More Toys,, OldCarGuy's latest acquisition!

OldCarGuy · Nov 17, 2008

Just when some may think I have enough toys, along comes that old defective gene of mine... I just purchased the entire contents of an antique car restoration shop! I have already taken four trips with my 22' car hauler and need one more to pick up the rest. Included are a collection of twenty years of nuts & bolts of every size shape brass to grade 8, brass fittings, springs, clips, Lots of Brass Era & Alemite grease fittings, hoses, gaskets,,, you name it. Along with tools and equipment pictured below, and a 5 HP axial fan for my paint booth.

Acetylene tanks complete with hoses, gages, brazing rod and silver solder.

Sioux valve grinder.

Sioux valve seat grinder

Snap-On floor jack and 12 five ton Snap-On stands YA875

Wilton 6” bench vises and one unknown 6”

Baldor 1/3 HP bench grinder

Craftsman/ Atlas 6” by 18” lathe

Snap-On roller tool box filled to the gills with Snap-On tool. Including 1/ 2”, 3/8” and 1/4” reg and deep-well sockets. A dozen ratchets and tons of wrenches in metric, SAE, and Whitworth. This shop did a lot of work on Rolls Royce's... Merkava you'd be proud of this collection of tools!

Distributer tester

Consew upholstery-top sewing machine including lots of leather & top material, snaps sippers, thread etc....

Cuyson sandblast cabinet including dust collector

Chicago Rivet brake-shoe riveter and radius dresser..

Baldor 1 1/ 2 HP buffer polisher with vacuum dust collect..

Snap_On 5 HP two-stage air compressor

Graymills parts washer.

Central Machine 16” 12 speed drill press..

DeWalt 12” miter saw

Engine hoist,, cherry picker

Old transmission floor jack, engine re-building stand, engine hoist balancer

Snap-On parts soak tank,, needs to have crud cleaned off to reveal that it's a Snap-On

1953 Packard straight engine block with manifolds

View of a few of the many pigeon-hole bin cabinets

Nesco 20 ton bottle jack hydraulic press.

Diesel-Mech · Nov 17, 2008

Now that is a uber haul, any chance of pics of the contents in the snappy box?

goodfellow · Nov 17, 2008

you're amazing!! you certainly don't do anything in a "small" way. Congratulations on those terrific finds.

MXtras · Nov 17, 2008

Wow!

Nice haul!!!

You have all the fun.

Scott

MOPARHOUND! · Nov 17, 2008

Wowsers!

krusty the clown · Nov 17, 2008

i'm speechless.......no i ain't i'm jealous. seriously VERY nice.

Flash21 · Nov 17, 2008

WOW

Every picture is just awesome!

I have some jackstands like that, are those Snap-On? I have two sets, one made by Lincoln and the other is NAPA branded but obviously made by Lincoln.

krusty the clown · Nov 17, 2008

the snap on jack and stands are made by lincoln

PAToyota · Nov 17, 2008

So, does this mean that your next thread is going to be "OCG's latest shop expansion build" so you have room to house this latest haul?

It's all about having the cash when such an opportunity presents itself.

justinmc · Nov 17, 2008

HOLY COW... that is a haul of tools! I think this one wins the you really really really really **** award! I'd love to see the contents of that snappy box as well. Any of them you'll be parting with? hehe..

justinmc · Nov 17, 2008

Oh and I have to say a big thumbsup to all of us for some seriously good scores lately. I don't know if its the economy or just the time of year but people are unloading some nice tools lately and helping pad out collections!

OldCarGuy · Nov 17, 2008

PAToyota said:
So, does this mean that your next thread is going to be "OCG's latest shop expansion build" so you have room to house this latest haul?

It's all about having the cash when such an opportunity presents itself.

Sad but true,,, money talks! Someone else offered him nearly what I paid for the whole shebang,, just for the Snap-On tool box and its' contents. But couldn't come up with the cash. I drove him to the bank on Saturday and handed him some fresh $100.00 bills...

