Mr.Blue
Well-known member
Hello my Vette friends!
You may wonder why I haven't been here in a while. Aside from health issues, the end of an era has finally come in my long history with my 1966 Corvette, LOVE IS BLUE.
On June 17th, 2010 the big truck stopped in front of my house and after I did one last long smoky burnout on the street in front of my house, I drove my life's work into the trailer and she was strapped down and taken to her new owner, Bruce Carson in Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Yes, I sold my longest and closest friend after 42 years together. While I didn't get what I was hoping for, due to the sick economy, I got enough so my wife and I could pay off our second mortgage and her '05 Chrysler, Crossfire. Between those payments we were drowning in shortfalls since she was forced out of her job into early retirement. Just not enough money at the end of each month and we kept getting deeper in debt each month.
I can no longer do the work myself on LOVE and there was no money to pay others to do the many things necessary to keep such a beast running in top conditions, so I let her go to someone who has the money and love to take it to the next level hopefully. We are keeping in touch and he has LOTS of questions each week about how this or that works and has sent several photos since he's received her, so I'll be involved with LOVE for a while at least. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad yet. Time will tell...:search:
I will really miss each of my friends here at vetteMOD.com. Over the years we have enjoyed meeting some of you and have spent hours chatting back and forth here. Great memories.
Here are the photos of that final day. Enjoy, Glenn
Getting in for final drive to trailer:
Final inspection prior to loading:
One final look and goodbye:
Trying hard not to cry:
Loaded on upper deck for trip to Canada:
Walking away in tears:
Arrival in Edmonton, AB, Canada, Love's new home:
New owner and friends removing nose for inspection:
You may wonder why I haven't been here in a while. Aside from health issues, the end of an era has finally come in my long history with my 1966 Corvette, LOVE IS BLUE.
On June 17th, 2010 the big truck stopped in front of my house and after I did one last long smoky burnout on the street in front of my house, I drove my life's work into the trailer and she was strapped down and taken to her new owner, Bruce Carson in Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Yes, I sold my longest and closest friend after 42 years together. While I didn't get what I was hoping for, due to the sick economy, I got enough so my wife and I could pay off our second mortgage and her '05 Chrysler, Crossfire. Between those payments we were drowning in shortfalls since she was forced out of her job into early retirement. Just not enough money at the end of each month and we kept getting deeper in debt each month.
I can no longer do the work myself on LOVE and there was no money to pay others to do the many things necessary to keep such a beast running in top conditions, so I let her go to someone who has the money and love to take it to the next level hopefully. We are keeping in touch and he has LOTS of questions each week about how this or that works and has sent several photos since he's received her, so I'll be involved with LOVE for a while at least. Not sure if that is a good thing or bad yet. Time will tell...:search:
I will really miss each of my friends here at vetteMOD.com. Over the years we have enjoyed meeting some of you and have spent hours chatting back and forth here. Great memories.
Here are the photos of that final day. Enjoy, Glenn
Getting in for final drive to trailer:
Final inspection prior to loading:
One final look and goodbye:
Trying hard not to cry:
Loaded on upper deck for trip to Canada:
Walking away in tears:
Arrival in Edmonton, AB, Canada, Love's new home:
New owner and friends removing nose for inspection:
