“ Saying Goodbye To An Old Friend After 23 Years “

[Trulyvintage]

This is a poignant image - it was taken by a 

son of his father watching an “ old friend “

drive away in my trailer Tuesday morning

from Bend, Oregon …. ☹️
 

 

Jim had contacted me about transporting 

his 1970 Chevelle SS to a new home.

 

He follows my travels on a few car forums and told the new owner I should be the one

to bring his old friend to it’s new home.

 

The smoke from the Wildfires was bad in Bend - my eyes were burning when I arrived to load early in the morning 🥵

 

Jim was in a good mood - so was Garrett

his son who recently graduated college and

was going to work as a commercial airline pilot - but there was also some sadness.

 

 

I took a walk around video before carefully loading up … 

 

1970 Chevelle SS Load Out

 

Jim took a last few pictures of his old friend

I took one at the back of my trailer.

 

 

Then something happened that  - in 15 years - had never occurred before.

 

Jim tipped me $20 - a Seller had never

tipped me at load out … 

 

Jim posted this later on a car forum we

both belong to - no one had ever sent me and image of my trailer driving away from a vehicle pick up before ….

 

Jim

Edited September 12, 2021 by Trulyvintage (see edit history)

[wayne sheldon]

Nice. On many levels.

[John_S_in_Penna]

The photo tells us clearly why people like to

see their old cars go to a good, caring new owner.

[Ed Luddy]

Nice car and former owner! I wish I were the new owner. I'm pretty sure it would have been cheaper to buy this beauty than trying to restore mine.

[Trulyvintage]

The drive from Bend Oregon Tuesday 

along Hwy 20 was long out to

I-84 with smoke all the way …

 

I average 300 miles a day but the new 

caretaker is only home Thursday thru Sunday - so I stepped it up and got to

the little Iowa town in the sticks 🥢

Sunday afternoon.

 

I unloaded the Chevelle & talked a bit.

 

I gave his son ( who just got his drivers

permit ) the same $20 bill 💵 that Jim

had given me.

 

I told the son the story behind it and

asked him to keep it with the Chevelle

because I considered it Good Luck 🍀

 

 

Now I head up to Minnesota to pick

up Ed Minnie’s White for the trip to

Miami, Florida ….🚚

 

 

Jim

Edited September 12, 2021 by Trulyvintage (see edit history)