Cars I've seen go to the crusher.

[rhb1999]

Here is list of cars I've seen go to the crusher over the years.

'63 Buick Electra 4-dr HT 401

'64 Buick Le Sabre 4-dr sedan 401

'64 Buick Electra 4-dr. HT 300 aluminum heads. eng. sold.

'64 Buick Skylark 4-dr. sedan 300 aluminum heads. I got the heads & intake.

'67 Buick Skylark 4-dr. sedan 300

'67 Buick Riviera 401

'68 Buick Skylark 2-dr. HT 350?

'68 Buick Skylark 4-dr. sedan 350? eng. looked rebuilt sold

'67 Olds Dynamic 4-dr. HT

'68 Olds 98 4-dr. HT.

'68 Olds Toronado eng. gone.

'70 Olds Cutluss 442

These are the only ones that come to mind at the moment, On most of these cars only a few pieces were taken. Although I once saw a '46? Studebaker 2-dr. parted to only the roof was left.

[Guest sintid58]

When I was just out of high school there was a car dearler in the small town I lived in who crushed all the used cars he had that were over 10 years old. This dealer had 3 lots in town full of cars he had taken in on trade over the years and for one reason or another never sold. The cars ranged in age from the early 50's to I think 1967 and even though many had been sitting for years the majority had been in pretty good shape when they were parked. At the time he would sell any of the cars for $100 before the crusher came to town. The 1958 Buick that had been my grandfathers was in one of those lots and I tried to talk my dad into letting me buy it and store it on the farm but he wouldn't let it happen. Of course over the years my dad and I had that discussion many times. In 1976 a freind of mine had a mint 1968 Chevrolet Impala SS, it was a fastback with vinyl roof and 327 4 speed, and a bench seat. I knew the car would be worth something in time but although we had several buildings that would keep a car he wouldn't hear of me buying it for $800. My freind sold the car and a week later the buyer totaled it out killing himself and injuring a freind for life. In 1977 I was driving down Minnesota avenue in Sioux Falls SD and saw the first GSX I had ever seen. Yellow with a 4 speed and A/C. The dealer was asking $1500 and I called home to talk to my dad about borrowing the money to buy this car that I knew would be a collectable. After a long arguement on the phone with him, he finally said come home and we'll talk about it. He finally agreed to let me buy it that night. When I called the dealer the next morning when they opened, it had been sold. Then after I was married I was at a junk yard in Doon IA getting parts for something and they had a 1958 Buick Roadmaster 4 door hardtop with low miles. The car was loaded and had A/C, it had been hit by a motorcycle in the drivers side passenger door and they wanted $300 for it. I didn't know at the time if I would be able to find parts to fix it so I didn't buy it, I did go home and talk to my dad who I was farming with, and of course he said Where the h#$% would we park the thing. We already had valuable garage space being used by my GSX that just sat most of the time. I also owned a 72 Plymouth Duster with a 340 and 3 speed manual trans and my wife had a very nice 66 Ford Fairlane 2 door hardtop that we sold when we got married for little or nothing because of lack of storage space. The thing you need to understand about our farm is that we have 2 40 X 30 garages and a 40 X 80 machine shed along with several out buildings that were storing parts for old machinery we didn't own any more These parts were eventually sold for scrap. We also has 2 old corn shellers that my dad couldn't sell and were finally given away 3 years ago.

[Guest BJM]

I attended Linn State Technical College in Linn Missouri just into the Ozark foothills southeast of Jefferson City. My transmission instructor told me that just 5 years earlier they had drained the local Rock Quarry for safety reasons and the rumor was that for years the auto dealers from pre-World War II would shove used car trade ins into the quarry. They stopped doing that in the forties but occasionally locals would still take a car up there and push it off the high point into the water.

In the early ninties they drained it and found many Model T Fords, Model A's Buicks, Oldsmobiles, Nash's and Chevrolets - THOSE AT THE BOTTOM WERE IN NICE CONDITION. Surface rusted but he said many of them still had good paint on them. There was some preservation effect of being at the bottom of a deep lake.

[55PackardGuy]

Sintid,

I feel your pain. I missed out on a loaded '66 Black/black/black T-bird in 1975. The dealer was asking a whole $600 for it. I loved that car, was going to college in the fall and had tuition covered, but had to ask my Dad if I could spend my OWN money for it. No. Didn't need it. It was sold to a local lad who was known for ditch-hopping. A week later it had grass hangin from the rear bumper. I would've babied that car and probably held on to it for years, and made good money on it when I sold it. Dad wasn't always right. (But usually he was LOL!)

