West Coast Classic Cougar Is For Sale!
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- čas přidán 21. 05. 2024
- You read that right! WCCC is looking for the next captain of the ship, whether it be a new owner, or someone to be the General Manager to oversee the daily operations...the time has come for Don and Renee to venture out and live life to the fullest. Reach out if you're interested in this great opportunity!
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Just don’t go nowhere! We will need you in the future.
Love that you want to keep helping the community and stay as the face of the channel/shop. Hope you find the perfect match!
Thank you!!!
I heard this might be happening. Good luck, Don. We all love WCCC.
Good luck Don. Enjoy retirement be it semi or total.
Don, you and your folks have been such a huge help to me in the restoration of my XR7-G. You videos were an amazing help. I understand what your goal is and I wish all the luck in the world. The Cougar world needs what you do!!!
Good for you Don! Focus on what you love and enjoy the Cougar passion. Make sure the business goes to great hands.
I love your store Don and everything you have done for the Cougar community. I just can't thank you enough. From all of the hard to find, quality products, to the priceless information I got from your videos, you made it so much easier to restore my car. You even called me when I ordered all of the chrome parts for my car!!!. Who does that? I really hope you stay a part of the store after selling it. Thanks Don.
Crossing my fingers the new owner will tolerate my unconventional ways. Putting the 💩 emoji on new product releases is not everyone’s idea of a good business model
Thanks Don for taking the high ground and continuing the WCCC legacy.
I wish you the best Don! I`m sure there's a perfect buyer and or general manager out there, but I hope you are able to continue the videos. I don't own a Cougar but I enjoy your videos as 60s ford person, thanks for sharing some of your knowledge with us!
Glad you are taking it to the appropriate level, and keeping it in the cougar family Don. This family style business has kept me coming back for years. Its already being passed down to my son with his cougar! Well deserved time of transition sir!
Thank you! The support from my customer base has been very encouraging
Glad you are still going to be involved a bit, I get scared when a great business get sold then it gets driven into the ground. Hope that you find a great new owner
Interesting, good for you and us sounds like. Enjoyed all you're video's. I would have never done my own re-roof with watching you do it first. Hope you get to enjoy some extra free time soon. Oh and i have a few boxes of parts too. ttyl Thank you
Good luck Don! I'd love the idea of getting more of your knowledge recorded in videos to share with those of us who still have so much to learn about our Cats!
"Not going anywhere!" Thank you... had me worried for a minute.
i hope you find the right people so you can have the fredom you seek!!😁
I sure hope you find that person/persons that have the passion about Cougars that you do! Even though I’m a Mustang guy, you and your operation have supported me for years. You deserve to be able to hand off the leadership while still being involved- good luck, Don!
It always humbles me when you mustang guys choose to buy your parts from the Cougar guy, considering there are dozens of other choices and most of them are closer to you! Thank you for your kindness
Good luck Don in your semi retirement
You are the reason I want a classic Cougar! Please continue with the Videos!
Recently, when I started bringing my '70 Mach 1 back from being abandoned, I started ordering from you guys because of your videos and your obvious knowledge and experience. That your pricing was competitive just made it all the easier. Wherever you go, whatever you do, whoever takes over, etc., I'll hope I'll be able continue to rely on the confidence you instilled in me that I was buying the right stuff from the right people. Good luck and happy travels!
Good luck with your plans! Just make sure that you sell it to someone who knows what they’re doing. I worked for a major Mustang parts retailer who was bought by a “corporate” genius who ultimately ran a 30+ year successful business into bankruptcy in less than 4 years. All this was pre-COVID too.
Ouch….
We are all getting older. It is good that you can financially make the decision to sell the business. The timing is good as Cougars and their parts are now worth more money. I hope the transition goes well and that the company stays intact as I would sorely miss the ability to buy from your business. I have learned much from your videos and website too!
Aptly said! I have turned down 2 offers as I need more than the right number to let my baby go.
Wish you the best and hope it works out the way you like. Always found a lot of hard to find parts for my mustang come from you as they often fit both platforms. The videos have also been super helpful
You are the best man!!
Good luck Don. It would be fun to see you at events more often.
When you do cars 50 hrs. a week it makes it hard to put in another 20 on the weekends for sure.
I really enjoy when you upload videos so I look forward to more of them.
And once I start my new role here at West Coast Classic Cougar I should be able to pump out a couple of hundred in no time
Excellent call looking for a Cougar expert buyer.
Man we love you if it was not for West coast I would have had nightmares but I understand you got to do what you got to do but if you sell it please sale to person with passion thank you
Holding out for the right guy!
Hope it stays in Oregon
The fact that Oregon has no sales tax and is a very popular vacation destination makes it the perfect place for this kind of business. Everyone knows the best parts come from the "West Coast". Pack up the Suburban, hook up the trailer, bring your cores and take the family to the great NW for your next vacation.
@@donrush5690 Thank you Don. I had a 68 xr7 back in day. I would like to get another one. My daily is a 97 30th anniversary edition . I live near Oregon city .
It's your life, feel free to do what you want with it, even retire.
If I had the money I'd be looking to buy this and start "Mercury Mike's" all things classic Mercury starting with WCCC and adding something like ECCC 'East Coast Classic Cyclones'
The Mustang community is a huge part of our customer base and they have been begging us for years to include Mustang parts. Not a bad idea considering the tough business to build is the Cougar business, Mustang would be an easy add.
I would not recommend selling. I am a plant manager of a company that is Fourth generation. Two brothers in their 70's both retired and they have good GM's to run things. Not many have the vision you have. I've known you for about 30 years. Not done much business, but still remember you telling me not to sell that set of NOS wheelwell moldings. You are right your website is a treasure of information. Having been focused on 67-68 Cougars for the last 40 years I now have a basket case 70 Convertible 1 of 1 car and is amazing how much is different. Your site has been invaluable in sorting out the details. Just need to find one of us Cougar nuts who you mesh with and can run the day to day. You built something really special and there would be a lot less repro parts if it wasn't for you. Keep it, just find the person to handle the day to day and report to you. Down the road maybe one of your kids may want to get involved. If there is anything to pass down to your kids a business like that set up where you have people to run it I'd say be pretty cool. Best Regards, Steve
A lot of truth in what you say and those points have been discussed in depth around our kitchen table. We should chat sometime!
That would be great if you can be freed up to do the fun stuff. That’s living the dream! I wish I knew a baby boomer who’d will me a Cougar.😅
This really has been the dream career. When you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.
Hopefully it doesn't go the way of Dearborn Classics. Bought out by a big corporation and moved out of state.
I am curious about inventory. Not parts, complete cars. Fixers OK. Prefer '67s
Rarely do we get a good fixer, mostly parts cars. Have you subscribed to our newsletter?
Don't sell the business. Find a good manager who you can trust to run it for you.
Dont sell please! Find a manager you can trust and then treat it as a hobby. Hell after a while of retirement and you may want to spend more time in it again. Thats a big decision.
Open to all possibilities!
Dont go
Hoping the new owner keeps me on...
I reached out to this gentleman and spent the time to write him a heartfelt letter and never got a response. Not too genuine and would caution those looking to buy in because this would in essence be a marriage so to speak and you don’t want to get stuck in a mess
Still stalking me after all this time I see! LOL!
@@donrush5690 not stalking at all you came up on my feed and my comment based upon real experience is factual
You bought up most of the Cougars on the Westcoast and now charge excessive prices. I surely don't feel for you.
I saved those cars from the crusher. I do not price the parts. The free market determines that.