For a film project I'm currently directing we worked yesterday with a wonderful prop.* It is a 1966 Pontiac GTO that has won virtually every car show competition it has been entered in.* For example, the frame is powder coated gloss black.* The engine is the optional*TriPower V-8, it has a manual transmission with a Hurst shifter, the whole bit.
According to the owner--- who's in the car restoration business--- this car would fetch upwards of $50,000 today.* Working with it reminded me of some of the stuff we all have as kids or in college that we sell because we want something newer or we need the money, and then decades later come to regret.
Two of the biggies for me are from my freshman year in college.* I had an Austin Healey 3000 MKII for part of the year.* At the time, it was just an used*British sports car that wasn't worth all that much.* It was in great shape and ran wonderfully.* I sold it when I decided to leave Colorado State University and go back to Hawaii.* Big mistake.
The other thing was an M1 Garand National Match rifle.* I bought it in mint condition*for $65 in a gun store in Ft. Collins.* For anyone who doesn't know, the National Match version of the M1 Garand was identical to the WWII infantry rifle only it had much tighter tolerances in many of the the machined parts and much better sights.* It was made specifically for accuracy and was created for, among other things, 1000 yard open sight competitions in the military.* They are relatively rare and while I have not looked up prices today, they are worth a hell of a lot more than what I paid for mine.* This, too, I sold when I left Colorado to go back to Hawaii.* I sold it back to the same store I bought it from for...... $65.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
The photo is a frame lifted from one of the film scenes.
-- Edited by Marin on Wednesday 16th of November 2011 02:11:24 AM
According to the owner--- who's in the car restoration business--- this car would fetch upwards of $50,000 today.* Working with it reminded me of some of the stuff we all have as kids or in college that we sell because we want something newer or we need the money, and then decades later come to regret.
Two of the biggies for me are from my freshman year in college.* I had an Austin Healey 3000 MKII for part of the year.* At the time, it was just an used*British sports car that wasn't worth all that much.* It was in great shape and ran wonderfully.* I sold it when I decided to leave Colorado State University and go back to Hawaii.* Big mistake.
The other thing was an M1 Garand National Match rifle.* I bought it in mint condition*for $65 in a gun store in Ft. Collins.* For anyone who doesn't know, the National Match version of the M1 Garand was identical to the WWII infantry rifle only it had much tighter tolerances in many of the the machined parts and much better sights.* It was made specifically for accuracy and was created for, among other things, 1000 yard open sight competitions in the military.* They are relatively rare and while I have not looked up prices today, they are worth a hell of a lot more than what I paid for mine.* This, too, I sold when I left Colorado to go back to Hawaii.* I sold it back to the same store I bought it from for...... $65.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.
The photo is a frame lifted from one of the film scenes.
-- Edited by Marin on Wednesday 16th of November 2011 02:11:24 AM