Found a hidden gem in an old salvage yard near Baton Rouge

I was down in Baton Rouge last weekend visiting family and stopped at a salvage yard called Pete's Old Iron off Highway 61. They had a 1987 Cummins 6BT sitting in the back that looked like it had been there for years but the block was still in great shape. The owner let me pull the head for $150 and it had practically zero scoring on the cylinders. Has anyone else stumbled on a good find like that at a smaller salvage yard?

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riley_miller251mo ago

Ngl that's a steal for $150, scored a similar 12-valve out of a barn in Texas once.

patriciah511mo ago

Hell yeah, what year was that barn find?

webb.ben1mo agoMost Upvoted

The barn find was a '96 12-valve, and man those things just run FOREVER.