Graveyard Carz

Greg Gay · 12-02-2022, 07:47 AM

Tonight’s episode of Graveyard Carz (Velocity, 10PM Eastern) will feature the completion of my father’s, Gilbert “Gibby” Gay’s, ’71 Road Runner, 440 6-Pack, Hemi 4-speed, Dana rear end car. My father sent this car to GYC almost 6 years ago with a contract that said it would be completed in 2 years. He was told that while they knew that they had a reputation for being late, they thought that they had solved their problem.
If you ever watch the show, you will be well aware of the Cuda that caught fire and burned. The owner almost died while he crawled out of the burning garage. For how long has that episode aired? The answer is YEARS. My father swears that he could see his car in the background when that car arrived and was being unloaded from the car carrier. So much for doing them in order.
My father called Mark on this car when it was late. My sister texted Mark repeatedly. I emailed Mark. At one point, my father told Mark that he wasn’t sure if he would be around to see the car done. When my father was put in the hospital for 6 weeks, GYC then jumped on completing the car. During the 6 weeks that he was in the hospital, anytime that he could communicate, he was asking about that car. The situation didn’t only affect him, it affected the whole family.
I know that Mark himself worked on the car over Memorial Day weekend. The car arrived late on June 7th, 5½ years after it left our place. We gave it a quick bath and loaded it in the racecar trailer. My sister made arrangements for my father to be wheeled out of the hospital to see the car. They brought him out, he saw the car from all sides, he saw the interior and the engine. He heard it run. The next day, he died. My father got to enjoy his car for 5 minutes. Too little, too late Mark.

12-02-2022, 07:47 AM	#1
Greg Gay Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Vermont Posts: 385 Likes: 21 Liked 283 Times in 70 Posts	Graveyard Carz Tonight’s episode of Graveyard Carz (Velocity, 10PM Eastern) will feature the completion of my father’s, Gilbert “Gibby” Gay’s, ’71 Road Runner, 440 6-Pack, Hemi 4-speed, Dana rear end car. My father sent this car to GYC almost 6 years ago with a contract that said it would be completed in 2 years. He was told that while they knew that they had a reputation for being late, they thought that they had solved their problem. If you ever watch the show, you will be well aware of the Cuda that caught fire and burned. The owner almost died while he crawled out of the burning garage. For how long has that episode aired? The answer is YEARS. My father swears that he could see his car in the background when that car arrived and was being unloaded from the car carrier. So much for doing them in order. My father called Mark on this car when it was late. My sister texted Mark repeatedly. I emailed Mark. At one point, my father told Mark that he wasn’t sure if he would be around to see the car done. When my father was put in the hospital for 6 weeks, GYC then jumped on completing the car. During the 6 weeks that he was in the hospital, anytime that he could communicate, he was asking about that car. The situation didn’t only affect him, it affected the whole family. I know that Mark himself worked on the car over Memorial Day weekend. The car arrived late on June 7th, 5½ years after it left our place. We gave it a quick bath and loaded it in the racecar trailer. My sister made arrangements for my father to be wheeled out of the hospital to see the car. They brought him out, he saw the car from all sides, he saw the interior and the engine. He heard it run. The next day, he died. My father got to enjoy his car for 5 minutes. Too little, too late Mark.