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Dave in il View Drop Down
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Location: Manville Il
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    Posted: 22 Dec 2010 at 11:04pm
I was looking in the file I keep my WC manuals and some WC ads, etc and I found a sheet of legal paper that says:
 
JR Basset
1936 WC $450.
Then his phone # and directions
Then 10:00am Saturday 6/6/92
 
Wow, I can pinpoint the day and time I officially became a tractor collector!
 
What a great memory. My Dad and I went out to see... (I can't remember if it was J R or junior) Mr Basset. The WC was in the back corner of the machine shed where it had been sitting for quite awhile. He put a gallon of gas in it, we pulled her all of three feet and she was running! I drove her up on the trailer and tied her down while Dad and JR visited. On the way over Dad was asking why I wanted a danged ole WC, on the way home it was, the old girl started real good, she looks pretty good for her age. 
 
This is the oldest picture I could find of her back in 2000.
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010
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Just something about the WCs, as I've found out, is that they quickly grow on ya or is that just all ACs? LOL

Edited by AllisChalmers37 - 22 Dec 2010 at 11:23pm
1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500
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I've found that not only do the WC's grow on you, but th4e others as well. Startedmy collection with a 47 WC 10 or so years ago. Now have 23. Three of them are strictly parts though. Ps: Only four are WC's.
When you find yourself in a hole,PUT DOWN THE SHOVEL!!!
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Nice story, nice tractor, nice picture and thanks for sharing. Bob@allisdowneast
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That made me think back to the moment I became a collector of Allis B's.....

This photo over on ytmag documented the moment.....
 
Here is the link to the actual post......
 
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You know what's funny?
 
The first person to comment on the photo was Steve at B&B.  Ha ha, now he has tractors of mine at his place!!!!   LOL
 
PS  - Steve, I will come back, I promise.....  you too alan.....
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yeah, i've got most of the usable parts off by now, so you might as well come and get what's left....or, the local scrap yard is paying $8. per hundred right now...!!!
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Great Lookiing Well Kept Flat Top WC.  I love the B but have a special affection for the Flat Top WC since it is the first tractor my father sold.
Nice looking B Glenn.
Merry Christmas!
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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