I have been looking at auctions to try to find something to clear my shop of snow and to move some gravel, etc. to prep for some new concrete. I paid about $1400 the last two winters for snow removal. But it's really hard to unload a supplier's truck with our forklift when it's still snowing. So on top of the plow cost (5 am plow job), I was paying guys to get out there with a shovel to clear enough to get the forklift operating when the snow kept coming down.
So anyway, I see this auction for a couple of old Ford Mustangs that need paint. The Mach 1 was already quite high so I pulled up the 1966 coupe with a 289 & manual. For sh!ts and giggles, threw a low-ball bid in so I could joke with the wife about it. Then I forgot about it. Came back later in the day and saw with 5 minutes left that I was still the highest bidder. Kind of "oh crap" but not worried because surely someone either online or onsite would outbid me. But now I'm paying attention!!
Less than a minute, panic starts to set in as I'm STILL the highest bidder. 10 seconds "Come on, someone?" 5 seconds: "Can I cancel my bid?" Going, going, GONE! And I'm the lucky bidder...
Now I have to tell the wife that I am the proud owner of a 1966 Ford Mustang coupe with a 289 and manual trans that needs paint. Oh and I have to drive to Ohio to pick it up.
P.S. - I grew up calling a transmission a 'tranny'. Can you still do that or will people think the car comes with a transgender person or a transvestite?
