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nice find

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:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: . an old vanner friend of mine came down. and wanted to go to junkyard to look for that fourdletter word van parts. well we only found 2ford vans in the whole yard. i said lets go look at the astro & safari's .we lost count at 32.anyway i found 2 full sets of rubber gm floormats. somewood dash pieces. and are you ready?a lund lighted visor. had to climb on to roof to unbolt it {big job for a 57 yr.old fat man.}anyway went to check out ,and the guy says give me $15.00 forall of it . icouldn't get my wallet out fast enough. well better go get it painted to match 94. ce ya fred. :supz:
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woodman wrote::bounce: :bounce: :bounce: . an old vanner friend of mine came down. and wanted to go to junkyard to look for that fourdletter word van parts. well we only found 2ford vans in the whole yard. i said lets go look at the astro & safari's .we lost count at 32.anyway i found 2 full sets of rubber gm floormats. somewood dash pieces. and are you ready?a lund lighted visor. had to climb on to roof to unbolt it {big job for a 57 yr.old fat man.}anyway went to check out ,and the guy says give me $15.00 forall of it . icouldn't get my wallet out fast enough. well better go get it painted to match 94. ce ya fred. :supz:
Darn you. I've been drooling over those visors for as long as I've had a van but they are so freaking expensive new.
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SCORE!

Nice work.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. Hmmm


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Where is that yard located at?
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this yard is right next to gateway international raceway, right outside st.louis.
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good find. I love going to junk yards, you never know what you'll find.
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