junkman1153

the man came up with a good idea and stuck to it to the end.

AMT 32 ford coupe 3in1 trophy series, it could be built in so many ways

to all the people on here and else where who prayed for my wife,our prayers have been answered,she is recovering ,i will have her in my life for a while longer,her doctor said her turn around was nothing short of a miracle. he said you just don't get that bad and recover, she will be going to a nursing home, i know well it is a matter of time thanks to God and all of you I will have her a little longer .with all my heart felt thanks Ralph

thank you to all who responded to my post in rough year. my Wonderful wife of 38 years is going to meet god soon .her doctor said it is just a matter of time. she is resting comfortable. she has accepted her fate with a bravery that is astounding. she was laughing with our kids tonight.her love and bravery in the face of death. i can only hope i can face it like her

today Cindy had a very bad breathing attack. the doctor said it is just a matter of time ,tonight she is stable and comfortable. she is facing the probability of death a lot better than i am.

a good friend just hauled a old country style outhouse that was 16ftx6x6 to be covered with flowers for a parade

just got back home my wife was admitted to the ICU with breathing problems again. they have told us her lungs are getting weaker and they have done all they can.now with treatment she might have a year. we have been married 38 years she loved old trucks and built several models over the years, so all i ask is keep her in your prayers.her name Is Cindy sperber, thanks to all of you.

always and everywhere junkman1153

i know this started as a joke ,but this year has been a rough one, in january my wife almost died ,she has been in a nursing home ever since.my business folded, i have been selling at flea markets and model car shows had over 1200 model kits and been selling them off at shows.my wife was a avid truck fan and collected toy trucks for years, hate selling her trucks off ,feel like i am selling a part of her and our life together. she has been back in the hospital 4 times this year.in the last few weeks our furnace died,hot water heater started leaking and the refrigerator died. so i am using kerosene heaters 60.00 a week in oil,put pans of water on the heater so i have hot water to get washed,and it has been cold enough to keep a little food on the enclosed back porch. but my wife is still alive.my kids are healthy my parents both in their 80's are still alive up in pa.the models were a way to make money that has gotten me through this far and still have a few left to sell. but most of all I Have another Christmas With Cindy. MERRY CHRISTMAS

i grew up not very far from there at 12th and oley,raced in several alleys between 13th and birch st. ancient history went to the school that was at 12th and greenwich.

green hornet movie used 27 chrysler imperials mythbusters destroyed at least 2 beautiful imperials in the green hornet special.in the american version of top gear they trashed a nice 1971 cutlass s , and a fiero. mythbusters could have found and destroyed some junk imperials easily. they have destroyed some really nice older cars, like the fury that looked like a grandmas car.i really don,t think they understand cars, they often use the wrong type car for their tests ,like slapping a car in reverse while going forward , they concluded it can't be done,they used a late model car that the computer wouldn't let it do it. i,ve done it hundreds of times in demolitions derbies. the older trans. didn't like but they took it. the police car from american graffiti they used a 4 link coil spring suspension car to duplicate something done with a leaf spring car.that was rigged for the stunt i met the man who used to rig cars for movie stunt work .he was touring with chitwood at the time when i supplied the crash cars for them at local fair.but i can't say much i let Chitwood wreck a 67 mustang,a 66 marlin,64 falcon sprint,66 chevelle 2dr sedan,67 skylark among many others

when i think about the far too many chances i took and the crashes i walked away from i can only count myself lucky. when i started driving a wrecker ,as i mentioned before we were rescue equipped,did i begin to come face to face with just how lucky i really was.i helped to cut several classmates out of crashes. including a fatal crash that was a car i sold to the boy it was my old 64 falcon sprint he went into a cloverleaf too fast either the body sat down on the left rear tire or an air shock blew he rolled the car several times was thrown out and run over. it took along time to get over that.

I always hate to hear about things like that.here in north carolina there has been a rash of fatal accidents lately. last new years day there was a crash that killed 4 football players from the same school . way back in 1971 i was working for a wrecker service that was rescue equipped, there weren't many rescue squads back then.fire departments and wreckers were who got you out of your car. the scene that has haunted me occurred christmas eve 1971. the call came in as a multiple fatality, when we arrived there was a blue 1964 chevy impala wagon laying on it's roof. it had struck the end of a bridge and rolled . the road was packed ice and snow. it was cold, clear , full moon dead silent. on the path to where the car stopped was suitcases ,christmas presents, and 4 covered bodies two adults,two little children. i couldn't ever forget that sight. felt like a poster should have been made of it.if it made one person slow down or not drive when tired. they wouldn't have died so needlessly. i always thought that would be my worst christmas till my granddaughter died december 23 1998,just 8 days old.i feel for anybody who loses somebody dear at this time of the year

just go to ebay,in the search window put in peterbilt. in toys and hobbies same seller has about 10 built road tractors. i have 2 unbuilt peterbilts and lowboy trailer. listed myself

some truck models i came across one seller that has a several built peterbilt road tractors prices seem reasonable didn't check shipping

