[tcb] Re: I got the Ghia Painted today
- From: "Peter & Caren Albarian" <pcalbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 08:08:55 -0500
I wonder how things would go if I trailered him a Bus and picked it up
when he was done? You know, without being able to check in on him and
follow up in person. Does he hammer out dents only, or can he weld as
well? Do they have phones and E-mail out there in Arkansas?
Peter
-----Original Message-----
From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Denis Dodson
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:34 PM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] I got the Ghia Painted today
In the continuing story of Butch, the one toothed Arkansas body and
paint
man that did the body/rust removal and painting of my bus for $950.
Since I
was dumb enough to leave my convertible '68 Ghia with him and said "no
hurry" he has had it for about 8 months. I considered it free storage.
Then
one day he calls and says "I'm ready to do Ruby (her name) but I need
money
for the paint. It is a root beer gold flake that he has to special order
'cuz "there ain't nobody out here has no gold flake" So I go by and give
him
$425. Then he keeps telling me that it will be done as soon as the flake
comes in and then he tells me tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. I
begin to
worry that he has used the money I gave him to buy whores and exotic
chickens, but I went by today and there she is, sitting in the sunshine
and
looking gorgeous. He also painted my 40 year old Kitchen Aid mixer the
same
color ( which is another story, but way cool. It was avocado), and he
tells
me that he needs some more money. He had to buy her a new battery
because he
had to jump the old one every time he needed to move her, it wouldn't
take a
charge. I had offered him $100 to "rush" the job so after I give him
that I
ask him for the total bill. He tells me
Twenty more bucks.
That means that the total bill for rebuilding the whole area around the
left
headlight that was completely crushed and repairing a deep gouge about
18"
long in the apron behind the rear seat and taking out about a million
stone
chips and crap and taking off all the chrome and painting the entire car
in
root beer gold flake, and don't forget a new battery, $650.
Having a paint and body man that will do honest inexpensive work.
Priceless.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Buck" <pbuck337@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:58 PM
Subject: [tcb] Re: the classic
>
> Is the Bluebonnet Cruise Saturday starting the same place as last
year?
> I'm bringing a cruise in from Houston, allowing 5 hours for the trip.
> I'm hoping to get there early, but you never know. We're leaving from
> Sam's Club on Hwy 6 & I10 on the west side of Houston. If anyone wants
> to join us, show up just before 9am Saturday.
>
>
> --=20
> Paul Buck
> Illegitimi Non Carborundum
>
>
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