In 1972 I watched my dad pass up a 1966 AC Cobra because he said the lake pipes would drag. He could have had it for $5,000 from a doctor intern that needed money to finish school. I begged and offered to drop out of college.
My first turn came in 1975 when I took a pass on a 1969 Shelby 500 Mustang. My thinking was that it had that crummy 428 with automatic. I also thought it was a fake compared to what Shelby did in '65 and '66 with the 289's. It could have been mine for $2500 bucks.
Then a year or so later I bought a 190 SL with some rust issues. I reasoned that these underpowered things were such a poor excuse for the real collectors 300SL's. Bought the 190 for $300 and sold it to a guy in Atlanta for $800 and called it good.
Oh, there is also that MGA twin cam that I turned loose in '75 because it was too complicated. It went for $800 too.
Yes, I have much newer examples like above, but they still hurt badly and I'v done enough self effacement for one night.
Chip
Houston
