keiser31 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Love the tree in between the body and bumper.😂 There were a few like that. A friend who had been there years ago told me that area was treeless when he last saw the vehicles. Edited June 1, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, Xander Wildeisen said: Did you walk and see all of it? He said it is 60 acres and 40 of them are covered with cars, so no. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Luddy Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Lot's of cool iron there worth salvaging. Up here in the salt encrusted tundra known as Canada there's no chance of finding anything as solid as these in a scrapyard! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Giftman said: Thanks for the pics and bringing us along with the fascinating experience of finding a place seemingly “lost in time”….thank you for NOT posting any pictures of my beloved 1964-1972 Oldsmobiles - makes window shopping that much easier! I DID see a decent Cutlass that was about a 1967-8-9 style. Sorry I did not get a photo of that and see the rest of the property. There were so many vehicles, it was sort of a blur at times. The guy may have been in a hurry or tired. Edited June 1, 2022 by keiser31 (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I would go, but I know myself to well. And would return dirty, with bug bites and something on a trailer.🤔 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lump Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 How would one find out more about going there, or seriously checking out a car or two? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 My OCD is off the charts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3macboys Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, GregLaR said: My OCD is off the charts.... I think that you are thinking a little too light duty. I was thinking more along these lines: Kidding aside there does look to be more than a few treasures there and if they can get one acre clear it will be the most difficult one, then they will have room to work. Wish I was closer but glad I'm not! 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, lump said: How would one find out more about going there, or seriously checking out a car or two? Look at the "3000+ cars" thread for an email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 15 minutes ago, GregLaR said: My OCD is off the charts.... That’s bringing the funny right there.😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thanks for all the photos! Looks like some fun for all the West Coast guys, it will be entertaining to see how things get pulled out. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-g-g0 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thank you for posting the pictures! Some very interesting items! If I were 40 years younger and 2000 miles closer, I would be there in a heartbeat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9F94M567042 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 That's just plain sad to see. So many untold stories sitting there. Spotted a couple of mercury cougar's there but I have no way of being able to get them. Hopefully some can be saved and given a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 That VW half cab is worth some coin, those VW folks go bonkers for that stuff. I'd take the White myself, always loved the style of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 If they are solid cars, they will find a home. Surprised one of the car tv shows isn’t there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Great shot here, is this before or after the trip? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 22 minutes ago, pont35cpe said: Great shot here, is this before or after the trip? After. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Reality is you would need to be in your late 30's to take on any of those projects, and nobody in there 30's now is really interested in projects. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobileparts Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I thank the gang who took all the photos --- certainly an interesting trip through yesterday.... I thank the moderators of this site, who permitted the photos to be displayed, because I am sure there are thousands of us who will never go there for various reasons, but have followed this thread since its beginning, like me.... My living 3000 miles away, I knew there was no way I would even think of making the trek, but I was definitely curious to see what was there --- and the pictures bring this story to life..... Some vehicles from this junkyard / graveyard may / will be saved --- but it sure looks like a major undertaking to even do so.... Looks like a classic situation of neglect and almost abandonment, by the owner, who probably had good intentions, but then grew too old, and was just simply overwhelmed.... It seems like many, thousands of dollar vehicles turned into hundreds of dollars cars, by the years of neglect / hoarding..... God Bless those who revive a very small portion of what remains, And Good Luck in your venture..... Thanks again to all who made video evidence of all of this !!! Craig.... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickelroadster Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 This reminds me of something we have here in North West GA. WE have a place called old car city that was a working junkyard until about sometime in the eighties . there are about forty acres of mostly fifties ,sixties and seventies cars still here You can come and take a look but they won't sell you any parts. I donated the bones of a 1916 Oakland the I parted out and I have free admission for all time. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, 1937hd45 said: Reality is you would need to be in your late 30's to take on any of those projects, and nobody in there 30's now is really interested in projects. Maybe two guys in their 60's could do one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Kingsley Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 37 and very interested, especially in those El Caminos, but without the means or ability. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Thats the kind of thing that will make an ole guy sleep like a baby. Start the day jacked up on coffee, walking and climbing over obstacles, fighting snakes for space, then the highs and lows of some exciting and some duds but the overall getty up in your step at the end of the day lights a fire to dig more the next day/week. Any of the fastback Cudas a 1968 Formula S 383 by chance? Also interested in anything 1970 with a 426 or 440. Funny how some say this is sad yet are even in the hobby to begin with. Guess some of us still get excited when we see the potential. Make no mistake, most of those worth saving will find good homes and it will either get a new hobbyist started or rejuvinate the blood flow in a veteran. Either way, it's good for the hobby to see finds like these that show they are still out there. Kudos for the photos and thanks for sharing the experience with all of us. Edited June 2, 2022 by 30DodgePanel (see edit history) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gossp Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 8 hours ago, 1937hd45 said: Reality is you would need to be in your late 30's to take on any of those projects, and nobody in there 30's now is really interested in projects. I am still working on projects I started in my early 30’s. Ugh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 13 hours ago, keiser31 said: There were a few like that. A friend who had been there years ago told me that area was treeless when he last saw the vehicles. I can tell you right now, prior to what the green crowd thinks, trees and brush grow extremely fast. I cut our drive way back, alot, ever few years. I spend hours weed eating and brush cutting our property almost every week. It's a serious battle to keep it from turning back into the forest. I have so much equipment that the garage is starting to look like a stihl dealership and it all gets used. I told the wife if we ever sell the house, the potential buyers will come up and see the tool shed and the big garage full of equipment I use on the property and they will run away. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I have a picture of what happens when a blackberry vine gets in a open wing window on a 47 Hudson truck. You get that green house thing going through the windshield. Throw in Pacific Northwest rain and humidity. You get thick lush berry producing vines that take over an interior. Yummy berries.😋 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 I was very surprised to find no snakes! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 No Shelby Cobra’s? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 4 hours ago, gossp said: I am still working on projects I started in my early 30’s. Ugh. I've still got the 1930 Ford Roadster I found when I was 11, that was 60 years ago. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63RedBrier Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Too bad the Owner/Hoarder didn't invest in a huge warehouse with a sea of lifts. Instead of buying everything that was a "good deal," he could have been more selective and only purchased what he could store inside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 2, 2022 Author Share Posted June 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, 63RedBrier said: Too bad the Owner/Hoarder didn't invest in a huge warehouse with a sea of lifts. Instead of buying everything that was a "good deal," he could have been more selective and only purchased what he could store inside... The place was a tow yard, so a choice was not really in the mix. The guy just picked up all of the broken down and abandoned cars around the area. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 33 minutes ago, 63RedBrier said: Too bad the Owner/Hoarder didn't invest in a huge warehouse with a sea of lifts. Instead of buying everything that was a "good deal," he could have been more selective and only purchased what he could store inside... Care to figure out what the town property tax would be on that building? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1912Staver Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 1 hour ago, keiser31 said: I was very surprised to find no snakes! You probably just weren't looking hard enough ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC38dls Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) They saw that AACA crew coming and quickly slithered away! Great pics, thanks for posting the pics and allowing them to post. It really makes this forum special. dave s Edited June 2, 2022 by SC38dls (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carroll_1 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 2 hours ago, keiser31 said: I was very surprised to find no snakes! More importantly, they didn't find you! 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 🐍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrspeedyt Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) It's nice that they have survived at least this long. If they were anywhere else they'd probably would be pretty much long gone either by rust or crushed. Edited June 2, 2022 by mrspeedyt (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, JACK M said: 🐍 Dodge Viper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Just now, Xander Wildeisen said: Dodge Viper Didn't see any of those there. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xander Wildeisen Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Ford Python? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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