what a steal?

[ChargerD100]

bidding on a local auction, theres a 1940's dodge truck im currently winning at $5.00 with no reserve, and a 72 chevy vega as well for $5.00, truck I wanna do a rat rod with and the vega, well the hatch will be donated to the charger and the rest will be scraped

[70 sublime]

 

About 15 years ago I had missed a local farm auction about 5 miles from our house and stopped by the next day
The farm was sold and they were just cleaning things up
I bought a complete 56 Chev 2 DR rot box with a 6 cyl 3spd standard for $20 that did not sell in the sale and just as I was about to leave I said I will give you $5 for that one over there
I got a 1959 Metor Rideua (sp) 4 dr that was 100% complete also a rot box
Dragged both cars home and got them both running
I had bought a bright yellow 56 2 dr htp a few years earlier with no drive train so I cleaned up the 6 cyl parts and put in the yellow car
In a weaker moment in my past life I had a 66 Mustang for my wife (car is long gone but the wife is still here)
One day at the Ford store I over heard a guy looking for chrome for a 59
I talked to him in the parking lot after and said I had what he was looking for
He came by a couple days later and wanted all the chrome off the car so I said $200
I can still see the look on his face as he handed over the money and started to snicker
I asked him what was so funny then he told me just the chrome gun sight looking thing on top of one fender was worth $200
As I headed back to my chores I turned around and told him that was OK because I only paid $5 for the whole car
He was not so smug then

[ChargerD100]

I noticed a 56 chevy bel air 4 dr with no bids yet thought bout trying to do that as well but no wheels, the vega doesn't have wheels either but im sure ill find a way to get it, I know on the pick up day ill grab the hatch piece before anything