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| john deere green | Jan 21 2010, 05:32 AM Post #51 |
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Compact
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i forgot to mention, you got great taste. you went with the john deere loader. my man!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Sak | Jan 24 2010, 09:59 AM Post #52 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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I think it's best to save the most picturesque models for the top ones. There's a salvage yard in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, along the north side of the Route 1 Freeway, that's kind of like being reclaimed by nature. The cars you see, stacked on high, peeking out from the trees surrounding them are a total '70s cheese-a-rama: Gremlins, Pintos, Volares. You also see Karmann-Ghias and Cressidas. It's all quite a sight. |
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| JustDavid | Jan 24 2010, 05:50 PM Post #53 |
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SUV
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I'm diggin' the red Chevette! @ Sean - I'll dig around and see what I've got to send ya.
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| minimotors | Jan 26 2010, 07:51 PM Post #54 |
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Microcar
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Now now Swifty...... You know i am always shopping. It is what I do best!! Drop me a line when you get a chance - have a new venture you might be interested in getting involved with. |
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| Swifty | Jan 27 2010, 01:59 AM Post #55 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Send me a PM through the board- I check the board more often than my email! |
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| ivantt | Jan 27 2010, 08:22 PM Post #56 |
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
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Watch out Swifty, he may be trying to sell you Camaros at two for one prices....
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| Swifty | Jan 28 2010, 03:33 AM Post #57 |
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Great! For that price the crusher will be well-fed!
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| Sak | Jan 31 2010, 01:44 PM Post #58 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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I can think of someone who's packing his car right now to make that oh-so-long trip down from the Great White North to sabotage that crusher. |
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| James | Jan 31 2010, 09:37 PM Post #59 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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I'll be bringing a car carrier, after all if they are 2 for 1, gotta get a six pack or something. |
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| accobra64 | Feb 1 2010, 05:52 PM Post #60 |
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Minivan
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James, you never commented on the yellow Vega wagon that sits very prominently in Swifty's Yard. Sean set the bait; but you haven't bitten yet. Here's a little hint for you: ![]() Image courtesy of JLCollcetor.com. Thanks Wyatt. Cheers. Cobra |
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| James | Feb 1 2010, 07:36 PM Post #61 |
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Mr.Bowtie
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![]() it looks good enough to drive away, just needsd an engine, anyway small block Chevy will do. I am more worried about those puppies in eth back of that Vista Cruiser.... |
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| Swifty | Feb 2 2010, 06:13 AM Post #62 |
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Actually one of these days I need to detampo the stripes off the Vega. The meatballs are long gone... Speaking of those doggies in the Oldsmobile, I need to trim them out eventually also. |
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| Swifty | Feb 6 2010, 02:46 PM Post #63 |
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![]() ![]() Gunn's masterpiece arrived a few days ago, and here we see it in its new location of Swifty's Salvage. It looks great and fits in perfectly! Better pictures coming if I can get this stupid camera to cooperate.
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| craftymore | Feb 6 2010, 05:59 PM Post #64 |
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Support your local demo derby.
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That's so cool to add to your junkyard dio Swifty! |
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| gunn | Feb 6 2010, 06:54 PM Post #65 |
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Station Wagon
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hey swifty...i see a gunn custom in the yard. the red chevelle with trunk up and tilt front end..lmao i sent that and a few others way back when... to ya. i think a stretch camaro was in that bunch also. the crusher looks great. |
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| Swifty | Feb 6 2010, 07:19 PM Post #66 |
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Yup! I never was able to finish it, and the stretch Camaro (and a '69 pickup) are still halfway completed as pulling tractors. I never did find appropriate running gear for either. I've gotten so bad about finishing customs I had to come up with this:
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| JustDavid | Feb 7 2010, 12:02 PM Post #67 |
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SUV
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And here I thought I was the only one who never finished customs.
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| bangerkid45 | Feb 9 2010, 05:48 PM Post #68 |
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Ultimate American Banger Enthusiast!
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Me aswell, You should see my workbench! Sean, just out of curiocity, what type of paint remover do you use? And where can I get it? |
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| Swifty | Feb 9 2010, 11:46 PM Post #69 |
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At that point in time I was using carb cleaner. Available in any auto parts store but I don't recommend it. Yes it gets the cars super stripped clean but the fumes....wow. |
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| DadsCoronet | Feb 23 2010, 10:01 PM Post #70 |
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DadsCoronet
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Taking my first gander at your junkyard, Sean. Looks great! But I just have to say.....classic Ferraris in a junkyard?? Really?? Not even in Italy!! Hey, I have a car to donate. I was out walking Macey and I found a crushed MB Corvette in the road. I'll have to dig it up (at least I think I still have it) and bring it to CARnival. Oh yeah, one other thing. The crusher looks fantastic ~ except, it's waaaayyyyy too clean!!!
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| Swifty | Feb 24 2010, 01:53 AM Post #71 |
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Thanks Mark! The yard's set in 1985, so those would have been contemporary Ferraris at the time. More likely to be wrecked off the showroom floor than twenty years later, that's for sure. And the crusher is brand new- has only crushed two cars so far. Hasn't gotten a good grimey build up yet.
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| Sak | Feb 26 2010, 08:30 PM Post #72 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Jon, I use a heavy duty spray stripper I buy at Ace Hardware. Like $6 or so. Clean, and and relatively fume free. |
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| DadsCoronet | Feb 27 2010, 12:56 AM Post #73 |
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1 - carb cleaner is good for detampoing ~ just keep it away from plastic "glass" because it will devour it. Nail Polish Remover (NPR) does a good job of detampoing and it won't eat the "glass". As mentioned, a good paint stripper is the best for removing paint down to the bare metal but again, remove all of the "glass" because the stripper will feast on it. 2 - regardless of the era of "Swifty's Salvage", I cannot imagine any Ferrari being tossed into a junk yard, especially if it's here in the States!
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| Sak | Feb 27 2010, 03:43 PM Post #74 |
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Ezekiel 25:17
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Some glazings are more sensitive than others, it seems. Some stand up to na/npr and others not so well...something to think about! |
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| QuicksilverDC | Jan 18 2011, 05:21 PM Post #75 |
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Looks really good and is also about as frustrating as walking thru a real junkyard wishing you could have grabbed them before they made it in the gate, guess I will have to keep searching the repo lots to aquire what I have missed....sad so sad.Very inspirational |
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Not even in Italy!!
More likely to be wrecked off the showroom floor than twenty years later, that's for sure. And the crusher is brand new- has only crushed two cars so far. Hasn't gotten a good grimey build up yet.

the repo lots to aquire what I have missed....sad so sad.
3:34 AM Jul 11