Probably told this story before. I bought my first one in 1976, that I still have, at 16. I'd been looking for about a year. My buddy was driving as we cruised the local lots. I spot a green one. I get out and look it over. I don't like it. Green inside and out, plus automatic. As we leave the lot he starts to back out, I tell him to pull ahead and he can pull a U in the next lot. When we turn the car around his headlights are shining straight at a Cameo White 68 in the back corner of the same lot, we never even saw it while looking at the other. Next day I'm there buying it.
The Vert I saw in the paper around 1984-5, the guy had two, a 400 4 speed deluxe interior vert, and an OHC 6 3 speed. He wanted way more than I had for the 400 and wouldn't sell the 6 without selling the 400 first. He said the 6 would be a good "parts" car. I offered him $4000 for both and he took it. I only had $1000 bucks to my name and couldn't afford a loan. I hit the phones calling all my contacts, finally found a buyer for the 400 for 3 grand so I got the 6 for a grand.
Fast forward to last summer at a local cruise in, a guy checks out my Vert and asked where I bought it. Turns out he's the guy I found to buy the 400 car, he still has it but doesn't live in the area anymore.
Your right, small world sometimes.
Wanting a Custom fit in an off the rack world.
I don't have time for a job, I just need the money.
