Obviously you didn't see south Florida. You do not need road salt to rust
out a vehicle.
Down here the atmosphere does agood job all on it's own.
Tom Warner
58 short fleetside (from Calif.)
ROGER GLEASON wrote:
> Any old truckers down south that might be able to assist this
> fellow???
> Ping him not me!
> Rogerg
>
> > Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 16:51:41 -0400
> > From: Allen Newman <newman@idt.net>
> > Reply-to: newman@idt.net
> > Organization: Allen Newman
> > To: rogerg@maverick.facil.uconn.edu
> > Subject: Saw your truck!!
>
> > It looks great!
> >
> > I'm looking for junked 1947-54s, preferably in the South. Do you
> > know where I might find some?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Allen Newman
>
> Hi Allen
> Last year I took three weeks vacation and drove out west thru the
> north and back thru the south... There were quite a few old trucks
> laying around in the back, front, side yards and woods everywhere.
> Once you get used to knowing what you are looking for, even the most
> camouflaged and hidden trucks start to pop out at you.
> There were even more that were registered and running in various
> condition. I traveled on less than 1/10th of 1% of the roads and
> saw plenty so if you take a few weekends and do a little driving
> around you will find what you want... A word of advice... Research
> ...do plenty of it to make sure you know what condition you can live
> with. And don't buy the first one you come across. Take a couple of
> sandwiches and a six pack and make a couple of day trips thru rural
> back woods country with plenty of farms then take slow trips thru
> sparsely settled areas. Don't just do the main routes because anything
> along these have been spotted and picked over already, although when
> I was travelling I saw plenty along major highways. If you find one
> in the south it should be in pretty good shape as up north we have to
> deal with road salt and rust.
> If you do find one you will probably want to join the oletruckers
> list to find answers to questions that will crop up from time to
> time.
> Send me a note and I can give you the info.
> Good luck.
> Rogerg
>
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