Re: [ihc] Something in the air, or is it Mars?

["Allan Ericson" <lowvolt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim-

There was a B series t-ette in a boneyard in Prescott. The owners appeared
to be using the yard as a front for something, but that might change from
day to day. I told them I'd buy it, but if I took the whole vehicle I wanted
a salvage title. It really made them nervous for some reason. They wanted
1500 bucks for it with no title, and I got the impression that they really
did not want it to be moved, would not part it out, and really did not
intend to sell it, fix it up, or anything else.

On the other hand, it may be for sale now, but only as a parts truck. The
hood and grille piece are damaged, but most of the truck is intact as of the
last time I drove by. I got tired of dealing with them and gave up. I can go
check it out again if you need something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "J Grammer" <jim@domain.elided>
To: <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 4:03 PM
Subject: [ihc] Something in the air, or is it Mars?


> >Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:35:38 -0700
> >From: "Allan Ericson" <lowvolt@domain.elided>
> >Subject: [ihc] Travelall home from CO
> >
> >I just got back from Pagosa Springs, CO, an hour or so east of Durango,
where
> >I picked up a 73 travelall from the original owner.
>
> Allan, last night I got back from Tomales, CA after a 16hr 600 mile
> excursion. I too have been entrusted with someone's pride and joy(at far
> less than market value, in my case a '60 B-110 Travelette :) . Discovered
> totally by chance about 18 months ago while picking up my '52 T-all, I
left
> my # with the owner. I got the call in August and told her I'd get it by
> the end of Sept. I took a good battery, after pulling the points to clean
> them it fired right up and drove onto the trailer. I spent several hours
> today detaching the full-cab roof rack that had been welded to the drip
> rails. Unfortunately the design of the rack trapped crud against the lower
> edges of the roof, which now has significant perforation on both sides :(.
> Still, with Crismon reporting 666 B series T-ettes built total, it's
> certainly worth fixing! Now it's a toss up which is the rarest truck I
have
> : is it this one, or the L series Travelall? In my mind, at least, it's
the
> Travelette. The T-all used the same basic body shell from '52 through
early
> '57(L, R and S series), while the early Travelette was mid '57 through
> '60(A and B series only) with a total of about 700pcs in both series.
>
> Jim