Ones that got away?

[Carmine]

I spotted a Danish-modern-style RCA color set in the trash yesterday.

The bad news is, the trusty '73 Dodge truck I use for TV haulin' is parked behind my... '72 Imperial, '73 Imperial, '70 Dart, & '79 Chrysler 300. This means I would have had to move all 4 cars, and the '72 Imp has a dud battery. I didn't find the TV until about 10PM last night, so jockeying cars just wasn't gonna happen.

The other cars are too nice to try and jam a console TV in the trunk, (by myself) although I would imagine they'd fit if I didn't care about the paint jobs. Captain Moody knows I hauled a washing machine a good 15 miles in my '74 Newport, lol.

My only other car I had available was a beater '90 LeBaron 'vert that I bought to use as a parts car. So I got up early this morning and gave it a shot...

I was able to lift the console up and into the Lebaron's trunk, without harming either one. Bad news is, the only way to do it was with the chassis (weight) hanging out over the bumper. Those trunks just aren't that big, and certainly not made to haul console TVs.

I even tried taking my shirt off and using it to tie the set to the decklid. I suspect that would have lasted about 10 feet before the thing smashed to bits on the street.

So I had to say goodbye as it began to rain, and the garbage truck turned onto the street. It looked very sad

For the record, it was a 1972 build-date "Accu-color" 25" set. It looked like to had a big bar as a power button, and controls that tipped out. Cosmetically it was in perfect shape. I would have bet it worked. Would anybody have wanted it?

Share some stories of ones you had to leave behind...