I have driven by this place dozens of times on my way to visit Olds64 in Oklahoma, it is north of Dallas on Highway 35 in Denton Texas. What a huge location, about 40 acres of cars from the 40's to the 80's, all American. Anyway, I stopped there on Sunday on my way back from Oklahoma but they were closed but I plan on taking a trip up there some day, maybe on a Saturday. Has anyone ever been there? Any feedback on how freindly they are, how reasonable etc? They have a website but I have trouble making the internet work these days so couldn't make a link, sorry.

 

I've never been there but friends of mine say the owner knows what he has and charges accordingly.

 

X2 he does....

 

 

Been there several years ago. I think the guys that own this place are brothers. They don't seem overly anxious to sell anything and I had to go and pull my own part. It was just a brake drum for a 54 Olds and this was many years ago and it was $90. I am guessing they sell lots of stuff on the internet. They have been there a long time but would be one of my last choices.

 

Yeah they would advertise in lots of car classified papers. Got some 59 stuff from them MANY years ago, they shipped. Decent parts but emptied the wallet quickly.

 

I bought a diecast chrome backup lights panel for the 74 Hurst maybe 20 years ago. $275 shipped to VA. It arrived in a wooden crate and was secured to where it couldn't rattle around at all.

That pretty desert chrome part looked damn near NOS for a third of what a well-known Indiana Olds parts seller wanted for an NOS piece, and that was before shipping was figured in.

Nope. Not inexpensive, but I was pleased with the part and the deal.

 

I was there early February 2023. Nice yard, but owner was put off if I was only interested in 442 Only parts, and made it clear.
Since they escort you through the yard, the impression was, I was going to waste his time in not finding anything.
Once I bought a couple things he changed his attitude and lighten up greatly.

 

Around 2:50...

 

The owners are Alan and Dave Williamson. Have been to their yard twice. Bought a "blem" Chevelle dome hood they had advertised on their website, under a section of "blem" reproduction sheetmetal. A lot of four doors, oddball cars, and Orphans in their yard. Guessing the more desirable coupe stuff was bought and sold years ago. They are sitting directly in the path of the explosive growth of the DFW metro, with suburbanization and McMansions spreading ever outward. They will do quite well when the time come to sell, will be sooner than later.

 

Sorry to hear that and acknowledge it but so true (about urban crawl). This is a scene being played out at so many other places as well, all the "good places" are disappearing slowly.

 

It will not be long before all of the spaces north of DFW will be developed and any service related land will be sold off. Then it will all move south or east where there is still open country. When I separated from the Navy in 1971, Plano had less than 20,000 population, there was at least three private airfields and numerous plots of open country. Now there is very little open land all the way to the Red River from Richardson.

 

I beieve it is already getting that way down south of DFW. Waxahachie is turning into quite the suburban city (derogatory statement there).