Hello all!
There comes times in life when things need to be re-evaluated and priorities re-aligned. Due to health, family, time, money and space, I have decided to liquidate my Pintos and all of my NOS and used Pinto parts. To those that have seen me and wonder what health issues I could possibly be talking about, I had bypass surgery six years ago and my sternum never did heal properly after they cracked me open during the surgery and it will ache pretty badly for several days afterwards when I lean over a fender for any length of time or do any lifting of heavy objects, etc. There's also some other health things, but I won't bore you with the details. Family and time go hand in hand for the most part. I now have a granddaughter that my wife and I enjoy spending time with and we do like spending time with all of our kids. I only see that increasing as time goes on. On the money part, I'd like to have more available money for emergencies, time away, doing things with family, etc. As it is now, I hate letting an NOS part get away that I know I would want to use! :^) And last, but not least, space. My garage is up to the rafters with a Pinto and Pinto parts! If I needed to get a car in there to work on it, there is no way!! Plus, I'm renting a storage unit because of lack of space in the garage. That's nuts! And, in California, if a car is registered, it has to have insurance, even if it is not being driven. All these expenses start to add up and I want to reduce it as much as possible. I won't be completely giving up on cars and tinkering as I recently purchased a 1985 midsize LTD LX for a daily driver that I plan on fixing up and I'm going to work with my son on his '72 Maverick, but those will be projects enough for me! I'm in Anaheim, CA and have a rust-free '74 Squire wagon and a rust-free '77 Squire wagon that I want to try to sell off as a package. Neither car is running at the moment, but I will include enough parts for two complete running cars and will explain to any interested party their current condition and what is needed to get them running. As a bonus, if someone will buy both as the package, I will give them first crack at my parts stash. Let me know at thewgnmstr@yahoo.com
Take care all and good luck with your Pintos! I've been driving Pintos for most of the last thirty years, so this will be a bit of a switch for me! After all the cars and parts are sold off, I may check in on occasion just to see if I may be of help answerring some questions or what not! Again, take care all!!
Wagonmaster, you will surely be missed by all. Best wishes to you and yours, and I really wish I had the time, energy and money to take over where you will be leaving off with your Squires, but I do know where you are coming from. Good luck!
--Doug & Laura
Doug & Laura,
Thank you! I appreciate the sentiment greatly!
How has no one taken up your great offer yet? You know we would take them except that adding 2 more to our 7 would just be taking our craziness level to another extreme. My best of luck to you and tell Matt he's lucky to have a You and a Maverick, hah, I love those cars... ~Francesca