Why is it, when you go to the store...

for one thing, you come out with stuff you weren't even thinking about... i.e., go to the store for chips, you leave with a 12-pack, steak, dog food, and you forgot the chips! :stupid:

Same thing at the junkyard today! Went to UWI to pick up a battery tray, and started drooling over a *edit* '72 *edit* 240 (build date of 8/71) - It was unmolested as of 3 pm today. I was honestly suprised at how well this thing has held together... rusted out rear hatch panel, but the spare tire well was as clean (but now holding water) as when it left the factory.

Battery tray rust? Only surface. Complete black diamond pattern vinyl still intact. Radiator looked new, but still had the metal fan shield intact. Also had dealer installed A/C.

Didn't have my camera with me, but I did look through the gallery and this was the closest match I could find as far as the engine bay (it wasn't that clean, obviously) but all the parts (so far) were still there....

http://www.classiczcars.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=35&password=&sort=7&thecat=501

Looked like this one was stuffed away in a barn somewhere and some 'housecleaning' took place.

Oh, and today, I remembered the battery tray.

Wayne