Event Coverage Junkyard run, French lake auto parts

Quite a "junk" yard! Cool that you found what you were looking for. Wouldn't hurt one bit though to get the cars up off the ground though, would it?

Lynn

 

Wow, there's a lot of good project material there!

 

I have/had one of those Z bars in the shop somewhere's... been digging and can't find it, glad Skip came through for you. Bucket list to walk his yard someday.

 

French Lake! There is no substitute. I was on a business trip, had a day off drove the two hours out to FL...somewhere up near Buffalo MN is a private museum full of 32 Fords and glass gas pumps. Great collection there.

 

Mmmmm rust...thanks for my evening fix of old cool stuff...only a coupla Newbies in there...its usually the other way around...boy, as others have said theres some great material, thanks for sharing @Moriarity...

 

I was there about 2 years ago picking up a customers car, he was really a nice guy. Went out of his way to make everything easy for me & stayed while I was strapping down to B.S. with me. A couple of months ago I bought a Tilt/Tele column from him off of ebay for my OT 1st gen Toro I am building.

God Bless
Bill
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...ar-transport-hauling-open-or-enclosed.614419/

 

I have heard about the place for years. It looks like there is quite a nice selection of parts to be had there. Thanks for posting.

 

And now you are in shape to run a marathon after walking around with 40 pounds of mud on your boots! French lake is always a fun place to visit, even more fun when its dry. But, dont wait too long or the skeeters will carry you away!

 

That big house on the hill overlooking the yard......what a view from the second floor I bet!

 

Pfft ..... show off, lol.

wish I had a junk yard like that even remotely close to me.

thanks for sharing.

 

French Lake Auto parts is a national treasure as far as I'm concerned

 

very nice and well organized!

 

Wow very orderly, I think I could spend a full day wondering around checking stuff out.

 

I bought a couple of Austin 4-door Devons from French Lake a few years ago. One 90% complete car that I am stealing parts off of for my Austin 2-door Dorset . And a shell that I cut the roof off of and saved in case I ever get the itch to chop my Dorset.

 

In this day and age it’s hard to find that many old cars. F L is well laid out, new cars coming in all the time, fair prices and great people too boot.

 

Wait......your not saving your money for - The Outer Limits Vette ? Don't you need it in your collection ?

 

I’ve been helped out by FL. Also got a cool sticker with my purchase! If you’ve been there, you won’t forget it.

 

I have lusted over that place online for a few years now . According to google i am about 6.5 hours away. Retireing first of May , sounds like a good time for a road trip. All the yards like that around my area aside from Carl Chase up north of Mauston have been crushed out years ago. Carl has a lot of stuff but have not been there for years. If you did not catch Carl in a good mood it was not a good day! Good day = good deals , bad mood days= not so good deals! And since he is older than me ,he is probley really grumpy now days if he is even still around! Larry

 

That is the most organized junkyard I've ever seen

 

Wow!

 

George Barris sold a conversion kit to replace the split window with a 1 piece rear window. I wonder how many people did the conversion, and regretted it later.

 

Road trip!

 

That is a great yard to say the least! Thanks for sharing the pics. I may need to check it out in person when I end up that way.