The one I looked at in Mass. was still a tow truck, or recently retired. It was being sold by a business, a small scroungy one that a high-school era neighbor/friend worked at, near the Franklin/Medway border or therebouts. 1975? It was white, if I recall. It was rough, as you'd expect from a working truck. My friend Fosco and I were generalized car nuts, me Ramblers him Studebakers mostly, some Nashcan woods cars, and we loved the oddballs and orphans. I stumbled on this friend by accident, stopped in front of where he worked (but was working on his own car, weekend probably, I worked at Bose then) saw the truck, etc. I recall being shocked at a 'nash truck' so it was rare (to us known-nothing kids) at the time. This Crosley wagon was beside the garage in Holliston. We use to go down there every so often and look at the terrible wrecks out back (bloody windshields and all that; hey we were 18 - 20). It was the default police tow shop. We all knew how to open beer bottles at speed using the door latch wheel, took some effort to hold the door open to do it. Fosco and I used to greet each other on the street by switching lanes passing each other. Ahh, good times. http://wps.com/AMC/images/197x-Fosco-with-Crosley-Holliston.jpg On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 05:50, jim williams <sportsix63@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Unless something changed in the last few years or so the Nash tow truck in > Harrisonburg VA ended up near Roanoke. As for the parts the widow told me > they called in their close friends to go through what was there and the rest > as you said went into the dump. > > > > > Jim Williams Lewisburg, West Virginia > > > > --- On Fri, 12/18/09, amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx < > amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > From: amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx <amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: AMC-list Digest, Vol 9, Issue 28 > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:23 AM > > Send AMC-list mailing list > > submissions to > > amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' > > to > > amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > amc-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > > specific > > than "Re: Contents of AMC-list digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Nash Truck (das24rules@xxxxxxxxx) > > 2. Re: Nash Truck (Marc Montoni) > > 3. Re: Here's one with Potential (Marc > > Montoni) > > 4. Re: One of the nicer Steve Green > > Collection cars (Marc Montoni) > > 5. Re: Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs (Ken Ames) > > 6. Re: Nash Truck (Marc Montoni) > > 7. Re: Nash Truck (Rocky Lear) > > 8. Re: Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs (Rocky Lear) > > 9. Re: Nash Truck (William 'Chip' Lamb) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: 18 Dec 2009 05:55:28 -0000 > > From: das24rules@xxxxxxxxx > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > Message-ID: > > > > <listhandler=1&site=www.amcyclopedia.org > &nid=6030&pid=14316&cid=14317&uid=133&tid= > 35&8061c3eafadd54962f326a8dd43e4942@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<35%268061c3eafadd54962f326a8dd43e4942@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > > > im thinking a torque monstor 401, and one of the 6spd > > tranns out of the dodge > > trucks. with that dana 70 rear. and it you want to go > > REALLY nuts, dana 60 or > > what ever front axle. for my area, ya, i would HAVE to have > > a front pulling > > axle also. > > dave stohler > > www.picasaweb.google.com/das24rules > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:19:32 -0500 > > From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20091217231013.0434baa8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > > William 'Chip' Lamb <chip@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > >Leonard McGrady in MD may have bought the tow truck you > > passed on, I > > >think it was from the northeast. It's now near > > Aberdeen. $2500 is a > > >steal for a Cal truck. > > > > > > You might be referring to a Nash tow truck that was owned > > by Shenandoah Transportation in Harrisonburg, VA for almost > > fifty years. I used to go by there to visit the old > > man who owned the place. He passed away in the > > nineties, and his wife and family set up an auction to close > > the business out. He had Ramblers and AMC's of all > > vintages right into the mid to late nineties sitting on his > > lot and inside his building. > > > > He also had a treasure-trove of AMC parts in the parts > > department basement; as I understood it, just about > > everything was taken to the county dump. > > > > I rummaged through his stuff a couple of times whle he was > > still around. In the late eighties, I bought a brand > > new rimblow steering wheel for my 70 AMX; in the early > > eighties I bought a pair of NOS quarters for a 67 Marlin > > (which I resold at a car show) and a pair of quarters for an > > AMX I was working on. I even found a bunch of internal > > transmission parts I needed to rebuild my 68 T-10. He > > has some amazing stuff downstairs. The back lot was > > awesome too. Marlins, Javelins, Classics, Ambassadors, > > verts, you name it -- he had it; right into the nineties. > > > > Anyway, I'd heard that the tow truck went to MD after the > > auction, but I'm not certain. > > > > -- Marc > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:28:53 -0500 > > From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Here's one with Potential > > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20091217232438.0434b6d0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > > Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > said: > > > > >http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1513607821.html > > > > > >Like a birdy: cheep, cheep, cheep. > > > > > > At least the price is right. Can't really tell from > > the photos but looks badly rusted... If that's the > > case, I see some sellable stuff... > > > > Disc Brakes > > Rear window defroster > > Sport steering wheel > > Console > > Floor shift > > Tilt column w/floor shift > > Floor shift setup > > > > Looks like an X package to me, which means some of the > > fattest-a** sway bars you ever saw on an AMC > > > > Too bad it's on the left coast. > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MARC MONTONI > > Richmond VA > > http://FreeVirginia.blogspot.com/ > > Freedom. Responsibility. www.LP.org > > Cu vi parolas Esperanton? > > I'd rather push a Rambler than drive a Toyota. > > Visit www.AMCRC.com or www.AMONational.com . > > http://RichmondRambler.tripod.com/ > > http://Hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This work is licensed under a Creative Commons > > Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States > > License. