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02-10-12, 02:50
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Eric, there is a bit more to things as well.
I know lots of guys who blow all kinds of money playing golf, pool, drinking, horse racing, gambling etc etc. My lady knows where to find me and the bills are paid and groceries first on the table. Secondly, it is guys like you who retreive all these treasures and protect them from the scrapper. One day you will loose interest, have to sell, want to fund other projects or plain realize you have too much stuff. For other collectors, this is how many guys end up with a project to work on or a place to source some much needed parts and or pieces. I myself have run the gamunt, buying up a whole lot, building my project and then selling off the surplus to recoup funds or re-invest in another project.
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02-10-12, 10:13
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i woke up one morning and saw a centaur for sale on ebay, by midday i'd bought it and the charioteer stood next to it aswell. that little lot came to £40k (which i didn't actually have at the time) when i got home from work that night i told the missus, she was not happy infact she's still not happy but i think it eased the pain for her when i explained that i hadn't actually spent a single penny, i'd invested the money so it was simply a case of liquidity
 i'd changed the cash into an asset of equal or greater value. remember these words and learn them so when the other half accuses you of squandering money just explain "that it is simply a case of liquidity and you've acquired an asset of equal or greater value to the initial investment". just try not to look guilty when you say it  rick
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02-10-12, 18:32
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I'm going to try that! The "it only cost $5.00" kinda doesn't work anymore!
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06-10-12, 15:07
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Newest old truck
Here are some pictures of my last treasure. As you can see the guy I bought it from welded on a cab from a old Fargo on this one. He had a big V plow on it, he plowed about 3 kms of road to get to the highway in winter. He owned the truck since 1960.
It is complete other than horn, windshield frame,seats, tailgate and wood in bed of truck. Box rusted but not overly bad, just on corners of storage boxes. All hardware present for troop seats. The steering wheel is like brand new as was not exposed to elements since it had the cab on it, also all data plates are present. It was made by Chrysler Corporation of Canada Limited. Date of Manufacture July 13 1945 Eric
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06-10-12, 15:09
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Some more pictures
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06-10-12, 15:11
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And last few
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