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#89809 Sun Jan 11 2004 06:26 PM
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LAST FRIDAY ON MY LUNCH BREAK AT WORK, I WENT FOR A DRIVE ON A ROAD I HAVEN'T BEEN ON IN A FEW YEARS.. I SPOTTED AN OLD PLACE WITH A BUNCH OF OLD SHEDS AND WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN OLD CAR BODY, [MODEL A] SO I PULLED IN TO VISIT.. NO ONE WAS HOME, SO I PULLED IN THE BACK TO TURN AROUND,, AND THERE SAT SEVERAL OLD CAR PARTS AND PIECES.. .. I HEADED BACK FOR WORK EXCITED ABOUT GOING BACK AND TALKING TO SOME ONE.. WELL WE [SARAH AND THE KIDS] RAN TO WAL-MART TODAY AND THEN MADE THE TRIP BACK OVER TO WHERE THESE CARS WERE.. I CAUGHT SOMEONE HOME AND PROCEEDED TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, BUT I WAS SOON DISAPPOINTED AS TO WHAT I WAS HEARING.. THE GUY THAT LIVED THERE WAS A RENTER, AND AS FAR AS HE KNEW, NOTHING WAS FOR SALE, IT WAS IN AN ESTATE, AND THE FAMILY LIVED OUT OF TOWN.. SO WE VISITED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND HE SAID,, LET ME SHOW YOU THE STUFF AT LEAST WHILE YOUR HERE,AND WE PROCEEDED TO THE BACK OF THIS PLACE TO LOOK AT A FEW CARS .. WELL,,,, WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A COUPLE OLD CAR BODIES TURNED OUT TO BE A SHED WITH 5 UNRESTORED MODEL -A'S, A STACK OF PARTS AND PIECES TO ALL DIFFERENT KINDS OF CARS BEHIND THE BARN, AND HERE IS THE BEST PART,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,LAYING DOWN NEXT TO THIS OLD SHED COVERED WITH OLD BOARDS AND YEARS OF LEAVES AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION,WAS A BOWSER SQUARE VISIBLE, GLASS INTACT AND COMPLETE.. WELL I GOT PRETTY EXCITED TO SAY THE LEAST.. I THEN FINISHED THE GUIDED TOUR OF THE OLD PLACE AND LEFT MY NAME AND NUMBER WITH THE NICE GENTLEMAN AND HE SAID HE WOULD CONTACT THE OWNER(S) FOR ME,AND IF THEY WANTED TO SELL ANYTHING THEY WOULD CONTACT ME.. I OFFERED HIM SOME CASH IF HE WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENCOURAGING THEM TO CONTACT ME AND AT LEAST TALK ABOUT THE PUMP,, THE CARS CAN WAIT.. SO I RELUCTENTLY LOADED BACK UP IN THE OLD SUBURBAN [PUMPLESS]AND HEADED FOR HOME WITH HIGH HOPES AND VISIONS OF GRANDEUR ... I WILL UPDATE WITH ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS.. SIGHHHHH...........


T~~~BONE...

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#89810 Sun Jan 11 2004 06:35 PM
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Good Luck T-Bone..hope ya get it my friend. Let us know

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Were keeping our fingers crossed for you
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#89812 Sun Jan 11 2004 08:56 PM
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High Hopes for a happy ending to this story.. Good Luck to you!!!
Hey Bone.. let me know if any of the
"Model A's" become available.
p.s. Whats the latest on the "Big Boy" Burger guy??

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good deal T-boner i hope you get to clean that place out!!!!! --- i call dibs on all the early ford V8 stuff! 1932-1934!!!!!!
im payin cash for that 33 grill hangin on the wall & that 32 dash up in the rafters! its mine mark it sold!!!!!! LOL!!!

HEY, GOOD LUCK GET-R-DONE!!!!!

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T-Bone I have such a Postive Feeling about this!! Since both our last pump finds took 3 or 4 years, I feel this one will be really fast!! Like only about 2 1/2 years!!!
Calvin will be in school , New Daughter will be running around, BOOM you get the phone call and it will be Yours!!..LOL


<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< <<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least you dont have to wait for the guy to die on this one, so it should be a bit quicker!!!!!!..dodogas

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Dodogas, your killing me.... to funny.

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Man, T-Bone you're a gas hunter DELUXE. Good luck


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