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Old 01-11-2022, 04:21 AM   #1
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What models will be desirable some 80 or 90 years in the future? Probably anything that requires constant driver attention and is powered by an ICE. That is if gasoline is even available 90 years out.
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Possibly MEDICINE BOW MOTORS in Missoula, MT 70's-80's ?
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Might be Antique Auto Rosemead Ca. junkyard in late 60’s.
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Looks like the more desirable ones were stacked on top out of harms way
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What a waste of good wagons.
Traded horses for horsepower.
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As V8COOPMAN said in Post 2, things have not changed. Desirable XF Falcon Ute in Australian Scrap Yard. Hope someone saves it before it is crushed.
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3ARDUN2 if you're talking about Gene Scotts' place in Rosemead, the yard was really out in Irwindale and that ain't it anyway.
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i think thats my 3w dead center in the picture
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More scrapped vehicles in the forties. A 1937 Ford Tudor Sedan on the right, plus a Packard.
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Something else to consider is that cars became obsolete much sooner in those days. I became quite aware of cars around 1960 at age 8 or so. I don't think I ever saw a model A or anything resembling one driving on the road except maybe a parade. Woulda been a 30 year old car. I still see plenty of cars and trucks from early 90's on the road every day. I understand road salt kills them early in many parts of the country, but they are fully 'modern' and useable.
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I guess on the positive side it makes the survivors worth more. The one that always catches my eye is this scene in "The Dead Cars Place" on YT where a forkift drives it's forks through the windows of a good looking 53 Merc, much like mine. Man, I need that drivers door glass!
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I know grown old guys aren't supposed to cry but all those "primo" coupe bodies pretty near bring me to tears ! BTW, where in the Hell are all the old stock cars that I watched in the "50's" hiding now ? There have to be some a guy could restore ?
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1953 Mercury Sedan being picked up by a Forklift - RalphG
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Junkyard in the Sixties. Look at all those great cars being scrapped.
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Something else to consider is that cars became obsolete much sooner in those days. I became quite aware of cars around 1960 at age 8 or so. I don't think I ever saw a model A or anything resembling one driving on the road except maybe a parade. Woulda been a 30 year old car. I still see plenty of cars and trucks from early 90's on the road every day. I understand road salt kills them early in many parts of the country, but they are fully 'modern' and useable.
I agree . I remember my father telling me that in the 50's some cars had their first valve grind at 10000 miles and rebuilds were not uncommon at 30000 miles ! Not sure if it was quality of manufacture , inferior technology, Poorer quality ie dusty roads, Poorer quality oils and fuel or a combination of all of these factors.
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When I was 8 or 9 I use to go to the Junk Yard on Saturday when the crew at the Junk Yard was not working. I would sneak in the back of the Junk Yard to see what goodies I could find. I would look under the seats, pull the rear seats and sometimes I would fine money, a dime or nickel and pennies. Once I found a small tin box with 4 dollars in it. But the big price was a gun. It was a 32 loaded in a oily rag under the seat. I still have it. I kept it hid for several years. Sometimes I would fine some small tools. Then one day I seen a man in one of the cars. He had turn black being dead for a long time. After that I was afraid to go out there junkin we called it. Hobo's we called them back in the old days. The railroad went pass the yard and that where the Hobo's came from.
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Then one day I seen a man in one of the cars. He had turn black being dead for a long time.

Hmmm ....Do ya reckon that he's still there in that car? I mean ....did ya call the authorities, or did ya just run-off and leave him for dead? DD
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I went up to the office and told them and I showed them where he was. They said they find them like that before. Then they chewed my butt out, and said I should let them know when I was in there. I also found a Bull's Eye Pocket Watch and it did not work. I took it to the Watch shop and he oiled it and it started to work. miss those days. I don't remember any 32 Fords back them.
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I had an especially happy childhood, as I could get off the school bus at the town dump to do some shopping on the way home. They burned it once a week or so, so you had to keep up on what was in stock. Kids today are really missin out on the good life
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1934 Ford Phaeton in a local Wrecking yard in the Seventies.
This body was actually saved and exported to the USA.
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Coopman where did you pull that photo from? That is in New Zealand going by the number (license) plates on those cars.

