63 C10 today ascross the scales

[greg65]

Originally Posted by sigshooter

Today a pretty decent ( for buying crusher junk ) came ascross the scales, Blue and white with chrome, still had the radio delete plate. It has the bolt in low hump I need for my truck. It has the key in ignition, one in the glove box... I checked and they work the door lock too. There was also a 58 1/2 and an earlier 2 ton . We buy around 1/2 million dollars a month in scrap metal, so we get some pretty decent stuff for crushers sometimes.

Cool. Heater block off plates as well.

[csa daddy]

Can you get the headlight doors for that 63 an flat rate ship them
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[Sillyoldman]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Nice looking dually flatbed & cameo

That's not a Cameo but still cool.

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by cochran63

What is the name of the scrap yard? I live about 20 minutes from Tahlequah

Robbins Wrecker and Salvage
2 miles east of the Illinios River on Hwy 51

( Used to be B&J Salvage )

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by newagecustom

Can or would you sell something like this complete instead of crushing it?
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We would sell it complete, but as high as scrap is no one wants to give $800.00 for something like this.....

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by csa daddy

Can you get the headlight doors for that 63 an flat rate ship them
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I will probably want to keep the grille complete

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by greg65

Cool. Heater block off plates as well.

I have got several of these, mostly off of 2 ton trucks that come thru

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by oem4me

To the uninformed scrap yard owner that does that much volume, setting aside the occasional vehicle for parts salvage would seem nothing more than an inconvenient waste of time. If space was not an issue, the savvy owner would do well to hire a guy full time to strip the good stuff before sending the rest to the crusher. I'm surprised this is not more common. Maybe it is, I dunno? Sig?

Heck, on second thought, you could probably find a sicko like one of us to pull the parts and sell them on a percentage basis. That's no extra cost to the owner. Like free money.

Parts are more of a hassle to the owner, the pulling it, wrapping, and shipping... We are saving some of the better old stuff, and are trying the U Pull It approach. We have 20 acres, but between the Wrecker service and the Scrap that takes most of our time and space.

The Owner has a 68 convertible Camaro on a rotessire that hasn't had a single thing done to it in over 6 months..... We are a small yard that is doing alot of business

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by lil hoodlum

I believe I have seen flat bed semis coming down I35 towards Dallas, Texas from the operation that you work for. Is that where the cars and trucks are headed?

Yeah, I think it is a shame to crush the older stuff too. I would love to get my hands on a buildable 1960-1966 chevy or GMC. I check craigslist daily and it seems that most of the ads are for show type trucks or trucks with no motor and transmission and a body needing alot of work and the seller is wanting $2000. Not much really in between the two. I would like to have one that is driveable with a little work and that I could restore as I drive it.

Well someday I hope I can.

But anyways, thank you for the pictures. It is interesting to see what comes in.

Keith

We are currently selling most everything to TRG in Rogers, Ark. they opened a new 20 million dollar shredder there. We have sold to Chapparal In Middleothian ( sp ?) Texas and to one in OKC Oklahoma. Just closer to Rogers and they treat us pretty good

[Narxoleptic Customs]

Wow, I hate seeing ur posts... Cool stuff comes thru for sure..
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[csa daddy]

Originally Posted by sigshooter

I will probably want to keep the grille complete

I understand it's just not worth buying another grill just toget headlight surrounds but thanks any ways
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[jel111]

I live in chicago and built a building next to the pound. They crushed cars that they impounded but no one came and got. All day long they crushed every cat you could imagine. New or old didn't matter. It was unbelievable! I had a 66 corvair that got crushed that way. It got a bunch of parking tickets and they wanted more for them than the car was worth so I didn't pay. Off to the crusher! I was 18 didn't have the money or a garage!

[waspp]

The hood on that 63 looks decent (better than mine anyway), that would bring some cash itself. I wish you weren't so far away! Did you snag the radio delete plate and is it available?

Hal

[1963c-10]

Originally Posted by Sillyoldman

That's not a Cameo but still cool.

Is it just a fleetside? Was the cameo a unibody?

[benwah]

If I worked there Id owe the boss money at the end of every week!

[awbrown]

what are you paying for cars now (by the ton) ...????

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

Is it just a fleetside? Was the cameo a unibody?

thats an apache fleetside


a cameo wouldnt have any rusty patina.

[sigshooter]

Originally Posted by awbrown

what are you paying for cars now (by the ton) ...????

$230.00 a ton

[ChiefRocka]

Originally Posted by sigshooter

I will probably want to keep the grille complete

OK, so you would sell the grill ??

[sigshooter]

This thread was started just for fun and not as an advertisement to sell any parts. I just wanted to say that since at this time I am not a supporting member. I didn't expect to have do many requests to buy parts, I am all about preserving these old trucks and that is why I have hoarded parts for 25 years. At current I do not have the time to devote to selling and shipping parts. For anyone who could pick up the parts could be purchased thru the scrap yard I am sure, but they do not ship any longer either. I see an opportunity to make a few bucks and help my fellow forum members out so in the near future ( month or two when the days are longer) I will try and fit in selling some of my extra stuff to help fund the build on my truck. I hope everyone is understanding, but I don't see where I can fit in finding boxes and packing, getting it to the shipping store etc. ... Be patient with me and as soon as family and work life permits I will be selling stuff off. This April during the car show weekend would be a great time for the locals to come browse thru my endless boxes of stuff( some I haven't even seen in 20 years. Until then please enjoy the pics and know someone is preserving the past by pulling the cherry parts before it is crushed. :-)
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[csa daddy]

It's good you are doing this but unfortunately I'm in va an can't afford to ride over to get the parts but atleast somebody nearby may be in luck good luck to ya an I love an hate seeing your posts it bothers me alot to see these beauties go to their death I would prefer to crush pretty much anything after 1991 cause they all seem to be junk now
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[factorystock]

Originally Posted by awbrown

Seems that all you crush is classic chevy trucks !!! I too have worked the same deal and sometimes there is just not room or time to get all the good stuff off , especially when it is 260 a ton (at least it is here)..........

A good rust and dent free '63 hood is worth $260. How much does a hood weigh? Truck scrapped without a good hood would be about $2 to $3 bucks less? I know what I would do with collectable vehicle parts.

[benwah]

Originally Posted by factorystock

A good rust and dent free '63 hood is worth $260. How much does a hood weigh? Truck scrapped without a good hood would be about $2 to $3 bucks less? I know what I would do with collectable vehicle parts.

Try finding a complete knee knocker with little rust like that in NewEngland!