i swear i will...

I get Old Cars weekly and several years ago was reading KENNY'S CLUNKERS, this is a for sale section for cheap cars

There was a 1981 Imperial for parts sale and the rest to the crusher

Well having a 1981 Imperial and knowing that it is a rare car with some Imperial only, 3 year parts thought I would call and see what was left.

He had taken every bit of the running gear out to use under a 40 Chrysler street rod. It was a 67,000 mile car complete body and interior. The 2 pieces that my car could have used were there, but not any better than what I had. So after talking to him for 20 min. Or so ask what will you take for the whole thing to be able to have extra body parts that in some point in the future if I were ever to need them.

He told me the crusher guy told him $100 for it and so if I wanted it for $100 I could have it.

So a trip to central IL. Was made and with my buddies F 350 crew cab dually with 460 and 4.10 gears I spent $157 for fuel to go get a $100 car. The body was in great shape almost complete interior, sunroof car which was a 1981 option only. There were just over 7200 '81 3,400 ' 82 and 1,700 '83 Imperials built, so sometimes it pays to check into these cars that are going to the crusher. He wasn't wanting to make a killing, but I think he figured out that it was a rare car before sending it to the crusher. He even gave me the fuel injection system off the car.

But the guys that want crazy money for their junk, even though rare junk needs to part them out doubt very few send them to the crusher just blowing smoke