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As V8COOPMAN said in Post 2, things have not changed. Desirable XF Falcon Ute in Australian Scrap Yard. Hope someone saves it before it is crushed.
XA Falcons have gone through the roof in NZ. People are asking 40 to 70 thousand dollars for ridgy didgy sedans, that is just bog standard saloons from 200 six, 250 six to v8 Fairmonts. Wish I still had my Aussie assembled copper bronze, vinyl roof bench seat, column auto, non power steering, 302C Falcon 500...who would have thought.
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When I was 8 or 9 I use to go to the Junk Yard on Saturday when the crew at the Junk Yard was not working. I would sneak in the back of the Junk Yard to see what goodies I could find. I would look under the seats, pull the rear seats and sometimes I would fine money, a dime or nickel and pennies. Once I found a small tin box with 4 dollars in it. But the big price was a gun. It was a 32 loaded in a oily rag under the seat. I still have it. I kept it hid for several years. Sometimes I would fine some small tools. Then one day I seen a man in one of the cars. He had turn black being dead for a long time. After that I was afraid to go out there junkin we called it. Hobo's we called them back in the old days. The railroad went pass the yard and that where the Hobo's came from.
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Th dead dude might have been a mob hit about to be "cubed".....you could have been a witness.

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I could see that Falcon Ute in my fleet.
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Coopman where did you pull that photo from? That is in New Zealand going by the number (license) plates on those cars.

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The hills in the background looked familiar to me. I did some digging and that car wrecker is about 14km north of where I live. Coincidental you should post that pic.

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USA Wrecking Yard in the Sixties. Notice the 1935 Ford Cabriolet next to a 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe in the centre of the picture.
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USA Wrecking Yard in the Sixties. Notice the 1935 Ford Cabriolet next to a 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe in the centre of the picture.

'Notice'? I couldn't take my eyes off of them! Very handsome vehicles, both of them>
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Every one of them on the pile or turned into clown cars make mine a bit more rare.
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GB, did you miss that '48 Chrysler woodie convert in the Front Center
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So whats new ? The hot rodders are still buggering up nice old original / restored 30s cars just to get the steel bodies for their bloody hot rods. Too much money and not enough brains. JMO. Regards, Kevin.
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Watching mecum kissimmee auction. Restomods outpaced originals. Always will. It's a mind set. I want a "classic car", but it can't be like it was, I want it to be modern like my new car. Not to often you see a 32 with fenders.
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What could be more out of date than a ten year old "Resto-Mod"?

The sellers know this, the buyers, obviously not.
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They are only original once...DW's Grandma's first new car.
We've been the custodians since 1976.


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Hey Bob - I see you take pictures at the same place I do - Hamburg Town Beach. Love your car! Maybe we will see you around town some time.
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We live in Hoover Beach.
That photo was taken early on a Spring morning about 6 yrs ago.
I look over and saw a line of cars parading down Rt5, 5min later a couple in an E Jag rolled up.
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I did see it but not closely enough to see the wood body. Guessing that's a 'town and country'. Good eyeballs there Lanny!
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Chrysler Town & Country in Scrap Yard. For those of you who missed it, this is the best that I can do with that junked Town & Country.
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Close up shot of the three junked Fords, 1935 Cabriolet, 1940 Deluxe Coupe and 1947/48 Sedan Coupe in Scrap Yard.
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There's a '50 Bel Aire hardtop and a Hudson coupe in the picture too. Maybe the Hudson is a Hornet with "Twin-H" power"!

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I have been to Gene Scott's yard in Irwindale, Ca when I was a kid looking for '30 A cabriolet parts before I even bought my cabriolet, and bought some parts there too.
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Sorry for puttin soo many in the scrap yard ,but when I got thru with them they were just that scrap. Yeah sure wish that I still had a few. Just lucky to be here tho.
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Stacks on - Australian used car Junk Pile. I can spot a 39, 50, 53 & 54 Fords plus British Ford Consuls and a Ford Prefect. A few Holdens thrown in for good measure.
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I like the sexy little sedan on top, what is it?
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Notice the 41 Ford in this pile of scrapped cars.
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Is that the '41 Ford 4 dr. on the second floor, facing the crane ?

Looks like a '41 Ford back to back with the one facing the crane.
This one has a grill guard.




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I wonder how much bandwidth this thread used up....lol
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Closer shot showing the 1941 Ford with Accessory Grille Guard
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Trev, I think the 4 dr. on the second floor, facing the crane is a '41 too.




