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  • February FOTM Winner

    The Winner is ....................................... JIM (FB71) with his car "Uncle Fester"

    Congratulations!!

    His submission:

    Originally posted by FB71
    The Long Way Home OR The Ballad Of Uncle Fester


    Okey Dokey, here’s the story of Uncle Fester. Before UF, I did have a ’94 Aspire (Stimpy) that I had bought new and drove for three years, before I foolishly sold him. Later, I had bought a spotless silver ’88 LX, which I drove for three days before it was totaled. After that, I had a number of Thunderbirds and Mustangs, but always missed having a Festiva.

    By this time, I was a Service Training Instructor for Ford Motor Company, working out of the Philadelphia Training Center, and living in Maryland. I was contemplating looking for another Festy for the fuel economy. This was the fall of 2004. I had seen one sitting for quite some time by my house, but it was gone by the time I decided I wanted another. Well, one day during break from class, I happened to mention to Terry, a friend of mine attending training, that I wouldn’t mind finding another Festiva. His response was, “you want a what?” I repeated that I wanted a Festiva. He told me to hold on, pulled out his cell phone, made a brief call, then hung up. He looked at me and said, “my sister-in-law has one. If you want it, pick it up by Sunday.” I asked how much she wanted for it, and he said “if you want it, go get it. It’s going to the scrap yard on Sunday if you don’t.” Well, that’s all the motivation I needed! Luckily, it was only about five miles from my dad’s shop. So me and the old man tossed a rope in his van and went down the road. When I saw it, I mentioned how much it looked like the one that had been down the street from for years, just sitting under an oak tree. Terry’s sister-in-law exclaimed that this was the car! She had just moved here, and didn’t have room to keep it! The poor thing had no brakes, the battery was dead, and it was covered with green and brown moss and tree funk. So we drug the little guy back to dad’s shop, where I resurrected him. The car’s dirty, worn white paint and mildew smell instantly brought to mind the character of Uncle Fester from the Addam’s Family, hence his name.

    Well, Uncle Fester and I had many great adventures in the years to follow. One of the best was the first OhioStiva. Four years of sitting dormant, on top of obvious neglect by the previous owner, left Uncle Fester smoking like a freight train. The sunsequent cloud of smoke that followed Uncle Fester around made for very interesting conversation in the parking lot of Summit. We went to a nearby Wendy’s for lunch that time, and no one would follow me within a dozen car lengths! Uncle Fester proved his mettle many times after that, too. He’s hauled 1200lbs of top soil and mulch, and towed another Festiva on a dolly. He more than earned the engine rebuild he received shortly afterwards.

    By early 2007, I had gone to teach at the Community College of Baltimore County, and was preparing to sell my house in Elkton (Delaware border) to move closer to Baltimore. My collection of old Fords had grown by one ’69 Falcon SportsCoupe, added to my ’64 ½ Mustang, as well as my 2004 Mustang coupe. Thinking I would no longer need Uncle Fester, I sold him to ‘MechanicalDJ’ here on ff.com. In July of ’07, my ’04 Mustang was totaled by a careless driver. I looked, in vain, for another newer vehicle to drive daily. Additionally, I couldn’t dismiss my longing for another Festiva. About that time, ‘qaking’ from ff.com offered me his ’90 L Plus, which I accepted. But that empty space left by Uncle Fester just wasn’t filled.

    In the fall, ‘MechanicalDJ’ advertised here that the ubiquitous Uncle Fester was for sale, as he could not keep him any longer, due to space constraints. Mech resold Uncle Fester to me for what he had paid months before, $200. He now sits in a locked paddock at work, awaiting new tags, which he will receive shortly.

    Uncle Fester is home again.

    Submitted by Jim DeAngelis, ‘FB71’





    OhioStiva 1


    1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
    1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
    2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

    1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

    If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

  • #2
    Great job and congrats !!!
    money pit

    No spitters were I work, you swallow it all. The Company feels if you already have it in your mouth why waste it.

