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Power Pack engine, automatic transmission, front bumper said. “My shop means everything to me. This has been my
guards, spinner hubcaps and even a tissue dispenser. baby – I fed it, nurtured it, raised it from infancy. I believe
Patrick put more than a little TLC into this restoration, and if I had stayed home and stayed on the couch and felt sorry
with good reason. It was the last car he and his wife Jill for myself, I would have passed a long time ago.”
purchased together, back in 2016. We’re pretty sure that when these two special ’57 Bel Airs
Although Patrick initially bought the car for the parts, he cross the Barrett-Jackson auction block and head to their new
decided to restore it instead. “I told my wife I could have homes, Patrick’s beloved wife Jill will be looking on with pride.
the car painted and put back together in 8 weeks. It’s a – Barbara Toombs
simple car to do,” he remembers. “Then we both got sick.” For up-to-date information on these vehicles,
visit Barrett-Jackson.com
Sadly, Jill found out she had breast cancer, and Patrick got
leukemia. “Everything fell apart,” Patrick said. “The week
of my bone marrow transplant in November 2018, I lost
her. I never got to say goodbye or anything. It was terrible.
Because I never got to say goodbye, I decided that this year,
once I was healthy enough to get back to work, I would
bring that car to Barrett-Jackson in honor of her.”
Patrick strongly believes that getting back to work played a
major factor in helping him heal – both from his illness and
from the tragedy of losing his wife. “The only thing I’ve ever
had in my life besides my wife and children is my shop,” he

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