Well, the time has come. Sold my Duster.
After 7 years of ownership, I've sold my Duster. It's being picked up next weekend. It's a bitter sweet day. Sad because I'm going to miss it and it's got a lot of sentimental value to me but at the same time, I'm happy because it's going to a great home and I can use the funds to grab a '71 Charger R/T project I've had my eyes on for months and invest the rest into schooling for my new career. I've been going back and forth over selling it since 2011 but could never get the courage to finally do it. When my good friend told me he wanted to buy it a year ago, I knew it was time. Here's some history with me and the car....
Here's when I found it:
New pictures of my '73
And when I got it home:
Finally got my '73 home (well almost) -- Lots of pics!
I paid a grand total of $650 for the car and I'm into it for around $2,500 now. My friend had to have it and offered me $6,300 for it so I couldn't say no really. I worked on it solid for 2 years and took it to around a dozen car shows. In 2012, it had some drivetrain leak issues so it was parked at my grandpa's shop and fixed over over the course of the next year. In fall 2013 I moved it from his shop to my wife's friend's condo and parked it in her heated underground. I haven't touched it since, so I take comfort knowing it's going to a good home where it will be loved and actually driven. My friend has also assured me if he ever wants to sell it, I get first crack so I'm sure one day it will end up back in my garage.
Being as I work for a Mopar magazine in my free time and still love A-bodies, I won't be going anywhere.
After 7 years of ownership, I've sold my Duster. It's being picked up next weekend. It's a bitter sweet day. Sad because I'm going to miss it and it's got a lot of sentimental value to me but at the same time, I'm happy because it's going to a great home and I can use the funds to grab a '71 Charger R/T project I've had my eyes on for months and invest the rest into schooling for my new career. I've been going back and forth over selling it since 2011 but could never get the courage to finally do it. When my good friend told me he wanted to buy it a year ago, I knew it was time. Here's some history with me and the car....
Here's when I found it:
New pictures of my '73
And when I got it home:
Finally got my '73 home (well almost) -- Lots of pics!
I paid a grand total of $650 for the car and I'm into it for around $2,500 now. My friend had to have it and offered me $6,300 for it so I couldn't say no really. I worked on it solid for 2 years and took it to around a dozen car shows. In 2012, it had some drivetrain leak issues so it was parked at my grandpa's shop and fixed over over the course of the next year. In fall 2013 I moved it from his shop to my wife's friend's condo and parked it in her heated underground. I haven't touched it since, so I take comfort knowing it's going to a good home where it will be loved and actually driven. My friend has also assured me if he ever wants to sell it, I get first crack so I'm sure one day it will end up back in my garage.
Being as I work for a Mopar magazine in my free time and still love A-bodies, I won't be going anywhere.
