laneway find

[larry emrick]

I was visiting my old neighbourhood in Point Grey Vancouver Thursday and stumbled on a Series SWB that is parked in the same place it was 10 years ago when I moved.
It is parked behind a house on the north side of the 4600 block on W. 13th Ave. Easiest to find by driving down the lane between W. 12th and W. 13th.
I am not sure what year it would be but it's an interesting looking early series with a pickup roof and open box. The body looks to be in excellent condition and it has a big honkin' winch.
I don't ever remember it being a runner, but the engine is still in it.
Might be worth a drive-by and a knock on the door to to see if it is for sale.
Keep us posted.
Larry

[larry emrick]

I forgot to mention that the last licence plate sticker is for 1977.
Larry

[larry emrick]

I finally contacted my old neighbour to see it is for sale and he said he is keeping it in the family and saving it for his grandchildren,. Turns out it is a 1954, originally bought in Victoria. He reckons it only has about 40 k miles on it but the frame is rusted. Larry

[sailourboy]

Hi Larry

Illusion of many!
Reality- unless he is leaving them the house with a garage and spends hours with them now teaching them some mechanical skills, and even this is no guarantee, they would rather be textting each other or using their play station along with shopping in the mall versus having to use their brains and brawn and willing to smell like 90W oil.
I have a neighbour with 3 complete 109's doing the same thing. While the leaves are being swept off them, they have never had a door open in many a year.
Perhaps in a year or 2 he may change his mind!!
Cheers
Ted

[derek n]

:lol:
This is so true. My X's uncle was saving his S2 for his son. I offered him some cash, but the answer was no. His son was saying he was slinging a Toyota frame and diesel under it. About 6 months later the son was calling me to see if I wanted it. I had too many projects on the go at that time and said no. I heard it went to the breakers yard in Campbell River. Unfortunate.
Unless these kids have mechanical skills why on earth would they save them.
Cheers
Derek N

'58, S2, 88"
:blu2a:

[sailourboy]

I guess as dad's we hope that some of what we think as exciting :D and interesting might be picked up by our children, sort of a heritage thing perhaps! The reality of it is they may but probably long after the hobbies are long disposed of and perhaps even dad is long ago gone too.
Perhaps a blend of amateur radio using a computer tied to it in the backwoods were cell phones don't work, but my son can email his buddies over the airwaves, might spur his interest along :roll: :roll:
We can always hope!!
Cheers
Ted

[m_kenton]

That fellow used to use it for hauling his plane in and out of the water...talked to him years aaaaaaaago frame should be in good shape!!!