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04-11-2006 06:59 PM #1
Pig-in-a-poke
I bought one. It came as a wrecking yard th350 trans.
When I was young,on the 'hollor' we lived on there was a carryout that sold the kids pig-in-a-poke. You paid 10 cents for a tied together bag of,,,,whatever.Non-refundable.
And sometimes you got some candy,small toy,etc.,that was worth more than a dime.SOMETIMES,,,,,you were made a pig because the contents wouldn't be worth 5 cents let along 10 cents.It was indeed a gamble for a dirt poor hillbilly kid.
Enter...................wrecking yard motors & trannies. Now it may be fine,don't know yet.But what would you do before installing it.Take it to a transmission shop for an inspection and get another pig-in-a-poke from their sales pitch?
Hey has that thing gotta Heme in it? No, it's a shevy not heme!
In our neighborhood, 2 blocks down the hill was a gas station that (to me) all the cool car guys hung out there. 32 coupes, 33 & 34 Fords as well, a sweet 56 Ford Beach wagon that was setup gasser...
How did you get hooked on cars?