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Years ago I needed brushes for a convertible top motor on a 1968 Camaro. A=
ll that was sold was the entire motor. I called around and around and fina=
lly found a place in Dallas that sold electric motors. The guy on the phon=
e said "Come on down and let's see whatcha got there". I drove to a storef=
ront that had never seen a window washing since about 1930 when it was inst=
alled, in a deep, dark part of the city. I went inside and there were moto=
rs all over the place, some as big as me, and everything was encrusted in a=
layer of dust, dirt, and carbon. When I went to the counter, which was bu=
ried under piles and piles of I don't know what all, the guy said, "Let me =
take a look there pardner". I sheepishly removed the little white envelope=
from my shirt pocket, carefully unfolded it, and produced the two tiny wor=
n brushes and he immediately started digging. Old coffee cans were unearth=
ed and shaken, papers were displaced to check beneath them, old drawers wer=
e open and shut, dust was flying and I thought, "Oh, man, there can't be an=
y of these in here". After several minutes he comes up for air and is hold=
ing two brushes that are pretty darned close, but no cigar. I'm amazed tha=
t he even came up with them when he says, "Hang on there a minute till I ge=
t 'em to fit right". He goes and files them down to the perfect little rec=
tangular dimension and hands them over for me to inspect. " Holy smokes" sa=
ys I, "that's impressive as it can be, how much do I owe ya?" "Aw, I can't=
charge ya for somethin' that small" he says, "It's on the house!"
Find an old-timer with some coffee cans and a shop and you just may find wh=
at you are looking for and make a friend in the exchange. Even as unlikely=
as it seems it can happen.
Ed in Dallas.
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Years ago I needed brushes for a convertible top mot=
or on a 1968 Camaro. All that was sold was the entire motor. I =
called around and around and finally found a place in Dallas that sold elec=
tric motors. The guy on the phone said “Come
on down and let’s see whatcha got there”. I drove to a s=
torefront that had never seen a window washing since about 1930 when it was=
installed, in a deep, dark part of the city. I went inside and there=
were motors all over the place, some as big as me, and
everything was encrusted in a layer of dust, dirt, and carbon. When =
I went to the counter, which was buried under piles and piles of I don̵=
7;t know what all, the guy said, “Let me take a look there pardner=
221;. I sheepishly removed the little white envelope from
my shirt pocket, carefully unfolded it, and produced the two tiny worn bru=
shes and he immediately started digging. Old coffee cans were unearth=
ed and shaken, papers were displaced to check beneath them, old drawers wer=
e open and shut, dust was flying and
I thought, “Oh, man, there can’t be any of these in here”=
;. After several minutes he comes up for air and is holding two brush=
es that are pretty darned close, but no cigar. I’m amazed that =
he even came up with them when he says, “Hang on there a minute till
I get ‘em to fit right”. He goes and files them down to =
the perfect little rectangular dimension and hands them over for me to insp=
ect. “ Holy smokes” says I, “that’s impressive as i=
t can be, how much do I owe ya?” “Aw, I can’t charg=
e ya for somethin’ that
small” he says, “It’s on the house!”<o:p></o:p></p=
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Find an old-timer with some coffee cans and a shop a=
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ange. Even as unlikely as it seems it can happen.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Ed in Dallas.<o:p></o:p></p>
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