IA Junk Yard Finds.

Now I know everone wants to keep their "treasure" finds to them selves and a secret. But I figured I would at least throw up some pics of a few I have come across. Maybe some other Ia guys could post some pics of what you have found as well around the state. No locations needed, just kind of cool to see what all Iowa has hidding in its feilds, woods, and yards.

Internationals



Pontiac w/ in-line 8



Old Ford van...


Some others





54 Chevy bus (AWSOME!)


Ford bus


Dodge

 

That dodge is a lincoln

 

Your Dodge is a Lincoln! Cool stuff out there. Did you go into the buses?? In my experience, junkyards pack all the really neat debris into old buses.

 

I have those locations lol, there is lots more at that place not shown in pictures

 

Yeah there was some chopped 9" in the busses, and that was only the 54 and there was a hurst as well that had a BB in it that was pretty sweet

 

Yes I did go into the buses but didnt realy find much other then some rear ends and lights, in the few I took pictures of. Their are a few more rides there I want to get some pics of. Its fun to go around and look at these. I could have sworn that on the front bumper of that car it said dodge. BUT, I have been wrong before. I'll trust your knowlege over my after thoughts. lol.

 

About 15 years ago I got notified that a car I'd sold a few years earlier had been impounded in Red Oak. We went to see it's condition to know if it was worth bailing out (nope!) but where it was at......

The impound yard was in town and overgrown. The proprietors were quite old, I think the owner was napping mid afternoon and couldn't talk. His wife said we couldn't go in the yard and look around cause kids just wanted to jump on cars. We looked like hoodlums and it wasn't worth arguing the point. I couldn't tell if they were legitimately indisposed or if it was make the-out-of-town-guy come back repeatedly til he gives up and abandons the impounded car.

But that yard had stopped in time about 1960. And the visible stuff was crazy complete. Really wished I had the resources then to try and make something happen and always wondered it's fate.

Anybody from around there?

 

Send that '59 Pontiac (with the Chevy truck rim on the back) my way, please -

 

If you guys are really good I'll fire up the old computer and post all my junkyard photos, You'll have to wait till tomorrow though.

 

Look at the PU cab in the background of the pink Pontiac. It's chopped.

 

its chopped and DESTROYED this is one butchered ride, there was another chopped pickup as well, also a 50 gmc that had a moddern frame under it and a v8

 

35 years ago,there was cool landlocked junkyard along the railroad track just south of Grinnell. I'm too old to walk the tracks when I go out for a visit and the area's pretty grown up now with businesses. Any Iowans know about this one?

 

alright i'll bite heres some tin i found in a field we lease ! it's all mine for the taking !

 

try this again !

 

There about 4-5 chopped trucks there that were a hack job and most likely the resone they are there now...

 

International made some cool looking trucks. That late '40s K series Haybaler looks very buildable. For what it's worth, the K series INternational trucks used the same door latch and window riser mechanisms as '38-'47 Ford trucks. Even the same handles.

 

Here ya go I posted this up yesterday....

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=354449

 

gosh i see soo much that i want to get my hands on

 

That KB would look good next to mine. I need that bed!

 

i,m workin in grinnell tomorrow and you have my curiosity up , i'm gonna have to check it out tommorow after work !

 

I will have pics tomorrow, there is quite a bit of good ol tin left down this way.

 

I don't know much about it. I know my brother walked down the tracks from the college(south) out of town and then climbed the fence. He's got an old Packard hubcap as a keepsake. I'd guess it was down around where the Walmart was,before it moved across the highway and became Super. I think there's a food store in that space now?

I also tried to find it on Google earth, but the satellite photos available don't shoot in that far.

 

Shoot I just drove to Iowa and the only salvage yards I seen was full of combines and tractors.. Nice find

 

Here's some Western Iowa "vintage tin"

 

I researched that one after i talked to you, its gone, sorry man...i was a bit sad.

 

Oh and dirtbag, ever been to the stash by otter creek? Not too much for hamb stuff but theres some cool stuff there. Found a 70 plum crazy charger, lots of muscle car stuff and an ol desoto with a chrysler hemi in it. Guys probably got 300or so cars. Went with a buddy that had permission, dont know too much about him, i think it was north of tama.

 

I have been here as well. Lots of stuff there, and from what I understand the guy will sell most of it, however he wants a pretty penny for what he has. but like you said.... not much H.A.M.B. style rides. More 1965 after...

 

never knew of the place will have to check it out !

 

1910 Baker Electric 1 ton truck chassis, 37 Olds sedan, 65 Cad, Merc. wagon, IH truck. ( 2 others available ) The Baker is mine and priced at $1000.00 Can build to suit. The others can also be bought. Can also build to suit. I can act as middleman if you are interested. All located in Iowa. jw

 

The Baker. The 2 door less fenders is a Buick I think in my last post.