[BaadAssGremlins] Re: it's the little things (NOS Hornet Gremlin clock)

["dale" <dcharlesfridley@xxxxxxxxx>]

I had to laugh eddie. I live in the Washington D.C.area. Here were have $7,000 claw hammers,$15,000 faucets,and more but I would gladly pay $20.00 for something I could use. 

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@...> wrote:
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> Hi and yes, it is for sale, $75 and shoved somewhere in this file on my site:
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> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amc_special.htm
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> if one wants a brand new clock adjuster knob for their Gremlin or Hornet clock $20
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> http://www.planethoustonamx.com/amx_parts/amx-rally-pack-knob1.jpg
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> and I only have a handful left NOS uber tiny bolts that hold this knob to shaft, $10 for the bolt. 
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> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@...
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: backThatThingUp YoYoYo 
>   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
>   Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 9:51 AM
>   Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] it's the little things
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>   Lookin to sell it?
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>   From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@...>
>   To: baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>   Sent: Mon, December 6, 2010 9:37:43 AM
>   Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] it's the little things [6 Attachments]
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>   Not sure I sent this to here, but is a Gremlin Hornet NOS clock! Bes rue to look at the 
>   photos one by one to see the 'timeline'
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>   Someone asked me about a NOS Hornet/Gremlin clock and decided to send them photos of it,
>   as box never been opened since 1970s. This is actual photos and sometimes I am just amazed
>   at 'little things' such as this. Imagine my surprise to pop staple on this, unwrap it from
>   paper, take off plastic bag....and it started TICKING......the second hand just starter
>   moving, clock quietly going tick, tick, tick, almost drowning out Chef Ramsey in front
>   room where wife Paige watching Hell's Kitchen. There is absolutely no current to clock, it
>   seemed to just be happy to come out of AMC tomb it has been sealed in since 1972. No
>   current, just ticking away happily.
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>   The photos were taken in rapid succession, and to me at least, was facinating to see clock
>   ticking away under own power. I took it in other room to show Paige and she commented
>   "that's nice now move out of the way @%&+!" as I guess I was blocking Chef Ramsey
>   screaming obscenities at his crew so Paige learned new cuss word.
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>   I showed the clock excitedly in office to Noah & Jacob who said 'great dad, can I finish
>   farmville?' so guess didn't share my enthusiasm. I tried to tell them it is like 17 year
>   locusts we have here, they are underground 17 years, come up in July after almost 2
>   decades, then make lots of noise in trees for several weeks, to no avail, Jacob blurted
>   out 'my cakes are almost done in cafeworld, duh'. Sigh.
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>   So yes, sometimes it is the little things.....I might end up putting one of these in the
>   74 Hornet Sportabout am finishing off right now as it is factory clock delete, maybe I
>   won't have to run a wire to fusebox.......
>   Eddie Stakes
>   713.464.8825
>   eddiestakes@...
>   www.planethoustonamx.com
>




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