Yesterday, 1 mile from my house a lady has a model AA truck in her barn and wants it gone.....I never new about this truck, So I go over there and she says "If you want it, take it" I say ya of course, then she goes "my brother has say on it though ill call you" I get a call and she says give me 400 bucks for it................I go over and hand her the cash and get it outta the barn, I got it home, put a battery in it and it runs, No rust anywere on the thing what so ever!!!! Also in the last month I have got all these cars within 5 miles of my house; 28 roadster;$1000.oo 29 Essex coupe;Free 30 Sedan;Free 35 dodge coupe;Free and shit-tons of parts all over ranches and creeks. So when you here someone say "there aint shit in California anymore" the moral of the story is There wrong, its absolutly everywere!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh and this........next door...
hey, I just go look!! and usually find stuff! there is soo much out there, I am waitin to find that cherry 32 though!!!!! I know of more than 40 early 30's cars around here that are neglected!!! Go and look!!!!
It's true, even here in Northern Illinois it's amazing what you can find if you just look for it; of course ours is usually a little rougher than that stuff. I can find it, but I can never seem to scare up the cash at the right moment.
dear god that just makes me sick... some people get all the luck! i have looked... until my eyes bleeeed and always come up empty handed.
Be quiet Abomber, you find everything with me................ Just now i got a call on a vicky body on the indian reservation...gotta go! later
Goes to show....it ain't all gone. Just gotta keep looking. I have followed up on many leads that turn out to be a dead end trail. If you don't check them out.....it will be the one you missed!
People, people... Let's not let jealosy rear it's ugly head. We should not fault this rat bastard for finding such coveted... aw fuck it. You suck.
That truck is sweeet....I wouldn`t touch a thing except take off the fenders and drop it down....keep the wheels and all....
All of the shit I find the people either want Barrett-Jackson money for or refuse to sell it 'cause they would rather it rot... Nice score btw.
cool, now go cut it up. -a lot can be said for just looking around. we take a sunday a every month or so and just ride back roads. you almost always find something worthwhile.
Tryng to fill that new "garage"...??? Looks like you got a good start on it... With the advent of Interstate highways...most everything "disappeared" from view...consequently, it disappeared from knowledge...heard that old saying "Out of sight, out of mind"...??? It's still viable... R-
You must have some of Hatch's mojo. He's got a 31 coupe and a deuce 5 window and got them both within a few minute drive. He was bummed at breakfast a few weeks ago. Took a back way and didn't find a deuce roadster. Congrats man, there's one of those AA trucks about 45 minutes from me parked right next to a 38 Graham.
How do you go about talking to folks? I have spotted a few out around my place but I don't really know how to approach someone and as about it. You just drive up to their property and ask what's up with that truck kinda deal? Lots of farm trucks around me.
I just go askin, saying that My grandpa had one and I would really like to restore the thing,and if they want to sell it you offer them minimum sometimes cheap..................you will sometimes get turned away! another thing helps that I am only 18 and have braces so they think im a young kid
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