That's sad. I offered to take them off his hands for the cost of shipping since he's just going to throw them away. I don't know what I would do with them but they'd be safe, for now. And I have a feeling your offer was better than mine.


Lawrenceville, GA

I got offers to pay for shipping only from both of you. That's it no other offers were made. If there were others you need to resend them as I never got anything .

I may be wrong but I was raised when you have something for sale and nobody wants it you toss it as being not wanted. That's what I am getting here. Plus I don't understand why if no one wants these why would one be willing to pay for shipping ? That tells me you want them. If you want them then make an offer. If not then there is no way you will get them for shipping only.

You say in your reply you have no use for them yet you want them.

Ill trade them for a set of Finned TBird Valve Covers.

I don't really want it, but if it will save it from destruction, that is my offer. My offer stands. I hope this is just a bluff and you're not really one of those people who will throw something away just because you don't get money for it. Or at least you will hold onto it until you do.
I consider myself a true car guy, and I would give something away before I would throw it away if I couldn't get compensation for it.


Lawrenceville, GA

I'll offer $10 plus shipping for the clock.

Ted, Redding, CA

A set of finned aluminum TBird covers in trade would value your gauges at roughly around 300 bucks.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

I offered more than just the cost of shipping. I offered an honest $25 for them but that's because I don't need them. I thought it was worthwhile as I would have to find a good place to store them. So figuring on storage costs these days that in itself could cost anyone more than $25 in storage costs per year.
If you want $300 for them, then be up front about it. If you want to throw them out, be my guest.
Try throwing $25 in the garbage and see how good that feels.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles

The people on this site are passionate collectors of all things Y-Block. We have cars for many different years and styles. It's rare that you find a 55/56 needing a complete instrument cluster but it could happen. That said to have any parts go to the crusher is something we try to avoid. I have several engine blocks and other parts that I hold on to simply in case someone needs them. That is why people offer to take the parts to hold but not to buy (or sell for that matter). Hope this makes sense. Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

This gage set is a part of all the stuff I got when my dad died. He had this TBird since new. I know he loved the car . He was on this website a lot. So when he died I got the bird and the parts . I have no interest in either . My first reaction was to toss it all . Then I thought that this site may have someone that would have a need . My interests lie in other things. That being said I will not give anything to anyone. You people say you don't need the parts but, you offer a pittance for the parts. That tells me you all know its worth and are trying to get something for nothing. If you don't have a need for it , then you don't need it . If no one needs it then its trash.

Tomorrow this stuff goes to the scrap yard:

Leaf Springs, gage set , 4 sets of wheel covers , convertible top frame , engine parts (intake carbs water pump? ), fender skirts , brake drums and other brake parts .

Throwing away $25.00 doesn't bother me.

You'd rather give it away to a scrapper who will do exactly what you think we'd do with them. We have needs here but we won't pay something to someone who thinks their stuff is worth its weight in gold. You should have wrote what you were expecting to get rather than open yourself up to offers that you ultimately find insulting.
You have no conscience if you'd rather help a scrapper than help out someone in a community you signed up to support.
We have a passion about our hobby. You obviously don't.
.

~DJ~ AKA "Bleach"
1956 Ford Fairlane Town Sedan 30K original miles