New Guy here from Springfield, Illinois

[Leonidas Rex]

Good Morning Guys. I actually found this forum through a link that was posted on the Vintage Mustang Forum. A Marine in Iraq bought what was supposed to be a pristine 68 Mustang Fastback from a car dealer in Villa Park, Illinois for $20,000 and when it got to hiw warehouse, it was not the same car that was psoted or that he recieved pictures for. ANyway, I am glad I found this place.

I just recently finished a 67 Mustang convertible with a 289 hipo in it and now have a Triple Black 68 Charger RT auto. All of the pans have been replaced and the car has been stripped to the shell. I just started stripping her down to the bare metal. This is probably going to take me the longest.

Now that I have the Forum, it will all be much easier - Right?

Great to be here and look forward to posting.

[Brock Samson]

   WELCOME!! 


        RIGHT! 

 

[41husk]

Welcome aboard, do you ever get down south?  I am in Granite City, about an hour from you. 

[Leonidas Rex]

Thanks guys. I am originally from Chicago but do get around the State quite a bit. My wife's family has a condo down in the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri so we go down through St. Louis quite a bit. I went to school in Carbondal and have quite a few friends down in Southern Illinois. I have wanted to hit this salvage yard dwon in East St Louis called Gateway Salvage? They are suppsoed to have over 1000 classic cars for parts. I like to go through the yards just to see what I find. I have just about everything for the Charger so I don't need anything really. It is part of my therapy - gets me out of the house and away from my family long enough to retain my sanity.

[41husk]

Next time your through here look me up, I will buy you a beer and we can tell mopar lies.  I am a high school wrestling coach, that takes me all over the state as well.

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Good to have another Illinoisian here.

Ryan

[PocketThunder]

Howdy FIB   

















Just kidding, i used to live in Chicago also.  Didnt know what a FIB was till i lived there..

[Troy]

Hi, welcome to the site!

I don't suppose that dealer who sold the Mustang was HLPAG...  Much of the old information about them was on Mustang fan sites but they seem to have been focusing on Chargers for a few years now. I have noticed more Cudas/Challengers and Mustangs recently.

Troy

[Leonidas Rex]

Hi, welcome to the site!

I don't suppose that dealer who sold the Mustang was HLPAG...  Much of the old information about them was on Mustang fan sites but they seem to have been focusing on Chargers for a few years now. I have noticed more Cudas/Challengers and Mustangs recently.

Troy

You would be correct. I am sure after reading the post on this Forum taht the topic has been tread to death. What pissed me off about this latest was that the guy who bought it was a Marine serving in Iraq who was on his way home after doing 3 tours. Being a former Marine, I take that a bit personal. However, many people have informed the young Marine that he should have contacted someone in the Forum who was nearby to check the car out before paying $20,000 sight unseen.

[Leonidas Rex]

Next time your through here look me up, I will buy you a beer and we can tell mopar lies.  I am a high school wrestling coach, that takes me all over the state as well.

I will do that. My wife is a teacher so she has the summers off. She plans on taking the kids on mini vacations throughout the summerleaving me at home with little to nothing to do - other than strip the Charger. What High school? My alma mater, St. Rita in Chicago, was not so good when I wrestled there but now is pretty good from what I hear. Those hard earned alumni dollars going to work to provide quality facilities for the pro athletes of the future! I am a legislative analyst for the Illinois General Assembly here in Springfield. These guys need to go home already!

[Leonidas Rex]

Good to have another Illinoisian here.

Ryan

Ryan

where are you from? Anywhere near Central Illinois?

[Ghoste]

Welcome to the site.  I don't suppose I need mention what I'm sure all of us around here think of HLPAG in general but then to hear that they will even stoop so low as to take advantage of a soldier while he's serving overseas in a combat zone!! 

[Recharger]

Now that I have the Forum, it will all be much easier - Right?

Yes, it will be.  Or if not, you'll at least be able to read up on why it's such a pain in the ass.    Lotsa great info here.


And welcome...     I'm up in the west suburbs, after spending a few years living down in Champaign...

[400/6/PAC]

Welcome to the site,

[TheAutoArchaeologist]

Sadly not, I'm over in DeKalb IL currently, but moving back to Chicago in the next year.

Ryan

[Mean 318]

Sucks about your buddy and HLPAG... but that is what hell is for Welcome to the site, get us some pics when ya can!

[cheap]

  Welcome to the board... I live just up the road from you,,in Lincoln......I am a fairly new one too....drop by and have a cold one........

[Silver R/T]

welcome

[Chad L. Magee]

Welcome to the site, you soon will be addicted to it just like all of us are........

[41husk]

I am at Granite City High School,  St Rita is very good, they are top 10 in the state ever year.  Infact, they beat us in the state tournament quarter finals in 04 and 02.

[BMOTOXSTAR]

I bought my 74' Satellite from a guy that lives in Springfield. He also has a 71' Charger that is metallic blue. Small world.
Springfield was a long ass haul from Cleveland, let me tell ya'.
Isn't Springfield, Ill,  where the Simpson's live?

[Charger1973]

Welcome to the site.  Im your neighbor over here in Iowa.   

Got any pics of your cars?  Sounds almost like a Bullitt reunion.   

[The70RT]

Welcome.

[41husk]

What year did you graduate from Rita? Was Dan Carrol the coach?