Harms Way
Senior Member
Hey all,
I thought you all would get a kick out of this, I was in a conversation with a old Friend of mine Frankie many years ago ( he has passed away now ) I was telling him about a really rough 32 3/W body I was trying to get, at that time the money was stupid,.....
Frank looks at me and says, "Did I ever tell you about my $15.00 Deuce ?"
( He went on ) I was in a junk yard looking for a 34 Pontiac steering box for my roadster project in 47 or 48. up near the gate was this 32 Ford 3 Window a guy just drove up in,... I see the guy go to the office and come out and get into another car and take off. as I go to leave I ask the guy that owns the yard about it. He says I just got it in, I want 20 bucks for it, Frank tells him the right front fender was knocked in and it needed a bumper " I'll give ya' $10.00. The yard owner walks into the back of the shop, brings out a new bumper in brown ford wrapping paper and says $15.00 and I throw in this new bumper,.......... Frank said O.K.
Frank was a expert body man,.. He drove the car as it was for a couple months. He took it to Traverse City, on the way back he could feel it was going to need King Pins, so he says when I get's back I knocked out the fender and sprayed it with paint left in the gun then put on the bumper and sold it for $35.00,... ( He looks me square in the eyes,.. With his one good eye and says) "Now your telling me, you are gonn'a buy a roach body for $3,500.? ( like I said this was many years ago) Well, Looks like I really cut a fat hog on my deal huh ?" He told me he had pictures of that car somewhere. When we were cleaning out his house on Randall & 8 Mi. he found these and gave them to me,... he said " the Dame covered up the bad fender with her wide butt, The other Dame was too skinny" then he laughed,.....
I just didn't want to see this old story fade away so I thought I would share it with all of you. hope you enjoyed.
I thought you all would get a kick out of this, I was in a conversation with a old Friend of mine Frankie many years ago ( he has passed away now ) I was telling him about a really rough 32 3/W body I was trying to get, at that time the money was stupid,.....
Frank looks at me and says, "Did I ever tell you about my $15.00 Deuce ?"
( He went on ) I was in a junk yard looking for a 34 Pontiac steering box for my roadster project in 47 or 48. up near the gate was this 32 Ford 3 Window a guy just drove up in,... I see the guy go to the office and come out and get into another car and take off. as I go to leave I ask the guy that owns the yard about it. He says I just got it in, I want 20 bucks for it, Frank tells him the right front fender was knocked in and it needed a bumper " I'll give ya' $10.00. The yard owner walks into the back of the shop, brings out a new bumper in brown ford wrapping paper and says $15.00 and I throw in this new bumper,.......... Frank said O.K.
Frank was a expert body man,.. He drove the car as it was for a couple months. He took it to Traverse City, on the way back he could feel it was going to need King Pins, so he says when I get's back I knocked out the fender and sprayed it with paint left in the gun then put on the bumper and sold it for $35.00,... ( He looks me square in the eyes,.. With his one good eye and says) "Now your telling me, you are gonn'a buy a roach body for $3,500.? ( like I said this was many years ago) Well, Looks like I really cut a fat hog on my deal huh ?" He told me he had pictures of that car somewhere. When we were cleaning out his house on Randall & 8 Mi. he found these and gave them to me,... he said " the Dame covered up the bad fender with her wide butt, The other Dame was too skinny" then he laughed,.....
I just didn't want to see this old story fade away so I thought I would share it with all of you. hope you enjoyed.
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