seattlex19
Mac (RETIRED, pm off)
welcome a-board
awesome first thread :thumbsup: :guitar:
awesome first thread :thumbsup: :guitar:
Hey guys. Thanks for the warm welcome!
The guys here are just awesome.......and this group only gets better!!! :thumbsup:imp:
Special thanks to Lou in Kandahar. I almost fell off my chair when I read your post. It sure is a small world sometimes. I'm thinking it must have surely been the same X. When I got it the car still had the german Fiat dealer sticker on the trunk lid. Wonder if you noticed that? I recall the original owners last name was Justice - does that ring any bells with you. His brother (whom I got the car from) was fairly young - maybe about 30- so i'm guessing he must have been too. I often wondered how he had that much pull for his age and what he succumbed to - out of respect I never asked. If you ever recall any more or talk to someone who knew him i'd love to hear it.
Thanks, and imagine how I felt reading your post.....and still do.....now, I don't recall the "dealer sticker" but after having perused your photos, I certainly do recall those wheels!!!! My memory is a bit hazy as I was just a young punk with the "chick magnet" back thenimp:.....LOL....and I was more busy cruising the girls than making "work" friends. I really don't recall the fellow's name from work, but the Base at that time was rather large and there must have been a couple thousand folks working there.
But I do remember that the car had not moved the entire time it was in that apartment parking, thus leading me to believe Mr. Justice had passed away prior to my moving in. I've been searching the archives for information, but am striking out.
As for transporting it from Germany, all military personnel that were posted to Germany could bring a car into Germany as well as bring one back upon return to Canada, as part of their personal effects, at no cost to the individual. I know a few guys that planned their purchases accordingly, and bought a North American muscle car (at least 6 months before leaving Canada) and sold it overseas for a profit, and then bought some form of older European sports car (again 6+ months before departure) to be sold back here in Canada, again for profit......and this was all completely legal.
And hey Lou - contrary to common belief- there is no such thing as an ugly brown X!!!
LOL....I know, but there are others here that seem to think ALL brown X's are ugly.....for the short time I had that one, it was "beautiful"!!!!:thumbsup:
Moving forward "28 years" and I find myself in two X's.....both are 78's, the first one "was" my project car, but a few months ago I acquired the second one, which essentially is a "daily driver" and I have now relegated my project to being my "parts supply"....LOL.
I should be home from Kandahar for the month of April, at which time I plan on replacing both Master Cylinders and the Slave Cylinder. Big project, but much safer to drive. More on that in another post.
To the rest of you - I have been trying desperately - as you requested- to post some pics. Sunday nite I went to the garage and moved all the crap stored on/in/beside it and took a bunch of digital pictures. Have been trying ever since to post them here - with no success. Someone finally came over tonite and showed me how so I'll start a new post in a few minutes. Wish me luck.
Thanks again, Doug