There's also a windshield with good glass, all manifolds, heat shield, 2 SU
carburettors, intake filters, smog pump and other things I have forgotten.
BUT nothing is guaranteed. Other people may get there first.
Daryl
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> From: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
> To: Tom Zuchowski <tzuchow@ibm.net>
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Midget in SoCalif junkyard
> Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 8:14 PM
>
> To Tom, and others who have suggested I might pull parts for them from
the
> 1973ish Midget in the Southern California junkyard I described in my
> "Strange Encounter" story . . .
>
> Unfortunately I have to be out of town this weekend, and I think the car
> will be crushed by the following weekend.
>
> I would suggest as follows: maybe someone on the List in the Orange
County
> California area, or Long Beach vicinity, would volunteer to go to
> Pick-your-part auto junkyard in Stanton. On Beach Blvd, just south of
Ball
> Rd. The car is in the import section, south of the main east-west
> "interior road" by about 5 cars. It's roughly due south of the cashier's
> stations.
>
> This is a list of parts (as of last Sunday): 1275 engine and head,
tranny,
> nice crossflow radiator, hood, doors, steering rack, most lamps, 4
rostyle
> wheels, rear axle, alternator, starter, distributor, front suspension,
> fenders, nice bumpers - no fuel tank, seats, and dashboard is pretty
hacked
> up
>
> If that person would identify himself to the List, and take orders, he
> could turn a public-spirited salvage operation into a profit.
>
> Admission is usually $1, but on Saturday everything is half price and
> admission is $5. On Saturday, could get the engine and transmission for
> less than $100. They have hoists.
>
> It's just fine to send me $20 for my referral services - per part of
> course. (You will find me outside the junkyard taking parts off your LBC
> while you are inside.)
>
> Daryl
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Tom Zuchowski <tzuchow@ibm.net>
> > To: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
> > Subject: Re: Strange Encounter
> > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 5:22 PM
> >
> > You might be just what I need! <grin>
> >
> > I have a Bugeye that is missing the door-stop straps and hardware. I
have
> > not been able to find a car locally and can't seem to find a parts
place
> > that has them, either. I would happily pay you $20 plus costs to get a
> set
> > of this stuff. Come to think of it, I could use the engine oil pipe
that
> > goes to the oil filter, too. Mine is pretty badly corroded and I worry
> > about it...
> >
> > If you're interested, please let me know! If not, and you have any
> > alternate suggestions, I am all ears (eyes)!
> >
> > Tom Zuchowski
> >
> > ----------
> > > From: Daryl May <mayfam@sprynet.com>
> > > To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> > > Subject: Strange Encounter
> > > Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 9:06 AM
> > >
> > > 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. Took my own parts
to
> > the
> > > counter and came out $10 ahead. The Midget is still there if anyone
> > needs
> > > it. But don't ask me to go get anything for you without a $20
> > pre-payment.
> > >
> > > Daryl
> > >
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