It took a chainsaw, hand saw, a couple of friends and a few hours to free her from all the trees and grapevines that held her in place. We are sure glad that we took the time to free her from the weeds. While we were exploring the back cargo hold Scott discovered the original Vagabond metal tag hung up on a nail in the back. Score! The game plan was to get rid of the trees and pull her out into the open. After kicking the tires and finding that they still had air in them, we were good to go. Pete lifted her hitch up and pulled her foward and then set her back down on cribbing.
A quick walk home to get the truck and the jack. Forgot to mention the Leeola has been parked behind where we live next to the recycling center for about 5 years. Yes folks Scott has been keeping an eye on her for a few years, and checking her out at least once a year. We were pleasantly surprised that the outside body was in pretty good shape for being 60 years old. The hitch and jack has not faired so well though. Both are going to have to be replaced. Even though it's a very short drive home we were still nervous about getting her home.
Oh happy, happy day! The 'ole girl is on the way to her new home. It's a good thing no cops are around when we got to the road. It took less that 5 minutes to get her home after hitching her up. Scott seems to be enjoying himself. I can't believe that we traded a 1960's Pathfinder for her.
Whew! Made it home and around the tree and backed into her new home for the time being. It's going to take years and thousands of dollars to get her back into shape. We love the 'ole girl already even though her windows are rotting out of her, the roof vents leak, and the curb side wall in the front in held on by gravity. Sleep well tonight Leeola. Tomorrow we start ripping into you!
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