Found a CTC-4
 

Well I don't believe it. On my way home from work I saw a CTC-4 on the side of the road. It was in rough shape, but the insides seemed ok. Sadly I couldn't fit it in my Caprice's trunk or back seat.

So I get home, grab a truck, get out there, and......................it's gone... :drool:

I missed out on a roundie! Just because, ironically, my big car couldn't hold it.

OH that hurts! We share your pain, truly.

Yea, it sucks.. I'm sure I'll find another. I just hope it wasn't the garbage truck that got it, cause that area I think has garbage pickup today late at night.

Hopefully someone scored it and saved it.

Ouch! If I was in your shoes I'd make a vow to always have rope and a blanket in my car to tie any find of that caliber to the roof if need be.

Now I get back to rust removal from my CTC-4 with greater appreciation of it.

:tears: My sincere condolences.

Could have at least grabbed the chassis and CRT... <sigh>

Not without tools, for a CTC4 I would probably risk scratching the car a little and slide it onto the roof, then drive home slowly with one hand on the set. :D
Of course my car is a 12 year old Civic, if it was a new Lexus or something maybe not.

Doesn't take any tools to pull the CRT... Good 21AXP's aren't common anymore.

I would have been scared transporting that tube.. it was huge..

Compared to your 13" Hitachi? Yes, but so is just about every CRT.

I'd of sat on it and called for help. :para:

All you can do is make an effort, which lnx64 did. I see no reason to be hard on him.

My Bonneville was a lot like your Caprice: a huge car with no practical room! The most insulting part about the lack of trunkspace was the lack of a fold down back seat: instead, you could fold down the arm rest, open a small door, and reach into the trunk for some reason. This led to creative means of getting larger items home: My CTC-9 just sort of rested on the lip of the open trunk, and then copious ropes and tiedowns were used to hold it there. To get a Victrola home, I found I had enough room in my backseat, but the horrible Bonneville doors didn't open very wide in the back. Solution: take the door off the hinges!

Several years ago, I saw a few knuckle heads haul a used rug from a thrift shop on the roof of a late model Saab. It was rolled up that the jute backing was exposed. I thought, with the amount of damage they did to the paint job, the whole house could have been carpeted.

I have done that for years with my house doors to get things in and out; I never imagined car doors would be easy enough to make it worthwhile. I think I will look at mine. There have been plenty of things I could have got in and out in the past if a door opened wider (or was removed).