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| | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,850 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,850 | If you pocket that much, definitely negotiate a salvage bid and hang onto the truck! That will go a long way toward repairing the damage and still leave a few bucks left over to begin your restoration.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 | If you pocket that much, definitely negotiate a salvage bid and hang onto the truck! That will go a long way toward repairing the damage and still leave a few bucks left over to begin your restoration.
Jerry They are supposed to get me a salvage quote on Monday. Im kinda worried that its gonna be really high but Im sure I'll still come out on top. My plan is to put all of what I get back into the truck. It should pay for some of the body work, upholstering the seat and hopefully a flatbed. I still have to figure out a way to get the truck to me in Idaho though, its still in Colorado. Spartan
Hoka Hey!
Spartan
1959 Chevy Spartan 100 "Battle Wagon"
2008 Buell Lightning "War Horse"
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,850 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,850 | Look for a flatbed trucker who needs a load coming your way- - - - -hauling "pre-dug postholes" (running empty) doesn't pay very well! There should be a truck broker somewhere in your area who can coordinate the haul. Figure what scrap iron value would be for a truck the weight of yours, and offer a few pennies on the dollar more. The insurance bean counters will jump on the deal like a starving man on a smorgasbord. That truck has no emotional or collector's value to them- - - -it's all about their bottom line.
Jerry
"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,228 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,228 | My 1956 Tow Truck weighs just over 10,000. At today's scrap price of about $5.00 per 100 pounds that makes it worth about $500.00. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 128 | My 1956 Tow Truck weighs just over 10,000. At today's scrap price of about $5.00 per 100 pounds that makes it worth about $500.00. Mike B Thanks Mike. Good info
Hoka Hey!
Spartan
1959 Chevy Spartan 100 "Battle Wagon"
2008 Buell Lightning "War Horse"
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