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kafercup
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« 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  Undecided





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.........  Shocked
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Jim Ratto
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« Reply #1 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?"
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« Reply #2 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... Undecided
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« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2008, 06:31:45 am »

Let's hear about the sausage, Jim!
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« Reply #4 on: March 25, 2008, 09:55:06 am »

wow! if only those splits and ovals were up for grabs Grin
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« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2008, 12:34:13 pm »

geeze you guys lived in the time to be a dubber  Grin
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« Reply #6 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  Shocked). 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.
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« Reply #7 on: March 25, 2008, 17:20:34 pm »

SWEET! I'll take the convertible on the far left. Great pics, Jim.
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2008, 17:23:26 pm »

actually....they're DEREK's pics...... Grin

thanks uncle derek
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Rennsurfer
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« Reply #9 on: March 25, 2008, 17:26:44 pm »

actually....they're DEREK's pics...... Grin

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.

 Grin
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« Reply #10 on: March 25, 2008, 22:07:00 pm »

What a cool collection, I hope some of them made it back on the roads!

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« Reply #11 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.
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Tony M
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« Reply #12 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  Angry
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« Reply #13 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.
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Tony Wilkie
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« Reply #14 on: March 26, 2008, 04:03:53 am »

I was lucky enough to buy a split and two ovals  Grin

It was a nice collection the guy had...

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