pflaming Posted June 22, 2010 Report Posted June 22, 2010 I walked into the work room of a thrift shop where I volunteer. On the work bench were five (5) 16" luxury rings, no scratches and no dents. I asked what's the story on these, "just arrived" was reply, "interested"? They have a policy for volunteers " if you see something you can use, it's yours". I took them home. These are too nice to be free, I will make a nice donation. They sure look nice on the truck. Now I have to find a spare wheel mount for the side of my bed, so I can use all five. Quote
KJ's Dodge Posted June 22, 2010 Report Posted June 22, 2010 Great find. I am sure it dresses up the truck really well. Pics (before and after)? KJ Quote
Frank Elder Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 I walked into the work room of a thrift shop where I volunteer. On the work bench were five (5) 16" luxury rings, no scratches and no dents. I asked what's the story on these, "just arrived" was reply, "interested"? They have a policy for volunteers " if you see something you can use, it's yours". I took them home. These are too nice to be free, I will make a nice donation. They sure look nice on the truck. Now I have to find a spare wheel mount for the side of my bed, so I can use all five. Ahem, Ahemmm! Hey Paul! Pictures please:D:D:D Quote
HanksB3B Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 find a good digital camera there too and then post a picture of them thar beauties. Hank Quote
pflaming Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Posted June 23, 2010 (edited) Took these for Frankie, Hank, and others. Shows how the look changes on a vehical. Taste is different for each and all. To me, I like the rings, was very lucky to find them. Note the picture of the set. These have clips all the way around, some I've seen only have 5 or so clips. Nice to have a running engine so I can back out and drive back in!!! Enjoy! Edited June 6, 2017 by pflaming Quote
41/53dodges Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 love it! complements the black rims well. Quote
HanksB3B Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 what an unbelievable find. Maybe they were originally from your truck and the bad cousin of the previous owners son stole them and hocked them at the local pawn shop so he could buy a bottle of gin. Well they sat in the pawn shop for over fourty years till the owner finally died. Although his older son was disowned at an early age (the same one who used to hang out with the bad cousin) he managed to become a succsessful oilman in Texas. Because his younger brother (slated to be the sole aire of the pawnshop fortune) died in a boating accident, the oil magnate older son didn't care about inheriting the contents of the pawn shop and so decided to give them to goodwill, which is where you found them. So as you can see, the moral of the story is what goes around your wheels comes around your wheels. As you can also see, although I have become a "Guru", I still have waay too much time on my hands. Hank Quote
carl b51 Posted June 23, 2010 Report Posted June 23, 2010 Hank that's a Great story! Paul did you find the bottle of Gin under the seat? Carl Quote
pflaming Posted June 24, 2010 Author Report Posted June 24, 2010 (edited) NO GIN! The thrift shop is a Mennonite one! "Hadachol" was the drink!!! These are my favorite 'before / after' pictures. But what has happened under the hood is what I'm most thrilled about. Yep, that is the same truck! Edited June 2, 2019 by pflaming Quote
Frank Elder Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 Took these for Frankie, Hank, and others. Shows how the look changes on a vehical. Taste is different for each and all. To me, I like the rings, was very lucky to find them. Note the picture of the set. These have clips all the way around, some I've seen only have 5 or so clips. Nice to have a running engine so I can back out and drive back in!!! Enjoy! Really nice Paul, good score and Congrats on a nice hauler:) Quote
lugnut123 Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 HANK COULD YOU bs YOUR WAY OUT OF TROUBLE WHEN YOU WERE A KID??? Quote
HanksB3B Posted June 25, 2010 Report Posted June 25, 2010 (edited) (Laugh out Loud!) Absolutely! From a child, a bad liar (because it's wrong and just not in me) but an excellent BS Artist where there no harm and it's just plain fun! Regards to You and the Desert, Hank Edited June 25, 2010 by HanksB3B Quote
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