Jamie --
I thought about PM'ing or emailing you, but this is as good of a place as any to just say Thank You! You and your family have given so much to the Mark VIII community over the years. In addition to selling parts, you have given tons of free advice, answered questions and put up with loads of BS.
You've been more than fair with me in our business dealings. I've always felt like you were giving me a great deal, whether it was the car, rims, headlights or parts. It was great to get to meet you in person when I bought the 93.
As a father, I fully understand your desire to spend your time with your wife and kids. They grow up and move on with their lives awfully fast. Pretty ironic that you're getting out of the business on Father's Day weekend!
I wish you nothing but the best. Thank you again for all you've done to help all of us keep our Mark VIII's on the road.
Happy Trails!
thanks ron i really appreciate that. it is ironic in a way, but this was planned actually last month we decided to end it, only reason i stretched it out was so i didnt have to rush to get the stuff out of the shop so i paid up june's rent to buy a little time.
I hope you kept a few spare parts for yourself. You are doing right by yourself and family that's all that matters! Now go enjoy sandkey one day for me!
i kept a few things like a set of mint fenders, a header panel, i still have all the parts that are in my garage like everything you find inside a mark VIII, i have some stuff. its funny you mention sand key, thats where me and my wife got married, right on the beach!
does your father in law have any gen 2 rear quarters? ... and like everyone else said good job bro do what ever makes you happy.
i swear sometimes i want to slap people, where the :q:q:q:q were you 2 weeks ago when i started the post about closing down, i had two 97's that i posted up and even said if someone wanted to take a shell they had mint quarters on them, thats ok though i realize some people sleep, alot, so if you want to see if the quarters are still good go to teddy bears auto salvage, i highly doubt they survived the crusher though.
and thank you to all the people who ever bought stuff off us in the past who didnt dick us around. we have sold a heap load of parts all over the world, hell the drivetrain out of my white 97 lsc in sitting in a 56 t-bird in finland right now how cool is that! we have met alot of people over the years, made alot of friends and i even managed to make a good handful of loyal customers so i appreciate all of it. it wasnt always easy, you do have to deal with morons too and its funny even after getting rid of all this stuff and calling it quits, the morons still haunt me i cant seem to shake them loose, there are a couple left, time to change my email and phone number i guess lol! i will still be around here, obviously i have 2 marks i'm not out of the car, just out of the shop aspect, but it will be much less than ever before, i have alot of stuff around my house i want to work on and catch up with so free time here i come!!
