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Some of those old school junkyard proprietors were real characters, and I suspect they got into the auto salvage business because they didn't have to deal with many people, and the ones they did deal with were on their own terms.
In 1968, Dad bought a '41 60 Special and ran outta gas on it near the end of disassembly. There were a lot of reasons for that, but that's another story. Anyway, he was working at the Army base 25 miles from the house and he'd pass a couple of good old salvage yards. One had a couple of Cads in it, but the guy was unwilling to part with much of it. We went down there one Saturday when I was about 11 or 12, and I remember seeing a pile of model A differentials just sitting there. Literally, a pile of them. Dad always said that the old guy was "in love with his junk." Hard to find a good salvage yard any more.
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Re: Special thanks to HH56, OwenDyneto, and Tim Cole
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Thank you for posting the nice thought. Such a departure from much internet palaver and one-upsmanship.
Speaking of which, Mister OP, you don't do so badly yourself there in the Help Dept.
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Running and driving 1948 Super ragtop for sale for $12.5K LOts of pictures and the text of the ad feels kinda honest.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/304549013989?hash=item46e88929e5:g:IMYAAOSwVGZibG2C
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The Packard National show this weekend. Well, it may be going on already, but it won't amount to much until Wat arrives.
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That's just weird.
Posted on: 2022/7/5 19:57
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Inquiring minds want to know: how goes the break-in???
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Decent seeming car for the money. More pictures would help, as would being 2000 miles further east.
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In your case? Probably. ;) Are you going to the car show?
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Took Fred for a ride tonight.
Things Wat was supposed to do to help research and has failed to do: remove a 6/small 8 gas tank for measurement. Just didn't have time last trip what with all the other crap we did. Take out the small 8 transmission for Research and Development. Stinging bugs had infested that car, and they came to a cruel end, but nothing further happened. We're going to the national show on Friday and coming home Saturday night. No sense in dragging it out. And Fred is staying home.
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1950 Deluxe, slushbox, looks pretty nice. Under $8K. Link only, click link for pix, of which there could be more.
https://www.facebook.com/commerce/listing/1302342076963204/?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment
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