A FEW PICS OF MY ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES! Enjoy!

Today at my step-dad's place, I scored an old Filter Queen vacuum cleaner from the 60s or 70s. I now hear that the accesrories are STILL in the box somewhere in his "junk room". It is sitting in the basement for now until I can really get a good look at it. Also, A sale in my neighborhood today had an RC airplane (gas powered trainer). It had the engine and all servos, the controller, flight box, and some other thing for only $100. If they still have it tomorrow, I might pick it up, I'm border line. If I do buy it, I'll have to test it first.

Oh, and now for more stories of the past. I also do junkyards, though I haven't had the chance in almost a year!!! But last August, I scored a junkyard FULL OF CLASSIC CARS! PONTIAC VENTURAS, CAMAROS, NOVAS, BEL-AIRES, A DATSUN Z (T-TOP OPTION IN GOLD!), IMPALAS, AND OLD VINTAGE TIN FROM THE EARLY 50S AND 40S! GALAXIES, MUSTANGS, F-SERIES, AND MORE! THEY EVEN HAD A VERY RARE 1967 CORVAIR MONA CONVERTIBLE, ONE OF ONLY 2,000 BUILT! I tried so hard to buy the Corvair.

This is why I gave up on cars....

I gave the guy a call after doing my research and as it turns out, the title is gone. They can issue a new one I found out and called back. They said a guy broke into the office a couple years back and stole some money and car titles. Sadly, the Corvair was one of them. The dude said "Well, ya see, the title wasn't in our name when it was stolen". WHAT THE HECK! Either the guy doesn't want to deal, the paperwork wasn't finished, or, most likely, the car is stolen. I GAVE UP CAR SHOPPING AFTER THIS ONE, WHAT HAPPENS, HAPPENS!

I came back in December to pull some parts off cars before the crusher came back. It came a year prior to me knowing about this place, and from what I've heard, a lot of good old cars bit the dust. A very rare 1960 Dodge Pioneer Wagon was found, with not much left but the rear emblems. I forgot my hammer at the house and so I had to gently pry them off. I was succesful, only breaking one peg on each emblem. I also took the front windsheild trim off, also, those rear reflector housing thingys on the fins, and the remains of the cargo rack on the roof. It was hard as they had piled a '67 Impala Sport Sedan on top of it, the wagon also had a collapsed roof.

Here are the pics of the Wagon in August of 2009. I'm sure it got crushed due to it's unsaveable condition (and I know it came back for a fact. I was told this after I was on the phone trying to schedule another visit which never happened. I was never told what was crushed, I can only assume)
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You can see those reflector things on the fins here. I was so gentle, removed hardware best I could and SNAP! I broke BOTH OF THEM! Talk about being ticked off. I was able to salvage the reflectors though.
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Here are some pics of the rare Corvair I TRIED TO SAVE.
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More pics of the vintage cars! I can only dream of someday owning any cars like these. As far as that Corvair getting away is concerned...I don't know. Ever time I think about how close I was....am I mad at myself? The yard? The theif? Maybe I hammer myself? Thats why I gave up on them. Too much stress.

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What a GEM in the truck bed...too bad they didn't have the car for it! I wanted to get that so bad...what a flip this part could have been.
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When we returned to the yard, my two friends and I, a week after my frst visit, we found this baby! I wanted it too, but I didn't bother to ask. I was afraid of getting that same response as I did with the Corvair.
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This car is apparantly sold to some restoration shop in Texas. Thank goodness.
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I think this might be a Cordoba!
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Did the Cordoba have rich Corinithian leather?

[QUOTE=1Perry;375480]Did the Cordoba have rich Corinithian leather?[/QUOTE]

I don't remember, or know what that would look like. Why?

Oh, here is engine in it:
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A couple of other cars:
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[quote]I don't remember, or know what that would look like. Why? [/quote]

I guess you had to be there. :D

As a heads up. If the wheel well moldings on the blue Caprice are good (no dings) they are worth a few bucks.

[QUOTE=1Perry;375480]Did the Cordoba have rich Corinithian leather?[/QUOTE]

I'm 44. Nice Ricardo Montalbon reference.

[QUOTE=cockycpa;375559]I'm 44. Nice Ricardo Montalbon reference.[/QUOTE]

"I LOVE what they've done with my Cordoba..."

Huh? What are you guys talking about? Help please...

Sorry, I likely led you astray. It's "soft" Corinthian leather.

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