junkyardjeff Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I did come home with a road draft tube from a 41-6 Chevy truck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58L-Y8 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 "Rough, rough" said the little dog that used sandpaper to wipe... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Yard art at best, none of them are going to be restored. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I walked around my "kinda local" old junkyard yesterday, the stuff in there looks just like your pictures! The trip was necessary as I was looking for a replacement grille thanks to a deer encounter, I was lucky and found everything I needed. Nice day for a winter walk too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 That rusty coupe looks like a saver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nothing restorable but good parts,picked up this road draft tube and coil bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 More pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 I miss walking around the yards that were here when I was young. Like most I though they would always be there. Now around here there is nothing older than the 2000's that I can see and not much more of those as city and county pressure to basically get rid of those "eyesores" is high. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 I could live in there, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classiclines Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 OK... if Patina is a thing... I think you found the motherlode!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageJunkie Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Thanks for sharing the pics - as fine as the art museum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lebowski Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 That looks like the same place we went to when we were looking for a rear end for my '60 Edsel several years ago. I remember you saying that you couldn't even see most of those cars in the summer because of all the vegetation. Thanks for the pics.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Nearly all 2-doors except the '59 Chevy Wagon. As such, would be highly sought after cars if not so far gone. Sleeping Beauties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 57 minutes ago, mike6024 said: what's this one? 46ish Nash and might have to go back and look it over more closely and I think its the only one of that era in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Lebowski said: That looks like the same place we went to when we were looking for a rear end for my '60 Edsel several years ago. I remember you saying that you couldn't even see most of those cars in the summer because of all the vegetation. Thanks for the pics.... Its the same place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 It looks like I will have to go back again so thinking of taking pictures of everything in there before the weeds come back in the spring,you can not get to much of the back lot after the weeds come back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike6024 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Is the yellow one a Nash too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, mike6024 said: Is the yellow one a Nash too? 46 to 48 Ford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 If anyone sees anything they are interested in come on by and I will give you a tour of the yard,looks like I will have to go back next weekend for a valve cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Gunsmoke said: Nearly all 2-doors except the '59 Chevy Wagon. As such, would be highly sought after cars if not so far gone. Sleeping Beauties. Plenty of 4 doors in there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick35 Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Where is the junkyard located? It would be great fun to walk through. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 Dayton Ohio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Most look like they have been there for at least 40 years. Amazing they have not been scraped yet. Some are very photogenic artifacts . I like that big, tandem 1953 or so GMC , yellow and surface rust. Greg in Canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 16 hours ago, plymouthcranbrook said: I miss walking around the yards that were here when I was young. Like most I though they would always be there. Now around here there is nothing older than the 2000's that I can see and not much more of those as city and county pressure to basically get rid of those "eyesores" is high. When I was a kid most of the cars were about 20 years old. No pre-1930's cars. Even the 1940's convertibles weren't worth the cost of a new top. In 1962 you could bring home a 20-ish year old Buick for forty bucks. No demand for parts so they would sell a whole car. I bought one. "Nuthin' changes but the date" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 When I first started buying out of this yard I would look at the plates that were on the cars and suprised that alot were driven less then 10 years before being junked and they were not wrecked,my daily drivers are 30 years old and no way would have junked one less then 10 years old and easy to work on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted December 29, 2019 Author Share Posted December 29, 2019 I have to go back next weekend and will get pics of the rest of the 60s and older vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vila Posted December 29, 2019 Share Posted December 29, 2019 (edited) The last junk yard I went to was 1977 or 78 while I was at Pease AFB, NH. As I recall, the junk yard was around 20 miles west of Kittery Maine.. All were 1930s cars and trucks in a similar condition to Jeffs photos. The only thing I got was a set of original Chevrolet Spark Plug terminals that I still have on my 1933 Chevrolet They had a lot of early Chevrolets to include a 1933 Chevrolet Master, and a 1933 or 34 Chevrolet Standard. They also had a 1937 Lincoln Zephyr. Edited December 29, 2019 by Vila (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 6 hours ago, junkyardjeff said: When I first started buying out of this yard I would look at the plates that were on the cars and surprised that alot were driven less then 10 years before being junked and they were not wrecked,my daily drivers are 30 years old and no way would have junked one less then 10 years old and easy to work on. Whether we like the newer cars and trucks or not no one can deny that they are much better made and more corrosion resistant than ever. And when you take into account the average miles accumulated today to past years if is even more amazing. Give the average driver from the 50's a car made today and he/she would probably never have to buy another one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stakeside Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 They served well. ”Ashes to ashes and dust to dust” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Heaps Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 We spent last Friday, December,27 2019, picking parts in a local junkyard located in Blaine, Tn. Not much left for Chevrolets older than 1960, but quite a few Fords and Mopars from the '50s and 60s including a few fastbacks from the late 60s early 70s. We also spied a few Buicks from the 50s. We intend to go back soon for more parts. Mine for '52 Buick Special and '55 Pontiac Chieftain, my cohort, '61-'63 Chevy. Fortunately the trees have not been allowed to grow over most of the cars, therefore allowing them to dry out after a rain instead of staying damp under the canopy.Some possible salvageable projects may be had, depending on floor condition. I'll let you know how the next trek goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 ^ Photos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon37 Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 If you haven't done so already, why not share the location and contact information of your junkyard (and possibly the years / makes of some of its inhabitants) with other forum members, by posting these photos at the JUNKYARD FORUM ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 Done another walk today,tried to find a usable 216 Chevy valve cover but all have been exposed to the elements too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Thanks Jeff, probably disappear into the vegetation in a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 The cars in the last 9 pictures can not be seen when the vegetation comes back,could get to them easily 10 years ago during the warm months but not now and here are some more. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Wow, I saw the grille of '42 Ford in that last batch. Pretty uncommon car due to WWII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I am from the Dayton, Ohio area, and have spent many decades enjoying treks through local junkyards. But this one is not familiar to me. There are only a few left in our area, including one with cars clear back into the 1930's...and at least one even older than that. I still go to that one from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLYER15015 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) I wonder what they talk about at night, when no one is around ? Mike in Colorado Edited January 5, 2020 by FLYER15015 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 This one donated rear end gears to a 60 Edsel that I put in the trunk 15 years ago when I found it laying outside,someone pulled the axles and gears but did not take them and suprised no one grabbed the gears after all that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 55er Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 As I recall all these old junkyards back in the day were always wet and muddy even in the middle of summer during a drought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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