Grandson and me working/building on the essex. I will treasure these forever Perley

Perley it is always hard to let things go. My 48 has sat in the garage for over 6 years since my divorce. Catching up on home repairs and savings for retirement have left me with little to no time other than keeping the gas cycled and running it in garage when I get the time. I have agonized over whether I'll ever get back to it and if I should sell it to allow someone else to complete it. Covid and work has made me more aware of all the half done or otherwise waiting projects that may never get done here. During a deep funk I came very close to selling it. In the end I literally have most everything to finish it to a legal road worthy truck again and decided to finish some high priority stuff then do work on getting truck back together. The things that don't need to be done to reach that point will just have to wait. My hope is to retire in the next 7 years and then be able to focus on it and some woodworking projects. So for now I do what I can when I can, but I understand where your coming from and I feel there will be a time where I have to make the same decision as you and only hope someone who gets the truck will either complete it or keep it functional vs abandon it!

Perley / Steve, you both discuss something that everyone here has faced or is facing or even will face soon. But this one medium allows us all to connect and share our story and that in itself is most healing. Just knowing others are there is always helpful. I myself am at the point where I say each month, one more year and then I'm out.. But what do I do with all this "stuff" I've collected again?!?!? Sigh.. keep sharing brothers!! 8-)

Thanks. I only posted to say the same. What has stopped me from selling is a history of my first car that I bought for 400.00. It was a 1968 Mustang, perfect body but blown engine and transmission. I drove it until the engine, I put in, eventually threw a rod while I was in college. Probably the biggest single regret in my life even more so than my divorce after 20 years of marriage! Why because it's rare we can every afford what we used to have! A mustang in questionable condition is close to 20K now. So to get another 48 Ford F1 with nice shape body with minimal cancer, that ran for 2,500 dollars that came with 1500.00 in door seals and classic performance brake conversion kit, ect was a deal i'll not find. Thus I answer my own question should I sell it, with only if you hate it, because you'll never afford another like it. That usually triggers it's not hurting anything in the garage!
Truth be told we go thru hard times that sometimes require hard choices, or we grow out of things. I'm grateful for this site for members like you to remind us we are o.k. and inspire us to achieve a completed build and learn while we are doing it! Thanks. I'm sorry Perley that you had to sell, but completely understand it was the right choice and best choice in you situation. Steve