Long gone dealers of military and useful stuff

[Mike K]

J O'D was a bit of a scoundrel . While I was there looking around, a guy from Tasmania rang and asked about a gear for a Chev gearbox . Jack said " I will look up the price " - he grabbed a newspaper and squashed it a bit, it made the noise of rustling paperwork " oh yes that gear is 85 bucks" he told the unsuspecting customer .

They were selling cheap repro Jeep parts too . They were getting desperate as the end of the business was inevitable . One time I was there , there were 2 guys throwing parts into a big industrial waste bin - new CV joints etc .

One of the first times I went there, I bought a heap of NOS USA blackout light inserts , 50 cents each . The price depended on who served you, the other Jack was great, he almost gave the stuff to you .

On a shelf there were hundreds of packets of Jeep front axle rebuild kits with " Canadian cycle company " printed on the label . These were only 5 bucks or similar. I scored some 1/2 Ton Dodge front axle CV joint bits on one occasion .