Sold my baby and name today

Very sad day today. Sold my baby of 8 years, which also was part of my Tiki Central name. Of course
I'm referring to my 1965 Buick Riviera. Quite possibly the coolest car ever made. when I slide behind the wheel I transformed into an alter person, part Steve McQueen, part Tom Lopaka. My wife doesn't understand the sense of loss I feel over this car. A car I spent many, many hours fixing, mending and customizing. Oh sweet sweet sorrow, thine agony is mine and mine alone. May your new owner treat you with the love and adoration you deserve. Good bye.

"Oh sweet sweet sorrow, thine agony is mine and mine alone." -tiki-thunderbird-

For those of you late to the story here's the "sweet" part of his sorrow:

(Note his jilted first love in the background.)

Full story HERE

Both rides are rockin'!
I know too well the pain of selling your baby. But sometimes it is good to move onto something else and allow someone new to care for your passion with renewed energy. Then you move onto something new as well.

I sold the Stingray a couple years ago to pay for the Flattie in my '48 Ford, and stil have moments when I regret that decision, but I was not devoting the time and attention to the Stingray that I once had. Something new had diverted some of my love. And there was a cat in Chicago who would give it the love and care it deserved. So, I like to think of it as a win-win situation.
Still...there are times at night when I get meloncholy.

Thanks Woofmut, for reminding me of the "sweet" part of my sorrow. 75Stingray, your so correct
about sometimes moving on. The guy who bought my Riviera was thrilled at what he found, and in his
mind he believes he got a great deal, just as I did when I bought my T-bird. Still, watching someone
else drive off in a car that you poured a lot of time and love into is a bittersweet pill. I've sold many things over the years that I hated to part with, but this car was by far the hardest. The guy who bought the car doesn't live far from me and I know some night I'll drive past his house to see how the old Riviera looks. In some mysterious way, I believe it's good for the soul to give up something your
truly love. Probably helps you grow as a person or some new age crap like that.

grow schmow..
wanna go cruizin this weekend?

I apologize but I don't feel sorry for you.

On 2008-10-08 23:56, tiki-riviera wrote:

In some mysterious way, I believe it's good for the soul to give up something your
truly love. Probably helps you grow as a person or some new age crap like that.

Well, I don't know if I'd go THAT far...I'm not into that new age crap either. I just think that if you truly -I mean truly- love the car (or mug or tiki bar or firearm or girlfriend) that offering it a good home where it will continue to be loved with renewed excitement, then it is good for all three of you: You part with something of value, knowing it will contiue to be loved, the item (car) gets the renewed attention I previously mentioned, and the buyer who will now (hopefully) have a great new hobby, a great new love and something to share with those he loves. And that is what the whole 'big picture' is all about.
It's that aloha spirit.

I don't know if I could stand knowing the Stingray was close by. I think it's good for me knowing that I just can't drive by and see it. That would be hard and I do feel for you there.

It seems to me that with any hobby or collection that we love, it brings us more happiness when we share our passion for it with others. And you have made a great sacrifice but obviously benefited as well.

Now that we've dried our misty eyes and blown our noses, I'd really like to see more pics of that T-Bird!