Private investigator needed in Boston area
April 11th, 2019, 04:58 PM
#41
66 Delta Convertible
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Location: Southern Oregon
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Got a lawyer, found the car in a body shop not far from CMC. The bill to get it out of the shop is like $16,000. The car is of course sans engine, transmission, interior, etc. Who knows where that is. Sent an email to Tony at CMC asking him to reimburse me at which time I would surrender the title. (It should probably go to the body shop.). Otherwise I would continue to pursue legal action. My lawyer says we could probably end up with a lien on his condo. In which case I could only get paid if they try to refinance or sell.
April 11th, 2019, 05:00 PM
#42
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Got a lawyer, found the car in a body shop not far from CMC. The bill to get it out of the shop is like $16,000. The car is of course sans engine, transmission, interior, etc. Who knows where that is. Sent an email to Tony at CMC asking him to reimburse me at which time I would surrender the title. (It should probably go to the body shop.). Otherwise I would continue to pursue legal action. My lawyer says we could probably end up with a lien on his condo. In which case I could only get paid if they try to refinance or sell.
April 11th, 2019, 05:16 PM
#44
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Location: Newburyport MA Area
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In Massachusetts the judges are so inclined NOT to make people pay when they are found without money ... regardless of where they got the money they may have had at one time, or where it has gone since then ... if someone is claiming they got NO money in a Massachusetts court, they will just be let go & continued to a later date - if one is lucky an attachment to one's assets or property may apply (vs the Homestead Act)
Sorry to hear of your situation
Sorry to hear of your situation
April 12th, 2019, 04:05 PM
#47
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Sorry for your nightmare. I hope you get out of this with minimal financial damage. Too bad really. I want to pass judgement on this guy but I don't know the reasons why this went down like it did.
May 9th, 2019, 04:51 PM
#49
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CMC Muscle Cars.
I just found your Thread about CMC. The blue/black 68 442 was mine until CMC bought it from a consignment dealer in Portland, Oregon. I found, at CMC and was monitoring its restoration in hopes of buying it back when completed. As stated they closed, I tried calling Tony Pasquale, left him a message, no response, an email to him, no response. I'm going to monitor your thread, and I'm still going to search for the 68. Sorry, you got shafted on your car. Hopefully, this will come to a happy end for both of us. Good luck
June 24th, 2020, 06:50 PM
#51
66 Delta Convertible
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Location: Southern Oregon
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Thanks for asking Norm, in February I got a call from the Middlesex County district attorneys office, asking me to provide documentation of my dealings with the shop owner. They are investigating mine and 4 or 5 similar cases involving the same shop. They are treating is as a criminal matter. I got together all the paperwork I had and sent it to them shortly there after. Meanwhile the car, as it is, apparently is in the same body shop in Medford MA. Last year I bought a ‘66 Delta 88 convertible, 84,000 miles, true survivor. PO had it since ‘73. I’ve done a lot of work to make it sweeter.
I need to join the Darksiders.
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June 26th, 2020, 07:31 AM
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Truth is truth. If the laws are not enforced this will become the new normal. Unless one can restore a car themselves or work with local businesses, they'd be nuts to send it out of state. These stories are snowballing because of lack of enforcement of the laws and the exorbitant costs of out of state private investigation. Another nail in the car hobbies coffin. Jmo.
June 26th, 2020, 12:07 PM
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June 26th, 2020, 12:32 PM
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Sounds like you need to go have a talk with the body shop. They need to release the car to you and take their money owed issue to the guy. They can't hold your car hostage for a debt that is not yours. Tell them to release the car to you, and you can both pursue this guy in court. Go see them in person, maybe make an appointment. If they are rude, or refuse, politely mention that you will be sending a certified letter from your attorney to release the car. Once they get that letter, if they do not release, your attorney brings the police and a tow truck and gets the car, or the shop owners get arrested.
They can file a mechanic's lein, which is for this situation, but they need to file it against the guy you hired, not your car (i.e. you.)
You should have lawyered up months ago.
They can file a mechanic's lein, which is for this situation, but they need to file it against the guy you hired, not your car (i.e. you.)
You should have lawyered up months ago.
June 27th, 2020, 09:09 AM
#62
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No engine, transmission, interior, "etc" the "etc" covers the many, what I refer to as "knick knacks" the hard to find, year specific parts. Chasing down these parts not only drain you financially but energy wise. Your at the tipping point, going ahead will (imo) probably cost you at least what you have in it, maybe more to get a running finished Turnpike Cruiser. Good luck.
June 27th, 2020, 11:17 AM
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Believe me or not. Car's in Massachusetts, he's in Oregon. I am in the "middle" of a similar project. Even though I know better, I bought a 1967 442 convertible project missing everything he is plus the hood. It's been a challenge. Who's going to dig through the boxes marked "knick knacks 1967" when there's over 2,000 miles between the car and the owner. Being a convertible makes it even more of a challenge. Even the cross member is convertible specific. He's in the middle of a major dilemma even if he could get the drivetrain, interior and the "knick knacks." Jmo.
June 27th, 2020, 12:11 PM
#66
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Believe me or not. Car's in Massachusetts, he's in Oregon. I am in the "middle" of a similar project. Even though I know better, I bought a 1967 442 convertible project missing everything he is plus the hood. It's been a challenge. Who's going to dig through the boxes marked "knick knacks 1967" when there's over 2,000 miles between the car and the owner. Being a convertible makes it even more of a challenge. Even the cross member is convertible specific. He's in the middle of a major dilemma even if he could get the drivetrain, interior and the "knick knacks." Jmo.
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