sad ending to a classic

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ford1953

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went by a salvage yard today and older gentleman was unloading a 51 victoria 2dr ht . told the operator of yard to crush it tired of people wanting parts for free, i tried to buy it but he was mad at the world. complete car just rusty.
could have used my 51 and that one to make a good car.. oh well sad to see
 
It now belongs to the junk yard operator. He will sell you whatever you want from it; guaranteed. Go back and get what you want and post the operator's name and number here so we can all have access to it or just buy the whole thing and do your restoration. The previous owner no longer has any say in what happens to the car he just sold.
 
I think some people wake up one day, look in the mirror, and don't like what they see. They cant remember the good times, or what they have done that was good. They only remember the bad. They are upset with the guy in the mirror. If I ever get upset with the guy in the mirror, I hope he reaches out and chokes me.
 
Hey Ole Don, the picture I have had on my shop wall of your 55 is faded. Could you post your avatar picture so I can replace it with a copy of that one?
 
The '51 Victoria was Fords very first Hardtop model. it would be considered a RARE classic today. What a shame.
It reminds me of a salvage yard I have frequently visited since the early 1970's. Dans Used cars in Mascoutah, Illinois. He had hundreds of cars from 1940's, & '50s. In that case, the town built a low-income housing complex right next door to the salvage yard which is located at the east edge of town. The city forced him to build a 2-story high fence to block out the view of the salvage yard. I'm sure it costed several years worth of what he would have earned from selling parts off the old cars. To recoup some of the losses from the fence project, he elected to send many of them to the crusher.
There was a complete 55 Ford station wagon there he wouldn't let anybody touch for DECADES that ended up in one of the piles that went to the crusher with not one single part removed from it. As I recall, Dan was kind of sick over the whole thing, but what's a guy to do.
Dan always had reasonable prices.
As far as Iknow, the closest salvage yard that has a bunch of old Ford's is Johns salvage in Cabool, Missouri, and he sells everything like it is gold. Needless to say, I don't see them very often due to the long drive down and the high prices for their junk.
 
I have found that a lot of times when dealers complain that people want something for free it because they want exorbitant prices for their marginal parts. They think their rust is as good as a decent part and when they find out they were wrong they feel cheated so they had rather destroy the stuff than see it used. I have seen several characters like that. There used to be one near here that actually buried a tri five Nomad so that people would stop coming by to ask about it.
 
Motorhead6 said:
It now belongs to the junk yard operator. He will sell you whatever you want from it; guaranteed. Go back and get what you want and post the operator's name and number here so we can all have access to it or just buy the whole thing and do your restoration. The previous owner no longer has any say in what happens to the car he just sold.
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Maybe, maybe not. In my state the salvage yard would also have to be licensed as a dealer of used auto parts. If it is just a yard that crushes and sends scrap to the smelter then he can't sell off any parts. That is what our local salvage yard is but I was able to get a Model T chassis from him by bringing in 2000# of scrap and making a trade. Scrap for scrap, no cash, no title.

What really grabs me the wrong way is the guy I sold a rusty but very restorable 51 Ford Victoria to and then find out that he put the body on a Chevy (ptooey!) S10 pickup chassis! He wanted a "nice running classic". Dope.
And then when he sold off the engine they took off the heads and the honing marks were still in the cylinders. Sure wish I could turn back the clock.
 

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Cool Hand Lurker said:
Maybe, maybe not. In my state the salvage yard would also have to be licensed as a dealer of used auto parts. If it is just a yard that crushes and sends scrap to the smelter then he can't sell off any parts. That is what our local salvage yard is but I was able to get a Model T chassis from him by bringing in 2000# of scrap and making a trade. Scrap for scrap, no cash, no title.

What really grabs me the wrong way is the guy I sold a rusty but very restorable 51 Ford Victoria to and then find out that he put the body on a Chevy (ptooey!) S10 pickup chassis! He wanted a "nice running classic". Dope.
And then when he sold off the engine they took off the heads and the honing marks were still in the cylinders. Sure wish I could turn back the clock.
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Talk about destroying a classic. Total idiot. When I go to a car show, I won't even look at a Ford that has been butchered up with a damn Chevy engine.
 
34 pickup is right .you cant buy nothing of them at least for a decent price and they will let a good solid car rot before selling it.in some cases you cant buy them for any amount.their going to restore them next year.i would say this is the fate of half of the old cars out their.
 
tdlmomowers said:
Talk about destroying a classic. Total idiot. When I go to a car show, I won't even look at a Ford that has been butchered up with a damn Chevy engine.
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I am running a 1950 Crestliner with a 396 Big Block Chevy in it. No 'butchering' - it just fit too easy not to put it in. :D
 
Maybe some of you are looking at this in your point of view. I have a life time collection of collectable vehicles for sale and I don't wish to waste my time on tire kickers that didn't bring their wife with them to make the decision on which one they want and to give permission to purchase. I had (3) 1950 Chevrolet pick ups in very good condition for sale at $600. for all three and couldn't sell them I sold the mint bed and rear fenders off one for $1200. and cut up the rest. I have more room, the Chinese have more product to work with and the Chevy pick ups left have less competition. We only have a limited amount of time to donate to losers whose goal in life is to waste other peoples time for their head trip, Of course present company excepted.
 
Tom in TN said:
I am running a 1950 Crestliner with a 396 Big Block Chevy in it. No 'butchering' - it just fit too easy not to put it in. :D
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"Too easy?" That's a good reason?

Like tdlmomowers said, "Talk about destroying a classic. Total idiot. When I go to a car show, I won't even look at a Ford that has been butchered up with a damn Chevy engine."

Go to the Chevy site, that is no longer a Ford.
 
This has happened to me as people stop by the house and want to buy my old 1966 pickup for a couple of hundred or pull a lot of parts off it for $50. My wife tells them not for sale and they go wild on her......mad-on ....and say how me are not willing to help anyone out.

Having grown up in this hobby I have helped and been helped many times each, It just takes the golden rule being applied buying or selling.

These dealers and indivuals that think pestering or low balling someone is ok so they can get it on the cheap and sell high......well the attitude of this man is what happens.
 
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