Two Dators!! Great Find

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Two Dators!! Great Find

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If you haven't been on the classified section recently you dont' know about a young man in Rockford, Illinois who recently snagged not ONE but TWO Dators from a dealership that was going out of business. And no............they aren't for sale..........I've already tried :dance:

The owner whom I just call Brad for now,( if he want's to identify himself he can) asked me to post some pictures for him and I'm more than happy to.

Brad, for some reason I had problems with the other photos but these two pictures pretty much tell the story.

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un :silenced: ing-believable

I guess it pays to visit your local JD shop once in a while. Congratulations :clap:
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Wow, I Guess so.
Apparently my local dealers weren't cool enough to keep anything at all.
I asked years ago if they had ANY sled stuff left & they said NO.
Congrats "Brad"
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Wow right out from under us! Im only 35 minutes from Rockford!
Sleds I own
1974 John Deere JDX8. (SOLD)
1975 John Deere JDX4. (SOLD)
1977 John Deere Liquifire 440. (SOLD)
1978 John Deere Cyclone 340. (SOLD)
1980 John Deere Liquifire. (SOLD)
1983 John Deere Liquifire.
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That's gotta be the deal of the year!
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huh...

Imagine that.
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I was looking through Brad's Photos, and check this out, you might recognize a few sleds in these pictures.

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Well you never know what you'll find. Brad obviously found the holy grail to alot of us. congrats. :beers;
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You know Brad, it just ain't fair. Some of us would like to have a Dator and cannot find/afford one and you get to have two! Looks like quite a find. Congratulations and keep us updated on the restoration! :beers;

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That could bring some hate out in a guy...LMAO...But a good find!!!!
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Spitfire, count yourself lucky. You don't have want around with a horseshoe up ... Never mind, great find Brad.


Reminds us all that they are still out there, and not that far away.
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Nice!
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I once went into a old JD dealership and found 3 Dators, 2 340/S and a 295/S......and then my alarm clock went off and I had to get up and go to work. The dream was over.

In January 2010 .....That just might be the winner of "Find of the Year" for 2009! Just an AMAZING find Brad !!

Oh yeah at the old dealership the salesperson was Megan Fox.

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Well Dave, I got to be the one to ask I guess, WAS SHE?

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OH Kenny.....Yes she was just like you would dream she would be .

She was holding a huge box of NOS Dator pistons and cranks !!

The big box really blocked the view of her being naked......but just think man cranks and pistons !

It was so beautiful.
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