Mark, Thanks for the update on the Fling and Romo's Salvage. I would like
the phone # and address of his yard please. I need a few parts for my 56
Plymouth Savoy; just the pushbuttons from a 3spd. 57,58 car. Also would
like to sell some parts if you know anyone interested; NOS 56 Plymouth Heavy
Duty (2 3/4") diamond core radiator core, dual quad intake for 57/58 Fury,
56 Plymouth air cleaner (excellent)...Thank you, Gary Pavlovich.
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From: MARK J HASH <mjh@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 2:48 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] My Spring Fling report
>For all those who asked me for this, here is my report on Spring Fling
2000,
>from Van Nuys, CA:
>
>The word of the weekend was RAIN. It started when I picked up Dan Corrigan
>from the train station in Eugene, as we planned on making this trip
>together. That night we stayed at my place and the biggest thunderstorm I
>can remember tore through, waking all of us up at about 3am, rocking the
>house, and shaking the windows.
>
>Dan and I left the following morning, and had a relatively uneventful trip.
>However, we brought along my copy of "Salvage Yard Treasures" and tried
>several different places in California on the way down. All of them were a
>bust, for one reason or another, except one: Romo Auto Dismantlers of
>Fresno.
>
>Ron Romo has the most finned Mopars I've ever seen in one salvage yard!
>Anything you might imagine, plus a few I'd never dream to see in a salvage
>yard. The highlights: a '57 Fury (not much left of it before I got there,
>even less after I left), and a 300D!!! This 300 was a very nice car, and
it
>appeared to be all there, minus the taillights and grill. we were not
>allowed to open the hood, but the man said it was all there!
Unfortunately,
>he also said the car was sold to someone in Europe, who just hadn't picked
>it up yet. However, the 300 was surrounded by about 40 newer "junk" cars
>that would have to be moved to be able to get it out, so is this the
>truth??? He didn't want to disclose much about this car. He also said he
>wished he had 500 of these, as he knows he'd be able to sell them all
(don't
>we all have that same dream???).
>
>I'll give anyone who asks the phone and mailing info of Romo's. FYI, they
>DO NOT ship parts, so if you want it you have to go get it, which probably
>explains why he has as the things he still has. . .
>
>Anyway, this is supposed to be about Spring Fling!
>
>It actually rained in LA. Saturday morning was quite cool and damp, and it
>never did get hot, though the light rain eventually quit and it did warm up
>to comfortable levels eventually.
>
>There were several hundred vendors in the swap area, and I saw more '57-58
>Plymouth parts (my area of concentration) than I've ever seen at one swap
>meet before, including Fury gold grilles, 2x4 setups (including one for a
>'58 Fury that had intake, both carbs and air cleaners for $850. He sold
the
>air cleaners to one guy, then sold the rest for $500, same price the '57
2x4
>set up w/o air cleaners went for. Very good deals!!).
>
>The car show area, though very crowded with beautiful cars, was a little
bit
>disappointing for me, as I had hoped to see several Golden Furys. Bill
>Gillett brought out his '56, and his was the only one. I did see Bill
>Craffey's gorgeous '58 Sport Suburban with almost every conceivable option,
>and ran into Richard Main, and saw several early 300s, but quite honestly I
>was expecting to be able to meet many more early Fury owners, even if they,
>like me, didn't bring their car for whatever reason.
>
>But the show seemed to be extremely well organized, the weather okay, and
>the people extremely friendly, and it was well worth the 18 hour drive to
>see it. I just don't know if I'll ever be able to bring Mr. Finzzz down to
>this show, as it would mean contending with LA traffic, which, as usual,
was
>no fun.
>
>The drive home was also memorable, as it DUMPED rain on me the entire 2
>days. I think the whole West Coast must have been in the same storm those
>two days of driving, as I had my wipers on every single mile of the way
>home. Although the worst part was the last hour, as that's when the rain
>became so thick as to hardly be able to see, much less avoid, the standing
>water and highway bound lakes. Also saw 2 crashes in the last 25 miles due
>to the water.
>
>But even this could not dampen the good time I had on this trip. I would
>say all Forward Look fans should make this show and swap a must see, at
>least once if not more!! I'll be developing the pictures I took soon. If
>anyone wants to see them, let me know. I do have pics from Romo Auto
>Dismantlers, including the Fury and 300D, plus at least half a dozen other
>finned cars. I'll post to the list when pics are ready to send.
>
>Mark mjh
>
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