what brothers me is the prices that guys are try to get for things today
example 4 rusty wheels for $2.000 dollars they only cost 10.00 dollars new 15.000 thous dollars for a motor it not fun any more it all about the money. me and my friends trade parts back and forth never charge them for any thing . dont like this new world we live in now it not fun any more
Yep sign of the time m8....Im the same here, thu not camaro...Jowett Bradford parts.
Our Jowett club has 2 40' containers full of 2nd hand parts, these the members add to and if a member wants something they make a nomial donation. Sort of like u and your friends...If a member wants something from my opersonal store shed, and I dont need it, I simply let them have it, from a dizzy to a door.
Works well.
The club also has a supply of new parts, clutches/brake linings pistion etc. These are purchased at cost plus a little bit, 9 times out of 10 cheaper than the market. Again works well.
Basically over the yrs the club now has a monopoly on parts, and will only sell/supply to members. A non member has to join the club if they need something they cant get elseware....
Occassionally a 'new' member will just have a 1 yrs subscription, but usually they renew and join up...works well.
Im old fashioned like u, just cause the rat race goes in a certain direction, it doesnt mean we have to join it or compromise our ethics.
A little story of what the club is like...
About a yr ago a yard find came up on 'trademe'...like your ebay in the states.
I won the bid at a very low price, the rest of the members knew it was I bidding and didnt bid.
I had organised a time to pick up a couple weeks later, but work got full on and didt have time to organise transport etc. I didnt tell anyone in the club.
It was thrusday, and the day of p8ickup was Sunday, coming home from work I intended to put off for another week. Instead when I got home I had a email from the guys in the club..
Went like this..
"meet Kens at 7am, boys day out, Ken will use his 4x4, transport trailer organised, can u get hold down straps and winch to pull up onto trailer?"
I simply replied "yes, thanks"
Kens place is about an hr drive on the other side of town, getting there, I find that there are 5 members ready to go.
The yard find was on the other side of a city 2 to 3 hrs away.
Stopped for breakfast on the way, loaded the find and parts, returned home.
While unstacking parts, couple guys found stuff they needed, so they just took what they NEEDED. No problems, I thru Ken a few bucks for gas.
A bloody good day out.
Thats old fashioned, thats a great bunch of guys.
The Jowett club isa loose association internationally, close knit, and recorded as oldest car club in the world.
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