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:11:17 -0500 > > From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] One of the nicer Steve Green > > Collection cars > > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20091218010937.0434c4e8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > > Isn't this one of the Steve Green cars, also? > > > > ************************************************************* > > http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/1497400457.html > > > > 1974 AMC Matador Coupe Brougham - $7500 (Granville, Ohio) > > Date: 2009-12-06, 8:38PM EST > > Reply to: sale-km9te-1497400457@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > This is a 1974 Matador Coupe Brougham, with a 304 auto on > > the column and duel exhaust. 14,000 actual miles, original > > owner drove car only 10,000 miles. It has A/C, tilt, cruise, > > AM/FM. It is a beautiful car with white vinyl top and blue > > brocade interior. Things that need attention: The driver's > > seat needs some cloth repair where the driver got in and out > > of the car (cloth is split). The paint is slightly faded and > > the car has a few dings. The car still ahs the original > > bias-ply tires on it. It is a great car for people who > > appreciate low mileage vehicles. Drive anywhere. $7500 > > ramblerranch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Call 740-258-2369 early AM or later in the evening. > > > > ************************************************************* > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MARC MONTONI > > Richmond VA > > http://FreeVirginia.blogspot.com/ > > Freedom. Responsibility. www.LP.org > > Cu vi parolas Esperanton? > > I'd rather push a Rambler than drive a Toyota. > > Visit www.AMCRC.com or www.AMONational.com . > > http://RichmondRambler.tripod.com/ > > http://Hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This work is licensed under a Creative Commons > > Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States > > License. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:48:01 -0700 > > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs > > Message-ID: <1261118881.4b2b25a1b57ce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > as has been mentioned, the advert says 1969, so a 343 > > should be fine. > > > > Photo of part number matches: > > > > http://www.amcgremlin.com/AMCML-archive/msg18562.html > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > Quoting Rocky Lear <lear31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > I have an NOS one but mine (an maybe this guys) is for > > the 70 and newer. > > > What are these up to these days? $2000...$2500? > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:28 PM > > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs > > > > > > > > > > Greg, wondering if they would match up to the > > 343, I have no idea, but > > > > would love them, on the dyno pulls, the 750 did > > not delivery enough > > > > fuel,so it peaked @418 HP,Garry > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Greg Taylor" <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > To: "AMC-LIST" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:12 PM > > > > Subject: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs > > > > > > > > > > > > http://seattle.en.craigslist.org/see/pts/1513921834.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Greg Taylor > > > > Rochester Hills, MI > > > > 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2" > > > > 330-CID AMC Stroker V8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > > URL: > > > > > > > > > < > http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20091217/1bb58909/attachment.htm > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:53:59 -0500 > > From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20091218013704.04365fd8@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > (Sandwich Maker) said: > > > > >" Now THAT would be a hell of a tow vehicle fer yer > > Ramblers!! > > > > > >i used to think one would make a great motorhome, but > > now i have > > >visions of a car hauler... > > > > > > Speaking of motorhomes, why not just go out and find one of > > those AMC-390-powered motorohomes that were sold from the > > late 60's to the early 70's? > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > MARC MONTONI > > Richmond VA > > http://FreeVirginia.blogspot.com/ > > Freedom. Responsibility. www.LP.org > > Cu vi parolas Esperanton? > > I'd rather push a Rambler than drive a Toyota. > > Visit www.AMCRC.com or www.AMONational.com . > > http://RichmondRambler.tripod.com/ > > http://Hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This work is licensed under a Creative Commons > > Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States > > License. > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:24:15 -0500 > > From: "Rocky Lear" <lear31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > Message-ID: > > <A5DC295803474B1288C61ECE9852F992@madmax1984PC> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > What do they look like? A jeep? Never heard of such a > > thing... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Marc Montoni" <Freedom@xxxxxxxx> > > To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:53 AM > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > > > > > > adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > (Sandwich Maker) said: > > > > > >>" Now THAT would be a hell of a tow vehicle fer yer > > Ramblers!! > > >> > > >>i used to think one would make a great motorhome, > > but now i have > > >>visions of a car hauler... > > > > > > > > > Speaking of motorhomes, why not just go out and find > > one of those > > > AMC-390-powered motorohomes that were sold from the > > late 60's to the early > > > 70's? