Well the automotive community writ large voted the locomotive as a nice price. Great read in the comments section including a full re-write of sir mix a lots greatest hit in an ode to the car.
Another oilburner pulls into the lane this week, scored a nice 2wd first gen cummins, a perfect tugboat.
Wife is pleased to have Splinters back out of storage, but the $100 fill ups are hard to stomach...