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Barn Find; Classic Caddy (1989)
Topic Started: Feb 6 2013, 10:22 PM (649 Views)
tszuta
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My neighbor was cleaning out a barn and figured that since I collect Hot Wheels, I might want this. I didn't bother to clean it up yet. I though it kind of looked like it belonged this way, hence the picture 'Barn Find'. :D

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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

Sometimes its best to leave something be as you found it.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Hey tszuta, did you get slammed with all that snow/ice storm this week or make out okay?
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
I forgot to ask you if you wanted to ship me those whitewalls...they look old and cracked, but I can use them....LOL
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tszuta
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ivantt
Feb 6 2013, 10:28 PM
Hey tszuta, did you get slammed with all that snow/ice storm this week or make out okay?
We had a little snow this week but starting tomorrow around 6am, we are supposed to get hit with an ice storm followed up by 2"-7" of snow. We've had mild winters recently so I guess it's time to make up for it. My driveway is over 400 feet long. It gets old real quick... LOL
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
OMG, your achin' back. I wish you best of luck---hit it before it gets too deep. Better to do it twice or three times than one time at 7 inches!!!
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tszuta
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ivantt
Feb 6 2013, 10:35 PM
OMG, your achin' back. I wish you best of luck---hit it before it gets too deep. Better to do it twice or three times than one time at 7 inches!!!
Two words... SNOW BLOWER!!!
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Smart man!!
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pjedsel
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Hmmm, I never found any neat little Hot Wheels cars when I cleaned out the barn. Horse muffins, yes...but little cars no. :lol:
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JustDavid
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Lol at horse muffins! That's a new one to me.
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Nice find! That looks great!

BTW, great idea with the snow blower. Unfortunately here on the west coast, we don't get a lot of snow.
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tszuta
Feb 6 2013, 10:22 PM
My neighbor was cleaning out a barn and figured that since I collect Hot Wheels, I might want this. I didn't bother to clean it up yet. I though it kind of looked like it belonged this way, hence the picture 'Barn Find'. :D

It really looks like a barn find!
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SeberHusky
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All I do to my cars is soap and water. I don't fix the paint or wheels or nothing. But I don't leave dirt on mine...or spiders. lol Gets the rest of my collection dirty.

But how did he find this car? Was it on a shelf or in the dirt or what? Amazed the windscreen survived!
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tszuta
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I've got no idea how he found it. My guess is that it was on a shelf. Eventually I'll clean it - I use the same method as you do. Right now, it is sitting on top of my cabinet. The stuff I have on 'display' is behind glass.
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tszuta
Feb 10 2013, 09:21 PM
I've got no idea how he found it. My guess is that it was on a shelf. Eventually I'll clean it - I use the same method as you do. Right now, it is sitting on top of my cabinet. The stuff I have on 'display' is behind glass.
As a tip, what I do is to put my cars under a space heater. I leave them under there until they are hot to touch. Doing it this way, ensures you won't have rusted axles by the next day. I've never had any tampos or paint come off in the 200-something cars I have washed, unless it was already flaking off to begin with. You folks would probably strangle me over this, but I do this with my 1968 redlines as well. But they are not mint to begin with anyways. Doesn't hurt them one bit.
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