THAT HURTS
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Fleet Mechanic
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THAT HURTS
i took old lawn mowers and a bunch of other stuff that i had laying around today to the scrap yard.i saw some guy coming in with a model a frame, rear axel with wheels and a lot of other model a stuff.after i finished i asked the girl at the window how much were they paying him.she said 4 cents a pound.she said you would be surprised at what comes in here.
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I saw this in the local Craigslist....these Model A parts are probably headed to the scrap yard next...they have already been moved outside. I called two guys I know with '30 Fords and hopefully they will get a few parts before they get tossed.
https://maine.craigslist.org/pts/d/l...694514148.html
https://maine.craigslist.org/pts/d/l...694514148.html
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All I have to say is its darn good thing I dont work at a scrap yard. Id have to have a very big yard to put everything id be saving.....
just today I called on an add for flathead engines for sale and went to look. I Didnt buy an engine. (Wanted too much money) but found a T98 synchro silent trans in his "going to scrap" pile. I had to have it and probably paid 5 times the scrap value. $core!
just today I called on an add for flathead engines for sale and went to look. I Didnt buy an engine. (Wanted too much money) but found a T98 synchro silent trans in his "going to scrap" pile. I had to have it and probably paid 5 times the scrap value. $core!
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Old ford truck heaven? I hope so.. 
Thats alot of good model a parts
I guess in everybodys lifetime of collecting parts there comes a time that one may need to just clear it all out. It's hard to keep everything forever. Hopefully it goes to a good home .
Thats alot of good model a parts
I guess in everybodys lifetime of collecting parts there comes a time that one may need to just clear it all out. It's hard to keep everything forever. Hopefully it goes to a good home .
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It also shows the changing nature of our hobby. As we get older, the older stuff isn't as valuable or desirable as it once was. The demand for Model T stuff isn't there, not to mention all the hundreds of other makes from the era, and A stuff isn't far behind. I remember when Tri-Five Chevy stuff was gold and everyone had to have one. Now you hardly ever see one at a car show. The muscle car stuff is at it's peak now, like the classic car stuff was thirty years ago. I'm afraid the old guys hoarding parts thinking they were sitting on their retirement fund have missed out.The times they are a changin'.
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So true. You associate your longings with your memories. Your youth is reborn in the vehicles you recall from your childhood.
Market values rise and fall with demand. Most of the millennials of today do not have an interest in the technology of yesteryear.
Market values rise and fall with demand. Most of the millennials of today do not have an interest in the technology of yesteryear.
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^^ That makes one wonder what things they will find interesting/nostalgic/collectible as they age. Millennials are considered to have being born between '81 - '96. I'm thinking that includes Pokemon, Nintendo, Harry Potter, Flip Phones and Porsche 928s.
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It is funny how i see this thread after hearing from a coworker how our trucks are on the way out and that the cool thing now is 70s cars. Nobody is interested in trucks any more except the bigger ones with diesels.I have seen more than a few guys sell out but thats just the stage of their life they are in when you cant take it with you and you cant build another. Sad that not only the MVA is against us but the millenials too.
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A move changes everything. I am moving and scrapping a bunch of parts from my 70's Olds'. When you replace something with a better part you may decide to put it up in the rafters and keep it, it costs nothing to keep it. Then when you move you realize it costs to move it. That is what I am in the process of doing. It really changes your way of thinking....
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I restored a '57 Chevy about 10 years ago and had a bunch of the used-but-still-good parts left over. I was paying big bucks for used original parts at that time. Then something happened..... Six years ago I went to a FORD swap meet in Massachusetts and carried some of my '57 parts down there in case anyone was interested. They went fast and for big bucks. I sold more Chevy parts that day than leftover Ford parts. The odd thing is that THIS year I went to the same swap meet and brought some more decent '57 Chevy parts and also '48-'52 Ford stuff. The swap meet was crowded but nobody wanted the '57 parts this time, at the end of the day I sold the whole box for dirt cheap because I didn't want to store them any longer. That guy got a super deal on some new and hard to find used parts. Seems folks aren't doing that type of car as much anymore.
In only ten years the interest & market has changed I'd say.
In only ten years the interest & market has changed I'd say.
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I find that as I dispose of things it makes it easier to find those parts that you put away so you wouldn't lose them. The trick is to dispose of the right parts. But I find that easier than having to search through junk, even good junk, for those key project parts.
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I bought a lot of NOS Ford parts and good used parts from a closed junkyard near me. I've been to Carlisle Ford show for 3 years now and sold a lot. I've sold a lot on eBay. I have a NOS 61 Econoline rear axle shaft. I've had it 4 years. Number Dummy and the guys on the FTE Econoline forum tell me it is not the axle econoline enthusiasts desire. So I've got some iron, steel and copper to go to the scrap yard and that's going with it along with some other parts that haven't and probably won't sell.
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