Art & Inspiration Regrets not buying a car?

apologies if this has been done before, but is there a car/vehicle you regret not buying?
Around the time I was reasonably new on here I was really interested in buying a 1946 Chevy panel truck that was for sale here on hamb. It had belonged to a shop/store that specialised in model trains/railways and still had their details sign written on it.
Looking back, the price was fair, but I was/am approx 3500 miles away and had never bought a car from overseas before. I often look on that as "the one that got away".
I don't even have a pic saved.
Anyone else have the same type of experience

 

Only one that ever bothered me was a ‘56 Chevy PU with a 4 speed and stuck 235. This was when I was in HS (78/79). Guy wanted 350 for it, I only had about 250 bucks and didn’t have the balls to ask my dad for some money.
Funny, not one of my 3 girls have that same issue with me

 

does not sound so much as the one that got away but, you were being obviously cautious about purchasing a car so distant with all of the costs involved and not knowing for sure what you were about to purchase - long distance purchases happen on a regular basis - but, better to be cautious rather than sorry for talking your self into something that you were not 100% comfortable with - for myself, the one that comes to mind was seeing a '41 Willys coupe with racing history at a car show for a very reasonable price- I walked away and then decided I should go back to do the deal - this was less than 15 minutes later - someone else already made a deal - there have been others too - but, there will be other rides to buy ahead - plus, there are rides that I wish I never sold too

 

Twenty years ago I looked at a 60 Ford two door sedan, I was thinking of a 460 for it with a drag car feel. It had all the moldings and full interior and not much rust. I can't remember the price but I'd bet that's what shut me down.

 

Brings to mind a few: passed on a 57 Tbird E code for $1500 because there was one rusted inner quarter panel....passed on a 65 GT350 for $1000 because I wasn't really into Mustangs....passed on a 60 Corvette for $800 because I was a dumb shit.

 

Looking forward to someone posting a pic of the 46 Chevy panel pickup, because I know that some body on here has azz pic saved of it.

 

Thank you to the OP here. My thinking is that It would be more surprising if someone on this forum didn’t have one get away.

 

Passed on a 1956 chevy ragtop with spare tire carrier option for $1000 because I had 57 that I was constantly working on.

 

How many pages can I use?

 

About 4 years ago I bought a 57 Chieftan 2dr HT from a fellow in Nevada & he also offered me a 57 Pontiac wagon which was also a clean car that had been sitting quite a while, but was complete. I passed & bought a 64 Chevy pickup from him instead, along with the 57 2 door. Turns out the wagon ran & drove. After a tune up & oil change the guy that bought it drives it every day!

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

There was this one..........

 

Then there was this one.........

 

............and this one

 

This truck............

 

This ............

 

I keep pictures just to make myself miserable.

 

Life’s too short to have regrets.

 

Go through your pics, you may have incriminated yourself

 

Ah HAAAA!!!
I knew you wouldn't let me down.

 

I think I have far more cars I regret selling than I ever missed out on buying.

 

The one car I did get my dad to go look at with me was a ‘55 Chevy. No engine, had tuck and roll or Diamond tuck in it, with a Muncy
I think, been many years, but the price was 250 or 350, my dad said “let’s get out of here”. The rear wheel wells had some funky cutout with what looked like a 1/2 tube welded over the opening.
I didn’t pass, but pops said “no way”. Lol. We talked about that years later, by then we’d had a mig welder and a old heliarc, “could have fixed that car”. Good memories!

 

I passed on a very nice 65 Vette for $23K because it smelled stale. Probably just needed a new carpet kit.

 

That's the very one.....well done that man....I,m gonna save that pic.

 

Way back in the day my friend had a beautiful '41 Ford coupe, metallic blue with scallops. 265 or 283 engine with 4x2 intake, Hydramatic, Corvette hubcaps and steering wheel, nice interior. All around neat car. Was asking $1200. Would have snapped it right up but it may as well have been 12 million in my circumstances. 60 years later I still think of that car regularly.

 

This one a few years back. Could of had this rust free gem for 6k.

 

Back in the mid '70s I looked at a restored '38 Ford pickup that purred like a kitten. I thought $1200 was too much for that truck. I'm also sorry that I sold my '50 Dodge and my T roadster...
I'm still happy with the Thunderbird.

 

I don't want to talk about it .

 

You win!

 

One ,didn't have enough $ for,only about $500 short of $1500 for crashed 63 Avanti,was only the right front fender n all the pices were there ! I knew how to fix boats!
Long before that,a Cord with 2 bad tranny shift solenoids @ $200,the insides looked like a tiger war,but Dad said no,he would not sign for it !even though I had the cash,an thought I could fix it all.
Two miss's that bug me thinking back.

 

lots probably but perhaps the two I should have chased harder , Bugatti 4 Cylinder (I'm tempted to go look again, pretty sure its still un-discovered) and a Mercedes 300SL roadster. The 300Sl was hotrodded, had a 327 and auto, inner guards hacked, , steering hacked, looked like a late 60's sort of mess but they did go to the trouble of making "327 SL" badge for the rear (instead of 300SL). The car was owned by a local pilot who wanted it registered, the guy who looked at it deemed it dangerous and refused to work on it, so I went to look. Spoke to the now long ago EX who was adamant it was a waste of money (should not have ever listened to her about anything). Probably could have had it for US$8-10K (its not in the US). Owner spat the dummy and took it home, dunno what happened to it. This all dates to 1985-1990.