Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill-1

Project El Toro’s neck is ready to mill.

And now, story time!

When the Fender factory in Fullerton closed and all the equipment and stuff was auctioned off in 1985, CLFR picked up some great deals. Check out this 1960s cart made in the typical Ronnie Beers style, later painted with a CBS Equipment Identification.

My brother Johnny was there at the auction, still working for Fender at the time, and Dale Hyatt was standing right next to him. Johnny said something like “Oh, hi Mr. Hyatt, are you here to buy something?” and Dale replied “Nope, I just wanted to see what’s left.”

Yeah, that and score some deals like these carts, instrument buggies, who knows what. See, a lot of the Leo-ish guitar stuff was perfect for this place, and some was exactly the same as we had here, just a little older.