04-15-2019, 02:51 PM
Thanks for intro Rob! V. Happy to be part of the group now. Like Bob (yes, he was right, I stalked him on this site and may have known more about his "girl" then he did when I was all said and done) I am sure that I will need, and appreciate it ahead of time, all of the helpful advise. Bob really took car of her!!! She is beautiful as they come and a "one-of-kind"! I could tell that he loved her, as much as one human could love something NON-human, when he got a little choked up when we shook hands like gentlemen to transfer as Carol Ann's caretaker (yes, I will continue to honor his lost family member by keeping the name.) Now, Bob warned me that she would get some attention and that I would need to entertain A LOT of questions from admirers, but boy he was not in the least kidding. Yesterday I pulled into a parking lot for a bite to eat on the way to her storage location, five(5) couples at once were walking her down when I came out of the resturaunt. I have to get use to that for sure but comes with the territory when you own a Classic Newell! Thankfully, my wife and I love history and now we own part of it and proud of it.
Rick Elwell
Senior Chief, USN RET
Classic 72' Newell "Chauffeur", AKA "Carole Ann"
W/DD 8V92T
(Bought her from Bob on 4/13/19 - Thanks Bob!)