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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Kustomline54, Aug 23, 2021.

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  1. Kustomline54
    Joined: Aug 15, 2009
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    You know that ole story: man sells car (regretfully) then searches for it & never finds it.
    Well finally I found mine!

    Thought I'd share this on the main forum.
    On Sunday (8/15/21) the stars aligned after 11years and I found & Bought back my old '54 Ford that I had in high school!:D Still can't can't believe it!...Took this car down to the bones back in those AutoShop days. But unfortunately sold it before it was completed.
    My OLD thread:
    https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/my-project-54-ford.390742/

    I kept an eye out over the years, but I thought it was probably scrapped our parted out.:(

    In 2019 I bought another 54 Ford to fix up: https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/take-2-new-old-54-ford.1176156/ hoping to get rid of the chip on my shoulder from selling the last one...

    Now thanks to a random guy who posted a picture of my old car on a Ford Facebook Group saying "here's a 54 ford sale at the Pomona Swapmeet" that's how I found her!

    I recognized her immediately. After shouting in joy, I zoomed in on the for sale sign number, made the deal & took delivery that day 8/15!
    It's an 11yr old time capsule, untouched from when I sold it to the guy who just let it sit outside for years :mad:Even the photo album of the teardown & build I made was still with it!
    I feel like I'm 20 again :confused::D haha.

    Only problem now is, I have TWO '54 Ford projects! :eek: yikes! So the other has to go sadly.
     
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  2. Kustomline54
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    20210819_184615.jpg The post that lead me to her!
     
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  3. Kustomline54
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    Made the deal & got her delivered!

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  4. Squablow
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    That's great. I still have the '53 Ford I've had since grade school, and I had thought about selling it several times, really glad I never did. Glad you got your original one back.
     
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  5. Kustomline54
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    Getting reacquainted.
    First time in 11yrs I know where she's at!
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  6. Kustomline54
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    Thank you! Glad you held onto it!
     
  7. That’s cool, same as she was ? Better ? Worse ?

    wish I could have a few back I let loose over the years.
     
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  8. Kustomline54
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    Pretty much the same as she was when I sold it back in 2011. Except it's been sitting outside for who knows how long :( bunch of leaves, dirt, and cat poop in the trunk.
     
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  9. Congratulations, I know how that feels. I re-acquired my avatar after about 25 years missing it. Now you can finally clean up the loose ends in your life.
     
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  10. choptop40
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    thats bad ass....you must of been a good boyscout....lol...best wishes on the build...keep us posted..
     
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  11. Jalopy Joker
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    Wow - right place at the right time - '54 Ford has terrific styling
     
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  12. Terrific that you found it and bought it back. Was it expensive to reclaim it compared to what you sold it for?
     
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  13. brady1929
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    Congratulations.
     
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  14. Cool story! Keep us posted on her build.
     
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  15. catdad49
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    Alright, Time to make all those promises that you made to yourself come True, you Know the ones!
     
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  16. Kustomline54
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    Some good karma must've been cashed in to make this happen :D
    Thanks! once I figure out what to do with the 2nd '54, I'll start workin on my original one again.
     
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  17. Kustomline54
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    Time to go to WORK!
     
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  18. e1956v
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    That's cool congrats
     
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  19. Shawn Wildman
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    Good find! I couldn't find my first car with a pack of bloodhounds lead by Sherlock Holmes. Some Mexicans bought it and headed toward the boarder (I live in Virginia).
     
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  20. Big Dad
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    A car I had in high school , 61 Chrysler 4 door .. burgundy inside , white with burgundy top .. drove it all over , sold it ..had not seen it for many years , one day I stumbled onto it laying in a river bed to hold the bank from washing in .. wish I'd never seen it again :(
     
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  21. Roothawg
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    Nothing wrong with having too many projects….I know firsthand
     
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  22. Kustomline54
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    Ugh, I felt your pain reading that
     
  23. Wow.....the second best post I read this week - the other was the guy that found his dad's old truck. Have fun !
     
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