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 Posted - August 07 2011 : 10:39:43 AM
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On Friday Aug 5th 2011 - Severe rains ( over 4 inches+ in less than an hr
) hit here in NC causing massive flash floods. MY dads garage was flooded some due to water pushing under doors. My trains are stored there now. I didn't loose any trains but lost a lot of magazines and other rr paper material i had in boxes on the floor. I spent over 4 hrs washing mud and silt offr of garage floor and then putting my remaining train items into plastic storage tubs that were in boxes off the floor. I found a large stash of my ho vehicles - going to post pictures - This is first box i came across. It may take me while to post all as there are more i don't have here with me right now
Mud and silt on garage floor
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 11:39:47 AM
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Sorry to hear you lost stuff. That's probably the best thing you can do, if you HAVE to store on the floor, put them in plastic containers. paper and water NEVER mix well together.
Most of your diecasts posted are too new for my liking, but I LIKE that grey 1:1 in the flood photo. Is that an old '40's Ford Pickup?
Jerry
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 12:29:49 PM
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Willy's?
-Gareth
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 12:57:03 PM
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Nah, it's a Chevy , like this one :
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 1:07:33 PM
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Cute truck!
Shame when Oil runs out in about 5-10 years. Lawn feature then!
 
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 4:47:22 PM
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AMC - Romcat - It is a 1945 Chevy on a 77 Chevy 4X4 frame / 350 motor - Will get a better pic and post of it for you 2 later
This picture is from the water rushing down the street where i work on Friday at 12:45 pm
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 6:31:57 PM
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quote:Nah, it's a Chevy , like this one :
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That is a 41-46 Chevy! I like it!
I had this 1946 GMC back in 1989, when I was in high school:
Never did get it on the road.
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 6:33:30 PM
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awesome vehicle collection I want the FedEx van! I has one in United hehe
Also put boxes on pallets too
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 6:49:33 PM
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quote:I found a large stash of my ho vehicles
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I just purchased these a couple weeks ago: I have no idea how many i have now, but i can say, most are lose and they fill a box at least 2'x2'x12":
Sean
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Posted - August 07 2011 : 7:17:14 PM
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[/quote]
I had this 1946 GMC back in 1989, when I was in high school:
Never did get it on the road.
Originally posted by Mustangs_n_Trains - August 07 2011 : 6:31:57 PM
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Wow, you had a PANEL delivery? That is an awesome truck. Don't see the non-window versions that much at that age. What happened to it, get sold? Looked fairly solid, compared to my '55 Chevy Suburban below :
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Posted - August 08 2011 : 3:38:49 PM
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quote:
Wow, you had a PANEL delivery? That is an awesome truck. Don't see the non-window versions that much at that age. What happened to it, get sold?
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It was complete. I paid ~$1500 for it in 1985 and sold it around 2005 (I think) for $1000. It was complete. I had the entire front clip stored in the back of the truck. It was an awesome truck and was very restore-able. Wish I had the money or skill back when I was in high school to do it. If I had a place to store it, I would still have it.
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