Stories from the Sales Frontlines

Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 30, 2008 6:11 pm)

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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 30, 2008 6:11 pm)

What? You never saw a toe truck?
 
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
 
Damn it...my first mistake this year, I almost made it. Why couldn't you have gotten an early start with your tax stuff, did ya have ta find that?
 
jmonroe

Replying to: driver100 (Dec 30, 2008 6:38 pm)

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Replying to: snakeweasel (Dec 30, 2008 8:09 pm)

Seems that truck has quite a history...it really is a "tow" truck.......
 
Quid pro toe: Truck, Bon signs to get a new life at MOHAI
 
By SUSAN PAYNTER
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER COLUMNIST
 
Whew. On a day that the first Bon signs are scheduled to fall like scales from what will be known as downtown Seattle's Macy's store, I clutched at the thought of yet another icon and symbol of identity slipping from Seattle's grasp.
 
   
   Photo courtesy Lincoln Towing
  The original Lincoln's Toe Truck, left, in front of its younger sibling. The Museum of History and Industry is getting the original.
So it was reassuring to learn that at least you can't keep a good Pink Toe Truck down. The legendary Lincoln Towing Co.'s Pink Toe was stubbed out three years ago. After the local Lincoln family sold the business to a holding company called Road One, the Toe was clipped from the prominent site where, for 25 years, it had appropriately sat at the foot of the Mercer Street on/offramps.
 
Stubbed but not snubbed. Next Thursday, Lincoln's big, fat, bubble-gum-pink toe, the foot, the truck, the whole podiatry shebang will resurface in a fitting display of giddy glory while en route to its new home at the Museum of History and Industry.
 
The nude and bodacious toe has never been the sole of discretion so MOHAI decided why not make a kitschy parade out of the process?
 
Starting at noon on Feb. 10, the Pink Toe and 15 or so of its closest tow truck pals will start their engines near Memorial Stadium at Seattle Center, forming a kind of conga line with the big pink appendage in the lead and Ed Lincoln at the wheel.
 
For more info see:
pink toe truck
 
That's the coolest tow/toe truck I have ever seen

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Replying to: jmonroe (Dec 30, 2008 7:40 am)

j...regarding the Mrec GM Marauder. Was talking to my neighbor last night again. He's very proud of his "new" acquisition. Weather was fairly decent around here yesterday. And, he was outside giving it a good detail.
 
He says these Marauders are "collectors cars". I vaguely remember them when they came out. I guess in its current iteration, it was only made for two years (03-'04). To me, there's probably a good reason for that.
 
But, I guess it had a Mustang "tuned" V8. Merc put some higher rate springs and shocks in it. Tightened up the steering and tried to sell it as a "middle aged" hot rod.
 
The interior wasn't much different than the one in my Father's '96. Except, it had bucket seats, floor mounted shifter, and a few more gauges in the console. Asdie from that, not much difference.
 
He told me the specs. I guess the motor had 300 HP (compared to the regular 230HP) and a bit more torque than standard.
 
Still, how collectible can this thing be?
 
It's a Mercury. Apparently, one that didn't sell well. And, one that has a ton of miles on it.
 
I don't think I'll live long enough for it to be considered collectable.
 
That said, it's his money. That's not something I'd do. If he wants to spend $12K on what essentially is a slightly "souped up" Grand Marquis, who am I to argue?
 
Then again, he's got another "collectable", too. It's a '64 Ford Falcon with a straight 6 and "3 on the tree". He says that's worth big dollars too

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