Hard to let go isn't it?
Reminds me of my MGC.
I bought it in Anchorage in 1985.
I drove the heck out of it, through all 4 seasons up there then drove it down the AL-CAN when I moved to Seattle.
Drove it all over Seattle, then spent 6 months rebuilding the engine - professionally rebuilt head etc...
After I got it running the clutch went out and I decided I wasn't going to pull everything out again (NOTE TO SELF: always replace clutch when rebuilding engine).
Found an ex BL mechanic (Indian guy working at a BP station) who agreed to do the job, so I had a rebuilt 6 cylinder motor, a great running OD transmission and a new clutch.
Then I got married, had a kid, sold my motorcycle and bought a house way out in the outer burbs.
Drove my MGC out to the property and parked it in the back yard.
There it sat for 20 years, until I got into Spridgets.
I put it up for sale and got just $100 less for it than what I bought it for.
It was a total rat infested POC. Rusty as all heck too.
But it had all the original stuff, so the guy wanted it. Even came with a set of new rockers and a nice new grille I had bought and kept in it's box over 20 years before. New front & back glass and a lot of other parts all stored neatly.
I hope he restored it, but it was definitely better off with him than me.
Anyway, the Spridget bug had bitten me and now I have 5 of them.
That's my story and I'm sticking with it. :laugh: