I went to Newton to a shop who the owner has made the basement a salvage yard of sorts in search of parts for a Sears three speed that I am working on. The pictures don't do this place justice.




As I was leaving with my treasures, this little old lady pulls in with her big farm truck and wants her bike restored. Since the store guy is on the phone, and she was talking to both of us trying to figure out what she wanted and how much she could afford, I offered to help her offload her bike. This was the first time I have seen a barn fresh Stingray.




While I was drooling, I suggested that to simply clean up the bike and some application of some mild polish as well as a little elbow grease with some brass wool on the chrome would really make that bike pop as well as keep her costs of repaint and decals down. Besides I told her, they're only original once. Plus it will be worth more in the end. She seemed to like that idea as she suggested that I take it home. I had to decline as I am sure that the shop owner would not have appreciated me stealing business.