Fast-forward to November 2008. I am approaching the big 3-0, and we still have both these vehicles which are shoe-horned into the plot of our tiny 'two-up two down' in the centre of Cheltenham. My wife is on maternity leave from Woolworths with our first born, and I get a call from my friend Paul Wisk of http://www.paulwiskrestos.co.uk/, letting me know of a 59 lowlight for sale. Thanks mate, just what I need - another old car...
We went to take a look at the car, which initially looked like a bit of a dog. As you can see from the photo's below the paint is in a really bad way, it had a single seat, most of the shiny bits were missing, and the floors...err there weren't really any floors. Putting those minor details aside though, it was a lowlight, the wheel arches, heater channels, and nose were in excellent condition, and most of the shiny bits were in the back. The price was good, so I shook on it and drove home, re-assuring myself that we could afford it, and there was no way in the world a company the size of Woolworths could go out of business. I got home to the news that Woolworths were in administration.
Never mind...its only when you don't have the money that an opportunity like this comes along. If I had the cash sitting in the bank, I never would have found the car I wanted. I managed to trick myself and my wife into believing this logic, paid the money and had the car delivered to Pauls resto workshop (I, of course have no room for it), where I was able to take a closer look at what I had parted with my hard borrowed cash for....
Hello, my name is Ron Marshall
ReplyDeleteMy oldest daughter called me the other night (Wani Coker) and told me of you e-mail. I was quite surprised to here that the KG was in the UK. It was in fact one of many old cars my father had in his lifetime. He drove that particular car for many years. Upon his death January 19th 2005, he had 90 old cars and trucks that he had collected over the years. I had the job (being the oldest of the family) to take care of all of his affairs after his death. He was, to say the least a collector of anything mechanical, cars, motorcycles, airplanes, etc.. I ended up selling most of the cars and airplanes and I'm in the process of cleaning up the rest of his affairs. I bought my brother, sister, and step mothers part of the estate and are now trying to clean up the farm and getting it ready to sell. Please contact me if you need anything else....
I don't know whom you bought the car from or what you paid for it but blow is whom I sold the car to.
1959 KARMANN GHIA 2DR COUPE YELLOW VIN# 2187115 Title# M200370 OK H.J. MARSHALL
Sold to: Matt Weatherly 3910 Deep Valley Dr. Dallas Tx 30-Jul-05 for $250.00