The used car salesman in Indiana who had been determined to sell the 1975 Ford Escort once owned by Pope John Paul II this weekend at an auction in Las Vegas has put those plans on hold. Instead, as a court in Kane County, IL rules last week, the car will be returned to Illinois until ownership can be determined.
The Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette has the story, which includes a highly over-reactive and defensive quote from the son in this family fight. The son, Jim Rich, is quoted as saying, "The whole world thinks something bad about me when I’m totally innocent, and this is gonna take a million years to get repaired."
This is the kind of thing I would expect my eight-year-old to say. You can kind of imagine him sticking his thumb in his mouth right after he said it.
The funny thing is, I've felt all along that the news stories have played him as a pretty sympathetic character. He's been portrayed as a down-on-his-luck guy who has a chance at some big money, but his rich dad is coming down on him and trying to take that away. Reading between the lines, this is a sad story of a family relationship gone sour, and nobody is a winner when that happens.
Really, if anyone comes out looking bad in this whole mess so far, it's the auctioneer, Dean Kruse, who thumbed his nose at the Illinois court order until it became apparent it was going to get shoved down his throat.
There's another hearing on Friday in Illinois. Maybe they'll decide then who really owns this car.
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"The used car salesman in Indiana who had been determined to sell the 1975 Ford Escort once owned Pope John Paul II this weekend at an auction in Las Vegas has put those plans on hold." This guy owned Pope John Paul II? Maybe the car was owned by John Paul II, that would make more sense. :-)
HA! That's what I get for doing this pre-caffeinated.
Thanks!
LOL!! Yes, you must caffeinate whenever possible!!
Maybe you need a reminder sign posted in your office? Ha!
~Suz~
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