Check This Out

Every rancher I know has this thing - where they don't throw stuff away. 

Because what if they need it?

Or at least parts of it?

Therefore, all ranches have a "junk pile" that isn't junk at all to the person who put it there.

On top of that, most ranches have several vehicles or pieces of equipment that have been pulled out in the sagebrush where they're "stored" until they're needed.

My dad was no exception.

Ever since I can remember, the very back of our shed was occupied by not one, but two old station wagons from the late 1970's/early 1980's (the newer of which was replaced as the family car by a sweet suburban - the one where dad artfully attached sticky letters to the bug shield to read "Neffites".  Just so you know, we also had a sign above the cattle guard that read, "Neffada - Home of the Loch Neff Monsters").

And, for years and years, my brother Jared talked about taking at least one, if not both of the station wagons and turning them into demolition derby cars.

Dad always acted personally injured that Jared would even suggest such a thing.

I guess that's come to an end, because check this out:

What used to look something like this:

Now looks like this (thanks to Neff's Diesel Repair...open for your business in Elko, Nevada):

And it's entered in the 2010 Elko County Demolition Derby.

To see The Paul Neff Grocery Getter in action, go here. 

*Photo and video compliments of Aunt Chris.