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Re: cars in / behind barns

To: "Martin Johnson" <MJohnson@cfworks.com>, <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: cars in / behind barns
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 11:02:58 -0700charset="iso-8859-1"
References: <71B3BEAEDE83D2119DA10004ACAE76411E0C2C@EXCHANGE>
Hey, I resemble this remark! I live in Tehachapi and have for 15 years.
Jon
lots of old cars

----- Original Message -----
From "Martin Johnson" <MJohnson at cfworks.com>
To: "'Charles Christ'" <cfchrist@earthlink.net>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:45 AM
Subject: RE: cars in / behind barns


> In a round about way, my Bugeye "Sprytly" was a result of my barnwatching.
> I had a ten-year sabatical from British cars.  I was into early-sixties
Ford
> musclecars during that time.  In my previous employment, I would have to
> drive from Lancaster, California to Bakersfield a couple of times a month.
> The most enjoyable way was to use the backroads, and go through Tehachapi.
> There are hardly any trees until Tehachapi, and it's mostly grassland.
> Very, VERY dry.  Plenty of snakes too.  There are lots of alfalfa and
onion
> farms out there.  Parked around the farmhouses were every manner of old
> American vehicle; trucks, cars, camp trailers (yes, vintage Airstreams),
> tractors...  More often the cars were four-doors, unfortunately.  I would
> park (descretely) by the roadside and use my binoculars to see what was
> there.  You should be careful in this area because people who live there
> don't want to be observed or bothered for various reasons.  I located a
rust
> free '64 Galaxie fastback with a big block in it.  Cash deal, I haul it
> away, bug-bomb it to kill all the black widows and brown recluses, get it
> running nice again, sell it, and I used the money to buy Sprytly.  One
day,
> that Galaxie might be worth more than my Sprite, but it doesn't matter to
> me- I'm back to British for good.  I've had my fill of big engines, poor
gas
> mileage, soft suspensions, etc.  If you are into that kind of iron and
live
> in the Los Angeles area, check it yourself.  You could make some money
> buying and selling that stuff, but be careful.
> Martin Johnson
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Christ [mailto:cfchrist@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 12:00 AM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: cars in / behind barns
>
>
> my bugeye came from behind a barn 26 years ago(with a small tree growing
up
> through the passenger side floor).  here in eastern pennsylvania there are
a
> lot of small farms and extremly sentimental/conservative people who have
> saved all types of vehicles in storage sheds, attached home type garages
and
> barns.  it is nothing to hear a story about an extremly neat old car being
> found within 50 miles of here.  unfortunatly a local giant in the poultry
> business has been buying up old farms as they become available for growing
> feed for the business and as the properties have been bought after a while
> they tear down the farm houses and all existing structures for reduced
> taxes(and in some cases liability).  now the operation posess so much land
> they are developing industrial parks and subdivisions where once stood
> beautiful country farms.   so the available "barns" are slowly going the
way
> of the do do bird around here(sad).  but in the small pennsylvania dutch
> towns in back alley garages that in some cases were carrige sheds
converted
> into automobile garages still are undiscovered gems dating back to rubber
> and gas shortages of world war two.  my neighbor comes across these from
> time to time and they(garages) are literal time capsules when opened!
> porcelan signs, gas pumps(globe type), tools etc. .   so believe me there
> are still a lot of undiscovered gems out there!  unfortunatly not all cool
> sports models from foregin countries but none the less, serious car
junkies
> with a sharp eye will still find a special gem from time to time out there
> so keep the faith baby and do not give up the search!!!!
>
> chuck
> they're out there!
>


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