Barn Find Bites Back
Ad absurdum per aspera
> "So I pulled it out of there for 50 bucks. It wasn’t running but I got it running right away.
>
>“It was a big mistake,” he continued. “When I first started working on it, I would get ticks.
> I had to actually fumigate the car.”
(Now I'm trying to remember the 70s buddy comedy set amid a
fairgrounds level of dirt-track racing and demo derby, in which one
character exclaims, "I always wanted to wreck a '50 Studie.")
Though getting *ticks* is pretty extreme, I think that in general
principles we can all relate... I've had wiring catch fire (just a
smolder; it went out by itself), had a friend follow behind (but not
too close behind) in case one of the literally worm eaten tires gave
way... so what have you guys been through on the first drive of a
just-purchased resto candidate?
--Joe
SeaWoe
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/automobiles/collectibles/05EGO.html...
>
> > "So I pulled it out of there for 50 bucks. It wasn’t running but I got it running right away.
>
> >“It was a big mistake,” he continued. “When I first started working on it, I would get ticks.
> > I had to actually fumigate the car.”
>
> (Now I'm trying to remember the 70s buddy comedy set amid a
> fairgrounds level of dirt-track racing and demo derby, in which one
> character exclaims, "I always wanted to wreck a '50 Studie.")
>
> Though getting *ticks* is pretty extreme, I think that in general
> principles we can all relate... I've had wiring catch fire (just a
> smolder; it went out by itself), had a friend follow behind (but not
> too close behind) in case one of the literally worm eaten tires gave
> way... so what have you guys been through on the first drive of a
> just-purchased resto candidate?
>
> --Joe
Point of interest.
The "Tucker" that is wreched in the movie of the same name started out
as a Bullet-nosed" Studebaker.
You can see the driveshaft, which the Tucker, obviously, didn't have,
as the underside is exposed during the roll.
fred
news:c881afce-45e2-4a5d...@x1g2000prh.googlegroups.com:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/automobiles/collectibles/05EGO.html?8dp
> c=&_r=1&pagewanted=all
>
>> "So I pulled it out of there for 50 bucks. It wasn�t running but I got
> it running right away.
>>
>>�It was a big mistake,� he continued. �When I first started working
> on it, I would get ticks.
>> I had to actually fumigate the car.�
>
> (Now I'm trying to remember the 70s buddy comedy set amid a
> fairgrounds level of dirt-track racing and demo derby, in which one
> character exclaims, "I always wanted to wreck a '50 Studie.")
>
> Though getting *ticks* is pretty extreme, I think that in general
> principles we can all relate... I've had wiring catch fire (just a
> smolder; it went out by itself), had a friend follow behind (but not
> too close behind) in case one of the literally worm eaten tires gave
> way... so what have you guys been through on the first drive of a
> just-purchased resto candidate?
>
Not exactly what you're asking, but anyone walking through a field
(particularly in the US midwest) can pick up deer ticks *real* easy. I got
the shock of my life one time as I was sitting in a restaurant in Grand
Rapids and noticed one on the back of my hand. Put me completely off
eating. I walked about 1/4 mile through a field with long grass to the
restaurant.