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Lanny, I think the car that you are referring to is a Chrysler Product. The car above is a Kaiser/Frazer and a Packard on top of that one.
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Trev, looking at it more, i think you are correct.
But at least I'll get dinner out of it, Eating Crow. Pass the Salt
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What could be more out of date than a ten year old "Resto-Mod"?

The sellers know this, the buyers, obviously not.

Never really thought about it that way. That's probably true for about 90% of them. Geez it only has an LS1 in it. How lame...

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Generation Y will be asking if the 'resto motor' is a GE or a Dayton......
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GB if I was going to drop in a sbc in my car I would look for a 265 block to have at least some period correctness. or a stovebolt 6.



BUT Whatever gets you going and goes, I guess. Better to be weird, then the same old thing. Simon says a Big difference.




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So, how would you tell the difference between a '56 265 & a '57 283...outwardly? DD
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Hypothetically I would see if you cared.
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Then I would make my decisions based on that.

Hey....I actually have a big spot in my heart for those old & nostalgic hot rod Chevys. Was just curious why you'd pick a 265 over an early 283. The real trick piece would be a '55 265, which is easily distinguishable from a '56 or '57 265.

Now, do you actually have a way to visually differentiate between a '56 265 block and a '57 283 block? What is difference between '57 283 block & '58 283 block? Fun stuff, huh? DD
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Being that I have a couple of good running flatheads. I guess I haven't made the effort to make the the difference beyond what I might do regarding sbc. Hypothetically I might just through a tesla motor in and wait ten yrs.


but its probably a few google searches away. It's not a secret.
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There is probably a whole other forum I could join and know a ton of it in 2 weeks.


My original statement was based on "resto-mods". Follow along. And how I'm not necessarily a fan. But if you are ((gb putting a diesel in (dig gb)) be weird.

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USA Wrecking Yard in the Sixties. Notice the 1935 Ford Cabriolet next to a 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe in the centre of the picture.

Hmm. Does anyone think this might be a very nicely done diorama?

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Hmm. Does anyone think this might be a very nicely done diorama?

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If it is, it's the best one I've ever seen. Usually, they're pretty obvious. The one thing that even leads me to consider it is the desirable mix of cars. Upon closer look, there is a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, a VW convertible, a Metropolitan, a '59 Pontiac convertible and others. Just about every car in the picture is desirable.
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If it is, it's the best one I've ever seen. Usually, they're pretty obvious. The one thing that even leads me to consider it is the desirable mix of cars. Upon closer look, there is a Cadillac Coupe De Ville, a VW convertible, a Metropolitan, a '59 Pontiac convertible and others. Just about every car in the picture is desirable.
I think I see a tri-five T-Bird and possibly an early Vette on the top edge as well.
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Here is a yard that didn't waste the product.
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I think I see a tri-five T-Bird and possibly an early Vette on the top edge as well.
I see 'em now, too. But notice; they are outside the fence.
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You might be on to something, Mart. That COE/box truck on the left, next to the '59 Buick sure is rather small compared to the cars around it. In fact, the old school bus behind the box truck seems too small, also. And that fencing material at the box truck and at the wrecker looks like that expanded aluminum that you see with filters, and that it looks like it has been cut at the top with scissors. DD
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Try clicking on this link BELOW! Make sure to click on the pictures link lower down within that site. DD


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Check out this pile with mainly 50's and 60's cars.
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Texas Car Collection Crushed! 1930s to 1970s vintage cars & trucks scrapped! Ford, Lincoln, Chevrolet, Buick, Packard etc

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These are some my friend Bob Sweet had. Probably some of you remember Bob he lived in Dayton, Ohio and dealt in a lot of NOS Ford parts. Last I talked to him he was in Kingman, AZ. He said the nice coupe in photo one was Olds powered. The 32 was really a rusty car. The last one although not Ford was Olds powered also. Really an interesting guy! Haven't talked to him in a while hope he is still doing ok into his 90's!
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That 1934 Ford Coupe looks Mint? What a shame.
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I like the 5-window with the roll bar on the outside.

If more guys had built them that way, there'd be a lot more left!
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I’ve been at this since age 14; now almost 75!
I used to spend Sunday’s walking the boneyards. I remember
Many 40-50’s cars being cannibalizes. It included many Tri-5 chevys including convertibles in the yard. Lots of 50-54 chevys. Many 283&327 engines as well as mopar hemi. They were pulled and kept inside.
I also remember unfriendly goats and more unfriendly copperheads that you had to watch out for!
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About 30 years ago, there was a salvage yard on my way home from work. I'd stop occasionally to see if anything interesting had shown up. One time, he was busy burying a bunch of engines including a couple of dozen early hemis. Since I had one in my vintage dirt car, I asked if I could salvage some parts. I was mainly looing for the Bakelite spark plug insulators and the aluminum spark plug tubes.

