A COUPLE WEEK'S AGO, THIS GUY I KNOW FROM ONE OF MY MODELS WORKS FOR A DODGE DEALERSHIP IN A NEARBY TOWN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN IN THIS LOCATION FOR ABOUT 50+ YEARS AND WAS A CHEVROLET DEALER BEFORE DODGE FOR AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF YEARS.
HE SAID HE WAS BORED ONE DAY IN THE SHOP AND GOT TO ROOTIN' AROUND IN THE ATTIC OF ONE OF THE BUILDINGS WHERE STUFF HAD BEEN STORED FOR MANY YEARS.
I GOT A CALL FROM MY FRIEND SHERRY WHO MENTIONED MIKE HAD FOUND SOME OLD OIL CANS IN THE ATTIC AT WORK...WOULD I WANT THEM? AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO MENTION OF WHAT THE CANS WERE OR HOW MANY. I TOLD SHERRY IF MIKE WANTED TO LEAVE THE CANS WITH HER, I COULD STOP BY AND PICK THEM UP AT HER PLACE.
SHE CALLED ME THIS PAST SATURDAY SAYING SHE HAD THE CANS AND COULD I COME AND GET THEM IN THE NEXT 5 MINUTES....I TOLD HER 10 AND SHE HAD A DEAL.
I REALLY HAD TO CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT WHEN SHE POINTED TO THESE FOUR OLD CARDBOARD CASES
ON HER GARAGE FLOOR!
ALL THE CASES ARE FROM AT LEAST 50 YEARS AGO AND HAD 24 QUARTS IN EACH ORIGINALLY. I COOLY LOADED THE EMPTY CASES OF CAN IN MY CRUISER AND SAID "THANK YA" AND WAS ON MY WAY.
ONCE HOME, I CLEANED THE CANS UP FOR THE PICS BELOW.
TURNS OUT THERE WERE A TOTAL OF
84 EMPTY QUART CANS...ALL OPENED ON TOP AND RATHER ODDLY (CANNIBALIZED).
A TOTAL OF 63 VEEDOL (MIXED) QUARTS:
ALSO WERE 16 QUAKER STATES AND 5
GULFS:
AND THE STRANGE WAY THESE CANS WERE OPENED:
ALL I CAN SAY IS....YA GOTTA LOVE WHAT SOMEBODY DID 50 YEARS AGO
FOR THE BENEFIT OF ME TODAY. MIKE ACTUALLY KEPT A CASE FOR HIMSELF
OF VEEDOLS SAYS HE'S GONNA MAKE STUFF WITH THE CANS WHICH WERE
MOSTLY DENTED AND SCRATCHED ANYWAY!
IT WAS DEFINATELY A PICK-ME-UP FOR SATURDAY THAT'S FOR SURE!
DOC @ TAG/WEST
drcoke@ optonline.net
[This message has been edited by THE AMERICAN GARAGE (edited 08-09-2004).]