I talked to a friend who is retired FBI he said there are several possibilities , witness relocation,stage the plane crash,involve enough of the public to get the story circulating,be covert enough to raise questions. the public knows enough to verify it happened,the gov. denies it with a cover story. the people that need to vanish are gone and presumed dead by all parties. like he said my friend saw them carry out 8 stretchers with what he assumed were bodies.he said it really rings of a typical show enough ,but show nothing operation and let the rumor mill run wild. and in true FBI style he added it could have been exactly what he saw.

i was telling a friend about this he drove truck for 40 years he said as far as weird cargo he said these are the strangest. 4 dead hippo's, a dead whale, a fiberglass flying saucer.he was hauling 1/2 and a truck behind him had the other part both oversize loads at 15ft wide. the weirdest was he was approached at a truck stop in nevada by the police ,they needed an empty lowboy right that minute. he followed them out to a very remote section of desert.the military was there with a crane .they loaded the very heavily damaged remains of what he thought was a lear jet. strapped it down and tarped it . with a escort they went to a closed down abandonned shopping mall where a tent was erected over the trailer several ambulances were waiting and a local rescue squad and fire department stood by while the army took photos extracated 8 bodies he said there was a whole lot of cars with us gov plates.breif cases and papers were loaded in the trunk of one car. about 10 hours later he hauled the wreckage out to a air force base where it was unloaded into a hole crushed and covered. he was informed it never happened,he hauled a practice missle that went off course.he was appoached several times over a period of time at home or in restaurants about the plane he hauled out of the desert. he always denied knowing what they were talking about. it was a wrecked off course practice missle.

you are right the goverment loads paid very ,very good, they don't want drivers who ask questions," follow the route .follow instructions, we will know if there is a problem and handle it." a friend hauling a classified load was involved in a fatal crash,a car ran a red light he broadsided it ,killing the driver. the feds. checked the truck and told him to go on to a truck stop for repairs. he never heard another word about the crash. those ever present ,in his case,plymouths 2 stayed at the accident, 2 went to the truck stop a 5th was there waiting when he arrived.

we hauled a load for the goverment from jersey to camp pendelton cal. the manifest was marked under contents ,"as need to know",route and travel times were listed. we went down the east coast.across the gulf coast,through texas .we advoided population centers,busy highways and congestion times on expressways. we were told the route was selected because the load was altitude sensitive. we travled mostly from 1am till 5 am parked in out of the way locations during the day. our constant companions were 4 ford ltds.it took 11 days to deliver the load. the only other thing that was weird they attached ground straps from the trailer to the truck frame and when parked they would pound copper coated rods into the ground and attach ground straps to them from both the truck and trailer. they also took air samples from inside the trailer through a valve in the side of the trailer.when parked we were taken to a hotel or truck stop till around 12. never refueled but the tanks were always full when we left out.when we arrived at the base we were taken to the mess hall after which we were taken to our truck outside the base.thanked and given our paper work .and told where to pick up a civilian load heading east.

hauled a load of medical research supplies on the manifest. it consisted of 62 7x2x3 ft. crates. marked reseach ,cadaver,human, then info like male,female,age etc.we took them to a place where they were put in cars,buildings.buried,burned,and just left to rot. for research.

came across this site about a drag strip that closed in the 70,s some really nice and unusual race car pictures (motionraceway.com)

Reading sits basically on the side of a mountain you could go from 13th st. to 6th with out pedaling your bike.but the return trip was a pain.

i raced mostly northeast reading .between douglas and windsor in the 800 block of mulberry st.or the alley near 12th and oley. i always built the also rans,everybody was doing tas,tobias,gerhart. adams,kepley,olsen,brightbill,i built buck williams ,smokey dengler,tommy mcandrews

NOT ANYTHING I FOUND IN A CAR ,BUT WHILE WALKING AROUND IN A OLD JUNK YARD WE CAME ACROSS 2 OLD WW2 TORPEDOES AND THE REMAINS OF A KOREAN WAR ERA SABRE JET BEHIND THE BUILDING WAS A STACK OF USED CANNON SHELLS AND CRATES OF JEEP STEERING WHEELS.

went and got the box of parts and pieces no complete cars but a tomato box full of vintage parts engines bodies,lots of old tires an old tall t body that he cut the door open on but the door is missing.lots of stock chrome parts still on the sprues.