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Posted by Chris Willsey [65.26.53.125] on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 21:49:41 :
I had called the biggest local scrap yard as soon as I got home after finding the trucks missing and told them to be on the look out.
They called today and said someone was bringing in old Dodges one by one to scrap.
Yep my trucks. I was on a job all day and didn't get down there until about 7. The police had already impounded all but a couple and those too were on the way with no stopping them. Something about being required to be in the impound lot for the case...but I could pay tomorrow to get them out. Yeah right, that makes a lot of sense.
I only saw the 58 W500, crushed cab. The 57 D500 bent running board other wise seems ok. 70 W500 CC busted window, mangled rear seat?? and too dark to see anything else. Likely no more radiator.
So now I have to deal with the impound lot. Might also have to pay the towing fee plus impound fees to get them back as if I had parked in a no parking zone.
The story is a lady with a junk yard bought the trucks from a guy who said he was tasked with getting rid of the trucks so she paid something for them and planed on scrapping them and had paperwork to prove it. Forged? Duped? Her drivers were delivering the trucks to the scrapper in Kansas who don't need to check VIN or paperwork.
The police have done nothing other than make my life a lot more difficult and cost me a lot of money.
I'm almost ready to just let them keep all but a few of them, but I suppose I should pay the money and drag them home again. Likely in a partially stripped and more damaged state then they were. I feel guilty about doing anything else. I'm just kind of fed up with it all.
I've been talking about it for a long time but I will likely have a large Dodge auction in the spring or summer. So start saving up if you want something.
It wasn't bad when I had a 160 acre farm and started collecting, but the city took that by threat of eminent domain to make soccer fields and at that point the trucks became a burden.
At some point there will probably be a revolutionary discovery of American 50s and 60s pickups and there will be a hay day for foresighted collectors who want to sell but I just don't think I have it in me any more to wait that long.
Thanks to everyone for the kind and helpful words.
Chris
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