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**jocko** · 07-09-2017, 12:14 PM

Visited the homestead in Indy last week and helped an old neighbor out. He's pretty down in the health department and he was a neighbor for years. It involved some heavy lifting and a lot of yard work. Afterward, he said he had some old parts he's trying to get out of the house - yes, the house - and said I could pick thru them if I wanted before he had them hauled to the dump. Glory be....

Yes, that's an M20 at the top of the pic. The stash included 8 PO3's - 4x stainless (dirty but cherry condition, incl original black still intact) and 4x 69-72 chrome (umm, not so cherry...), as well as a Hurst shifter, scattershield, and some odds and ends. The other stuff is actually my own stuff that my pop was wanting to thin out the barn with... so I helped him out as well. Found my first car's wheel covers (57 Bel Air), my first truck's wheel covers (72 Cheyenne PO1s - but am assuming the one that popped off on the way to high school is still in some ditch in Indiana), some 56 Chev wheel covers that I have no idea where they came from, and a set of UNOPENED Thrush header glass packs that I never ended up installing way back in the day - still in perfect shape, to include the decal that came in the box. That's just cool.

So, the moral of the story is you never know what a good deed may turn up.

leftybass209 · 07-09-2017, 12:24 PM

Nice score!

**LockDoc** · 07-09-2017, 12:46 PM

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Looks like it was a great day! I guess I will have to go to Indiana and beat the bushes...

All of my dads family lived in Southern IN.

LockDoc

**too much stuff** · 07-09-2017, 01:25 PM

Nice score... You never know what is waiting for you out there.

**jocko** · 07-09-2017, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Looks like it was a great day! I guess I will have to go to Indiana and beat the bushes...

All of my dads family lived in Southern IN.

LockDoc

I grew up in Gary (the other end of the world from S. Indy), but the folks have since relocated to an undisclosed unbeaten-bush-rich environment!

midniteblues · 07-09-2017, 01:43 PM

Nice score for some good deeds.

Sometimes you just never know what the day will bring you.

toolboxchev · 07-09-2017, 01:58 PM

Yup, I scored a set of 283 heads a while back similar situation. They are in excellent shape, have not even had hardened seats in them.

Good for you, they are in the right place. Someone whom has a great heart!

bill3rail · 07-09-2017, 02:38 PM

Glad you could help a friend! That is important in my book!

Bill

**Ol Blue K20** · 07-09-2017, 03:22 PM

Awesome for you to help someone out. Then to be rewarded after. You have some good karma my friend.

**jocko** · 07-09-2017, 03:36 PM

I grew up next to him, he was a vette nut when he was young(er), still has a 59 and a 68 in his barn that have pretty much been given back to mother nature, kind of a shame. But his dad, who I never met, had a big block 72 C20 Custom Deluxe Custom Camper that indeed did deteriorate into the ground. Someone hauled the big block off long ago. If it was still there, I might have had to ship my wife's luggage home...

**Chevyland** · 07-09-2017, 05:57 PM

Right on!
Old memories from our younger days get etched into our minds
Those connections last a lifetime
I'm sure you both appreciated the visit equally 👍

07-09-2017, 12:14 PM	#1
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,938	somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Visited the homestead in Indy last week and helped an old neighbor out. He's pretty down in the health department and he was a neighbor for years. It involved some heavy lifting and a lot of yard work. Afterward, he said he had some old parts he's trying to get out of the house - yes, the house - and said I could pick thru them if I wanted before he had them hauled to the dump. Glory be.... Yes, that's an M20 at the top of the pic. The stash included 8 PO3's - 4x stainless (dirty but cherry condition, incl original black still intact) and 4x 69-72 chrome (umm, not so cherry...), as well as a Hurst shifter, scattershield, and some odds and ends. The other stuff is actually my own stuff that my pop was wanting to thin out the barn with... so I helped him out as well. Found my first car's wheel covers (57 Bel Air), my first truck's wheel covers (72 Cheyenne PO1s - but am assuming the one that popped off on the way to high school is still in some ditch in Indiana), some 56 Chev wheel covers that I have no idea where they came from, and a set of UNOPENED Thrush header glass packs that I never ended up installing way back in the day - still in perfect shape, to include the decal that came in the box. That's just cool. So, the moral of the story is you never know what a good deed may turn up. Attached Images

07-09-2017, 12:24 PM	#2
leftybass209 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 2,186	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Nice score!

07-09-2017, 12:46 PM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,373	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! - Looks like it was a great day! I guess I will have to go to Indiana and beat the bushes... All of my dads family lived in Southern IN. LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

07-09-2017, 01:25 PM	#4
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,705	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Nice score... You never know what is waiting for you out there. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

07-09-2017, 01:43 PM	#6
midniteblues Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: strausstown pa Posts: 3,394	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Nice score for some good deeds. Sometimes you just never know what the day will bring you. __________________ 81 camaro 355 4/spd 342 posi my first love. 67 swb step 454/4spd ott 373 posi 4/7 drop. 2000 s10 zr2 little blue truck that never gets stuck. '74 heald super bronc vt8. tecumseh powered moon rover.

07-09-2017, 01:58 PM	#7
toolboxchev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: 2nd left past the stump on a dirt road. Posts: 2,629	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Yup, I scored a set of 283 heads a while back similar situation. They are in excellent shape, have not even had hardened seats in them. Good for you, they are in the right place. Someone whom has a great heart!

07-09-2017, 02:38 PM	#8
bill3rail Registered User Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: LI, NY 11801 Posts: 1,140	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Glad you could help a friend! That is important in my book! Bill __________________ 1970 C10 8' Fleetside, L6 250, 3 on the Tree. The most basic of pickup trucks!

07-09-2017, 03:22 PM	#9
Ol Blue K20 Proprietor of Dale's Corner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vacaville , CA Posts: 15,920	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Awesome for you to help someone out. Then to be rewarded after. You have some good karma my friend. __________________ "Some Days Chickens And Some Days Feathers" Dale XNGH ECV Sam Brannan 1004 R.I.P. 67ChevyRedneck R.I.P. Grumpy Old Man

07-09-2017, 03:36 PM	#10
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,938	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! I grew up next to him, he was a vette nut when he was young(er), still has a 59 and a 68 in his barn that have pretty much been given back to mother nature, kind of a shame. But his dad, who I never met, had a big block 72 C20 Custom Deluxe Custom Camper that indeed did deteriorate into the ground. Someone hauled the big block off long ago. If it was still there, I might have had to ship my wife's luggage home...

07-09-2017, 05:57 PM	#11
Chevyland Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Ca. <-> Ma. Posts: 5,707	Re: somedays the windshield, and not the bug! Right on! Old memories from our younger days get etched into our minds Those connections last a lifetime I'm sure you both appreciated the visit equally 👍



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