Re: [AMC-list] worthless amc crushed/ny times blog

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

One more comment on this was when I shut down my warehouse several years ago, I had 30 days to move TONS of stuff. Anything left by July 8th would go to scrapman. I left behind about 11 engines a number of transmissions, all automatics, and about dozen rear ends. Just ran out of time, money (to pay the day laborers) and space to put the stuff at different location. 

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMX/amc-warehouse-12.jpg

http://www.planethoustonamx.com/Photo_Gallery_AMX/amc-warehouse-13.jpg

now years later faced with same dilemma sometimes. The 68 Ambassador DPL I have been parting out two years zero interest in the RUNNING 290V8 with automatic trans for $300. Where is someone going to get a running anything for a almost 50 year old AMC for $300? So fixing to pull off a few last things and haul it away. Actually will drive it to edge of property for tow truck. Scrap weight. 
Eddie Stakes
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825 days
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: baddassgremlin@xxxxxxx 
  To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:52 PM
  Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: worthless amc crushed/ny times blog





  Kind of a sad story, but when I moved last summer (2012), knowing I had to downsize the estate, as I'm getting old, I knew I could not bring all my AMC stuff with me, due to no room to store it all at my new house. I sent out an email to over 70 AMC people I knew and told them to spread the word, set a time span of 4 weeks to come get whatever they wanted for free. I had a 40 x 40 barn packed full of AMC stuff.... One guy came and took a model 20 rear, and that was it , , no one came and took anything else... I ended up taking in over 20,000 pounds (4 heaping trailers full) of AMC metal stuff to scrap yard, and countless truckloads of misc other AMC parts to the landfill . . . Stuff that I'd been collecting for 30 years, but I had no choice, and it made me sick. But what made me sicker was that no one came to get any of it when they had the chance.
  Bob in MN



  In a message dated 5/22/2013 8:34:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, DYBAMX@xxxxxxx writes:
      
    I am a hoarder to a certain degree, I have stuff that I like to own but admittedly may never use, I also will help a fellow AMCer out with parts from time to time and as situations change I will clean out some of my parts to make room for new. I am in the process of what I like to call trading up. I have made room in my driveway and freed up some cash to buy better stuff but I still hear grumbling about why I don't sell this or that, and the answer is because I don't want to. I worked hard to find and acquire what I have and I will let it go when I feel like it. If I die before then, my wife has strict orders to have an auction to sell it off and make sure it is well advertised in the AMC community so it all goes to a good home.

