I drove by but there's nothing visible outside unless it's covered in plant life (a possibility if Joe was in poor health for long). So, it will be a "surprise sale". G2 On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:04:22 -0500 (Central Daylight Time) "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Damn, I tried to call Joe about 6 months ago, I don't even remember what I > was going to ask him now. Sad to hear he has passed on. > > For the last (many) years Joe was into rails and off road racing VW's. I > haven't been to the warehouse in at least 5 or 6 years so I'm not sure what > all is left there now. there were several parts vehicles, probably a few > buses, ghias, and bugs but I really don't remember. The storage was > haphazard at best. I have to run into Beaumont tomorrow so I'll pass by and > see if anything is visible outside so I can give y'all an idea. I may close > the office for a few hours Saturday to go have a look inside. > > Gerald > > On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:41:15 -0700 (PDT) sammie smith > <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > For anyone interested: Some of you may have known this gentleman and/or > > his shop; but I received a flyer at the Lafayette show indicating an estate > > sale for the Joe Graham estate which is primarily the sale of everything in > > the shop of Gulf Automotive at 975 Gulf St in Beaumont TX. The sale is > > this Saturday 8-2 and Sunday beginning at 12 noon. > > > Flyer indicates vintage VW parts: doors, hoods, wheels, tail lights, > > cases, headers, hub caps, windows, trunk lids, rocker arms, windshiled > > wiper assemblies, gauges, pistons, flywheels, bumpers, grills, emblems, > > radios, much more. Tools: sockets, end wrenches, air tools etc etc along > > with other garage items and some american car parts. > > > According to sources this is a huge shop crammed full of stuff. > > > Apparently stuff is to be sold garage sale like, not an auction. > > > I would appreciate anyone responding that has any information about > > this shop to respond that would prevent some people from making a wild > > goose chase for something that is not worth going for, or if it is > > something we really need to make to obtain needed parts. > > > Sammie