Look what came in the mail today.

[westend1530]

I was doing some research about making wings for my 66 compact and ran across these on eBay. I probably paid to much. They where $245.00 buy the time they where shipped. This is a good example of why you should not search eBay and drink beer at the same time.

The guy said they were the correct size for a compact. They are about 38 X 9". I might use them to make a close facsimile of the wings and then sell these. We will see. I like these a lot

I think I am lucky they made it here intact. The guy charged me $20.00 for shipping, he just put them in a flimsy cardboard box with no padding and dropped them in the mail.

That's my Border Collie Dexter posing for the photo.

[offspringin]

38x9 seems big for a compact. maybe the 66 had bigger wings. our 70s wings are about 27x7 i think. I always watch anything shasta related, i dont think 245 is all that bad a price.

nice looking pup!

[boandsusan]

Really cute pup! Wings are nice too. I don`t think beer was the culprit here. I ebay and drink coffee. Same darn thing happens lol. I think the price was ok for original wings. I agree with offspringin though, they seem big for a Compact. On the other hand, big wings are better than no wings, imo. Enjoy!!!!!

[persimmonpal]

I have a 65 or 66 Compact, which came with wings.. They are the same size... about 38X9. They were d efinitely original too..

[offspringin]

i need to measure mine. i swear they are smaller and i know they only had 3 mounting holes. i would have thought the toaster compacts all had the same size wings

[Deleted]

Wings or no wings, ya can't fault anyone who loves dogs.

Although people (my wife) in general frown upon my use of beer as a search engine for eBay, I do draw inspiration from time to time. The key is to see if the inspiration still plays out the next day. (BTW $245 is a pretty average price WHEN you can find them.)

I did a little research (key word = "little"...) and some measuring (key word = measuring tape in pocket at all times...) and figure that my 1970 16-footer had the 27" wings. There is little left now to show it ever even had any, but it will again someday. I know from looking around that the earlier Shastas, Compacts and canned hams, had what seemed to be really oversized wings, that being the 36".
Original or not, I think 36" on a '66 are quite suitable. And, Dexter should guard them carefully...you must know by now that they are a very valuable commodity.....

I am going to throw a commercial in here though. If you decide that they just won't do, I personally decided to quit looking for them and get Tyler to make mine. I'm, a long way from needing them yet, but am super-impressed with his work. I will end up needing two sets, and he is likely to get my $$ rather than someone off eBay for the wings. That is, if he is still making them by the time I need them.

[westend1530]

Chris that is a great Will Rogers quote. I have had a dog or two that i would love to see again after i die.

[Deleted]

I liked it better than the old standard, "The more I know people the more I love my dog." I lost my best friend a year and a half ago, and she still sleeps under my bed. She was 14-1/2 years old. This probably isn't the place for this, but to bring it back around, she did go camping with us once...

[westend1530]

Chris everyone deserved that one great dog at least once. If this was true the world would be a better place. For me it was my German Shepherd that I had to put down a year and a half ago also. What a great dog he was. Dexter however is coming in a very close second.

And to bring this back around here is a photo of dexter on his first camping trip.

[vikx]

Hi Dexter!

[cowcharge]

Woof!