BobinVirginia Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) I’ve seen a few posts about cars for sale that are so rough they should be yard art. I looked for a yard art thread and saw none. So, I thought I’d start one inspired by my father in-laws little display. Please share yours or one you found interesting. Edited June 18 by BobinVirginia (see edit history) 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Glad he,s not my neighbor.....bob 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 (edited) 1 minute ago, Bhigdog said: Glad he,s not my neighbor.....bob I’ll bet he’s glad too Edited June 18 by BobinVirginia (see edit history) 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimy Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Bob, when you finish your Haynes, bring that wrecker back to life to haul @edinmass's cars! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 That old Chevy was a wrecker my father in-laws neighbor and friend of his father built in the late forties. He used it to recover cars until 1972 and the father in-law likes seeing out on the edge of what’s really a field. We mow 7 acres finished. Reminds him of days as a kid. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edinmass Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Somewhere in New Mexico…….. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7th Son Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) I have enough problems now with the county, explaining what they think is "yard art" is really the car I drive to work every day. I can just imagine if there were an HOA around here! Edited June 18 by 7th Son (see edit history) 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 One of the better photos I've seen. Hard to believe it's not a painting... that's when you know it's good. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Shifter Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 hours ago, BobinVirginia said: I’ve seen a few posts about cars for sale that are so rough they should be yard art. I looked for a yard art thread and saw none. So, I thought I’d start one inspired by my father in-laws little display. Please share yours or one you found interesting. There already exists a forum section for this type of vehicle: https://forums.aaca.org/forum/218-old-auto-remains/ Lots of "art". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swear57 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I need some parts off that International. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 hours ago, Bhigdog said: Glad he,s not my neighbor.....bob 👎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 Some cars are just to far gone to save and yet we still hate to see them scrapped. I’m glad some folks can make a spot for these and still enjoy them visually. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted June 18 Author Share Posted June 18 57 minutes ago, Twisted Shifter said: There already exists a forum section for this type of vehicle: https://forums.aaca.org/forum/218-old-auto-remains/ Lots of "art". Thanks, I searched yard art and didn’t see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I am not sure where I saw it, maybe on the ford barn years ago, but there was a 1930sh dump truck a guy had set up in his yard. The bed was up and it was strategically placed around a rock pile with some clever planting. The whole thing was turned into a water fountain with the water running down the bed. That was one of the coolest ones I have seen. I have an old jeep I was going to put in the front yard as a Christmas decoration, even had the wife talked into it. Just never got around to it. I am still thinking of something to do with it and the fountain and rocks idea keeps popping back into my mind. 20231024_181205 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr 20231023_195221 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr 20231024_145443 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr These are a few I saw in Nashville last autumn. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I took this twenty years ago when my daughter was going to college up in the north country. It was a one of the Mace Motors locations. It has been Photoshopped to a watercolor. There always seemed to be a hint of Norman Rockwell in the scene. Like the young girl in the field. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D. Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 This photo was taken on the campus of the University of Tennessee. I like the sign on the gas pump" Contains Lead" The truck definitely shows signs of containing lead. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm63 Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Maui Golf, Ocean City MD. Been watching this moulder away for 30 years or so. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 @TAKerry can I ask where those photos were taken? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bamford Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) Visalia, California... Edited June 18 by Chris Bamford (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 3 minutes ago, Chris Bamford said: Visalia, California... I would do something like that. I haven't rejected ALL the things those old tricksters who influenced my youth would do. But most. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod P Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 That Model T looks 'planted?' Drivers door looks solid, so is that a 3 door model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarNucopia Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) The truck in my profile pic is a ‘30 Diamond T that was on my property when I bought it. I guess its more backyard art and keeps company with a ‘51 Chevy pickup dragged there at some point. I always assumed the farmer that owned the property just left them there when they stopped running. Then I met a guy who worked on the farm in the 60’s who said they weren’t there when he was. Edited June 18 by CarNucopia (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 1 hour ago, pkhammer said: @TAKerry can I ask where those photos were taken? We were staying directly across from Opryland. The first pic was in the big mall right by opryland. It was an outdoorsy kinda store. The second is at a restaurant called Caney Fork Fish House. Also across the street from Opryland. Dinner was ok, but I doubt I would go back, LOL. The third was again right in the same area in front of a liquor store I think? