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Re: Datsun sighting in Washington

To: pkort@cis.picker.com
Subject: Re: Datsun sighting in Washington
From: Waylon Harthun <jackfrost@uswest.net>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 19:29:47 -0800
I called him last night, bad news, he doesnt have any datsun stuff. he had
a couple 510s but someone took them away all he has left are a fiat or twor
a le'car a puoget  and a couple of vws minus engines but hey he is for real
and a very friendly guy.
 
>This letter ran on the Opel list over the weekend.  I don't know if any of
>it is true, but if I lived in Washington, I might check it out.
>Paul OROC
>
>
>    Hi, this is TJ. I've located some rare and old cars rusting away in the
>
>    woods. The owner's name is Dave B and he has been collecting some
>number
>    of interesting cars for life. Examples are all kinds of Eropean cars,
>be
>    it a MB, Porsche, Audi, Fiats, Renaults, Peugeots, Triumph, MG, VW,
>Opel,
>    SAAB, Volve or Datsun (Japanese). He has about 100s of them piled up in
>
>    the rainforest located in the Indian reservation in Marysville,
>    Washington. As I mentioned, they are rusting in the rainforest. I say,
>    they are in very rough shape. Don't expect to find a running example.
>Some
>    has clean and straight body but some are badly rusted. Due to the
>moisture
>    (It rains more than 200days a year here in NW) in the rainforest,
>    interiors are in bad shape. Owner claims that most of cars were running
>
>    when parked so the mechanical parts should be usuable. I would say they
>
>    are best if used as parts car. Good mechanical parts and lots of body
>    parts, including chrome pieces, lights and glasses. Some can be
>restored
>    given there condition but most of them are not worth it even if it's
>    possible, (Even a piece of metal can be restore to a car). But it's
>FREE
>    after all. Pulling some parts off those cars are not an option here,
>(Ask
>    nicely and may be) and they must be removed from the site ASAP in
>complete
>    manner. (READ You part it out) He mentioned something about the state
>    county officials or something so you know. Dave B. can be contacted at
>    360-653-5501 between 10 - 12 PM PST. Yes he likes to get calls from 10
>to
>    midnight of any weeknights. He doesn't have an address as he lives out
>in
>    the wood with a mobil trailer. Call him. Or email him at
>    seedave-@webtv.net  (obviously he doesn't check his email often) He
>seems
>    very nice guy. Good luck guys.
>
>    Taejin, Park
>    A Member of Peugeot Club of North America
> 


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