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Bumpstick · 11-23-2010, 01:16 PM

There is also a 60's Pontiac Tempest and a 80's Nissan Z that looks like someone could have died in. Ugly crash!

exartist · 11-23-2010, 01:24 PM

fascinating post. thanks!

Deuces · 11-23-2010, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by autobodyed

cool. might have a pretty neat story behind it. maybe gangster related. "you dirty rat, you killed my brother, see"

James Cagney (sp) He was one of the greatest!....

**happy hoppy** · 11-23-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bumpstick

^Already got the rear window.

yeap!
thanks E!

this is going into my secret custom project....

I fell twice going down.

it had these interesting brackets coming up through the floor? extra shocks?

and diamond plate in the trunk,

**brett4christ** · 11-23-2010, 02:15 PM

Darn moonshiners!

Django · 11-23-2010, 02:22 PM

That is pretty neat. Shame it couldn't be saved.

rustynewyorker · 11-23-2010, 02:26 PM

A little digging and a shitload of cable and you can save anything. Around here, anything below the dirt would just plain be gone, so you wouldn't have to do much digging.

That whole left side might be worth cutting off, even if you just hang it up on a wall somewhere, but it looks straight enough and solid enough to be used to save some other car.

Wonder if the rest of the body parts are scattered down the side of the hill?

big creep · 11-23-2010, 02:29 PM

thats cool,better E call me next time ill go with you on these Scavenger Hunts!

DD COOPMAN · 11-23-2010, 02:32 PM

OK, now who can HONESTLY claim that a part off of this coupe ended-up on their running hot rod? Pretty obvious that this poor ol' coupe has given-up most of what could be unbolted...just about picked clean. DD

Gary Reynolds · 11-23-2010, 02:51 PM

I'm amazed the LAPD hasn't swooped in on you. I'd be careful if I were you!
The city is desperate for money, if they can get you they will!

Bumpstick · 11-23-2010, 02:55 PM

^ Hahaha... We heard a siren come up the road when we down there! We straightened up real quick.

**mctim64** · 11-23-2010, 02:57 PM

Always neat to find things like this. About 25 years ago we found a couple of cars that went over just north of the Cliff House in SF, not much left of then because of the salt water but you could tell they were Chryslers of some sort because of the flathead sixes in each of them.

Chaz · 11-23-2010, 03:06 PM

Of course the rear trunklid is gone! Somewhere there's a burial ground for old Ford trunklids.

**ZZ-IRON** · 11-23-2010, 03:07 PM

what a difference a saw makes

cool thread

Tech @ BG · 11-23-2010, 03:13 PM

That's pretty cool! The safe would make a neat conversation piece.

yellow wagon · 11-23-2010, 03:20 PM

Seeing that diamond plate and those brackets I would guess it was a movie car. It's in Hollywood afterall

Kustomline54 · 11-23-2010, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Django

That is pretty neat. Shame it couldn't be saved.

thats for sure

o2bdone · 11-23-2010, 03:24 PM

very kool

Gary Reynolds · 11-23-2010, 03:25 PM

I might point out it used to be considered big fun, particualarly in rural ares, to get juiced up and push junker cars off cliffs! I remember a sheer drop into a desert canyon, maybe 100+ ft deep and 50 wide in the Columbia Gorge that had a ton of rusty hulks, including a Hudson Hornet! Not to mention a bunch of other junk.

wbrw32 · 11-23-2010, 03:35 PM

That must be the cliff on the "chicken run" in Rebel Without a Cause film,,,guy in the 40 didnt stop...LOL

11-23-2010, 01:16 PM	#41
Bumpstick Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,366	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood There is also a 60's Pontiac Tempest and a 80's Nissan Z that looks like someone could have died in. Ugly crash! __________________ Panel Beaters c.c.

11-23-2010, 01:24 PM	#42
exartist FNG Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Mass Posts: 39	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood fascinating post. thanks!

