Keep it or sell it?

I would rock that to the Mitty, or Daytona 24, just awesome, I love old Fords/Lincolns

That thing is SWEET!

It's not your father, it's a thing. I don't get attached to my own cars, so I can't see myself getting attached to someone else's car.

We have photos, scrapbooks, habits (good or bad), and a mirror to remind us of our parents.

I'm sure you can find something fitting to spend the money on that your father would have appreciated.

keep the car if things get rough you can live in it , man I would never ever think of getting rid of that .

wow! that is one awe-inspiring monstrosity! i'd rock it in a heartbeat.

but if i were you, i'd keep it in dry storage somewhere, drive it occasionally, and decide what to do with it after a year or so.

i really like the idea of incorporating it into a family tradition, like the weekly trip to the local ice cream stand.

Man-o-man that car is a beautiful behemoth. Personally, I'd have a real hard time getting rid of it, father owned or not. Count me in the same camp as "keep it a year and decide".

Sorry to hear of your father's passing M030. That's one beautiful ride you got there, I say keep it and rock it, even in the rain.

Cone_Junky wrote: It's not your father, it's a thing.

This is my wife's point of view.

Her exact words,

"Brian, you're not a 'Lincoln guy.' Your dad was. If the car were a Porsche or Alfa, or one of 'your kind of cars,' I would encourage you to keep it. In the end, it's just an object and hanging on to it won't bring your father back. Sell it to someone who will love it for what it is."

Make dad proud. LeMons FTMFW.

M030 wrote:

Cone_Junky wrote: It's not your father, it's a thing.

This is my wife's point of view. Her exact words, "Brian, you're not a 'Lincoln guy.' Your dad was. If the car were a Porsche or Alfa, or one of 'your kind of cars,' I would encourage you to keep it. In the end, it's just an object and hanging on to it won't bring your father back. Sell it to someone who will love it for what it is." get rid of wife It could easily tow a porsche and an alfa and all the gear you would need for a race weekend

M030 wrote: "Brian, you're not a 'Lincoln guy.'

Yet. You could be. You never know. I'd never have considered myself a guy to want a Miata. And now I am dying for one.

Cone_Junky wrote: We have photos, scrapbooks, habits (good or bad), and a mirror to remind us of our parents. I'm sure you can find something fitting to spend the money on that your father would have appreciated.

And I have a '72 Super Beetle that he built for me when I was 6. At 32, I'm not really old enough to have owned a car for 26 years, but :

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/1003/

I could sell the Lincoln and use the money to fix the old Bug back up... That might make the old man proud.

M030 wrote: Here she is: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/3253/ With pictures, as promised. I really appreciate all of the advice, guys. The wife is sympathetic, so at least I'm not pressured to sell it. Still haven't decided yet, though...

That car is amazing and in perfect condition. But the bug resto idea is really good.

I have always heard to wait one year; whether cars or selling the house and moving. My dad is going to move soon and it has been 5 years.

He has a sweet 2005 town car I will have to ride in someday.

If you don't have a tow vehicle, you now do. If it were mine, I'd hitch it, wire it for trailer lights and brakes, install a giant trans oil cooler, get a dove tail trailer, and start collecting cars and or racing. Whatever you do, don't sell it yet.

Sorry for your loss.

BTW, that would be so bad ass hauling a vintage Airstream!

Alex, there is magic in old guitars. I may have mentioned this before, but I believe what Neil Young says, 'play old guitars, they may teach you some songs you never knew'.

I am joining in the keep it for a couple months and see. Drive it around a little see if you like it. If you don't like it, sell and restro the Bug. Just make sure you sell it to someone who would love it. I wish my grandpa's old Ford F-100 hadn't of got sold at auction.

Keep it, make your old man proud.

My wife has her father's 1970 Lincoln Continental.

It's a beautiful car, she has the original bill of sale, all the paperwork, the dealer issue ashtray (a promise that your car had indeed been ordered for you), the leather pouch that contains all the documents and manuals, all that gack.

It's also the car she and her brother came home from the hospital in.

Keep the damn car, you'll regret selling it. You might also end up with something nice to pass along to your kids.

It might not be a collector now but when your kids are your age it sure will be. Before you laugh, remember: Who the hell wanted to save a Ford Falcon 20 years ago?

Shawn

I wouldn't sell it, either. Storage is pretty cheap. Heck, put some miles on it. I'd bet you meet lots of interesting people when you are out in it.

Keep it. Drive it. Make new friends.

I regret passing up a free '77 Cougar with a 351 when I was young. It was owned by a close family friend, and was in exceptional shape. I really wanted a Rabbit to autox, so I said no. I still think that was the wrong decision (after all, who wouldn't want to see a '77 Cougar on an autox course?).

Jeff wrote: Alex, there is magic in old guitars. I may have mentioned this before, but I believe what Neil Young says, 'play old guitars, they may teach you some songs you never knew'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHxOego2Sso

Keep it for a little while. If you find you really can't take car of it, then sell it... But I find myself more like my dad all the time, you may find yourself enjoying the car. I like this wrangler we just bought a heckofa lot more than I thought...

Joey

I agree with keeping it for a bit. Make sure you use it though. Then, when things are settled, sell it and restore that beetle!

Sorry for your loss

Wow. That's some blue.

If you have space, keep it, if not, sell it on and use the funds for something else that you can use to remember your dad by (the bug resto is an idea and a half, I think). In the end, it's really just a car. That said, it appears to be a super-cherry powder-blue land yacht, the likes of which will most definitely never be seen again. If you can figure out a way to get an event going to which you can reasonably wear a powder-blue tux with a ruffly shirt and wide lapels- I think you see where this is going.

In all seriousness, sorry for your loss.

mtn wrote:

Jeff wrote: Alex, there is magic in old guitars. I may have mentioned this before, but I believe what Neil Young says, 'play old guitars, they may teach you some songs you never knew'.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHxOego2Sso

I've seen that clip, Guy Clark is amazing.

Having see the pics now, I am re-affirming my position with the keep it for a year crowd. That is just a pretty car.

Angry hit it as well. Incorporate it into some traditions. Date night with the missus or Ice Cream Saturday lunch.

Just by delayig the sale you have come up with a great idea on your own of what to do with it. The Beetle idea rocks, but you should just keep the old gal around a while and see what happens.