|
Title: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: kafercup on March 25, 2008, 05:49:37 am Hey Jim, remember the day we almost got murdered by the Sausage Killer while sneaking onto his property (we didn't know he lived there at the time) to snap pics of these cars i had spotted? I almost shit after I found out who lived there :-\
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/kafercup/sausagekillercars.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/kafercup/sausagekillercars001.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y150/kafercup/sausagekillercars002.jpg) The dude also had a couple storage containers at the back of the property that were just loaded with vintage parts he had hoarded. Too bad it all had to get sold off at auction after he was arrested for murder......... :o Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Jim Ratto on March 25, 2008, 06:09:14 am I think that guy had dismembered bodies in those containers.
Makes you wonder "What was that secret ingredient in his linguicia?" Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Jim Ratto on March 25, 2008, 06:20:49 am Derek do you have any picture of the Mother Lode Rally that took us up to Angels Camp and Murphys? The cave exploration....very cool trip. The club trip to Pinnacles was fun too except for Liz spaingning her ankle... :-\
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: John Rayburn on March 25, 2008, 06:31:45 am Let's hear about the sausage, Jim!
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Diederick/DVK on March 25, 2008, 09:55:06 am wow! if only those splits and ovals were up for grabs ;D
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: 71CALRIPPER on March 25, 2008, 12:34:13 pm geeze you guys lived in the time to be a dubber ;D
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Jim Ratto on March 25, 2008, 17:06:31 pm The guy that owned all of these cars also owned a sausage-making plant in San Leandro, CA. Those pics are "spy cam" shots Derek and I took while we were trespassing on the guy's property (before he had murdered anybody :o). Anyway, in 1999 or 2000 the guy snapped and killed a bunch of health inspectors that had come to his sausage plant to fine him for his refrigerators being too warm. The guy gunned down I think 5 inspectors?
Sad. After he was locked up, a friend of mine and I and some other cohorts visited his property and all the cars were sold. Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Rennsurfer on March 25, 2008, 17:20:34 pm SWEET! I'll take the convertible on the far left. Great pics, Jim.
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Jim Ratto on March 25, 2008, 17:23:26 pm actually....they're DEREK's pics...... ;D
thanks uncle derek Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Rennsurfer on March 25, 2008, 17:26:44 pm actually....they're DEREK's pics...... ;D thanks uncle derek Oops! Thanks, Jim. Sorry, I'm old and the eyesight is going. Nice pics, whomever posted/took 'em. There, that outta be safe. ;D Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Prowagen on March 25, 2008, 22:07:00 pm What a cool collection, I hope some of them made it back on the roads!
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: stealth67vw on March 26, 2008, 01:18:08 am My cousins knew this guy and went to high school with him and they all called him Crazy Stewie. Jeff Murphy ended up with one of the splits and sold it to a Japanese buyer after restoring it. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/04/27/BAGIL6BDQM1.DTL&type=printable Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Tony M on March 26, 2008, 01:52:46 am All those car were sold off to pay for the lawyer - sold in lots - containers were filled then shipped - not too many ended up in our area - the guy made pretty good linguicia - befor that day - we tried to get a few of the cars - jason had a friend that lived too close - i think there were about 50-60 cars all together - mostly vw's - but no go >:(
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: larry mck on March 26, 2008, 03:26:05 am My friend Mark bought most of the cars. All the splits were bought by another guy, before Mark found out. He got almost all the ovals. I towed at least 5 cars out of there. Volks Authority had a big sale one day and sold off about ten cars. They went for $300- $1500 each. Most of them got back on the road. The containers did not have that great amount of parts in them. One had a 54 Porsche, which Mark did not get. It was quite the stash.
Title: Re: Ratto: memory lane once again Post by: Tony Wilkie on March 26, 2008, 04:03:53 am I was lucky enough to buy a split and two ovals ;D
It was a nice collection the guy had... tw |