I have known this gentleman that owned this antique car restoration shop for 25 years. His restorations would easily win first place in any competition. He was known for his work on high-end cars like Packard, Stutz, and Rolls Royce in the 1930's. He wanted a career change and move to California to become a Curator of a museum. Just to get away from all the dust and chemicals involved in restoring cars.

No I'm not planning to expand my shop. I will sell off most of the larger equipment that I already have. Except I'll upgrade the duplicates and sell off the lesser.

The contents of the Snap-On tool box became a total disarray in moving. And the drawers need to be removed in order to open neighboring ones. When I'm finished I'll post pictures.

Brookesy · Nov 17, 2008

I love that snap on box

Frank Elson · Nov 17, 2008

super haul... but did you mean Wentworth (who made bells for the cars of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad) or Whitworth ?

GDA · Nov 17, 2008

Wow. Another great haul. You have so many tools it could take months to master how to use all of them.

Hey, any chance we might get another drag race amongst all your compressors now that you have that fancy SO one?

trackwelder · Nov 17, 2008

Wow awesome score :bowdown:

Care to disclose how many crisp $100 bills changed hands. I understand if you keep it to yourself though.

ZRX61 · Nov 17, 2008

Frank Elson said:
super haul... but did you mean Wentworth (who made bells for the cars of Scotland Yard's Flying Squad) or Whitworth ?

He meant Whitworth, all Americans get it wrong

boiler7904 · Nov 17, 2008

The rich get richer and OCG gets more cool stuff.

arkracing · Nov 17, 2008

Sweet haul! I would love to have that Distributor Tester

elect · Nov 18, 2008

wow!! great haul,can't wait to see contents of that snappy box.

PurdueSD · Nov 18, 2008

Hey Old car guy, I see you picked up another drill press. If youve got a decent extra you are looking to move.... let me know, i've been looking for one.

Nice haul on the goods!

Nealcrenshaw · Nov 18, 2008

Sweet!!!!!

Nealcrenshaw · Nov 18, 2008

Sweet!!!!!

billymade · Nov 18, 2008

I'm glad to see you finally got some Snap-On hand tools and tons of other great equipment; I'm curios to see what your opinion of them end up being! I always have respect for you opinions and that being said.... yours on your "new" Snap-On tools will be of personal interest to me!

Beautiful stuff all around.... kinda sad to hear the guy is dropping it all and stopping his lifetime of restoration work, I guess there is a season for everything; you of all people deserve to be the recipient of his top end shop equipment! It is also nice that you were able to have the money at the right point in time; when this deal was available to you! So many deals we all seem to run across just aren't the right "moment" when all the planets are "aligned" but they all seemed to be set just right for you! Who can argue with all this Snapon and high end tool goodness?

eschoendorff · Nov 18, 2008

Very impressive score. Oh, and YOU ****!

Keep us posted... :beer:

OldCarGuy · Nov 18, 2008

PurdueSD said:
Hey Old car guy, I see you picked up another drill press. If youve got a decent extra you are looking to move.... let me know, i've been looking for one.

Nice haul on the goods!

I'm sure that I'll be selling off the duplicates. And will place them in the classified section.

billymade said:
I'm glad to see you finally got some Snap-On hand tools and tons of other great equipment; I'm curios to see what your opinion of them end up being! I always have respect for you opinions and that being said.... yours on your "new" Snap-On tools will be of personal interest to me! Beautiful stuff all around.... kinda sad to hear the guy is dropping it all and stopping his lifetime of restoration work, I guess there is a season for everything; you of all people deserve to be the recipient of his top end shop equipment! It is also nice that you were able to have the money at the right point in time; when this deal was available to you! So many deals we all seem to run across just aren't the right "moment" when all the planets are "aligned" but they all seemed to be set just right for you! Who can argue with all this Snapon and high end tool goodness?

I have been using Craftsman hand tools almost entirely all my life. Old habits are hard to change. Since I came into all these Snap-On tools, I'm interested myself how they compare to Craftsman.