He said "Nope, I'm almost done".

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Same thing but these 4,000 beauties never hit the road. What happens when you overturn a 656' RORO ship in St Simons Sound , Georgia 2019. Somebody's Arse is in a sling. Nobody killed! Cut the ship into sections using a huge chain and barged to Louisiana.
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What was the name of the ship? I'd like to look up the incedent. I am curious about the huge chain.
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1955 Chevrolet blocks do not have oil filters. You could get an oil filter as a bolt-on accessory.
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That was the "MV Golden Ray" off the coast of Georgia. This link BELOW should get you going! Coop


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Follow this Google Street link.

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This is Horopito Motors just out of Ohakune, NZ, still in full operation and is my Go-To parts place for my '31 Chev and '37 Ford V8. They have a second hand inventory that has to be seen to be appreciated.
Started by the current owner's father back in the '30s.
Street view only shows a small amount of the cars that are parked there.
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Well, that looks like a fun place ! Reminds me of an old yard in SoDak I used to go where they had sheep in the yard with the cars. It looked like a bunch of cars sitting on a golf coarse !
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Well thanks guys. What a huge operation! And what an insurance claim! My dad was a marine insurance broker. He dealt mostly ships and cargos heading up to Alaska. He had some disaster tales to share at the dinner table now and then, but nothing like this.
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Old 04-09-2022, 04:59 AM   #99
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Might be Antique Auto Rosemead Ca. junkyard in late 60’s.
that place was great. i still live in rosemead but i can remember going to a plywood store with my dad and telling him i'm going next door to look at all the cars that were parked in front. i've been hooked ever since. still alot of stuff in the back, but not like the 60's and 70's. ford obsolete.
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Hmm. Does anyone think this might be a very nicely done diorama?

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here's one that fooled me for a while. . . .
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So, how would you tell the difference between a '56 265 & a '57 283...outwardly? DD
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The exhaust manifolds, and distributors, are different, between 265 and 283.
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Hey....I actually have a big spot in my heart for those old & nostalgic hot rod Chevys. Was just curious why you'd pick a 265 over an early 283. The real trick piece would be a '55 265, which is easily distinguishable from a '56 or '57 265.

Now, do you actually have a way to visually differentiate between a '56 265 block and a '57 283 block? What is difference between '57 283 block & '58 283 block? Fun stuff, huh? DD
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The 58 block was the first year for side motor mounts.
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Did not the early engines (265's) have side mounts built into the bell housing? I helped my brother put a 283 in his '55 pickup and that's the way the rear of the motor was mounted. No rear trans mount either. The transmission was just cantilevered off of the motor/bell housing arrangement.
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Did not the early engines (265's) have side mounts built into the bell housing? I helped my brother put a 283 in his '55 pickup and that's the way the rear of the motor was mounted. No rear trans mount either. The transmission was just cantilevered off of the motor/bell housing arrangement.

Correct...side mounts on bellhousing for REAR support. BELOW, 1955 265 with NO side mount holes cast in block, & NO oil filter. Coop


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I hauled many of them to the crusher. It's called making a living
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A few years ago I was bidding on a local auction with tons of ford stuff, T thru about 1960. watching the bids end, I saw that the same bidder number got a lot of stuff. I mean really, a lot. No ford guys need parts? So, on pickup day I wanted to buy a couple items from the piles he bought so I figured out who he was. I made the deal, got a good price, found out he was just a scrapper, so I asked if I could visit his home to see the stash. Nothing goes home he said, we load here and drive straight to the scrap yard. I said you could make more money selling parts than scrap, his reply...gotta buy diapers, man
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A few years ago I was bidding on a local auction with tons of ford stuff, T thru about 1960. watching the bids end, I saw that the same bidder number got a lot of stuff. I mean really, a lot. No ford guys need parts? So, on pickup day I wanted to buy a couple items from the piles he bought so I figured out who he was. I made the deal, got a good price, found out he was just a scrapper, so I asked if I could visit his home to see the stash. Nothing goes home he said, we load here and drive straight to the scrap yard. I said you could make more money selling parts than scrap, his reply...gotta buy diapers, man
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