11-23-2010, 02:15 PM	#45
brett4christ Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,523	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood Darn moonshiners! __________________ 3 nails, a cross, and the sins of the world! H.A.M.B. Chapel CrossMembers CC My Pinstripes "You've obviously underestimated the value of an Edsel!" - Delton

11-23-2010, 02:22 PM	#46
Django Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Forest Park IL Posts: 10,159	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood That is pretty neat. Shame it couldn't be saved. __________________ Hot Rod Hucksters . Hunnert Car Heads Up June 7-8, 2013 . Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle and Victory Speed Equipment . Django Studios

11-23-2010, 02:26 PM	#47
rustynewyorker Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Upstate New York, watching my New Yorker Rust Posts: 14,937	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood A little digging and a shitload of cable and you can save anything. Around here, anything below the dirt would just plain be gone, so you wouldn't have to do much digging. That whole left side might be worth cutting off, even if you just hang it up on a wall somewhere, but it looks straight enough and solid enough to be used to save some other car. Wonder if the rest of the body parts are scattered down the side of the hill? __________________ "That was a time when America was great.. when the chrome was thick and the women were straight" - Michael Savage I have old cars for sale. PM me or check the classified.

11-23-2010, 02:29 PM	#48
big creep Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 2,938	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood thats cool,better E call me next time ill go with you on these Scavenger Hunts! __________________ Build a bridge and GET OVER IT!

11-23-2010, 02:32 PM	#49
DD COOPMAN Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lake Houston Posts: 1,007	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood OK, now who can HONESTLY claim that a part off of this coupe ended-up on their running hot rod? Pretty obvious that this poor ol' coupe has given-up most of what could be unbolted...just about picked clean. DD __________________ UNDERSTAND...BEFORE you disagree!

11-23-2010, 02:51 PM	#50
Gary Reynolds Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Van Nuys Ca Posts: 971	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood I'm amazed the LAPD hasn't swooped in on you. I'd be careful if I were you! The city is desperate for money, if they can get you they will!

11-23-2010, 02:55 PM	#51
Bumpstick Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 1,366	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood ^ Hahaha... We heard a siren come up the road when we down there! We straightened up real quick. __________________ Panel Beaters c.c.

11-23-2010, 02:57 PM	#52
mctim64 Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California, somewhere just below Fresno. Posts: 5,088	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood Always neat to find things like this. About 25 years ago we found a couple of cars that went over just north of the Cliff House in SF, not much left of then because of the salt water but you could tell they were Chryslers of some sort because of the flathead sixes in each of them. __________________ Y-Block Powered Model A Tudor project http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=667198 "it looks just like a Tellafunkin U-47" http://yblockguy.com/

11-23-2010, 03:06 PM	#53
Chaz Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Corner of Time and Space. MT Posts: 3,647	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood Of course the rear trunklid is gone! Somewhere there's a burial ground for old Ford trunklids. __________________ Strange Days Garage.... Satisfaction considered

11-23-2010, 03:07 PM	#54
ZZ-IRON Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northern Coast Minnesota Posts: 1,979	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood what a difference a saw makes cool thread __________________ 50 Olds 88 coupe build http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/a...?albumid=32647

11-23-2010, 03:13 PM	#55
Tech @ BG Grenade Inspector Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dahlonega, GA Posts: 319	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood That's pretty cool! The safe would make a neat conversation piece. __________________ Technical Support Barry Grant, Inc. www.barrygrant.com BG Fuel Systems, Demon Carburetors, Nitrous Works, & Rush Performance.

11-23-2010, 03:20 PM	#56
yellow wagon Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: WI Posts: 609	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood Seeing that diamond plate and those brackets I would guess it was a movie car. It's in Hollywood afterall __________________ Brewtown Hustler Suckin' beers n bangin gears!

11-23-2010, 03:24 PM	#58
o2bdone Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: ontario,ca Posts: 391	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood very kool

11-23-2010, 03:25 PM	#59
Gary Reynolds Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Van Nuys Ca Posts: 971	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood I might point out it used to be considered big fun, particualarly in rural ares, to get juiced up and push junker cars off cliffs! I remember a sheer drop into a desert canyon, maybe 100+ ft deep and 50 wide in the Columbia Gorge that had a ton of rusty hulks, including a Hudson Hornet! Not to mention a bunch of other junk. Last edited by Gary Reynolds; 11-23-2010 at 03:47 PM.

11-23-2010, 03:35 PM	#60
wbrw32 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: jefferson,tx Posts: 4,119	Re: Buried treasure in Hollywood That must be the cliff on the "chicken run" in Rebel Without a Cause film,,,guy in the 40 didnt stop...LOL

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