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 2 hours ago, Zimm63 said: Maui Golf, Ocean City MD. Been watching this moulder away for 30 years or so. Very similar to mine, only mine is a wee bit better condition. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drhach Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 I'll take some of these pictures over the above ground pool that my neighbor just put in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37S2de Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I “planted” this ‘50 Studebaker in the yard and anticipated that it would become a landmark. When I first proposed the idea, my wife was enthusiastic because she saw the humor in it. The maple tree growing up through it is quite a bit taller now. The skeleton was an addition several years ago on Halloween and just seemed right so we left it to wave at passers by. We have 8 acres, so the Studebaker is really in a side yard and not right in front of the house. We have never had a negative comment about it and have heard from strangers that it has been used to give directions as in, “When you see the old car with the tree growing up through it, we’re a half mile farther east” Tom 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2022-03-24_08-36-54 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Yard art? Or get it running and drive as is? 2022-03-31_05-15-59 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr As it was found. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobinVirginia Posted June 19 Author Share Posted June 19 20 minutes ago, 37S2de said: I “planted” this ‘50 Studebaker in the yard and anticipated that it would become a landmark. When I first proposed the idea, my wife was enthusiastic because she saw the humor in it. The maple tree growing up through it is quite a bit taller now. The skeleton was an addition several years ago on Halloween and just seemed right so we left it to wave at passers by. We have 8 acres, so the Studebaker is really in a side yard and not right in front of the house. We have never had a negative comment about it and have heard from strangers that it has been used to give directions as in, “When you see the old car with the tree growing up through it, we’re a half mile farther east” Tom That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank DuVal Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Is that MY '50 Champion I sold back in '76?❓ You cut the hood in half to let the tree grow, how thoughtful of you.😉 You know now the 50s are quite popular, unlike 50 years ago. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pkhammer Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 11 hours ago, TAKerry said: 2022-03-24_08-36-54 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr Yard art? Or get it running and drive as is? 2022-03-31_05-15-59 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr As it was found. That Jeep looks too good to be yard art. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 8 minutes ago, pkhammer said: That Jeep looks too good to be yard art. I think with a bit of effort I could make a runner out of it. I just need to get my current project finished. Big hurdle is getting a title which can be done but my time is running out! I did a bit of research and its actually a fairy rare jeep as far as jeeps go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkhammer Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Looks like a CJ3a that has been highly modified with that cab. I can't say I've ever seen one done quite like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex D. Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 16 minutes ago, pkhammer said: Looks like a CJ3a that has been highly modified with that cab. I can't say I've ever seen one done quite like that. That is a DJ3A Dispatcher. It should have sliding doors. Hard to tell but maybe 4WD which would be rare for a dispatcher or may be converted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Sort of yard art. When I found this Pegasus, it was bent up into a ball by a Caterpillar tractor. I brought it home, put on two pairs of safety glasses and tried my best to unbend it. This is the final result.... 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37S2de Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 Here’s what the ‘50 Champion looked like on the day I had it delivered and placed in the yard. I actually had to buy and install front end parts (and pull the engine) to get it to yard art display quality status. Jerry Kurtz donated the “bullet nose”. He took it off the front of his modern Chevrolet pickup, where he had had it attached for years. Tom 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 7 hours ago, Alex D. said: That is a DJ3A Dispatcher. It should have sliding doors. Hard to tell but maybe 4WD which would be rare for a dispatcher or may be converted. Yes, 1959 DJ3A, dispatch. From what I can tell it is a factory 4wd which is indeed an oddity. The sliding doors are long gone. Another oddity is that it has glass in the back canopy and not a panel. From my research there are very few known to have glass. Same platform that the Surrey was made from. Indeed rare, but unfortunately not valuable. Not to be confused with a mail truck. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The Ford Pickup grille and the Plymouth wagon seem to fit pretty neatly into the yard art discussion. Not so sure the Packard mailbox holder belongs here, but it might rate an honorable mention. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS25 Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 The Packard mail box is way too cool 😎 thanks for posting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 About 35 years ago our car club got a "yard art" Model A donated to the County Historical Park. We carefully took the front cross member out of the Model A chassis and placed around a small tree with the tree growing next to the engine. With the crossmember replaced, it looked perfect. It was so attractive that Risk Management had a fence installed around it to keep the kids off the car. 30 years passed before a volunteer took it upon himself to cut the tree down. @#@$%*Y! Obviously not a a Art lover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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