Old New Parts

"EL_ULY" (uly) 04/08/2015 at 11:36 • Filed to: around worklopnik

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I like when we get brand new parts for older cars. Usually after an insanity long amount of time on backorder (Aston/Lotus) but still cool to open and see :]

Glass headlight assy. for a 940 I think. Dangerous but at least they don't turn yellow after a week in the sun.

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 11:46

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I was perusing the back shelves of a junkyard one time about 5 years ago and found a NIB headlight specific to my 1987 Mercury Cougar. I recognized the part # on the box. They charged me a whopping $10 for it and I was on my way. I opened the box and it was in fact a brand new assembly. Took me 2 years to find the match for the other side. From a dealer. In Texas. For $277.....

That parts guy had no idea what he had.... Average price for used ones on Ebay is about $100 each now....

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 11:46

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NOS parts are fun too. Its like getting buried treasure. Especially if its in the original box. I've kept the boxes of a few, just because the box its self was cool.

EL_ULY > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 04/08/2015 at 11:47

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oh wow, score!!!!

EL_ULY > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 04/08/2015 at 11:48

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heck yeah. They look cool around the garage

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts 04/08/2015 at 11:49

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I do the same!

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 11:49

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My uncle has a NOS Jaguar E Type hood in his garage. I assume it's a Series I, since it's not a S3 and he never owned a S2. It's probably worth more than my car.

EL_ULY > That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms 04/08/2015 at 11:53

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oh wow dude that is rad!!!

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 11:54

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Yeah, I have them on the car along with a minty set of used ones in the garage. I occasionally look for NOS ones on ebay and whatnot. Haven't found any since that one time.

TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts > V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! 04/08/2015 at 11:55

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See those hub caps? Yeah. This pink beast is a '59 Meteor, and those hub caps were on the back shelf of a local wrecking yard, buried under so much dust you couldn't read them. I was helping do inventory one day and came across them, and the guy who was running the junk yard at the time is the fellow who owns this lovely whale of a car. Since the Meteor is a very rare Canada only model, he has never seen a single cap like this any where, let alone a mint set of four.

Price? $20

robonobo > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 12:03

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mmm... glass volvo lamps. Reminds me of the spare set my dad kept forever after wrecking his '84 240 GL. The fresnel effect on glass lamps... true beauty. I could stare at them for hours.

EL_ULY > robonobo 04/08/2015 at 12:06

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heck yeah dude. I feel ya.

Cé hé sin > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 12:11

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Oooh, Valeo! They seem to make everything these days.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 12:29

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It would be nice to have just as art. You know how people do engine blocks as coffee tables? That's a long hood...paint it, fit the lights and chrome, and it would make an awesome dinner table or desk.

Takuro Spirit > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 13:40

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I.... I got a battery core back from a Miata yesterday. Date coded March of 1999. Still looks new. Just dead.

EL_ULY > Takuro Spirit 04/08/2015 at 13:40

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dayum!

Takuro Spirit > EL_ULY 04/08/2015 at 13:42

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Mazda still makes new stuff for late 70's model cars, especially RX-7s. They're neat to see.