Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The owner of this yard in Lennox Md refused to turn these cars over to the WWII scrap drives for the going price. Posted on HAMB by Woody 1946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I'll take the Cabriolet to the right of the guy in the photo:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Looks like a '32 Lincoln. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Continental Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Very cool. I wonder what happened to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD in KC Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) The owner may not have sold the cars... but apparently got a good price for the tires! Edited July 9, 2012 by JD in KC grammar (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I've always wondered just how strong the push to turn over scrap for the war effort actually was. Were there incentives for owners of large amounts of scrap? Did the price of scrap sky rocket during the war? Were you considered unpatriotic if you didn't participate? Is it possible junk yards were considered essential due to the relative unavailability of new parts to keep the family buggy running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Continental Posted July 11, 2012 Share Posted July 11, 2012 No telling what all got scrapped. I'd almost hate to see a list. It would be interesting to see a chart of the price of scrap from the 20s-50s especially around the war period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted July 11, 2012 Author Share Posted July 11, 2012 I remember in the 60s you got about $5 for a whole car at the scrap yard, a little more if you cut it up and removed the fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Everyone was ordered to turn in surplus tires for recycling (garages and junk yards) during WW2. I know of one local junk yard that turned in the tires but did not turn in the cars, the owner scrounged all over the country for old wood stoves, farm machinery, any other kind of junk so he could keep the cars. Don't know if there was a quota or what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 To encourage, my late father used to allow me a penny a pound for iron. This was back in the day (the sixties) when every little town, and many domeciles, had out of sight places wherethey would throw stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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