“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” - Terry Pratchett, Going Postal
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moparthug I assume you are a Chrysler product fan ? About 25 years ago I worked in a wrecking yard in Portland Oregon. One day we got a car for junk and in the trunk was a wooden box that had a Railway Express label on it and was marked with a return address from the Chrysler Corp. It also had the Chrysler name and address stenciled in ink on the box. In the box was a used / cracked cylinder head from a 331 Chrysler hemi engine. One of our salesman was a big Chrysler fan and he grabbed it and took it home. EvilDr235
My best male friend has had a wrecking yard he opened in 1953 and still runs it today. In 1956 he parked his 1923 Ford model TT flatbed and bought a 1940 Dodge 1 ton flat bed truck and in 1959 he bought a 1940 Dodge 3/4 ton pickup. In 1969 he bought a 1947 Dodge 5 ton that was once a garbage truck and now has a 36 foot bed on it to haul car bodies. The 1940 3/4 ton now has 1 ton running gear and has been converted to a tow truck and is use daily. The 5 ton is used once a week and the 1 ton is used when needed. All are still flathead engines with 6 volt systems. He has other 1939 to 1947 trucks and also a few Plymouth trucks. No Fargo's yet tho. Some are used and some are parts trucks. He also has 2 1940 Dodge Fire trucks on stand by just in case. The tow truck has a 264 cubic inch Chrysler Spitfire engine. The 1 ton has a 230 cubic inch Dodge engine and the 5 ton has a dual carb mid 1950's 413 dual carb flathead six, yes a 413 cubic inch flathead six that replaced the 370 cubic inch flathead. The 5 ton also has a 5 speed trans, a 3 speed Brownie trans behind that and a 2 speed rear end. He still has his Ford model TT truck and others. He has the best of both worlds. A hobby and a business. He does nothing but old cars, trucks and all kinds of old machines. Go online and check out (Brian's Salvage and Junk) in American Canyon Calif.EvilDr235
