| Years ago I knew a guy who had saved a stack of “newsletter” kind of paper stuff that was published between an association of independent wrecking yards to network finding parts, so some guy walks in asking for a 57 300 hood, I might not have one, but a quick scan through the “newsletter” showed that yards A, E, and R had 57 300’s.
These all dated from 1962-64-ish and were mindboggling for the cars being junked. The kind of stuff we’d all shat ourselves over today were just 5 year old “junkers”. I’d read them and feel like someone had just knocked the wind out of me.
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I guess that can be said for many cars, but many were " just old
cars " back then. But the hardest hearted scrap guy would have to
say, maybe I should skip this one. I am very anti-GM, but even I
would pass over any old classic anything.
Bill the Magnumguy
On 12/9/2018 8:35 PM, Brent Burger
wrote:
You are also correct. Attrition through use and scrapping before interest in restoration came
about led much of what was “out there” to vanish forever. I often ponder where the other 468
1958 Fireflite convertibles went, of the 474 produced. I find it impossible to accept that anyone
could see one of these magnificent cars and just let it rot in a field or pull the lever on the crusher
…. but they did, and LOTS of them did ! Even as junker cars, that is 468 complete top mechanism
assemblies, convertible frames, top wells/wheel tubs, special convertible top trim … just gone !
Such a blind waste.
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On Dec 9, 2018, at 3:44 PM, WAYNE WOLOSHIN <rcwingsandthings@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I thought that they got destroyed doing there job and that's why there is not many survivors left, same for front bumper Wings, right front being the most damaged?
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On Dec 9, 2018, at 4:49 PM, Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
David Wallace posted a photo of one earlier in this thread.
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On Dec 9, 2018, at 1:46 PM, Daniel Davids <ddavids@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Could we see a photo of this "grill guard"?
On Dec 9, 2018, at 1:24 PM, Brent Burger <cgico@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
This was not a popular option. I remember few back in the day and in old street scene photos,
they just aren’t there. Most people I have spoken with about them do not think they enhance the
crisp lines of the front end on these cars, and I suspect that is why they never sold new in large
numbers.
For the option junky, a real desirable piece !
Burger
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On Dec 9, 2018, at 12:25 PM, WAYNE WOLOSHIN <rcwingsandthings@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yes David that's it exactly, like I said I have only seem one other, I would think there are more out there. It might have been yours that I saw at Carlisle or Tulsa a few years back.Anyway I have one For Sale Show Quality. Tks Wayne
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