ha, stan. apology accepted. i guess i felt (after i got the car and discovered its issues) that charles took advantage of the fact that i'm a girl and knew nothing about the mechanics of the car, or any car for that matter. but i'm learning.... yes, i'm an artist, actress, writer and i live with a bluebird on my shoulder, if you will. happy, trusting, all that. but don't cross me and don't lie. that's more than i can take.
if i ever figure out photobucket, i'll get some pics of the car up and maybe me with it.
here's my art: www.lelaaltman.com
After seeing what you got I would say Charles did good. He finds cars that are almost impossible to find in better condition than most and sells them affordably. I bought a 1967 Mustang Convertible. It was all original, it ran and drove. Rust was minimal. I paid $3500 for it. I put new tires, brakes, and exhaust on it. so I had about $4,500 in to her and when I high wheeled the paint it shined like new. That car sold before I got it out of the muffler shop for $10k
Point is, Charles can be a great resource and he's kind of a country bumpkin. What is nice to him may not be what's nice for others. He has lower expectations but at the end of the day he was a stand up guy.
I saw your auction and there were two people on your tail that would of happily taken that car at $8,700. That's great news because at least you know other people loved your car too. You won. lol
I only say this stuff to you so that you don't lose a good contact in Charles. He gets some really cool highly collectible stuff and he sells it cheap. I have no idea how he does it. Plus he gets or can locate a lot of hard to get parts for you.
Food for thought.
I checked out your work and it's pretty cool. Oh and to the rest of the guys on here, Lela is a hottie.
Now you'll be getting all the help you need.