For many people, great old-car opportunities are lost due to lack of space, and it sounds like you had that covered. Think of the return on investment you--and your Dad--could've made compared to storing junk in your sheds.

BTW, from rhb's original list above, that '67 Riv would've had a 430, not a 401. But, small matter, it's probably my favorite Riviera after the first generation.

[Matt Harwood]

My step-father's father (my step grandfather?) ran a steel recycling facility during WWII and claimed to have scrapped 2 Duesenberg Js. Oh, God, I dearly hope he was mistaken, but he remained adamant about it.

However, I'm certain many great cars met their makers during the war years. They were just used cars back then, I guess. Does anybody shed a tear over a new Cadillac or Mercedes going to the crusher? Perhaps that puts it in perspective.

[serb]

Just to put things into a time frame: I will be 62 years old next month. When I first started college in 1962 I rode the bus. I used to go past a garage on South Park Avenue in Buffalo, NY that had A 47 OR 48 BUICK CONVERTIBLE. (THE ONE WITH THE BACK LIGHTS IN THE SIDE OF THE BACK FENDER) I got off of the bus one day and talked to the owner. He told me that I could have the car for $50.00. I told my Dad and he said No f#@*^&%$#@#$% way. You are not going to buy a car that I probably owned and got rid of. I wish I had that car now. That car probably made it to the crusher and then traveled all of 2 miles to Bethlehem steel and was melted down. I wish I had the ba%%s to go against my Dad. I do not know if I would still own the car but I know that it could have been saved. My father died in 1963 at a very early age. I should have hid the car at a friend's house.

That is just one story... We can all look back in time and say "if only I did...." It does not work that way, the past is the past. I wish that I HAD some of the cars I used to own, 62 Invict,62 Electra (both convertibles), 66Riv,

70 Riv, skip a 73 Olds, 77 Olds Toro, 80 Park Avenue, skip the 86 Park, keep the 89 Cad Fleetwood, 85 Riv etc,etc, etc.

We have to look at things and say' "Oh well, if only....too bad". Maybe next time.

Look ahead, start doing something now!!!!!!! Save a horse, ride a cowboy buy an Old Buick...Save it... Restore it.... Drive it.

Happy motoring!!!!

Stevo

[55PackardGuy]

Absolutely, we can only deal with now. But, it's just human nature to talk about "the one that got away" whether it's a car, a fish, a woman...

It's especially fun when someone goes out and "replaces" that car that got away. Sometimes searching for years. Sometimes even finding the same car!

[R W Burgess]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <span style="font-weight: bold">It's especially fun when someone goes out and "replaces" that car that got away. Sometimes searching for years. Sometimes even finding the same car!</span> </div></div>

..And sometimes spending big money to bring back old memories. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

But, what the heck! You can't carry it with you, right? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Wayne

[rhb1999]

What I should have said was cars I have seen crushed in "recent years". The cars I listed have been crushed since 1998.

[BamaWildcat]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Absolutely, we can only deal with now. But, it's just human nature to talk about "the one that got away" whether it's a car, a fish, a woman...

It's especially fun when someone goes out and "replaces" that car that got away. Sometimes searching for years. Sometimes even finding the same car! </div></div>

My dad had an our old car hauled off and I found it 10 years later in a junkyard. It is now at the body shop.

Story is on my website, which is in my signature.

[55PackardGuy]

Bama,

Very cool! Your website is great. Everyone, take a look, and take heart. Dreams can come true...

[Guest imported_Thriller]

This goes back a few years, but I remember a friend finding out that a wrecker had a GTO with a good front clip...he asked them to keep the car until he could get out there...when he did, it was either the same day or the day after it had been crushed...meanwhile, not crushed were the rows of loaded, but less collectible, station wagons...since they had all sorts of power equipment and options, the wrecker figured they could make more from those parts.

As for the one that got away, there have been a couple, but just last Sunday I saw a '61 Special 4 door in nice looking shape (hood closed at a show and shine, seat covers on, but nice body/paint) with 48,000 miles for an inexpensive price...I'm still thinking about giving the fellow a call, but I'm already paying for storage for 5 cars...sigh.

[lrlforfun]

My father was a member of that club. Some famous quotes....

Bring that car in my driveway and I'll take a hammer to it.

Wadda ya need it for?

2 bit moron.

I'll not have that here.

Whadda ya want with that piece 'a s*** for anyway?

He is long gone and my 13 year old boy isn't the least interested in cars. Mitch

[55PackardGuy]

Watch "Christine" and enjoy some vicarious revenge. At least Arnie got his way! I wonder if Stephen King's father was a member of "that club" too? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />