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Rare wheels?
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Racer
Joined: Dec 2005
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From: Mukilteo Washington
Rare wheels?
Back is the 60's and 70's there was a corvette salvage yard here in Seattle owned by Lloyd Lincoln. He went all over the west and northwest buying up old corvettes because most salvage didn't want them. I would guess that over the years he could have had thousands of c-1 and c-2 cars.
Someone built a fence around the place with old rims. Much of that fence is still there and if I had to guess, I'd say there at least a couple of thousand rims all welded together.
I wonder how many rare and hard to find rims could be there?
JIm
Someone built a fence around the place with old rims. Much of that fence is still there and if I had to guess, I'd say there at least a couple of thousand rims all welded together.
I wonder how many rare and hard to find rims could be there?
JIm
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2003
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From: Greenville, Indiana
Seems like I remember he used to advertise in Vette Vues? Late '70's?
Where's all the parts?
Looks like the parts went here...............
http://www.pacvette.com/wa/history.shtml
Where's all the parts?
Looks like the parts went here...............
http://www.pacvette.com/wa/history.shtml
Last edited by MikeM; Oct 17, 2008 at 04:43 PM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Chuckanut WA
Lincoln's as I remember it in the mid 70's. Used to visit them often picking through parts for the 61. It was an absolute treasure trove of early Corvette parts. I really miss those old wrecking yards. Note same old wheel walls in background.
Race Director
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From: Milford Michigan
The 'Vette 15x5" wheels are like gold. This is all I can get:
http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/wheels.html
http://www.classicchambered.com/classic/wheels.html
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