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Here is another video of Dallas in 1955. Lots of cars in the footage.

Forgive me if this has previously been posted. Check out this footage of the Sunset Strip. What cars do you spot? How many red lights did he run? For those of you who have Facebook, check out this version that has a surprise ending not shown on the YouTube link: https://fb.watch/6j2y5HxvV7/

Beautiful!

My father was born in 1935 and his father left the family when he was about 5. He had 2 older sisters and a younger sister and brother, so he was “the man of the house”. They were poor but my grandmother did have her own house. He helped support the family with a paper route and other odd jobs at a very young age. Then fixing old cars up, starting at around 15 years old. He continued to fix up cars and collect them for extra money his entire life. He was always very frugal and I remember thinking we were poor and bringing home an application for free and reduced lunch once, (we almost never were allowed hot lunch), which made him very angry. We lived in a huge home and had 6 or 7 mint condition Corvettes in the barn, plus several other cars, but he’d complain about how much toilet paper we used, lights left on and how often us girls used the hair dryer, so I honestly had no idea of our financial status. He was very private about it. When I cleaned out his garages, I found paperwork that he was earning well over six figures during those times. He still had a metal scrap pile in one of his garages, even though the price of scrap was very low. He also had an old metal coffee can in his office with duct tape that said “50 Ford”, a project he was working on at that time. (I saved that can, a testament to some of the silly things I just couldn’t throw away and are in boxes I still can go through). He had always saved all his loose change, which he was collecting in the can. He had several complete collections of state quarters. The time it takes to do that baffles me. They are not worth more, even as full sets. I was always taught to respect money and fold all my bills facing the same way, to reuse items and to repair things and not just throw them away. Looking back now, it makes sense, but at the times it seemed to me to be excessive.

If needed for documentation, he mentioned the car to me several times also and discussed picking it up in the future. I’d be happy to supply the direct messages about this.

“Sellers” address was not hard to find. Also, obtaining a duplicate title from the DMV, if needed is not that hard to do either.

I thought it would be nice to share this quote from Carl, in his memory. I’m sure he’s seeing lots of old car buddies and riding Cadillacs in the sky. 👍

Hey guys let’s refrain from commenting on specifics until Ken has a chance to follow up on this.

@ken fieldingcheck this thread for info on Carl’s Caddy!

I have so many members to thank for helping me deal with my father’s estate. Some helped in person, some helped online and many messaged me directly with encouragement and supportive words. I would not dare to start a list because I know I’d leave someone out by mistake, and I sincerely don’t want to risk that. I am certain that you know who you are and I’m very grateful to all of you. Thank you! 🤗

I’m so sorry to hear this news. Carl reached out to me with several private message conversations since I became a member of this forum and he was always helpful and a genuinely nice man. Mick, I sure hope you are able to locate his car quickly. Sending my thoughts and prayers to you and your family.

If they have an “asked the most dumb questions” badge, I am sure I’m a contender. 👍

Check with your insurer, but most don’t cover a car during shipping.

I figured. I was just teasing. 😆

Future wife? You should marry her already! 🤣

So many great pictures! I wish I could “like” them all, but I know from experience that this site limits how many reactions you can post. For those of you who haven’t posted yet, try to remember to take a picture the next time you get your car out. 😊

No worries.

Let me guess, you are a retired engineer? 😆

Very nice. There are so many rust free, beautiful cars down in Hill Country. Glad you are happy with yours and you and your wife had a chance to see that part of the world.

Sadly I was not able to find anyone with connections.

I’m going to ask my Salem friends if they have any connections. Would you be interested in checking it out if we can get in?

@JACK Mis this place open to the public? I’ve never heard of it either.

Also, death certificates are not hard to get if you know the county it’s recorded in.

I dealt with several title issues in Texas. Luckily bonded titles are an option. In some states they are not and it gives you a better chance for a good outcome. Bonded titles convert to actual titles in 3 years, if I remember right. You can ask your DMV office to recommend a good bonding company. I had really good luck with the local small town DMV. If they can’t help, it’s worth a call to the area manager. I worked over a year on a couple cars with the manager out of Austin and eventually got a really complicated situation taken care of. Best of luck!