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THE ALL AMERICAN JUNKYARD: VINTAGE CARS WILL BECOME RAZOR BLADES

Upon viewing uncle art's auto salvage yard back in 1958, i was elated. Why had we waited so long to visit my mother's odd brother, the strange-hued sheep of the family. Uncle art had a thirst for canadian club and money. In the winters, when things were slow and cold, uncle art headed for the keys where he wrote mysteries and drank more canadian club. June and july were the top months for visiting uncle art. He didn't say much. He did talk about the various items he had found in the cars pulled into his yard. Yes, there were some victims of foul play, but he found mostly money, silver halves and quarters slipped down behind the seats. When i found out it was okay to pilfer through the old autos, i could be gone almost all day. I found a box of playboys once and learned a lot about the intellectual aspects the magazine; the interviews were most enlightening. On one occasion, i found a navy colt .45. I found about $200 in the summer of 1958. My one big regret was not being able to go with uncle art to the florida keys for a few weeks. Whenever i see old junk cars or junkyards, i am always reminded of uncle art and miss june 1958.

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Uploaded on February 8, 2009
Taken on February 8, 2009