Liquidator #229 find

[hounds84lhs]

Well never thought I would have the chance to find one of them, but I did! It was last registered in ID in 1977 and only 96 miles on the odometer. I am pretty sure it has been in storage for at least 15 years. Engine is free and everything else seems to be intact.

[JoeRainville]

Excellent find any JD owner would be thrilled about.

Congrats!
-Joe Rainville

[AirborneX4Special]

Excellent find. Looks like a '79 Trailfire came along with the racing relic.
Are you a member on Vintage Sleds? Would be a good candidate for Find of the Year....

[TASKY]

Maybe a Spitfire in the back of the truck? Come on tell us the story.

[AirborneX4Special]

Didn't even see that one. Quite the haul of iron. Definitely need to let the crowd in on the details.

[nick80lf]

Nice find....congratulations

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[hounds84lhs]

Thanks guys.

Story: Got a text from my nephew with a picture of the Dator and the Spitfire about 1:00 PM on Friday. Owner had a storage unit they needed cleaned out and sleds needed to go. I had to take all three if I wanted one. I had no idea what shape the Dator was in, but I wanted it. Made an offer on all three and picked them up on Sat. Still can't believe it all fell into place. I didn't even see the Trailfire in the first picks. So I got the Dator, 79 TF and 78 Spitfire. All in pretty good shape, even though they were in storage for some time.

I'm sure I will be asking for advice when I get around to digging into it. Engine will definately need crank seals. How hard are engine parts to find?

I go out on VS all the time. Never heard of their find of the year.

[hounds84lhs]

Just a couple more pics of my haul.

[AirborneX4Special]

https://vintagesleds.com/bs/index.php/t ... 289.0.html

Tunnel looks good on the Trailfire from the pictures.
Any backstory on the Liquidator? They weren't sold unless they were going to get raced; looks like some racing decals on the hood but the race career must have been short!

[WinnipegStPaul9]

Great find, congratulations!!!! I'll help anyway can.

DA

[jep_800]

That's incredible!! All of us dream of stumbling onto the elusive "barn finds", and this one is definitely up there! Only way it could be better is if there was a 340s in there.

[JDCornFlakes]

Sled being so original and low miles should be kept as survivor.
Then to have juice brake/twist throttle and what looks like light weight hood too.

Would be really nice to know the history of this sled ?

Great find be sure to preserve it !

Dave

[sledhead16]

what an awesome find. wow! so no other info on the dator?