The CZickness #XIV....It continues

[Trigger Time]

Nah. I just need to meet up/eat lunch/look them over with you.....

I am pretty slammed right now. But I can squeeze in some time maybe next week.

Sounds good
I should have them after the 12th. After that I'd love your help and appreciate it. I've been putting this off for as long as was possible

 

[churchmouse]

Sounds good
I should have them after the 12th. After that I'd love your help and appreciate it. I've been putting this off for as long as was possible

Sweet. Let me know. Sounds interesting.
Are these the ones you got from your Uncle...?????

 

[Trigger Time]

Sweet. Let me know. Sounds interesting.
Are these the ones you got from your Uncle...?????

Yep one of them is.

 

[Trigger Time]

Well I think I'm gonna finally pass out for a little bit. Thanks for the help cm.

 

[churchmouse]

Well I think I'm gonna finally pass out for a little bit. Thanks for the help cm.

See-ya soon my friend.

 

[doddg]

2 of them are show quality. The 2 57's need restored. I'll have to have it done on the one I keep unless it's going to be stupid expensive. In that case I'll sell them both

1. Interesting reading!
2. In my 30s when I had 6 antique cars at once (not my smartest move, but a very fun time in my life fulfilling a dream).
3. One of my regrets was that I had a chance to buy a 57 Chevy that seemed straight ($3000: alot of money for me at the time and about half of the money I had for this venture of antique cars), but the temp gauge read high when driving it, and he said it was just b/c of a different manifold he had used???? (if I remember correctly), but, not being a mechanic, I was suspicious and ran: it could have been benign and an easy fix, but since he didn't fix it a red flag came up in my mind.
4. The 57 was my "dream" car, but it never happened for me.
5. Really wanted to buy one at auction here in Indy from an old man who it had been his "fun" car for decades: great profile and would have been the "driver" level that I always sought, but my money was gone at that time.
6. Nice problem to have, I think! Enjoy. Be prepared to spend money unless you are smart enough to pare down and limit/reduce the number of cars you are going to keep, and by implication: pour money into.
7. From my experience: pick 1, but I understand if you want to keep more, so did I, but it ended up being costing me dearly.
8. Out of 6 cars: 2 made a little money, 2 I broke even and 2 I lost ($5000: a very big loss at the time), but it was a fun 2 year run.
9. My best friend tried to tell me to pick 1 $10k car instead of 6 $2000+/- cars. Lesson learned. (He sold a 57 Thunderbird for $50k at the Auburn auction, and lost $14k, and had a bevy of Hudsons between him and his Dad.)
10. There was one $5000 - $6000 Packard I could have bought for 3 yrs. running at the Marion County Antique Show and Swap meet that was perfect, but money was gone: lesson learned again.
11. Keep us informed!

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

Had a rough one last night. I made tacos around 6:00 and decided to have a beer with them, because hey, beer and tacos go together. You would think I was hit with a tranquilizer or something by about 7:00. Couldn't keep my eyes open and was falling asleep in my chair, so I laid down and was out cold until the wife got home from work at 9:30. Of course, then I couldn't get to sleep until midnight and just got up at 5:45

Finally, after a not-so-patient wait, the ECO has landed! I haven't had a lot of time to handle it yet, just got back from the FFL a few minutes ago and snapped a quick pic. From what I can tell so far, everything about this is exceptionally well done.

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Very sweet sir!

Just signed up for Prime membership at Target Sports USA.
Placed an order for some of the Fed Alum case 9mm that WTB says he's been having good luck with.
And some Fed 147gr HST's.

I've found the membership to be very worthwhile. I show a savings of $118 so far 8 months into my membership. I'm sure I'll be up to at least ~$150 saved by the time my year is up, perhaps more. I liked buying from them even before the membership and now it's a no-brainer. I have another case of that aluminum cased ammo coming today. My son will be here for a week starting next Friday, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of ammo on hand

 

[T-DOGG]

Morning all...

Had a rough one last night. I made tacos around 6:00 and decided to have a beer with them, because hey, beer and tacos go together. You would think I was hit with a tranquilizer or something by about 7:00. Couldn't keep my eyes open and was falling asleep in my chair, so I laid down and was out cold until the wife got home from work at 9:30. Of course, then I couldn't get to sleep until midnight and just got up at 5:45



Very sweet sir!



I've found the membership to be very worthwhile. I show a savings of $118 so far 8 months into my membership. I'm sure I'll be up to at least ~$150 saved by the time my year is up, perhaps more. I liked buying from them even before the membership and now it's a no-brainer. I have another case of that aluminum cased ammo coming today. My son will be here for a week starting next Friday, so I wanted to make sure I had plenty of ammo on hand

Morning WT, sorry to hear about the sleep issues.

