9/1/2005: Another Road Trip
Last week I drove down to Long Island to pick up a trunklid I’d
purchased on ebay. The seller has a nice original european-spec
‘66 1500, but was looking to get rid of a parts car and a lot of
accumulated parts which came with it which he didn’t need at the
moment.
I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Although the parts car
was pretty thoroughly in the “parts car” category (and due to having
been converted to a 124 twincam and non-original interior bits, it was
missing most of the things I’d be interested in), some of the other
extra parts were excellent.
I took home the trunk lid and hood (from some other car, apparently).
Not only are they the same color as my car (grin) but the hood in
particular is in very good shape, with only a little surface rust
where the paint had been scratched.
I also got a bunch of tail and parking light assemblies, miscellaneous
nuts and bolts, headlight brackets, etc. I was very happy to find another
front grille, but this one had the proper chrome piece for the round
fiat badge:
Although it’s rusty, I think it can be saved, and it’s better than the
alternative, which is the incorrect, but similar, piece from an
early 124 spider.
Perhaps the most interesting part part of this haul was
3
bumpers, one front and two rear. One of the rears was totally rusted
out, and is basically scrap. The other, though, is in remarkable
shape. It looks as though it may be a NOS replacement (for the dead
one) and may never have been on a car. The chrome is worn and will
need to be redone, but there’s essentially
no rust on the back
of it, which is really remarkable. The front one has very light rust
and some denting, but it looks fixable, and may be a little better
than my other “good” front bumper.
Also included was the front chrome piece that goes across the nose of
the car, above the grille. This too looks almost perfect, as though
it’s never spent any time on a car. Really remarkable.
It was a long trip, but really well worth it, since some of these
parts are such high profile cosmetic items.. the better the originals
I can find, the better they’ll look when refurbished.
2/3/2009 05:37:08
Josh,
Can you help with a spare grille and surround in decent condition?
3/16/2009 14:58:39
Care to sell a pair of the tail light lenses?
3/16/2009 16:11:54
Care to sell a pair of the tail light lenses?
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