Saw some old cars in a creek (pics)

[lowlife matt]

Saw some old cars in a creek bed while me and some buddy's where going to look at a 63 Belair. They are in Illinois a few miles east of Quincy north off I72.

[chaddilac]

looks like there are a few good pieces left you should get!!!

[Never2low]

OOOOOhhhhhh! There looks to be alot of usable parts to salvage. Private or public land? U need to do some investigating. Looks like a fun spring cleaning project. Remember, the important thing is that you are helping the environment by getting that junk out there

[lowlife matt]

Cool and sad all at once

[Adam McLaughlin]

Didn't someone say that this was common practice to prevent rapid soil erosion through the river bottoms?

Adam

[lowlife matt]

Originally Posted by Adam McLaughlin

Didn't someone say that this was common practice to prevent rapid soil erosion through the river bottoms?

Adam

Yep. Thats what this is. They were stacked neatly along a bend in this creek. By the looks of it there is a layer of cars under the visible car i got shots of. You don't see this much any more because by now Dept. of Natural Resources would have come pulled them out of there. There were two 53 Chevy Belairs, a 2 door that was up right and 1 that was upside down, and all the cars that were in one piece still had motors in them. Some cars were from the 30s and 40s at the very bottom, they had a little roof showing.

[1933ROADSTER]

More pics pls..love to see them cars.

thx

[ponchopowerd]

id be geting the grill from that 53

[Shadetree]

Looks like a nice place to take your wife/date on a outing/picnic.lol
I wonder if the 54 chev hardtop, still has the rearend in it?

[Tman]

Sometimes I forget how wet it is back East and how dry it is out here.

[Trophydash]

Cool photos Matt!! Gotta' find my "creek car" pictures, I remember seeing a '58 Olds and late 30's Pontiac two door sedan in a creek near here.

[low-n-slo54]

I need that center tooth off the 54 Bel Air grille!!!

[lowlife matt]

Originally Posted by Shadetree

Looks like a nice place to take your wife/date on a outing/picnic.lol
I wonder if the 54 chev hardtop, still has the rearend in it?

The upside down one has the rearend still in it.

[truckedup 28]

didnt know we had stuff in IL. like that ...jones

[Tin Can]

Cool find, Time to do some parts pullin if you find out about the land. I could use the grill and upper bar from that 54 if it is in good shape.....Where are these at?

[Stutz]

thats quite a group of cars... Some good 2dr cars.

That rearend in that 53 is still there cause its a torque tube and sucky... IMO

[Manhugo]

super neat.

[lowlife matt]

Originally Posted by kustumkulture1951

Cool find, Time to do some parts pullin if you find out about the land. I could use the grill and upper bar from that 54 if it is in good shape.....Where are these at?

They're east of Hannibal off I72. Rt96 Plainville exit. Take the exit north about a half mile the creek runs along the east side of the road and then bends to go under Rt96. They are right there at the bridge, east side of the road. Its probably conservation property. Its in a valley, no houses around. I doubt anyone would care if people took parts off them. It would be helping the state clean up.