Jim Boyd wrote:
>
> ckr wrote:
> >
> > Jim Boyd wrote:
> > >
> > > Hey Listers:
> > >
> > > I have the opportunity to purchase FIVE Rover 3500s from a local owner.
> > > Not titles, all have been parked for 5+ years. All engines are missing
> > > distributors (thank you, druggies :>( ) Lots of very good aluminum
> > <SNIP>
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Jim Boyd
> > > International Sportscar Components
> > > Paradise, CA
> >
> > I may be naive (or just out of touch) but what do druggies and
> > distributors have in common?
> >
> > Corey
> > 75 MGB 'Rags'
>
> Hey Corey!
>
> Here's the answer to your question! The fella that was living in this
> rural mountain cabin apparently supported his drug habit for awhile by
> stripping parts off these cars that could be redeemed for cash.
>
> There are also two Mercedes 280s on the property and he removed the
> aluminum oil pans and heads to recycle at a nearby aluminum/steel
> recycler. A lot of work for little cash, I might add!
>
> Fortunately for the property owner, the parts off the Mercedes never
> made it off the property! I can't figure out why he didn't remove the
> aluminum bonnets, boots and rocker covers off the Rovers...they would
> have been easy snatches!
>
> That's the story...hope this helps!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jim Boyd
I'll bet that, if the distributors were Lucas, he is having some severe
withdrawal symptoms!
Geoff Love, The English Connection.
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