What Did Your Ford Cost You?

Bought a 1948 business coupe last fall. Good news wife had gotten a new counter top, induction stove, fridge and new sofa with love seat in the last year. was instructed to make sure it was what I wanted because this wasn't going to happen again for a VERY long time. Probably two weeks later I found out one of my best friends from my USAF days had died. When I told the wife about him she said I'm glad you bought the 48.When we went to change the title I said you probably don't want to be on it. She said yes she did which indicates to me she likes it too.
 
My last old Ford, '35 5w coupe, didn't cost me anything at initial purchase....since my wife bought it for me with some of her buyout retirement money. BUT....I have to pay her back. Any money that I have made over the last 2-3 years goes directly to her. I have not been keeping track of how much I have given her, so occasionally I'll ask....is the coupe paid for yet dear?....an the answer is always......NO!.....not even close!! I am sure I will wind up paying way more for this last car than I ever thought I would :D but at least she seems to be happy :).
 
Ah, the price some people pay to keep harmony at home. Guess I'm lucky ,my wife said it was a good deal , better get it now before someone else does. She even bought parts for it. Yeah that's a fairy tale.
 
FORTUNATELY, I bought all my cars, before I got married, at fifty years ago, prices, too. I could have bought more, after marriage, but didn't have room for more. I was content.
As to another story, my wife being a nurse in a hospital, said, "If you buy a motorcycle, I'm leaving". Between bikes for my two sons and my Harleys, I bought six or seven bikes, but she never did leave.
MIKE :) (mikeburch)
 
Mine cost me half of my IRA. But I invested in the IRA to be able to enjoy retirement. Got rid of the wife. Retirement is better that way.
 
The crankshaft grinder got a new 3/4 carat diamond (when I got the machine my wife told her friend I had a new girlfriend), That diamond I got a good deal on 23$, hers had a few more zeros after the 23
I got a new car ---a 91 for 200$,she got a 04Benz
 
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A new 2007 Infiniti G35X. That was when I bought the pickup. She fell in love with the 53 Courier on the trip back to NH from the 2012 Florida Barners Bash. We turned that trip into a leisurely road adventure.

On the ferry across Delaware Bay
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Me oh my, how them Ford's do stand out in a crowd! :p

Here's my parents' '53 wagon on a ferry crossing the Mississippi in 1959 when I was 7 (same year they bought Old Henry).

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(I'm the first one on the rail)

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Mine's not like anyone else's, but, then, I'm not much like anyone else.
I had been singing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for 6 years rehearsing every Thursday night for our T.V. broadcast every Sunday morning when I started restoring Old Henry with my 15 year old son, Morgan. It wasn't many months into the project when I realized I would rather stay home Thursday night and work on Old Henry with Morgan than go to choir rehearsal so gave my notice of resignation and ended that very great experience for an even greater one with my son.:)
 
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I've had my Merc way longer then my wifey. I consider myself lucky that she puts up with my hobby and that she agrees with me that my Merc is my therapy. Besides that I couldn't afford an other one trying to raise 4 kiddos Randy
 
Bought The Ford for me.......... and then the 57 Wagon for her on our 30th Wedding Anniversary.

Funny both vehicles cost $8,000

I know it's a Ford Forum, but that Chevy is beautiful!
 
Can't give a definitive answer but I know it costs me every day!!! But I do a good soft shoe too. I keep threatening to buy another Harley, then instead I come home with another classic car and all of a sudden it's OK. Then were good til the next time I find one.
 
Mine cost the six years of my life between 03 an 09 to find and restore, with my father the 40. Many trips to Overton NV then Hurricane UT before he passed. PRICELESS
 
250.00 dollars in december 1959 had to borrow some of the money to buy it ,sure glad i did that. i,m sure its worth a little more today.
 

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Being shall we say of a mature age now, I remember the pleasure of buying a few new cars in my lifetime.

Last Thanksgiving I finally got through to the little woman saying I needed a hobby car. Something to do. I was bored. All that stuff. Told her I would take the money from MY 401k since it wasn't earning anything anyway. Found my '48 coupe advertised on ebay.

The man bought it from called me the night before we left home to drive 400 miles to get it saying, I just want you to know, this isn't a running car. It needs everything, I mean everything .

Short story. I bought it. Paid more than the total cost of two new cars I had bought as a younger man.

Best deal I ever made!
 
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