OldCarGuy · Nov 18, 2008

Unloading yet another trailer load of treasures.

DeWalt 12” miter saw

Engine hoist,, cherry picker

Old transmission floor jack, engine re-building stand, engine hoist balancer

Snap-On parts soak tank,, needs to have crud cleaned off to reveal that it's a Snap-On

1953 Packard straight engine block with manifolds

View of a few of the many pigeon-hole bin cabinets

Nesco 20 ton bottle jack hydraulic press.

OldCarGuy · Nov 20, 2008

Here are the pictures of what inside the Snap-On tool box that I’ve been promising you... Enjoy!

speed bump · Nov 20, 2008

Nice, I can see why someone offered him a pile of money for that tool box. Just that side locker shows how much time and money this guy had into his stuff.

What about the non-tool stuff like bolts, parts and such. That tool box is cool but its the other stuff that should make the deal.

justinmc · Nov 21, 2008

WOW!!! How big is that tap and die set for? I swear I see 4" marked on the label!??? Wow... not to mention I see that a standard s/o tap and die fits nicely INSIDE that other kit? Awesome.

Man thats alot of good looking quality tools... certainly a body/restoration mans stuff I'd say. Very very nice haul!!

billymade · Nov 21, 2008

Pretty much everything is top of the line quality tools! I'm sure you will put them to good use and they will be a pleasure to use! Some time in the future; I would love to hear an assessment of the Snap-On brand in your humble opinion, once you spend some time using them! Congrats! A really great set of tools!

Junkman · Nov 21, 2008

If you decide that you don't want the Snap On OEXL long combination wrenches, please keep me in mind. I have been looking for a set for a while, but just haven't found them yet.. thanks Junk...

mkdive · Nov 21, 2008

Very nice!

Mr. Welsh · Nov 21, 2008

Wow! Reorganizing all that should keep you busy for a little while.

fourfeathers · Nov 21, 2008

Nice job! I have that same Craftsman 3/4 set-made in Taiwan!
It looks like the previous owner took very good care of YOUR stuff.

cros1eyfie1d · Oct 18, 2009

wow. sorry to dredge up an old thread, but I've been trolling through old GJ threads and caught this one. I've been in a bad mood all day & this just put the biggest smile on my face! especially the contents of the roller. just unbelievably wonderful. big thanks for cheering me up, and congrats on the killer purchase.

OldCarGuy · Oct 18, 2009

It’s been almost a year since this purchase. And I’m still not finished going through all the neat stuff included in this purchase! Just keep coming up with something new that I didn’t remember being included... It's actually been a lot of fun...

djd99 · Oct 18, 2009

OldCarGuy said:
It’s been almost a year since this purchase. And I’m still not finished going through all the neat stuff included in this purchase! Just keep coming up with something new that I didn’t remember being included... It's actually been a lot of fun...

You are one lucky man... Very Nice

billymade · Oct 19, 2009

Any more insight or assessment of your Snap-On tools; after using them for a year? This probably sounds redundant but "inquiring minds want to know"!

OldCarGuy · Oct 19, 2009

billymade said:
Any more insight or assessment of your Snap-On tools; after using them for a year? This probably sounds redundant but "inquiring minds want to know"!

Actually I posted my findings about SnapOn tools this past April. SnapOn verses Craftsman Tools... My Take.. But after a year's worth of hand's on experience, I have become very fond of their tools. In my opinion, the quality of SnapOn’s exceeds that of Craftsman’s. They have flawlessly smooth chrome plating, thinner to get into tighter places, and grab fasteners better. I have become spoiled using them,, they certainly feel right in my hands.

Consequently stumbling upon this acquisition sure made a SnapOn believer out of me... But I’m kind of glad that I didn’t find out earlier in my life. I would have a lot less tools today or I'd be a heck of a lot poorer. On the other hand, Craftsman's tools never let me down. Only a handful ever broke. And when they did, Sears always replaced them without any hassle.

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