collecting parts

[polara71]

With the purchase of my Orange 70 convertible I have found a need to clean out or straighten up the garage. I have also sold the white 70 convertible project and need to pack her up for her trip to the mid west. I simply can not believe all the parts I have accumulated over the last sixteen years. I have parts I didnt know I had.
Thirteen years ago I met a fellow in New York named Jerry. Jerry was parting out a rusty 71 Polara brougham. I stupidly passed on the $100 dollar bucket seats but I picked that car to pieces over the following year and a half before he junked the rusty carcass. Since then I have parted a few cars and find myself pulling trim and interior pieces out of yard when I find them there and certainly have trouble controlling myself at events like Carlisle.

How many kick pads, cracked arm rest bases, speedometers, signal light housings, grilles, and tail light lenses does one guy need? I once bought a NOS rear bumper for a 70 Polara at Englishtown for a couple hundred bucks, that was 13 years ago before the white car showed up at my door. That bumper is still hanging in my garage.
I have a hard time discarding hubcaps, so they hang on my wall. Wheel lip moldings, used and NOS are hanging in the garage attic. I cant tell you how many trim rings I have accumulated over the years. Lets see, I sold Will two, Carsten four, four just got packed up with the white car and I have five listed in the parts for sale section..and still have a couple hanging on the wall in the garage, just in case, and isnt that what this is all about "just in case"?

I told everyone in jest that I was an addict when I brought home this most recent car.....

I got this feeling today that there really is truth in a jest.


Hello, my name is Dave and I have a problem.

 

[F Preston]

I hear you - I have enough NOS and southwestern parts to build several 1968 Chryslers.

 

[Big_John]

I'm guilty of that too. I had a ton of Roadrunner parts that went with my A12 when I sold it.

I got some perspective when we cleaned out my Mom and Dad's house. Things that they kept for years, especially my Dad's electronic stuff that became just so much junk. No one wanted it, it wasn't worth enough to take the time to sell. A lot of it was unceremoniously thrown in the back of a truck. I did salvage a few things... but I could only take so much... and watching the rest get dumped broke my heart.

I have a few extra parts for the 300 and actually too many. Someone gave me another grille the other day... Do I really need two grilles? Nope... I gotta figure out what to keep and what not to. But I still dragged that extra grille home....

 

[fc7_plumcrazy]

you are fine.
I have a huge amount of spare parts for "just in case" including all hubcaps/wheels availabe on Mopar B-Bodies from 68-70 (except kelsey hayes recall wheels).

Lots of bumpers, grills, trim pieces etc.

It is simply good to know that the parts are there.
Even though I sold a lot of stuff over the years because there were guys out there who really needed the parts.
Made me feel good that they got used.
Never needed anything from all the stuff I sold yet.

Carsten

 

[66Monacovert]

Dave I have a 66 Monaco parts hoarding problem myself,and the only thing that helps my addiction is more parts..

 

[Catfish]

I'm the same way, but I unloaded almost all of it the other day. Sold my two imperials and threw in two shipping containers worth of radiators, rear ends, blocks, transmissions, steering columns, etc. I had finally had enough.

 

[mdh157]

With the purchase of my Orange 70 convertible I have found a need to clean out or straighten up the garage. I have also sold the white 70 convertible project and need to pack her up for her trip to the mid west. I simply can not believe all the parts I have accumulated over the last sixteen years. I have parts I didnt know I had.

How many kick pads, cracked arm rest bases, speedometers, signal light housings, grilles, and tail light lenses does one guy need? I once bought a NOS rear bumper for a 70 Polara at Englishtown for a couple hundred bucks, that was 13 years ago before the white car showed up at my door. That bumper is still hanging in my garage.

I have a hard time discarding hubcaps, so they hang on my wall. Wheel lip moldings, used and NOS are hanging in the garage attic. I cant tell you how many trim rings I have accumulated over the years. Lets see, I sold Will two, Carsten four, four just got packed up with the white car and I have five listed in the parts for sale section..and still have a couple hanging on the wall in the garage, just in case, and isnt that what this is all about "just in case"?

We gotta talk......

 

[polara71]

We gotta talk......

yeah, probably....


I got your e mail, I'll see what I can do......

 

[detmatt]

I enjoy buying and selling parts more than the cars and have met a lot of great people in the process. I've been pretty successful at trying to make the hobby pay for itself by flipping parts.

 

[polara71]

I enjoy buying and selling parts more than the cars and have met a lot of great people in the process. I've been pretty successful at trying to make the hobby pay for itself by flipping parts.

You must be the exception ......

 

[bulldogchesty]

I could use your help Matt. I have no idea what some parts are going for.

 

[detmatt]

I've been lucky to have found some really great parts lots over the years here in Detroit.

 

[detmatt]

I could use your help Matt. I have no idea what some parts are going for.

I'd be happy to help and a good place to start is Ebay's completed and sold listing search.

 

[mdh157]

yeah, probably....


I got your e mail, I'll see what I can do......

?????

I haven't sent one

 

[bulldogchesty]

Thanks Matt. I have looked at some Ebay stuff. They think it's made of gold. I would rather sell stuff to our group, but if that doesn't work out I have that option.

 

[detmatt]

Don't look at what people are asking for there parts, search "sold listings" to see what things are actually selling for.

 

[bulldogchesty]

Thanks. I am new to this. Guess what I am going to do tomorrow at work?

 

[bluefury361]

I've been pretty successful at trying to make the hobby pay for itself by flipping parts.

I've done a lot of that myself Matt. Most of the cost to restore Jazebelle came from buying and flipping cars & parts. It is a lot of work keeping up with it all, removing parts, listings, packaging & shipping, but it's fun and interesting.

It's amazing what a C body is worth parted out.

 

[Fratzog]

I know the feeling. I was organizing shelves in the garage and came across as set of mint 68 Chrysler sun visors that I found at a swap meet about 10 years ago long before I had the Monaco. When I bought them I thought they would fit the Polara. They didn't so I forgot I had them. The set in the Monaco has the threads separating. Happy coincidence they fit the Monaco perfectly and the colour matches the interior of the Monaco. And my wife says I have a hoarding problem. :eusa_think:

 

[commando1]

All you guys buying and selling saved my *** on the Newport.
I bought off of so many of you that I want to say Thank You again.

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