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I have more !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ed Shaver

You sure that ride isn't a 1934 Ford Three window ? Sure looks like a 34 to me .............. Ed Shaver

The Monte Carloes , Trucks , and the Caprices built at the Arlington Texas Plant were all painted " Corperate Blue " starting with the 1977 engines I saw personaly there . Ed Shaver

Tim , ????????????? how come ya used a Canadian Company ? Why not Kelley Mc Knight or Joe Ashworth both in the Ft Worth area. Jus curious Ed Shaver

Yeah , the tracks man ......... I suppose you're going to tell me they work too! Humm, I reinterate my comments from several months ago . I sure as H --- would'nt compete against ya . Hey , I'm pretty good at what I do but this Pearce Arrow , wow , how come it aint at one of the Art Meuseuems ? Ed Shaver

Ron , the Utility room ! Ed Shaver

Ahh, when General Motors really built Automobiles ........... NOT APPLIANCES Ed Shaver

I don't think I could afford the grocery bill for Big Dog . Very nice . Ed Shaver

Russel P - M me or something . you never did explain as to what oil company you wanted . Look I used to live in Ft Wort Worth and before that Houston I know who sold what there Ed Shaver.

Gotta hand it to you there , very nice ! You have a very interesting assortment of parts there as the truck , the boom hoist and the wrecker bed are actually of very different eras . The truck is I beleive a 73 Chevroltt 3500. The Boom hoist is a Holmes 3205 EARLY hydraulic that was a royal pain to work on in it's day as parts were unobtainable . They came out in about 1975. They provided the basis for Jer- Dann , Century and later Challenger to compete against Ernest Holmes in the Hydraulic boom field . Yes as a former wrecker driver and towing company owner these booms were a blessing in many respects . Still ,when they mal- functioned usually at odd hours in the night , you had problems a cigarette and coffee could never fix . Meanwhile , Chevron a minor player in wreckers came along about 1980 as Roll - Back wreckers were really taking off and Jerr Dann was selling the best in that time too. O K enough nostalga , I had my fill of lock outs flat tires and recovering cars out of fish ponds used in store robberies ! I got married , not sure why and sold the tow trucks , not sure of them either ! Ed Shaver

Lynn, this is WHY I Shop at Thrift stores and Salvage Grocery stores ! I'm on disability and I have a son as you know . Trying to make ends meet for me some months especially this month is a real doozey ! Ed Shaver

I dunno , I'm torn here .......... I probably would have gone to the guy and offered my bent tail gate in exchange for the salvageable one. Had he been a Dork about it , I wouldda ripped it off first chance I had ! Hey bein truthful folks ! Ed Shaver

George, muh han broke you'll have to do it fer me ! Ed Shaver

I'm thoughouly impressed Bill ! Ed Shaver

Hey guys , stop the argueing for just a minute ! I want to know if someone will do a " PLAIN JANE " hood for this ride as I had one when I sold Chrysler products new in 1970 briefly . Ed Shaver

Regardless of a sponser , it's an interesting build . It caught my eye and I don't generally look at a lot of models as the subject dosen't appeal to me . Still this car did , so you've already beat the odds ! Thanks for sharing ! Ed Shaver

Bill, that ride came out nice . I'm glad I was able to help . Ed Shaver

Jim at this time the gas pumps you see are " Stand alone " exibits . Ya'all must remember one thing , I do what with old gas pumps , both 1-1 and model as you do with the models . See, I also research and restore old service station equip,ent . Come join us at shoptalk @oldgas.com Ed Shaver

Go to Plastructs web page and to Wvergreen Styereene 's webpage . Evergreen even has a conversion chart to enable you to scale anything to anything ! I sure wish I knew what V- Dub was wanting to build as I would be glad to help . Hey V- Dub you need to let me know what yer gonna build and what size man ! Ed Shaver

these models were built several years ago and so many of you have asked me as to how many gas pump models I have actually done . Well, I guess I have pretty near 150 right now . The pump on the left is a 1930 Tokiem model 620 made from 1925 to around 1941 with a very rare Texaco 1932 Firechief Premium globe that was only made for 1932. the center pump is also a sought after pump as the company only lasted a few years . It's a 1923 Beacon 5 galllon with a one piece White Eagle / Mobil ( READ EXPENSIVE ) globe from about 1936 The pump on the right is a somewaht rare 5 gallon Dart Goward Jounior from 1925 selling Meterior gasoline , an independent jobber then . Ed Shaver

Carl/ Rodger , heck Ive been a vendor myself and I sold new Early Ford parts at the Ford shows. I know exactly where ya'all are commin from . You go to a table and a bunch of people are there and not one of them is with the merchandise you wish to purchace . Yes, I agree, it's sad as I beleive in doing things right --- THE FIRST TIME AND BEING PREPARED AND ORGANIZED . If you're gonna sell at these shows , have a plan in place to releive yourself and watch your back as well as your neighbors , it's called C Y A ! Ed Shaver

yer right , A M T 's relentless reissues of their 64 Impala "annual " , the 1962 issue of their 57 Chevrolet , and their 63 Galaxy . I know they arent trucks and I have sent personal letters to A M T over the years with never a response a thank you or anything ! Ed Shaver

( SIGH ) annother wedge of cheese from GENERIC Motors . You're so right Bill ! Bill Mictchell, Chuck Jordan , Alfred Sloan , Heck even Miser Earl , they're all gone and whats running the company is a pitiful excuse to anyone ! These BOZOS arent automobile people , they're just a bunch of tired ole bean counters ! Ed Shaver

Hey as a former truck mechanic and Tow truck driver , I want to add my " Yea " vote to the list ! I say bring on de trucks ! Ed Shaver

Huh Im ripping off a news commontater who commented on Detroits offeringgs once . He said that new cars look like wedges of Cheese ! Well , that thing looks like a slice o pie ! Ed Shaver