Gary,
The yard up here might have some. I seem to remember seeing some the last
time I was there. The Junk yard is called Van's Auto Salvage. They are
only open the first and the third Saturday of the month from 8am to noon.
Kind of wierd hours, but I'd work them if I could make a living doing that.
Give them a call at 920-324-2481 or take a trip up here and we can roam the
yard some morning. I pretty much know where all the old trucks are now.
Not many left, but there are some.
John "Rock" Rockefeller
1949 3100 "Eeyore"
----- Original Message -----
From: Radicic, Gary <RadicicG@osc.army.mil>
To: 'Designs by Rock' <dbr@powerweb.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 8:39 AM
Subject: RE: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
> ha ha.. just locating additional junkyards! :)
> I'm looking for 3/4 ton running boards (73") and they are hard to find.
> Keeping the faith though, there seems to be small junk yards scattered
about the
> farm country with AD's.
> Thanks,
> Gary
>
>
> Gary Radicic
> 1950 Chev 3604
> Geneseo, IL
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Designs by Rock [mailto:dbr@powerweb.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2000 12:21 PM
> To: Radicic, Gary
> Cc: ole trucks
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
>
>
> Yes I am Gary. I live in Waupun. Why do you ask?
>
> John "Rock" Rockefeller
> 1949 3100 "Eeyore"
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Radicic, Gary <RadicicG@osc.army.mil>
> To: 'Designs by Rock' <dbr@powerweb.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 9:10 AM
> Subject: RE: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
>
>
> > John,
> > Are you near Horicon, WI?
> >
> > Gary Radicic
> > 1950 Chev 3604
> > Geneseo,IL
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Designs by Rock [mailto:dbr@powerweb.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 11:29 AM
> > To: A.B.
> > Cc: ole trucks
> > Subject: Re: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
> >
> >
> > It's an all to common occurrence in the world Alfie. The local bone
yard
> > here has been crushing cars and hauling away ole trucks for the past
year
> > and a half. Seems the DNR (Dirty, Nerd faced, Rats) came in one day and
> > told them that they had to get rid of all the old cars. There is a
small
> > creek, ditch more like it, that runs through the yard. The DNR is
worried
> > about it getting contaminated and running into the Horicon National
> Wildlife
> > Refuge some 5 miles away. Good news is that the guy is taking his time
> > about it and that he is fighting the DNR about it also. In the mean
time
> I
> > just keep running out there and getting what I can before it's gone.
When
> > they started crushing cars, they started in the truck section where all
> the
> > ole Chevys are. Gotta get them parts while they are still there.
> >
> > John "Rock" Rockefeller
> > 1949 3100 "Eeyore"
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: A.B. <bigfred@unm.edu>
> > To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 12:56 PM
> > Subject: [oletrucks] My junk yard mis adventure.
> >
> >
> > > I tried to post a similar message earlier, but messed up:
> > >
> > > So I went to the junk yard on Saturday hoping to come back with a
Pacer
> > > front end and some kind of rear end for my truck. The trip basically
> end
> > > with me driving home tired and sad. About 1+ away from where I live
> there
> > > is a junk yard that was in existance for over forty years (what I was
> > > told). This was the place I was planning on finding what I needed for
> my
> > > ole truck. When I arrive, I noticed the front of the yard looked a
> little
> > > empty. As I got closer I noticed there were no cars left!! This was
a
> 12
> > > acre yard, FULL of cars and trucks dating back to the 40s and up to
> about
> > > the late 70s. I really could not believe the yard was empty, so I
drove
> > > around the perimter to find a few Impalas tri-5's and 2-AD's were all
> that
> > > remained!! I managed to talk to a rancher who told me that about
> 6months
> > > ago, a crusher was brought in, and it took a month, but everything was
> > > crushed and hauled off. Apparently, the old man who owns the yard is
> > > still alive and lives there, decided to get rid of everything. I
> managed
> > > to talk to his wife for a bit and from what I understand, Frank was
out
> in
> > > the yard and fell down, and has been sick since then. This couple is
in
> > > their 90's and they lived in the yard for more then 1/2 their lives.
I
> > > was releived to hear they were still kickin' but sad to see the stuff
> all
> > > gone. I suspect they sold the land to pay medical bills, after Frank
> > > fell, but I really dont' know. Anyway, a great resource has been
lost,
> > > there was lots of stuff in there that would be very difficult to
> replace.
> > > -alfie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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