Wagonaire parts cheap

[buddymander]

Sunday I saw a wagonaire along with a two door 60 Lark in the junkyard a few blocks north of PCH on Blinn in Wilmington. You have to pay a coupla bucks extra to access the wagonaire; it's in the higher dollar section.

[StudeRich]

Higher dollar section? You gotta be kidding!
I've been in that Pic-your-Part yard many times but not for about 5 years. Do they actually put most cars in the $1.00 lot, and others in the $2.00 lot? [:0]

What about the prices of the parts, does that change also? [?]

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA

[scott.rodgers]

I'd be willing to pay someone to get me the stainless steel window mouldings off that Wagonaire (if it's a Daytona that is)!

Scott Rodgers
Los Angeles
SDC Member since 1989
'60 Lark HT
'63 Wagonaire

[StudeRich]

Warren, could that be my ex '63 Lark Regal Yellow/Gold V-8 Auto. (engineless) Wagonaire? Or is it still languishing in your backyard or long ago crushed? It certainly IS in the right area! [:0]

StudeRich -Studebakers Northwest Ferndale, WA

[Warren Webb]

Nope, its not your old one. Its still sitting comfortably in the yard. But, a few years ago Pick Your Part put in a separate yard ajoining the west side of the existing yard for newer & higher priced vehicles (parts) & relocated "Memory Lane" there too from Sun Valley. I havent been there in some time, but i should be able to check it out the end of this week when I plan to go out that way.

60 Lark convertible
61 Champ
62 Daytona convertible
63 G.T. R-2,4 speed
63 Avanti (2)
66 Daytona Sport Sedan

[buddymander]

well, Scott, sad to say, two bucks only gets you into the cheap lot whereas it'll cost ya a total of four bucks to get into the "wagonaire" section.

[scott.rodgers]

I'm willing to pay that $4.

Scott Rodgers
Los Angeles
SDC Member since 1989
'60 Lark HT
'63 Wagonaire

[bams50]

Where is this place located? I know there's a Wilmington in DE... I'd be willing to make a trip there for Wagonaire stuff.

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[StudeRich]

Sorry Bob, it is in Southern Calif. near Long Beach/Carson/Torrance!

A clue should have been that I HAVE been there! Lol!

As you all know from all my ramblings, I have never, ever been in the Northeast!

You can go back to watching the Sun RISE out of the Ocean now!

quote:Originally posted by bams50

Where is this place located?

StudeRich -Studebakers Northwest Ferndale, WA

[bams50]

Of course! I probably would have read that had I looked it up in Murphy's book of laws[xx(]

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[scott.rodgers]

D'oh! I thought the Wilmington was in Delaware too (I guess I didn't see the reference to PCH clearly enough). I'm going on Friday!

Scott Rodgers
Los Angeles
SDC Member since 1989
'60 Lark HT
'63 Wagonaire

[bams50]

quote:Originally posted by scott.rodgers

D'oh! I thought the Wilmington was in Delaware too (I guess I didn't see the reference to PCH clearly enough).

I did see PCH, but don't know what it stands for... guess the "D'oh!" is on me! Or is that "Duh"?

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[laughinlark]

Hey Bams
PCH is for Pacific Coast Highway. In my neck of the woods its Highway 1. When I lived down there in the rat race of the 80's. I would hit the three pick a parts that I knew of for something to do on weekends. They were Wilmington, Monrovia, and Ontario. It was about 150 mile round trip. Found a lot of good Stude parts cheap.[]

Gordon

[bams50]

Thanks for the explanation... Now I'll at least know that much for future reference

Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131

"Some people live for the rules, I live for exceptions"- 311

"It was the last chance for Studebaker to turn things around. The company was down to its last bullet, and this new small car was it. They called it the Lark"

[Roscomacaw]

laughinglark writes: "When I lived down there in the rat race of the 80's. I would hit the three pick a parts that I knew of for something to do on weekends."

AHA!!! so YOU were my "competition"!!!

I know EXACTLY where that Wilmington and other yards are! I used to hit them with clockwork regularity. So much so that the manager at the Wilmington yard would see me and go out of his way to tell me that they'd just hauled in some Studes and what day he anticipated them being set out for picking. (They'd hold freshly gotten cars for a week or so before setting them out where customers could scavenge parts.)
Between the PAP and Ecology wrecking yard chains, I'd regularly hit about a dozen on a rotating basis. Every Saturday, I was off at 7:30 until mid-afternoon. Man I made some good money saving and selling parts off of Studes and Rammers! The good ol' days![^]

Miscreant Studebaker nut in California's central valley.

1957 Transtar 1/2ton
1960 Larkvertible V8
1958 Provincial wagon
1953 Commander coupe
1957 President two door