John - that is some fantastic story. You are a man of many interesting
tales and that Beatles story is great. Thanks for sharing it. You and I
already shared some interesting tales of Skyliners and Retractibles, but this
Beatles tale was over the top. Vic with the 67 "Split Personality" in
Florida
In a message dated 12/8/2009 11:42:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
Amazing... simply amazing.... This is much better than Elvis in a paltry
Isetta! John, you are da' man!
To: azpaul50@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: [General Amphicar Discussion-t-20638] Re: Old Amphi ads on
eBay
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:10:27 -0500
From:
Quote:
Wow, what great stuff! Thanks for sharing!
And, maybe I missed something, but, "The car even had a great story about
the famous 4 some who rode in it."
Who were they? What was the story? Enquiring minds want to know!
Greg, Crozet, Virginia. Greg,
You're welcome! I've ALWAYS shared what I had with the club. A significant
amount of what's on the .com site is from my collection. With much more
never seen.
The famous four car has a long story behind it. I had been contacted thru
one of dozens of ads I have running around the world and for about 3 years
we talked back and forth but she never sent photos. One day Cindy called me
saying a man was there and had made her an offer on the car. She told me
what it was and I told her to tell him NO! He was blatently going to try to
steal the car by offering her mere pennies on the dollar. Typical for that
guy who I later found out that I knew him. I ended up paying her over 3x
what she was going to sell it to him for.
On the way to Celina my nephew Daryl and I stopped there to inspect the
car and pick up some parts she had. We filled the bed, back seat and the
whole Amphi with spare parts! Had no idea there was that much stuff. There were
boxes of memorobilia from the dealerships from factory photos, letters,
and a set of factory tools! She was thrilled I was honest with her and that
her dad's last Amphi would go to a good home. I gave away quite a few pieces
from those boxes to a few friends who were there in my hotel room in Celina
that year.
As we were leaving in the rain Cindy stops me and asks if she told me the
story of why they kept that car. Cindy's father had 2 Amphicar dealerships
in Cleveland and used one car for boating reports and advertising for the
local WIXY station. I said I thought it was his last car and that's why. She
said in August of 1966 when she was 9, her dad (in the car in this pic)
got her out of school so they could go pick up 4 guys from the airport in the
Amphicar. She knew it would be cozy, but her dad insisted on the AMphi as
transport. They get to the airport to see large crowds as they drove to
where they would pick up these guys. I'll only say the 1st names to keep their
identity secret. John, George, Paul and Ringo!!!!! Yes, the Beatles have
ridden in this Amphicar.
I have spoken with a man who wrote a book on this specific concert in
Cleveland as it would be the 2nd to last live concert they gave, of course
Candlestick park was the last. He said he spoke with several who remembered the
strange little car there.
Basically I attribute it to Kharma or Amphi-kharma if you will! The
memorobilia and parts are worth what I paid for the car. Now I am not sure what
the actual value is but I don't care. Cindy is looking for the photos her
dad took that day and so is the author of "The Beatles in Cleveland".
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