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > MARC MONTONI > > > Richmond VA > > > http://FreeVirginia.blogspot.com/ > > > Freedom. Responsibility. www.LP.org > > > Cu vi parolas Esperanton? > > > I'd rather push a Rambler than drive a Toyota. > > > Visit www.AMCRC.com or www.AMONational.com . > > > http://RichmondRambler.tripod.com/ > > > http://Hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > This work is licensed under a Creative Commons > > > Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United > > States License. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:29:04 -0500 > > From: "Rocky Lear" <lear31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs > > Message-ID: > > <311E4C6A7B9546BA89BB20ECBF290FCB@madmax1984PC> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > > charset="iso-8859-1"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Correct me if I'm wrong but were these not all cast with > > the same "AM" part > > number on the top half? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 1:48 AM > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram Intake > > w/matching carbs > > > > > > > as has been mentioned, the advert says 1969, so a 343 > > should be fine. > > > > > > Photo of part number matches: > > > > > > http://www.amcgremlin.com/AMCML-archive/msg18562.html > > > > > > > > > > > > Ken > > > > > > > > > Quoting Rocky Lear <lear31@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > > > > >> I have an NOS one but mine (an maybe this guys) is > > for the 70 and newer. > > >> What are these up to these days? $2000...$2500? > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Garry Nordstrom" <gasnordstrom@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:28 PM > > >> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram > > Intake w/matching carbs > > >> > > >> > > >> > Greg, wondering if they would match up to the > > 343, I have no idea, but > > >> > would love them, on the dyno pulls, the 750 > > did not delivery enough > > >> > fuel,so it peaked @418 HP,Garry > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: "Greg Taylor" <amundaza@xxxxxxxxx> > > >> > To: "AMC-LIST" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > >> > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:12 PM > > >> > Subject: [AMC-list] Craigslist Cross Ram > > Intake w/matching carbs > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > http://seattle.en.craigslist.org/see/pts/1513921834.html > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Sincerely, > > >> > Greg Taylor > > >> > Rochester Hills, MI > > >> > 1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer "TRMN8R2" > > >> > 330-CID AMC Stroker V8 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -------------- next part -------------- > > >> > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > >> > URL: > > >> > > > >> > > > < > http://list.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list-amc-list.com/attachments/20091217/1bb58909/attachment.htm > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > AMC-list mailing list > > >> > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > >> > AMC-list mailing list > > >> > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> AMC-list mailing list > > >> AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > >> http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > >> > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AMC-list mailing list > > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 9 > > Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:18:12 -0500 > > From: William 'Chip' Lamb <chip@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Nash Truck > > Message-ID: <20091218122147.8235433C10B@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; > > format=flowed > > > > That could be the one, but Leonard's still has writing on > > the doors > > and I don't think it was out of Harrisonburg. It would not > > surprise > > me if Leonard actually had two, he has 300 or so cars > > stashed in a > > series of sheds. > > > > At 11:19 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: > > > > >William 'Chip' Lamb <chip@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > > > > >Leonard McGrady in MD may have bought the tow > > truck you passed on, I > > > >think it was from the northeast. It's now near > > Aberdeen. $2500 is a > > > >steal for a Cal truck. > > > > > > > > >You might be referring to a Nash tow truck that was > > owned by > > >Shenandoah Transportation in Harrisonburg, VA for > > almost fifty > > >years. I used to go by there to visit the old man > > who owned the > > >place. He passed away in the nineties, and his > > wife and family set > > >up an auction to close the business out. He had > > Ramblers and AMC's > > >of all vintages right into the mid to late nineties > > sitting on his > > >lot and inside his building. > > > > > >He also had a treasure-trove of AMC parts in the parts > > department > > >basement; as I understood it, just about everything was > > taken to the > > >county dump. > > > > > >I rummaged through his stuff a couple of times whle he > > was still > > >around. In the late eighties, I bought a brand > > new rimblow steering > > >wheel for my 70 AMX; in the early eighties I bought a > > pair of NOS > > >quarters for a 67 Marlin (which I resold at a car show) > > and a pair > > >of quarters for an AMX I was working on. I even > > found a bunch of > > >internal transmission parts I needed to rebuild my 68 > > T-10. He has > > >some amazing stuff downstairs. The back lot was > > awesome > > >too. Marlins, Javelins, Classics, Ambassadors, > > verts, you name it > > >-- he had it; right into the nineties. > > > > > >Anyway, I'd heard that the tow truck went to MD after > > the auction, > > >but I'm not certain. > > > > > >-- Marc > > > > -- > > William "Chip" Lamb > > Richmond, VA - 804-357-4926 > > Freelance Automotive Journalist > > Representing > > http://www.classicmotorsports.net/ > > http://www.sportscarmarket.com/ > > http://www.vettemarket.com/ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AMC-list mailing list > > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > > > > > > End of AMC-list Digest, Vol 9, Issue 28 > > *************************************** > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-list mailing list > AMC-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://list.amc-list.com/listinfo.cgi/amc-list-amc-list.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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