I had several hundred dollars in tools I had stored away in my fathers barn when I moved from New England to Florida back in the 1980's. I had left the body repair business and never gave them much thought until I bought a 1957 3200 to restore in December. Well, I had a death in the family last Thursday so I flew up North for the funeral.I stayed with my mom & dad and remembered the tools were there. I asked my dad if they were still in the barn so he went out & dug them out. I could not believe they all still worked. They have been sitting un-used & un-oiled for over 20 years. I had a Snap-on hand held grinder & air chissel, a Matco air file(air board) and DA sander plus some assorted socket wrench sets & wrenches that just needed a little oil. Thats $$$$$ I can save on tools now. I just wonder how well they would have worked if I got them in todays market, imported from China.

1957 Chevrolet 1/2-ton Stepside LB in the Gallery
My Photobucket shots

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." - John Stuart Mill (1806 - 1873)