Daryl May wrote:
>
> Just a story, will leave others to comment.
>
> There I am down at Pick-your-Part auto junkyard in Stanton, California. I
> go there regularly, and about every 10 visits will find a Spridget, usually
> heavily picked over.
>
> This weekend, paydirt! A nice 1972-73 Midget but there's a gentlemen there
> before me. He surveys the Midget, then disappears. I go about my business
> of removing the things I need. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I TAKE IS A BEAUTIFUL
> HARDTOP, which they'll sell for $42! Now, I have no use for the hardtop,
> being as I have a Bugeye, but numerous friends can use it. And I know it's
> worth $150 at least.
>
> Just when I've removed the hardtop and got it on to my cart, the gentlemen
> returns. He had gone home to get his truck so HE could buy the hardtop. I
> explain that I'm sorry, but if he had only said earlier, I would have left
> it for him. Now, it's mine!
>
> Then I relented, had him pay me $20 inside the "store" for my work and lost
> dreams, and he departed happily to the checkout.
>
> Strangest $20 I ever made, Strangest encounter.
I would have told him "first come - first serve" Or sold him the hard
top for $150!
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Frank Clarici Toms River, NJ
Too many LBCs
3 Sprites, an Austin A40, and an Austin Mini all on the road.
1 Jaguar XJ6 family car, 1 Racer Midget project , & 2 Parts Spridgets
Check out my home page at http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut
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