Guest shadetree77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I took some video and a few more pictures of the junkyard MrEarl so graciously invited us to. My Dad and I have been having a blast picking through this place. We've been there twice now and come out with quite a pile of rusty gold. Here are the videos. Please excuse the shaky/blurry camera. It was taken with my phone while I was trying to balance on top of the stacks of parts and push my way through the thorn bushes! Pictures of the stuff we hauled home are coming soon. Enjoy!<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sJ7u_Xn6zPE" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 1 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/UKSm6pEg44A" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 2 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FenuiMeOze4" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 3 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/7mpG6XkbBZM" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 4 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-f-aN39IZdM" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 5 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cUYW1-IeOzk" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 6 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/i-_Hsk4rj6s" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 7 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work)<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NTZV5VFaDBs" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe>Junkyard 8 - YouTube(link in case video didn't work) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A Few Pictures Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Wow. What a pile of Goodies. Tought to tell at a distance, but I think the Crawler tractor is a K-35 Allis Chalmers. I would think the military collectors out there would snap up the Half track just for parts. Sad that many of the vehicles are way beyond the point of feasible restoration. Somebody buy that pedistal buffer/grinder under the Buick hood in the outside video. How come I have to live so far away??? . ...Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) Surprisingly, there are quite a few military items lying around that place Dave. I found two German gas masks in a paint supply closet. I believe they are WWII(pictures later). I also found a 22mm shell from 1944 buried in the dirt. Not to mention the huge U.S. Army bus filled with old medical records. There's also what looks to me like the nose cone to a fighter jet laying out there. It's ripped up pretty good or I would have bought it. Edited March 6, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Robert, Many thanks for taking the time to share. I really miss junk yarding... Here in the Northwest, steel does not last long in the wet climate... I enjoyed it a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Thanks for sharing, makes my mess look lame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Neat stuff. Thanks for sharing, Robert.Many of these really old junkyards here (S. Ontario) have been cleaned out in the name of the environment, and the high value scrap had a few years ago. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackofalltrades70 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 thanks Robert for posting the videos. I love junk yardin' myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) No problem. It's my pleasure. I'm glad to see others enjoy this kind of thing as much as I do. This is the first time I have ever been to a place like this. These places are becoming extinct and I have only heard about them from my Dad. They are rare to find and even rarer still to find one that is owned by someone who will let you roam around for free and completely unsupervised. We are going back for another truckload Saturday. Until then, here are some pictures of our junkyard finds thus far. Of particular interest to me are the general store ledgers dated back to 1885 and what I believe to be a German gas mask from WWII. Not car-related(other than the fact that they were found in a junkyard)but fascinating none-the-less. The ledgers are from a general store outside of Atlanta from what I gather from the entries. They are handwritten and list each person's name, what they bought, and the cost. Also contained between the pages are various documents and old letters(some stamped)from people and businesses around Atlanta dating from 1885 through 1899. The German gas mask I found in an old painting supply cabinet. I actually found two but the yard owner wanted to keep one for himself(can't say I blame the guy). Also, I'm going to be selling a good portion of these items to fund my restoration efforts so if anyone is interested in something, feel free to send me a message. Enjoy!! I know I did!! Edited March 7, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 More Finds..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 (edited) More Finds....... Edited March 7, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 More Finds......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Dayum, I must be blinder than I thought, I didn't see half that stuff. Need to take my Buick blinders off I guess. Good haul man, congrats!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 ...the next time someone asks what to use in lever shocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARY F Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 great finds, i wish i could go with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK YOUNG Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Did anyone else see that invoice from The LAMAR and Rankin Drug Co. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadetree77 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 (edited) I noticed that too Rick. Willie, there's about half a can of that shock oil left in there. Think it's still good??;) An interesting little tidbit. I looked up Jacobs' Pharmacy(4th picture in post #10)in Atlanta on google. Turns out, that is the place where the first Coca-Cola was sold on May 8, 1886! This receipt would date somewhere from that time period. I might end up donating these books to the Atlanta History Museum..... Edited March 8, 2012 by shadetree77 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buicknutty Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Once again, really great stuff! Love that can of shock oil, as I had to fill mine on the weekend!Keep up the good work.Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod1940 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Was out there today and got some pieces for my 53. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Was out there today and got some pieces for my 53.did you go to the meat and three restaurant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrod1940 Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I forgot all about it, but I am going back tomorrow to poke around some more. He is waiting for the rain so he can cut the grille out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Willie, there's about half a can of that shock oil left in there. Think it's still good?My point was here is the answer to question "what to use in lever shocks?" Even though current bottles of jack oil do not list lever shocks on the label, that is what you use.Willie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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