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    • #3
      THANK YOU!!!! My first FOTM win! (my first entry, too!)
      Jim DeAngelis

      kittens give Morbo gas!!



      Bright Blue 93 GL (1.6 8v, 5spd) (Hula-Baloo)
      Performance Red 94 Aspire SE (Stimpson)

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      • #4
        Originally posted by FB71
        THANK YOU!!!! My first FOTM win! (my first entry, too!)
        you got a great story with Uncle Fester and deserved the win!!!

        1988 323 Station Wagon - KLG4 swapped
        1988 323 GT - B6T Powered
        2008 Ford Escape - Rollover Survivor

        1990 Festiva - First Ever Completed KLZE swap (SOLD)

        If no one from the future stops you from doing it, how bad of a decision can it really be?

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        • #5
          Congrats Jim !!!

          BPT, G5M-R, BP26 Exintake swap + Fidanza cam gear, NSRT4 FMIC + 2.5" piping, HKS SSQV BOV, Exedy clutch, 3" downpipe + 2" all the way back, Aspire brake swap, KYB GR-2 & FMS coil spring , FMS EURO body kit + Carbon fiber hood, Falcon RTX 15X6½ + Toyo proxes T1R 195/45R15

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          • #6
            Congrats Jim!!!!

            Dumb thieves go to prison, smart ones go to work for the Government.

            1988 L - 232K miles Batstiva
            1989 L - 247K miles Slick
            1990 L - 281K miles Orphan Annie
            Let the hoarding begin!! :mrgreen:

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            • #7
              ^^^ ditto
              Ian
              Calgary AB, Canada
              93 L B6T: June 2016 FOTM
              59 Austin Healey "Bugeye" Sprite

              "It's infinitely better to fail with courage than to sit idle with fear...." Chip Gaines (pg 167 of Capital Gaines, Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff)

              Link to the "Road Trip Starting Points" page of my Econobox Café blog

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              • #8
                Nice Job....jealous...still anice car.
                Joe Lutz

                The SKATE ..... 1992L 5spd
                The Greatest Purchase I Ever Made

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                • #9
                  Congrats Jim !!
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                  The Trigger - Midwest Festiva Inc., Illinois Chapter
                  Smart Passion white with H-D interior
                  HD2500 Duramax Chevy
                  Harley Davidson Ultra classic ..I am in love !!
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                  Diamond white Deville 27,000 mile cream puff
                  Z28 LS1 power 500 +
                  90 Festy L daily driver wants to be modded, OK
                  It is being modded , a little at a time http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2214953


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                  • #10
                    CONGRATS JIMBO!! I spot an egg on the end of the line of festy's
                    Redlands, CA
                    1995 Ford Aspire [Red]

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                    • #11
                      Congrats! nice festy.
                      no more festy but im lookin
                      87 AE86 GTS 13b swap
                      92 Escort GT

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by cyrus
                        CONGRATS JIMBO!! I spot an egg on the end of the line of festy's
                        yes you do! and IIRC it was a real SE!

                        and thanks everyone!
                        Jim DeAngelis

                        kittens give Morbo gas!!



                        Bright Blue 93 GL (1.6 8v, 5spd) (Hula-Baloo)
                        Performance Red 94 Aspire SE (Stimpson)

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                        • #13
                          O_O an SE? Those are so hard to find here...
                          Redlands, CA
                          1995 Ford Aspire [Red]

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                          • #14
                            they're hard to find everywhere!!!
                            Jim DeAngelis

                            kittens give Morbo gas!!



                            Bright Blue 93 GL (1.6 8v, 5spd) (Hula-Baloo)
                            Performance Red 94 Aspire SE (Stimpson)

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                            • #15
                              lol. True. I hope to make mine better than an SE though...
                              Redlands, CA
                              1995 Ford Aspire [Red]

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