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[Dirty Habit]

Just been for the last drive in my old Chevy Caprice. The tax runs out tomorrow and so it is the end for the old girl. It's a case of too many cars and not enough money to keep them all. She drives so nice with an ultra reliable 305 V8 and has never missed a beat in the 8 years that I have owned her. She has been so comfortable with all the creature comforts I like. But sadly she is looking a little bit tired with a leaking windshield, a heater that has a mind of it's own and the air con needs updating and rust in the bottoms of all four doors. Even though she has 8 months MOT, she is not worth much so she is being scrapped

BUT..... a part of her will live on. I have decided to install the engine and transmission in my old truck. The wheels and tyres and the new battery will save me a couple of hundred quid and the engine runs so sweet on LPG. That and the truck will be tax free, means I should end up with a reliable, cheap to run vehicle.
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1964 International Harvester

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Can't you ebay her?

99p start price with a reserve on scrap value? Ferous, is at £150 ton.

Cheers

Dave

[Dirty Habit]

When you add it up. The parts I can use from the Chevy will save me more than the car it's self would sell for. I need four tyres for the truck at around £300. The battery is a new heavy duty one which cost £75. And a decent V8 and auto is going to cost £500-£600. So it would not make sense to sell my car for £500.
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1964 International Harvester