THE 1963 THUNDERBIRD ITALIEN


Chapter 14 - LEAVING LA

Copyright © Thomas Maruska 2008
All Rights Reserved



As you can imagine I was getting pretty excited about now.
I think Don was getting pretty tired of me about now too.
The transport was supposed to arrive around 2PM (PDT) Saturday February 4, 2006
at Mustang Country in Paramount CA to pick up the
ITALIEN.

Don was going to call me when the
ITALIEN was loaded and on the way. 
Not having heard from him at 4:01PM here (CDT) I must have called him and
he seemed a little annoyed because even if the truck had arrived on time
they certainly couldn't have loaded it and sent it on it's way byt 2:01!
This is a little of an exagertion but you're getting the idea how anxious I was.

The ITALIEN was picked up by the transport on Saturday evening (Feb 4) about 7:00 PM.
The truck driver called me after he left Don's place to tell me that he had the car

and he wondered if I knew what I was getting, and if I had seen it.

The car doesn't look very good, especially the interior,
and the driver was concerned that I would be upset when it arrives.
I assured him I knew exactly what I am getting
and that I was out there to inspect it before I purchased it.
When He got here I told him what the car is and showed him
one of the color pictures of it when it was new.


Here are a couple pictures of the
ITALIEN  being loaded in LA on the transport.
As it was getting later in the evening and dark, the pictures aren't that good
but you get the idea.
itali002.jpg
Basking in the sun
one last time
itali003.jpg
Temporary
Mobile home
itali006.jpg
Almost in
itali008.jpg
See ya Don!

The guy in the white shirt is Don.






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