Folks Of Interest "You Big Dummy"

The Sanford and Son truck is for sale . Make a nice shop truck if you want to take a look. ebay item no. 251677693437. http://www.ebay.com/itm/251677693437...84.m1555.l2649

 

I thought the owner totalled that thing.

 

The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford, which was crashed on July 12, 1997 by its owner, Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage, a real-life junk dealer in Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana. Wiki

 

The price must be some kind of joke...

 

I'm with you on that Don! HRP

 

I'd buy it.

 

You big dummy, (to quote Red Fox) It is not just a 51 ford truck you are buying, it is the history behind it. If the truck had been wrecked and rebuilt, I'm sure that would affect the price some. There is someone out there that enjoyed the show that wouldn't think twice about dropping that kind of money and more on a piece of TV history.

 

Aunt Esther: I need help
Fred G. Sanford: Help? I'm just a junkman, not a plastic surgeon.
Aunt Esther Anderson: Please, Fred, I need your truck.
Fred G. Sanford: I agree. Son, you take the truck and run over Esther's face."

 

Give em five across the lip Alex : )

 

My dad and I watched that show together a few times. It was one of a handful of times my dad ever laughed at or watched a sitcom, he REALLY enjoyed. So, yeah, I'd buy it in a heart beat, if I had the money.

 

Yet, Wikipedia reveals this:

The pickup truck depicted in the series is a 1951 Ford, which was crashed on July 12, 1997 by its owner, Donald Dimmitt of Dimmitts Auto Salvage, a real-life junk dealer in Walnut Township, Marshall County, Indiana.[4]

 

Sold for $28,000.00. Looks like someone other than me thought the provenance was worth the price.

 

"A fool and his money are soon parted"

But, that's OKAY.....it keeps the economy going........and I continue to do my part


Ray

 

Grady: Fred, I need to borrow five dollars.
Fred: ( searching his pockets) Grady, you caught me at a bad time... (pulls out a five) ...I got it.
"You know, Gaddy, you don't buy beer, you just rents it."

One of the best shows ever. The truck? I hope tfeverfred wins the lottery and buys it.