Turner Truck Parts

[pflaming]

Just returned from Turner's in Fresno, CA. His son was killed a year ago in a race track accident and Jerry is in the process of shutting down the business. He no longer buys cars and hopes to have the property cleared by June.

I got a grill today and maybe a rebuilt engine. He has a 52 / 53 Pilot-house with little rust and a low side box. It is in better than average shape. Took a picture with my cell phone. If I can transfer it I will.

Jerry has been in business for 60 years. It is a Fresno landmark and will be missed.

[Bob_Koch]

Very unfortunate to hear. I put up a link from the gallery that has a sampling of the trucks that were there during the summer:

http://dodgepilothouseclub.org/gallery/v/turners/

[pflaming]

No need for me to send a picture. The previous post covers what I saw.

I talked to Jerry, who is 80. He said he has 200 motor cycles many fully restored and others in progress and he wants to work on them and quite a few airplanes as well. He is quite a gentleman. He knows exactly where every vehical is in his yard and that counts at least 400+. Amazing memory.

[Dennis_MN]

No need for me to send a picture. The previous post covers what I saw.

I talked to Jerry, who is 80. He said he has 200 motor cycles many fully restored and others in progress and he wants to work on them and quite a few airplanes as well. He is quite a gentleman. He knows exactly where every vehical is in his yard and that counts at least 400+. Amazing memory.

One additional skill that most junk yard operators seem to have from my experience is that they seem to know exactly how much cash you have in your billfold. Their price seems to be exactly one dollar less than the amount of cash that you have. That's in addition to the memory of exactly where everything is.

Dennis