Now, I haven’t seen him in 30+ years. It was due to distance and we were not close really.
Here is a little background. He bought a 1936 Dodge two door coupe when he was 18. My dad helped him tow it home. Over the next 50 years, he has had it to nearly a dozen different “hot rod” shops. It lasted through divorces, getting screwed over by many of the shops as they messed up the mods and stole his money, someone tried to steal it a few times, it goes on and on. It seems to be a curse to me.
Anyway, I was talking to my dad tonight. He said the car is currently in another shop and being chopped and having the roll pan redone.
He is now 68 years old. He has COPD and is on oxygen and not doing well. He has two daughters who my dad said they don’t have much to do with him. He’s alone otherwise.
I told my dad tonight as the car is still a project, if he passes I feel the shop will put a mechanics lean on it (they are in CA) and he will lose his car to some shop. He has close to $100k wrapped up in this car.
I told my father tonight that next time he talks to him if he has no plans to give the car to his daughters if he left it to our family it would remain in our family.
After I offered this. I felt like a dirtbag. I don’t want to steal his dream. But I do know he will never finish this car. It will be lost and if love to honor him by finishing it and keeping it in the family. My father sold his legacy cars to my shorty half brother who is older and he sold them off.
My TJ is going to be a lifelong keep. My boys love it. I feel it represents my off-road love. I want to hand down something to my kids. I also plan to restore a older pickup soon as they will be handed down.
Anyway, advice on this? I feel awkward saying it but felt it need to be said. I know my dad cares about the car and his family, he’s 68 and knows where I’m coming from.
Here is a little background. He bought a 1936 Dodge two door coupe when he was 18. My dad helped him tow it home. Over the next 50 years, he has had it to nearly a dozen different “hot rod” shops. It lasted through divorces, getting screwed over by many of the shops as they messed up the mods and stole his money, someone tried to steal it a few times, it goes on and on. It seems to be a curse to me.
Anyway, I was talking to my dad tonight. He said the car is currently in another shop and being chopped and having the roll pan redone.
He is now 68 years old. He has COPD and is on oxygen and not doing well. He has two daughters who my dad said they don’t have much to do with him. He’s alone otherwise.
I told my dad tonight as the car is still a project, if he passes I feel the shop will put a mechanics lean on it (they are in CA) and he will lose his car to some shop. He has close to $100k wrapped up in this car.
I told my father tonight that next time he talks to him if he has no plans to give the car to his daughters if he left it to our family it would remain in our family.
After I offered this. I felt like a dirtbag. I don’t want to steal his dream. But I do know he will never finish this car. It will be lost and if love to honor him by finishing it and keeping it in the family. My father sold his legacy cars to my shorty half brother who is older and he sold them off.
My TJ is going to be a lifelong keep. My boys love it. I feel it represents my off-road love. I want to hand down something to my kids. I also plan to restore a older pickup soon as they will be handed down.
Anyway, advice on this? I feel awkward saying it but felt it need to be said. I know my dad cares about the car and his family, he’s 68 and knows where I’m coming from.