Another "lunchtime" junkyard score. - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jchav62 · 04-25-2008, 10:28 PM

So my buddy and I decided to take a cruise by the junkyard at lunchtime. I was at the right place at the right time. There was an ugly, rusted out mustard yellow '73 getting prepped for the crusher. The truck was pretty beat up and rusty, but it had a good set of sport mirrors on it and it also had the outer grille brackets that I was needing. My father-in-law was there and he knows all the workers pretty well, so he told them what I wanted so they set it on the ground and they let me at it. Also got the battery hold down bracket....All this for $8!!

SCORE!!!!

Pyrotechnic · 04-26-2008, 01:30 AM

Good deal. A lot of the junkyards around me have been jacking up their prices significantly. They also charge you for every little thing, where as before you'd just bring a pile of stuff and the guy in charge of prices would be like $20...$30....whatever looked like a good price for it all.

**old Rusty C10** · 04-26-2008, 03:58 AM

sounds like a score .. i nver have time to go junkyarding at lunchtime lol i barely have time to eat

04-25-2008, 10:28 PM	#1
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Another "lunchtime" junkyard score. So my buddy and I decided to take a cruise by the junkyard at lunchtime. I was at the right place at the right time. There was an ugly, rusted out mustard yellow '73 getting prepped for the crusher. The truck was pretty beat up and rusty, but it had a good set of sport mirrors on it and it also had the outer grille brackets that I was needing. My father-in-law was there and he knows all the workers pretty well, so he told them what I wanted so they set it on the ground and they let me at it. Also got the battery hold down bracket....All this for $8!! SCORE!!!! __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4 Last edited by jchav62; 04-25-2008 at 10:30 PM.

04-26-2008, 01:30 AM	#2
Pyrotechnic Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 3,930	Re: Another "lunchtime" junkyard score. Good deal. A lot of the junkyards around me have been jacking up their prices significantly. They also charge you for every little thing, where as before you'd just bring a pile of stuff and the guy in charge of prices would be like $20...$30....whatever looked like a good price for it all.

04-26-2008, 03:58 AM	#3
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,280	Re: Another "lunchtime" junkyard score. sounds like a score .. i nver have time to go junkyarding at lunchtime lol i barely have time to eat __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

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