Fast forward to January of '05. Michelle and I were talking about our favorite cars, and she said the Stag had been hers! Since we were now effectively empty nesters, the search was on! I quickly found this car in Houston. The original owner's son had inherited the car after his father's death. The car (a '73) had spent some of its life in Switzerland. The son had rebuilt the engine and then run out of money for a restoration, so the car was garaged through 15 years and two hurricanes. It had severe water damage to the interior and the body was very rusty. Still, it was a complete car, including the very desirable J-type overdrive transmission. I bought it for $500, removed the rear brake shoes to get it rollable and loaded it on my trailer bound for New Mexico. Not 10 miles down the road, a guy pulled up next to me and offered to buy it on the spot! I parked the new treasure under our deck and it sat for a few years.
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