Although I did not find any slicks in the pictures....
while looking at holley 94s in ebay I happened to read the discription on the following ad
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Item location: Marne, Michigan, United States
Now if any of you lucky people in Michigan have a trailer, feel free to go get you one...slicks are not the only things that need saving from the crusher
wish I were a lot closer there are a lot of vehicles i would want from hot rod heaven, and that 39 ford truck needs a home in california
john
Do you think i fiffty years there will be picturs like that with fields of Hondas and Toyotas.........no way they would all have rusted away by then :o
Why is it all the good parts or on the other side of the country?
What a treasure trove of automobile history. The irony is had they been saved years ago, this glimpse into history would not be possible. On the other hand the land has just about reclaimed them and are now useless to no one. If they are not damaged by fallen trees, the rust is probably so severe that is would not be worth saving. If there are some that can be saved, it would take a major effort to remove enough trees to get them out, but nevertheless very interesting to look at.
Michelle
Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. A Republic is a well-armed sheep.
I hope I always stay crazy, because I know if I ever become sane, it will drive me crazy.
they are kind of pretty just where they are at....
while looking at those , i thought of something
it would be fun to run underground wire to each vehicle
and put all the headlights & tail lights in them and working
then walk through at nite time
on second thought,,,maybe i have too much time on my hands
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'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
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''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
slick4x4 wrote:
it would be fun to run underground wire to each vehicle
and put all the headlights & tail lights in them and working
then walk through at nite time
lol. then it really would be the haunted woods....
especially if you hooked up all the lights just how they lay.... crazy eyed, on the ground, etc...
'63 with 390 & lots of juice. But never enough. Always want more.
skipchuck00 wrote:Do you think i fiffty years there will be picturs like that with fields of Hondas and Toyotas.........no way they would all have rusted away by then
I recall a nearby woods with 40s/50s/60s vehicle "collection" that looked much like that.
I was in it maybe 3-4 times about ~15 yrs ago and every time I had a hard time just staying on task as I was distracted at the vast collection of unique vehicles.
As I recall there were LOTS of different commercial and municipal vehicles there as well as run of the mill passenger cars.
Then about two years ago, China began buying up lots of junk metal & drove the junk prices sky high, someone came in, made the old guy an offer, and within 2 months had them ALL crushed and the woods collection was no more! It was a sad day in the neighborhood indeed.....
The real value of these would be to keep other cars on the road, or help restorers complete their projects.
Most if not all of these vehicles have frames. Meaning they could be towed without serious damage, at least for a short distance.
I would tackle this project in the fall, after the yellowjackets and leaves are gone. Start clearing the trees away and tow each one into a pasture. Take photos from four sides, several inside shots and a driveline shot. Then post the photos and take bids.
I had a '39 Chevy coupe and a '39 Chevy half ton - talk about heavy steel! Those fenders alone would make a restorer smile. I would bet there are many cars in that grove that could be either restored or rodded. The undergrowth and trees hide the real condition.
That looks alot like the junkyard about 15 min from my place as far as being overgrown. That being said...from the road you can see 3 slicks(at least one uni) plus a 56 C600.
like the guy on the antique road show the other night,
that was told his 1960 Fender Strat was worth about 18 to 20, Thousand! after he said he paid $350 for it, said he wish he had bought 2 at the time!
this guy probably wishes he had at least put that gold mine on blocks!
love to have one of the old truck grils for the garage
Neat link thanks for posting it. On a simular note has anybody watched the series on the History channel "American Pickers" ? It is about two guys traveling around in a panel van visiting people with large collections of rusty gold and buying items from old tin signs to old bikes and motorcycles.
As my dad used to say, somewhere there was a horse that died a painful death from terminal constipation due to missing a key part of its anatomy.
yeah, pickers is pretty cool. Considering I already go dumpster diving for stuff less cool than any of that! lol
Yeah, I bet a bunch of those are good enough for at least a rat-rod reconstruction.... Might be hard to part some out due to the rarity, but if you found a buyer, you might make a fortune off of them...
'63 with 390 & lots of juice. But never enough. Always want more.
10th pic down, i'd love to have those front turn signals or whatever they are on the inside of the fender humps. they would make great stop lamps for something.
always
"i believe i've achieved satisfaction".-bubbles
"should i be gettin" baked for this boys?"-bubbles
i could no longer keep "r.i.p.ing" all of our fallen brothers and sisters, so i say here, slick loads of love and much respect to all you beautiful people.
Here ya go, Ezer. Looks to be mid 30s Chrysler Corp. Look down around the 36 Dodge. And look at the 41 Town & Country Wagon! Ready made tail lights! http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Chrysler/
The real interest here would be the story behind all of those old cars, the people and the old owner. There has to be a reason those are there. Newest car I saw there was mid 60's so this place was more or less shut down nearly 50 years ago. Could it be the owner retired or was it all the new legislation concernign junkyards ? Gorvernment laws have killed more hometown business's than any one single thing in this country. Trying to squeeze little people out of business in one way or another. People like this man were savers, and it's a good thing they were. In the last few years, scrap is about the only new product going out of this country. The scary part, is what happens when a war starts? Where will our metal come from? Will we buy our metal and military p[arts from China while we are fighting them? Hopefully, this will not come to pass, but you never know. sorry got off point.
Can't help but be sad when I see these kind ofpictures. It makes me yearn for my youth. The pristine 36 Ford four door sedan I passed up for 75$, or worse the 39 and 40 Ford restored coupes a doctor in Denver offerd me for 250$ each. These are just a few of what I passed on, and some were of much more value, such as the 55 Chevy convertable for 350 that needed and engine, or the 55 crown Vic for 15$ with no engine. Of course, a new car couldbe had in the 2 to 3 thousand dollar range. When the new Mustang came out, there was a billboard announcing thes original three speed with 6 for 2400 and change list price. Now you won't see a bill board in town, another sign of changing times. Like I said it all makes me sad. The same town ( Castle Rock, Colorado ) where the sign was had a blind mechanic. Worked by feel. Could see vague shapes but did his work on older vehicles. Good old man, but couldn't work on the later stuff , only on the stuff he had worked on before going blind. Had a quarter operated gas pump out front. Put a quartyer in and watch the gas put a gallon of gas into the top of pump and then drain it out into you tank on gravity feed. Avoided it as much as possible as gas station gas was a little less , sometimes as little as 17 cents a gallon.
