Theft by deception?
 

An article in today's Daily Sun in section E Wheels tells the story of Mr. Ramsey and his collection of Hudson Hornets. What bothers me is the story of how Mr. Ramsey got his first Hudson. " a man wanted Ramsey to look at (the car) and figure out what was wrong. If the car's engine valves were blown, the man planned to sell it. If it was something less serious, he wanted to keep the car. "The gaskets were blown," Ramsey said. "I told him the valves blew up. He sold it for junk" "

Now I think having blown gaskets is not the same as blown valves, and if I am correct, car guys help me here, Mr. Ramsey lied to the car owner and essentially obtained that car by his deception at below value. And he tells a reporter the story with pride? Please tell me I am misunderstanding the story.

"Caveat Emptor" is a two way street.

Your right, blown head gaskets are much easier to repair then valve replacement. He did get that car by a level of deception.

There is really only one thing you have of real high value that only you can give up. That's your integrity. Selling it for a used Hudson is a bad bargain.

He said the valve "gaskets were blown"...Valves don't have actual gaskets. They have valve seals which act as a type of gasket. If the gentleman's car had bad valve cover gaskets, that would have been a relatively minor repair...replacing valve seals quite a bit more complex and time consuming. Quite possibly the man who bought the car was honest with the seller.

Yep. Just another reason we G's like ya!

It would be interesting to hear the story directly from Mr. Ramsey. Sometimes, details can get left out or distorted when put in written form.

But yes, if the "real deal" story is as noted in the article, I'd think the fellow would have a difficult time sleeping at night........

Bill :)