Buying the Bearcat

It was a whim that I purchased the Bearcat.   Saturday afternoon, to Monday afternoon and I had purchased a car.

It all started with a list of cars which were being sold by the Forney Museum.    A Bradley GT was listed and I talked my husband into stopping on the way home, to check it out.

Well, it needed a lot of work and had not be started since 1977.     The cost to fix the car just wasn't something I wanted to do.   It was a cool little car but it didn't really "speak" to me.

But, it did get me in the mood to look for a car.   You see, my husband Joe, has always had bigger classic cars.  A 1970 Olds Cutlass and now a 1974 Ford Gran Torino.   I like small cars and kind of wanted one of my own. 

Between the 2 of us, we started looking at E-Bay and Craig's List to see what was out there under Kit Cars.   We found a few local and many around the country.    The Bearcat caught my eye and kept an eye on the auction.    There was an MG TD Kit about 50 miles from us and a Bradley GT about 50 miles away, in a different location. 

On Sunday, we took at test drive of the MG.   Again, it needed alot of work from the engine to the interior/exterior.    So, we drove the Bradley GT on Monday.      It also needed a lot of work.   Both of these cars needed to find the right person and I was just not it.

On the way back home, I asked Joe what he thought of the Bearcat.   I just couldn't stop thinking about it and it was the one that spoke to me.       We stopped at a coffee shop, sent the seller a few questions  and placed our bid.  

The seller answered all of our questions.  We knew the body and interior needed some work but I really liked this car.   Then - It was just the wait to see if we won.   There was another person bidding but we must have hit their maximum because I won the auction.


Then the panic set in - What in the world have I done??    I never do anything on a whim.  I research and research and research before making any decisions.  Joe just kept telling me it was going to be all right.   He said that if I had researched, that I would have talked myself out of it.   And, he was right.


The next few days it was - How are we going to get it here and where are we going to put it?