I got to bed later than I wanted and admittedly drank more beer than I should have (not drunk, just messes with my stomach the next day). Since I made the trip to the LGS last night, it set me back a little on getting housework done. I did hang some trim up, but tonight I need to roll paint.

I've had several people recommend the Prime membership before. I have always checked them for pricing/availability and they've always stocked what I was looking for. I may have ordered some in the past? I really like that they stock the 50rd boxes of Federal HST's in all flavors at a competitive price.

 

[wtburnette]

Morning WT, sorry to hear about the sleep issues.

I got to bed later than I wanted and admittedly drank more beer than I should have (not drunk, just messes with my stomach the next day). Since I made the trip to the LGS last night, it set me back a little on getting housework done. I did hang some trim up, but tonight I need to roll paint.

I've had several people recommend the Prime membership before. I have always checked them for pricing/availability and they've always stocked what I was looking for. I may have ordered some in the past? I really like that they stock the 50rd boxes of Federal HST's in all flavors at a competitive price.

Luckily it's not every day beer will affect me so badly, but yesterday was a day I read all day. I read boring technical stuff for my job and when I got off I was reading a book I'm enjoying at the moment. By the time I had my dinner, I had been reading for about 12 hours straight. Adding a beer on top of that was not my best idea...

Yeah, that's one thing I enjoy about TargetSports as well. Plus, with the membership, I can buy a box or two without paying a hefty shipping fee. Makes the HD ammo much more affordable

 

[Hopper]

WTB - man you've had a time of it, this hasn't been your week! Glad the Mrs is alright, but it sounds like the tacos + beer won last night's match. Ugh!

TT - wow, would I love to see pics of your whips, especially the '57 2-door. I've always thought the '55 - '57 had some of the most timeless and handsome lines of just about anything GM ever put out, and represents such a nostalgic, optimistic time in our country after WWII.

 

[wtburnette]

WTB - man you've had a time of it, this hasn't been your week! Glad the Mrs is alright, but it sounds like the tacos + beer won last night's match. Ugh!

Yep, I'm feeling pretty wrung out at the moment. If I wasn't working, I could easily go back to bed for a couple of hours, but I'm going to have to figure out how to stay awake. Oh what fun.

 

[King31]

If you all really enjoy the tri-5s you should head down to Bowling Green next weekend. The nationals are crazy every single year!

 

[Areoflyer09]

T-Dogg & wtb - just a heads up, Targets Sports is in process of either changing or moving warehouses. Shipping may be delayed longer than normal. My order was processed on the 21st and I got my shipping notice last night. The very nice lady I’ve spoken with multiple times about this assures me it’s an isolated incident and it’s a timing result of when my order was processed and the timing of their warehouse changes. Just wanted to give a heads up that there is a possibility the order will be slower than expected.

 

[wtburnette]

T-Dogg & wtb - just a heads up, Targets Sports is in process of either changing or moving warehouses. Shipping may be delayed longer than normal. My order was processed on the 21st and I got my shipping notice last night. The very nice lady I’ve spoken with multiple times about this assures me it’s an isolated incident and it’s a timing result of when my order was processed and the timing of their warehouse changes. Just wanted to give a heads up that there is a possibility the order will be slower than expected.

I did notice that shipping has taken longer ever since I joined the Prime Ammo membership. I've read they are victims of their own success and it's good to hear they're taking steps to resolve the issues.

 

[jagee]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/780017908

 

[KJQ6945]

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/780017908

Good luck!

 

[IndyTom]

Took my son to Penn Station last night on 116th St. When we came out there was a vehicle parked near us that had a sizable CZ bumper sticker on it. Who did we almost run into (not vehicle-on-vehicle, to be clear)?

 

[mcapo]

I need someone who knows something about old cars to help me sell one or two. 57 chevys. 2door and 4 door Belair. I'm gonna have to pay to store these somewhere if I dont sell them. I can keep one. I know nothing about cars or value or maintenance.
I'm keeping 2 others. I'll pay to store those. But I should probably have them looked at. Any recommendations of shops or mechanics for old muscle cars?

CM will steer you straight on these.

I will add that in years past (pre 2012), we had very good luck selling cars in the Car Corral at the Auburn auction. Seldom brought one home.

My stuff was never six figure nice so I stayed away from the auction.

Oh and....

 

[Haven]

Took my son to Penn Station last night on 116th St. When we came out there was a vehicle parked near us that had a sizable CZ bumper sticker on it. Who did we almost run into (not vehicle-on-vehicle, to be clear)?

It wasn't me, but if that was the one near the Kroger, I was there for lunch yesterday. I do not have any stickers on my SUV though.

 

[jagee]

Good luck!

Do I really want it? What's a reasonable price if I do really want it?