As one who delights in old objects (I suspect I am in good company in this Forum), I found this obit quite interesting. It's just full of great stuff, not the least being the manner in which Mr. Shear met his untimely demise. I thought you all might like to read it...
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/26/nyreg ... obituaries
A great collector has passed...
- Bleyseng
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Re: A great collector has passed...
yes, interesting story.
Growing up in my Dad's Antique store I have seen a lot of collectable stuff and cleaned out a lot of houses of the "stuff". To me most of that stuff is "crap" until it becomes old enough or rare enough and then it's priceless. My Dad left me a bunch of stuff from his store and it's still in boxes in storage but I keep the memories of my Dad's and mine adventures in the biz with me always.
Hopefully this guy's stuff is donated to a museum so they can go through it and display some of it.
Growing up in my Dad's Antique store I have seen a lot of collectable stuff and cleaned out a lot of houses of the "stuff". To me most of that stuff is "crap" until it becomes old enough or rare enough and then it's priceless. My Dad left me a bunch of stuff from his store and it's still in boxes in storage but I keep the memories of my Dad's and mine adventures in the biz with me always.
Hopefully this guy's stuff is donated to a museum so they can go through it and display some of it.
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
- Amskeptic
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Re: A great collector has passed...
Do tell.Jivermo wrote:not the least being the manner in which Mr. Shear met his untimely demise.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles