I got my first parts car this weekend. It's a non-running Ford Escort diesel, and I hauled it all the way back from southern Washington with my Eagle. I'm a little conflicted about it, because having parts cars seems to defeat the whole purpose of saving every possible one from the crusher. Actually, considering what I have planned for the car, I feel like a bit of a murderer. But this rare diesel is pretty far gone. It likely has a bad engine, as it was reportedly four-wheeled in a field by some kids until all the coolant dumped out and it stopped running. It's partially disassembled, with the valve cover off and the internals exposed to the elements, and some of the most impossible-to-find parts have already been stripped. It was destined for the junkyard, and it hasn't been started by either of its last two owners. In other words, to make this one right again would likely require that a whole 'nother diesel Escort be sacrificed—and the buck's gotta stop somewhere. So this one's going to become a donor car for my current diesel Escort project, which does stand a good chance of running again. I've got it stashed in a friend's garage, where I'm going to spend the next couple of weeks stripping everything off it before sending it to the junkyard to get picked over further. It'll be awesome to stockpile all those obselete parts that I can't get anywhere else, but that doesn't mean I'm super-happy about dismantling a car that there's probably only a few dozen of left.
How about you? Did you ever get a parts car for any of your projects? How'd that work out?
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