Yesterday I returned to one of my old past times of salvage yard hunting. I went down to a yard which I've gone to before called Henry's Used Auto Parts in Blackstone, MA. In the self service yard they have a wide variety of foreign and domestic models to choose from. I missed the smell of oil and the sight of poor vehicles in there last step before the big crusher. I almost feel sorry for them. Imagine the stories that some of them could tell. One of the main things that keeps me coming back is that they keep a selection of older classics in the back end. It's an interesting selection of vehicles ranging from the forties to the seventies. I feel like I'm on a treasure hunt when I'm there. I did end up picking out an old alternator to try my hand at rebuilding one(a future posting) and an Oldsmobile hubcap which was all that was left of a 71 Cutlass that even had it's rear-end totally cut off. I can't wait to go back again.
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