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Old 03-04-2008, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
I used to live, as a tween, a couple of blocks from a junkyard. In those days, around the early sixties there wasn't even a fence. I just would wander in and check out all the old forties buicks, olds and fords. They didn't mind and I would concoct elaborate engine swap schemes in my mind with the vehicles in my young imagination.

In my mind all the engines were of course in perfect running order and only needed to be transplanted and tinkered with a bit.

Now unfortunately there are virtually no yards around here. None with any benzes and the ones in Indianapolis have no benzes any more either.

I think environmental laws may have a lot to do with that.....though I doubt that the enforcment here is all that vigerous.

Tom W
That's sad. there are more benzes in the pick-npull than at an all BMW and Benz junkyard. Even though most benzes there are parted to hell, Last time I was there I found a secret stash of them around the domestic cars that were barely touched, just a little too old to be of use to me. And last time I scored to find a euro 500SEC that still had good headlights.
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