Another. The Dallas Times Herald (long since closed) had the best car and car part ads. The trick was to be standing in your front yard and catch the paper before it hit the ground and call the ad quickly before the car or car part sold. One day, I did exactly that and the ad said "1932 Ford Sedan body and frame $200" I dialed the guy up and he said that nobody had looked at it...yet. He was in Waco and I was on the north side of Dallas. I quickly called a buddy with a trailer and we did a land speed record run down the road to Waco. When we pulled up at his house, the drive was empty.....he had either sold it or we got there first. Well, the body was still in the garage, two cars were coming around the corner of his street on two tires each....I had to do it....I handed him $200 quickly and shook his hand without inspecting my new purchase.

Turned out it was a very sound body and included the window mouldings. I kept it for a year or so and sold it for $600.....$600 then is probably $3600 now.

mike in tucson