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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Dick's Classic Garage, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. Dick's Classic Garage
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    Somebody stole 2 SU Sloper Carburetors with Manifold and Linkage from the Central Texas Musuem of Automotive History in Rosanky, TX.

    The reward will be given WITH NO QUESTIONS ASKED, we really just need the parts back.

    The parts are for a 1925 Bentley. We believe they were taken sometime last summer.

    Please call Ray at 512-757-8899 or Thom at 512-878-2406.

    Here is a picture of what they look like.

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  2. 117harv
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    Not a huge market for those....who ever took them i would think was commisioned to do so. Will watch for them.
     
  3. gimpyshotrods
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    ...or took them for the metal recycle value.:mad:
     
  4. thomfort
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    ....or wall art
     

  5. Von Rigg Fink
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    Scum suckin bastards...I pray for the return, and the theifs dirt nap
     
  6. nummie
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    I genuinely hope for their safe return, and that the thief is hung in a tree by his balls and beaten with a cricket bat. thieves sure do piss me off. those are some B E A utiful carbs.
     
  7. 49ratfink
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    prolly sold for scrap the next day.
     
  8. roundvalley
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    How the hell does someone go into a musuem and have tools and time to wrench off a set up like this?
     
  9. Dick's Classic Garage
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    The carbs were in the shop area, the Bentley has been a very long project.
     
  10. Sounds like a inside job,,:confused: HRP
     
  11. Von Rigg Fink
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    Dam HRP.. i was just going to suggest the same thing
     
  12. Dick's Classic Garage
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    Not likely, we had only 1 mechanic at the time and he's the one that spent a few years trying to find the things in the first place.
     
  13. i like that.i like that alot.someS it all up.
     
  14. Zombie Duck
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    Stolen from a museum no less, truly nothing is sacred anymore.
     
  15. RAY With
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    As rare as they are there bound to show up at some point and I hope you can recover them.
     
  16. LaidoutRivi63
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    You can only hope that wasn't the case, hope they turn up
     
  17. dvzdeathtrap
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    i'll keep an eye out here in austin. that's ridiculous. if i happen to find them i would gladly return them. and you can keep the money, the only thing i would take from you would be band-aids for my knuckles after i beat the asshole that took them. if whomever took them doesn't in fact know what they have, they won't be able to use them and they will end up on craigslist. -DVZ
     
  18. Dick's Classic Garage
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    GOOD NEWS!

    We greatly appreciate all the interest but we have located the parts. They were accidentally placed in a box for storage when the shop was relocated to San Marcos.

    Thank you again to all the HAMBers and their support.
     
  19. BISHOP
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    So who got the reward.??????????
     
  20. 61bone
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    I was going to ask if you looked in that dust covered box on top of the pop machine.
    I had a mechanic that spent hours looking for some missing pieces in the shop that were found in his garage.
     
  21. Zerk
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    Good to hear that the parts were only misplaced. I'd hate the job of finding a set of those ancient SUs, not to mention all the small linkage and bits.
     
  22. Von Rigg Fink
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    see it was an inside job:D..HRP and I were on it!

    glad they were located..:cool:
     
  23. I think we we get to split the reward,,but I'll donate my share back to the museum.:D

    I'm glad it was just misplaced.HRP
     
  24. While someone maybe feeling a little sheepish about misplacing parts.....I bet they are much more relieved to have them back....:D
     
  25. cheveey57
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    ahhhh a senior moment. Glad that it worked out & it was not stolen. maybe now that'll give ya some incentive to get that Bentley done!!
     
  26. dvzdeathtrap
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    awesome. with all the stealing going on lately, i'm glad they were just misplaced. -DVZ
     
  27. Von Rigg Fink
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    :D:cool:..Same here..

    lets see this project finished..:cool:
     
  28. DIRTY_WHITE_BOY
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  29. new 2 the old
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    sorry to here that . how did they have time to get them off tho?
     
  30. DocWatson
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    Damn it! Thats gonna' make them so much harder to get to Hop Up my Turcel with.

    Doc.
     

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