How long ago was this pic taken ? Does it have an engine ?

 

I took it last year. Can’t remember if it had an engine.
It’s in Dixie Florida.
I can try and find contact info if you want.
-pete

 

Just drove up to Temple auto salvage in Batesburg, SC...

 

What a great thread! There's something haunting about seeing old machines; I always try and imagine what the machine looked like in its prime, think that some owner at some point may have cherished it, and how it ended up in its current state.

Here's some things I've seen just walking through the areas around my house.

A couple of old Studebakers, parked on the edge of a long-defunct farm; the former fields are now complete second growth forest and houses, the vehicles were re-discovered when machines cleared out an old farm path through the woods to make a private road leading to 3 new houses.







Took a short walk into the field behind my tree-line. This old tractor sits 15 feet off the edge of my property, but I always forget about it, considering how "one" it has become with nature!







A few years ago, was walking the beach and dunes near my house and stumbled upon this old GM. I say that because I recall seeing, despite the condition, a near perfect "GM" seat belt buckle (stainless). There is currently zero way that this car could have gotten there, its almost a mile through heavily wooded forest, up and over a 10 ft sand berm, and then 50 yards out into the sand. Any ideas what it was?

 

I was hiking in the woods around Asheville NC, walking on old fire roads, and found this AMC Gremlin about 50' into the woods near a collapsed old shack. I guess at one point in time someone was able to drive it in. Not in bad shape overall. If they had only rolled up the windows when they parked it!!!

 

I'd noticed this old abandoned farm house a short distance off the road before, and finally decided to pull down the drive and check out the old Bel Air on the grass. I'd imagine both were abandoned around the same time, a time much closer to the 1950s than today. I'd love to take a walk through the house but 1) gravity always works and 2) I've seen enough horror movies to know that's a bad idea.

 

Looks like a Fred Flintstone car . ( No floors left anymore . )

 

For anyone who's interested there is a '64 Starfire in the U Pull & Pay yard in Pontiac MI. It has a 455 with C heads but the rest of the top of the engine looks like it's from a ' 65. I took the alternator bracket.

 

66 regular cutlass. Clean New Mexico metal. Amazing what some discard.

 

If you dont want it, please provide an address and phone number here.

Someone will want it. Take this car up to the rust belt and it would easily fetch ~4-5K.

 

The AMC vehicles are not worth much. Dragged a '70 Hornet coupe up to 2008 AMC nationals - it had title and was factory orange. Dumped it for $800 just before leaving. Only thing that saved my a$$ was the sale of ALL my loose AMC parts including some 401 blocks.

 

It is simply not that easy. Did try to sell vehicles / parts up there in mid 00's. Went to a super chevy show in Norwalk Ohio and the AMC nationals once. Before last recession and definitely before this one. Bunch of tire kickers and BS'ers. Tried quite hard to set up some sort of consignment deal, with a car guy type of individual up there, where clean vehicles and parts could be funneled up to buyers. Everyone was too busy, had too much going on, not enough time.
A friend of mine, who is from Ft Wayne, states that Midwesterners are a conservative lot - they will gaze and gape at a clean part at a swap, before walking away and deciding to piece together their rusted fender.
This is a regular cutlass, loaded down with too many options - a/c, p/s and p/b. Does not have the appeal of a base car, or a 442, obviously. I did try to buy it, but Guy wants to break it up for parts sales. Does appear to have clean New Mexico / W Texas sheet metal.

 

Mr. Black passed on, last Sunday. Aged 74. RIP. uncertain what is going to happen with yard, have heard most likely scenario is either conversion to a U Pull It or a complete crush out and sell off of property. Talked to insider, it may be in Probate for up to a year before final decision is made.

 

Sorry to hear about this .
Seems like the supply of used parts is drying up everywhere.

 

Somewhere in Washington last December

 

Cool thread. I remember the old days going thru great junkyards.

This car is so similar to my first car. Rusted top and all.

 

Something like this has absolutely no reason for ending up there. I wish, we had rust-free cars like these in Michigan.
If people back then would have known what's being produced these days, I'll bet they would have hung onto theirs and have taken better care of them.
Unfortunately, only the biggest and heaviest would escape Demolition Derbies. This is one false freedom of which nobody needs:

http://www.experts123.com/q/is-it-tr...n-derbies.html

Quote:

...Hearses, limousines and Chrysler Imperials were banished from most events to keep an even playing field...

There's no law on the books which says that you couldn't help yourself to it. From whom would you be stealing it from? If a title isn't available in your own state, there are states of which will issue these Have you seen this one yet? I'd love to have had her as my Junkyard Dawg :

 

wHAT'S the story on this pic?

 

'80 Starfire hatchback 231 V6and'83 Toro 307

Both cars are quite complete. Located at Red & Black Auto in Jamesburg, NJ732 521 9856

 

Not mine

https://wausau.craigslist.org/pts/d/...322345833.html

 

 

Great find. Looks surprisingly rust-free.

 

Yeah it is actually out front of a junk yard. I herd the man was getting ready to scrap a few vehicles in the yard.

 

It never ceases to amaze me the cars that are just sitting out there as well as in garages. Very cool. I bet it will start right up with a fresh battery, gas, and some some starter fluid.

Steve

 

I actually work with the brother of the man who owns the yard I was going to look at a couple of work vans he had sitting there, that I was told we’re running when parked. I don’t think he will scrap the olds. He has a couple of old muscle cars in his shop. I bet with the right money though, he would talk.

 

Could use parts for these cars

 

Surprisingly, I never responded to this thread. I guess I created other threads when I found an Olds in the salvage yard.

Here's one find (I thought I had more pics of junkyard dogs on my phone). Like an idiot, I didn't get any parts from this car, or the others I found in the salvage yard recently. Thinking back; after the fact, I can think of plenty of parts that would have been great to have.

 

I am impressed with all of your Junk Yard finds. Glad I found this thread

 

 

Time is precious, and takes it's toll on the owners as well as the vehicles. Here are some highlights from a departed friend's property. He started putting vehicles in there in the early '80s and I'm not sure that he stopped until about 10 years ago. I took these photos about 7 years ago. We had talked about me pulling parts and selling them but I had no free time and, as it turned out, he had no time. Dementia and health issues took him a couple years ago. I think the family has since cleared the property.

Apparently this was the family car he brought everyone to the island in!









My first car was a '73 Datsun 1200 like this one. 99.9% of them have died or rotted, but there's one still running around here.



















There was a tree growing between the rear bumper and fender of this forgotten Bug!

 

How many miles are on your wheels?

 

Rust has firm grip on this one...

 

Fred Flintstone might buy it.
Motor wouldn't even need to run.

 

 

This just appeared at the local Pick N Pull. Haven't checked it out but hope to soon; looks pretty good to have been sent to the junkyard.

 

 

I hope you took this door. That would be cool garage art!