My mother wanted my late father’s 1968 Camaro repainted before we sold it. The body man called after beginning work and told me not to let anybody touch the …
Mom Wanted Dad’s 1968 Camaro Repainted Before We Sold It—Then the Body Shop Found a Repair He Refused to Hide Read More
The young man at my counter wanted more power from a truck he’d owned for three days. The truck was a worn second-generation Dodge Ram with a 5.9-liter Cummins …
A 23-Year-Old Asked Me to Turn Up His Cheap 5.9 Cummins—Then I Found Why the Previous Owner Had Turned It Down Read More
I had already agreed on a price for my grandfather’s old Ford 5000 tractor when my daughter stopped me from selling it. Two thousand five hundred dollars. At the …
I Almost Sold Grandpa’s Ford 5000 for $2,500 Because the PTO Was Slipping—Then My Daughter Opened It Up Read More
The angriest customer I had that month owned a 1967 Ford Mustang. He walked into my shop, dropped the keys on the counter and said, “You guys killed my …
A Customer Said My Shop Ruined His 1967 Mustang—Then We Opened the Radiator Read More
My late father’s 2001 Kenworth W900 had been sitting behind our shop for almost four years when I decided to put it back on the road. Not permanently. One …
I Pulled My Dad’s Old Kenworth W900 Out of Retirement—Then the Jake Brake Went Silent on a Mountain Grade Read More
The man who sold me his 2005 Peterbilt 379 gave me one strange warning before I drove it home. “If you ever replace the sleeper floor, don’t throw away …
I Bought a 1.4-Million-Mile Peterbilt 379—Then My Son Found a Hidden Compartment Under the Sleeper Read More
A woman brought an old red Chevy pickup into my shop because it kept dying at stoplights. Before she handed me the keys, she lowered her voice and said …
A Woman Brought Me Her Dad’s 1996 Chevy K1500 Because It Kept Stalling—Then We Found a Steel Box Above the Spare Tire Read More
My twenty-four-year-old son shut our combine down with sixty-three acres of corn still standing. Then he climbed out of the cab and told me he wasn’t starting it again. …
My Son Shut Down Our John Deere 9600 With 63 Acres Left—Then We Found Grandpa’s Warning in an Old Shop Notebook Read More
A widow hired me to get her late husband’s 1969 Ford F-100 running so the family could sell it. Twenty minutes after opening the hood, I realized somebody had …
A Widow Asked Me to Start Her Husband’s 1969 Ford F-100—Then I Realized He Had Disabled It on Purpose Read More
My sister was less than an hour away from selling our father’s 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle for $18,000 when she called me. The buyer told her the big-block was basically …
My Sister Almost Sold Dad’s 1970 Chevelle for $18,000 Because of an “Engine Knock”—Then I Put It on My Lift Read More