Thanks! I see that there's been a migration of fuselage cars and parts from Steve's California stash to the upper midwest this year. It's great to see things working out that way.
One of my huge regrets was not stocking up on those rear panels for the wagons. I bought my '72 Custom Suburban in 1992, and other than some minor scratches, the green panels were in perfect condition. This was a car that had spent most of it's life outside. Therefore I had no idea how bad the '69-'71 panels, along with some colors of the '72-'73 deteriorated. At the time, there was a huge junkyard near me that had 25-30 fusey wagons in it, many of them '72-'73 with black or green interiors, and excellent panels. Sadly, I never bought any. By the time I discovered there was an issue with the panels by purchasing a '73 T&C with a parchment interior and crappy panels, most of the old cars in the yard had been crushed. Worst of all, the place charged almost nothing for interior parts. I remember one time I bought two center consoles with shifters, along with a big pile of other things, and the bill was $30. I did manage to rescue two un-cracked dashes from two of the last remaining wagons that they had. Now that I have a few fusey wagons with horrible rear panels, I'm always kicking myself for not getting them when I could.
Jeff
