There is a mysterious vortex in our part of town sucking up random truck parts and spiriting them away to places unknown. I have photographic evidence.
Clearly, if you were trying to sell this vehicle — as the sign on the front bumper suggests — you’d want to offer it with wheels and tires. But the truck parts snatcher got there first.
And then there was this gem down on Motel Boulevard a few years ago.
Since it still had wheels, you could at least tow away this emaciated vehicle before the parts snatcher got the rest of it. But as you can see, the snatcher already got the doors, seats and front grille.
What brought this serious matter to my attention was the discovery earlier this week of an entire truck engine languishing in the middle of the intersection of Motel Boulevard and the on-off ramps of Interstate 10. What I saw was just a very large truck engine — no accompanying chassis or body.
I’m thinking that the persons in the picture next to the abandoned engine are comparing theories about how some unquantifiable force surgically separated the engine from the rest of the truck. Of course, the explanation might have been as simple as someone failing to secure the heavy object on the back of a flatbed trailer as he zoomed through the intersection. I might have seen that trailer nearby this location, but I’m going to stick with truck parts snatchers, just to keep things more entertaining.
My recommendation is this: be sure your truck mudflaps, retractable running boards, custom wheels, dual exhaust system and 20,000 pound trailer hitch are securely bolted down if you venture into our part of town. And maybe you should put locks on your wheels and the bolts holding your doors and engine.
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