Valentine's Day Heartbreaker

[LeeHodges]

Well it's maybe fitting that Valentine's day was the day that I watched my beloved Griffith 500 drive off into the 'sunset' after over 17 years of ownership. People say that they sold their car only to regret it, but I was regretting it long before that point but sometimes you've just got to let your head rule your heart. I hope that she's looked after well by her new owner, Phil.





Still, now I've got lift space, I will keep an eye out for a new Griff project...

[Matthew Poxon]

Sad times

[ruaricoles]

Well, on the flip side you’ll have made someone else’s Valentine’s day by selling it to them...

Hope you find a good project to replace it!

[griffdude]

That’s sad for you but good for someone else.

Had my Griff for 16 years now & don’t think I’ll ever sell.

[LeeHodges]

ruaricoles said:

Hope you find a good project to replace it!

I think that's going to be hard to find. Ideally I'd find something that needed paint, chassis and trim work (maybe even an engine overhaul), but cars like that (at reflective price) are like hens teeth.

[robsco]

LeeHodges said:

ruaricoles said:

Hope you find a good project to replace it!

I think that's going to be hard to find. Ideally I'd find something that needed paint, chassis and trim work (maybe even an engine overhaul), but cars like that (at reflective price) are like hens teeth.

There’s two project Griffs on PH currently? Just out of curiosity, why would you sell a lovely Griff to buy a knackered one?

[LeeHodges]

robsco said:

There’s two project Griffs on PH currently? Just out of curiosity, why would you sell a lovely Griff to buy a knackered one?

I missed the one, which still hasn't been taken down. The second is new and I wasn't aware of it. The reason is that I could've sold either my tamora OR Griff but the Griff happened to sell before the Tam. One of them had to go to free up some finance. I've always fancied a Griff project as whilst the car I had was great, it wasn't why I'd've ordered if I'd had that chance. Oh, and I like a project

[Mellow Yellow]

Could've been worse, Valentines day 2014, somebody else did this to mine:

[LeeHodges]

Yikes; that puts things into perspective. Hope everyone was ok.

[Mellow Yellow]

Yeah, driver was okay, and looking at it, he easily might not have been. Took 18 months but also got the financial side settled.

[LeeHodges]

Good to hear. I was always worried about getting t-boned in mine as there's just nothing there to stop it.