    Brian

    --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dale fridley <dcharlesfridley@...> wrote:
    >
    > Share or not to share. It is human nature to share for many reason. You can buy friends by sharing, or you can be friends by sharing. You can help a fellow out to meet a common goal, seems to make both feel good about what they are doing. You can share and promote the big picture of preservation and enjoyment of what you share. It is human nature to hoard. Hoarding satisfies many needs. Self satisfaction of owning alot of something that fights off insecurity or feeds the human nature of having to be superior to others. Being human is something we don't have a choice in. How we are human we have a choice.   Crushed or hoarded the same? It may exsist but it is not available so what good is it? So it's value is only to the hoarded, but to anyone else it doesn't exsit because it is not available thus no value. Glad to hear your not a hoarder and selling off some stuff to help our AMC family. There is a difference between a hoarder and a person with a
    > "collection of parts"  you don't want to sell. I'm not the judge. Just stating facts. I'm done , I'll let you have the last word.    
    > 
    > 
    > ________________________________
    > From: dybamx <DYBAMX@...>
    > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:51 PM
    > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: worthless amc crushed/ny times blog
    > 
    > Â  
    > I didn't miss the point. Someone else has something and you think they should share with you.
    > 
    > How can crushed or hoarded be the same? It exists doesn't it? 
    > 
    > As for my cars and parts, I have sold off quite a bit lately as I realize I can't keep them all. Everything is for sale, if you feel you need to own it make me an offer I can't refuse. If you feel I want too much then you must not be serious about owning it. How would you like it if someone walked up to your car (that you weren't selling in the first place) and made an offer that you felt was too low and proceded to drag you through the mud when you wouldn't sell it to him? That is what you are doing to everyone with a collection of parts that aren't for sale.
    > 
    > And yes, you do have a right to wonder why and here is the answer.
    > 
    > Because it's mine
    > 
    > --- In mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com, dale fridley <dcharlesfridley@> wrote:
    > >
    > > You missed the point hoarder. Yes, this is a free country and I appreciate those who have collected over the years as have I. There is a line of self serving greed that doesn't want anybody else to enjoy the parts/cars. They will put ridiculous prices on stuff or won't sell, but glad to tell you they have it,to feed their own twisted personality. Whats the difference? hoarded or crushed none . Waiting for the estate sale only kills the interest and value of the cars and parts nobody wins. You are right, I don't have a right to your stuff, you have a right to keep it just for your self. I do have a right to wonder why? There are many unwritten ideals in the old car hobby. There is comrodery [can't spell] of enjoying our cars, building them, driving them, the adventure of finding parts, helping friends who share the interest, the old car hobby is very much like a family. Then there is the hoarder ideals, I going to buy it up keep it and
    > never sell it
    > > or extort high prices. "I am king of AMC parts".   
    > > 
    > > 
    > > 
    > > ________________________________
    > > From: dybamx <DYBAMX@>
    > > To: mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com 
    > > Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:07 PM
    > > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: worthless amc crushed/ny times blog
    > > 
    > >   
    > > 
    > > " Interesting thought: If all the AMC hoarders of cars and parts ,even half, would share/sell at a resonable price their cars and parts we would forget about junk yards. As it is now we wait till we can buy them from their estate. Dale "
    > > 
    > > you know, people like you who think they have a right to other people's stuff just because you think they are a hoarder or they won't sell it cheap enough for you to make a buck need to get off your high horse and find your own cars or pay the asking price. If so called hoarders hadn't collected those parts and cars 90% of it would have been crushed by now because of lack of interest. A lot of it has been saved since the 70's 80's and early 90's when they were still plentiful and cheap. We should be thankful these people have saved the stuff and yes, we may have to wait for the estate sale to buy it but at least it will be available again. If they hadn't collected the stuff it would be long gone by now. 
    > > 
    > > I say God Bless the hoarders and thank them for saving the stuff and giving us something to look forward to finding in the future
    > > 
    > > Brian Dyba
    > > 
    > > AMC Hoarder and proud of it
    > > 
    > > --- In mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com, dale fridley <dcharlesfridley@> wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Yes it is sad to see all the crushing going on. Here in MD near me a junlyard crushed out all but 4 or 5 eagles a complete almost untouched Kamback spirit/Gremlin. Several cars picked over but a lot of good parts left. Yes many 4 doors but good parts. you hit the nail on the head no interest. with economy and no change in site,no money for toys no interest. Interesting thought: If all the AMC hoarders of cars and parts ,even half, would share/sell at a resonable price their cars and parts we would forget about junk yards. As it is now we wait till we can buy them from their estate. Dale 
    > > > 
    > > > 
    > > > 
    > > > ________________________________
    > > > From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@>
    > > > To: mailto:baadassGremlins%40yahoogroups.com; amc-list@ 
    > > > Sent: Sunday, May 19, 2013 11:01 AM
    > > > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] worthless amc crushed/ny times blog
    > > > 
    > > >   
    > > > http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/why-my-heart-aches-when-worthless-cars-go-to-the-crusher/?smid=fb-share
    > > > 
    > > > Sad to see but seen over 10,000+ AMCs be crushed here in Houston alone thru
    > > > the years from 1983-on...first there was AMC only section at Houston pick a
    > > > parts www.houstonpickapart.com which had two rows....usually 20+ cars, and
    > > > those crushed within a month. Years later, one row, and same thing...crushed
    > > > afteer 1-2 months. Many of these AMC vehicles no one had bid on at police
    > > > lots, storage yard, salvage yards, so off to pick a part they went. Most
    > > > were rust free. Just ZERO interest in them. One of the oldest files on my
    > > > site deals with this called Altered AMCs
    > > > http://www.planethoustonamx.com/stuff/altered_amcs.htm for instance. As I
    > > > write this in May 2013, there is a huge salvage yard in Iowa fixing to get
    > > > rid of everything, including a number of AMCX & Rambler vehicles
    > > > http://imgur.com/a/xapHO . Yesterday got off phone with avid AMCer Kevin in
    > > > NM of which he mentioned the junkyard there that is crushing all their cars
    > > > crushed a Z code 71 AMX 401 car, and a 69 AMX body. This was mentioned
    > > > recently in one of the various Facebook AMC groups: "ATTENTION !!! there are
    > > > some AMX's in a scrap yard in albuquerque NM at a place called Bones,
    > > > (505)242-0101 ask for Jason. Lets stop this from happening ! !" Apparently
    > > > two 'worthless' cars met their demise 05.17.13 that 71 Z code 401 AMX & a 69
    > > > AMX, both cars someone would have liked to have! I don't think the Rambler
    > > > mentioned in the NY blog was 'worthless' even if a 4 door. Someone would
    > > > have liked to have it. But like thousands of AMCs before it, no interest,
    > > > just not worthless. I think it deserved a better fate though. Too bad the 
    > > > writer didn't spring for it.
    > > > Eddie Stakes
    > > > Planet Houston AMX
    > > > 713.464.8825 days
    > > > mailto:eddiestakes%40planethoustonamx.com
    > > > www.planethoustonamx.com
    > > >
    > >
    >







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