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Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:33 am
by lexus-5
Here's an intresting find...also came with original manual.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:47 am
by littleVETTE
very nice. you didn't find the fiberglass battery straps, or anything else?
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:49 am
by lexus-5
No, no battery straps, but I did get the original speed control,the original gear cover and original body and wing with the diamond shape wing buttons.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:51 am
by victor_cathedral
did they make those chromed dust cover buttons for the 6-gear bitd ? and, score !!! i always hope for this kind of find at estates or auctions

Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:59 am
by lexus-5
Yes they did make the top bearing dust cover back in the day. I appreciate your kind words and keep looking cause there are deals out there, you just got to keep looking. "Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and then"
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:11 am
by vintagercfreak
I just Wet my pants!

Nice find!
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:12 am
by littleVETTE
i don't know if it's the lighting, but that right rear shock cap is primo.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 6:49 am
by creeker
Wow, great find. Guess I need to go with the wife to yard sales this year.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 8:57 am
by flipwils11
Jeez. I keep hoping I'll find something like this but never see ANYTHING RC at the local garage junk sales.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:07 am
by Lonestar
nice one
For the non native speakers here - what's an estate sale? Like a garage sale that happens in trunks of station wagons or what?
thanks
Paul
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:11 am
by Zipster
and conveniently for sale on ebay

Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:26 am
by jwscab
estate sales are generally when a person passes away, the family or 'estate' if there is no family will have liquidation sales to help offset any costs the deceased may have left behind, or for any number of other reasons.
usually good for deals and interesting finds, but obviously you need to be at the right place at the right time, and stay on top of advertisements of said sales.
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:30 am
by Charlie don't surf
So where did the lower perches come from, here? And the Mauri rear tires on this car, as they are not the actual "goodyear's" that came on the early buggy?
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:44 am
by Lonestar
jwscab wrote:estate sales are generally when a person passes away, the family or 'estate' if there is no family will have liquidation sales to help offset any costs the deceased may have left behind, or for any number of other reasons.
usually good for deals and interesting finds, but obviously you need to be at the right place at the right time, and stay on top of advertisements of said sales.
Clear now - I thought this was some kind of tailgate sale (aren't station wagons called "estate" too?

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thank you
Paul
Re: Estate Sale Find
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 12:46 pm
by lexus-5
SWEET!!!! This is a Buick Estate Wagon!