summer junkyard tour 2011

driving to nsra pueblo, so along the way i would do a summer junkyard tour

1st stop iowa, small yard about 10 acres lots of good stuff

 

Thats good stuff...

 

EMS, cool idea. Is his a trip you've COMPLETED, or are we going to get to sort of cyber-ride-along with you? (I hope.)

Either way, could you tell at least name of each yard and the nearest town, not just the state?

Thanks for the pix!

 

Cool. Keep 'em coming!

 

awesome pics, keep em comming for sure.

 

Great yard! You have to have more than 7 pics.

Where abouts in is that yard?

Carmak

 

The chrome trim on the 58 Ford looks interesting, though it looks factory stock I've never seen that trim combination before. Anyone who knows what it is?

 

That is always a great time to find old tin resting to get picked. Any more pics?

 

very nice pics, love to see some more.

 

Cool pics, got anymore??


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Cool stuff! There is the remains of a 62 Merc.

 

this is yard #2 about 4000 cars or more, got sunburned , bought 2 complete cars and a back half of another car. like to say what i bought but they are new product cars cars. so silence is best. they will be 2 posts to get all the photos on

 

this is the secound set of photos from yard #2. it took me 5 yeasr to get in this yard. the first time i tried the owner did not want to deal with me. this time i was able to get in as i made friends with a local guy over the last few years. so my new friends was able to give the yard tour. i walked about 1/3 of the rows in 4 hours

 

yard #3, after the big yard went down the road and went to this smaller yard, about 200 cars behind a local repair shop. i hope i can get to another tomorrow but it 250 miles round trip (rats)
i will add photos of yards as i get to them over the next week

the ems guy

 

Edsel?

 

it is a 58 ford

 

Yes I know, a 58 Fairlane Town Sedan. And I did a web search and found others with the "middle crome trim", though those I've seen in real had only the "outer crome trim".
And you have some real nice junkyards!

 

Love those old car salvage yards. Thanks for showing us the pictures.

 

It's amazing how many fine old relics are still out there,,great stuff!

 

I think it's the best looking trim you could get on a 58 Ford.

Below are a couple pics of a 58 2dr I found with that trim. Car was wrecked in 62 and parked.

Carmak
Riverside, Iowa

 

this is a private collection more than a open junk yard, northeast colorado
i was amazed at this collection of early 60's fords.

heading to south dakota on monday to check out some more yards.

 

yard #4 border of south dakota/wyoming, i have been here before about 4 years ago, the owner does not crush old stuff, but he is getting old, prices are cheap. i bought a 65 ford pick up 3/4 ton, almost rust free, will pick it up in 3 days will post pics then on the truck

the ems guy

 

Here is some more junk yard display items.
Normbc9

 

looks like a swap meet to me????

 

the truck is a 64 not 65 3/4 ton, long bed, factory power steering on solid i beam front suspenstion?? 4 speed tranny, 6cyl cube's ?? it has duel tanks do not know if this is a factory option? dealer installed? or after market, but professionally done.

the temp rose to 100 deg f. i had started to make plans to leave the truck and trailer there. i could not tow in 100 deg heat the mountains have some huge grades that are long. (got 3500 gmc 6.o gas) and it could barely get the trailer there empty, but on thursday the temp drop to 80f. so i went to load the trailer. the temp dropped again to low 70's as a storm moved in. so i decided to take a chance to try and pull it. after talking with locals about other roads without long grades. i decided to back track into wyoming and cut down some paved back highways to go around the southern side of the mountain range. it was a 300 mile diversion, i still barely got over the smaller grades.
the windows were down and heater full max to keep the engine cool until the rain came and dropped the temp so more. i need more truck. it pulls ok on flat and small hills, but over heating is a problem, stopped in every little town for fuel. not home yet. maybe sunday

attached are some photos of the truck, and my girls had to get involved.

 

hang in there, buddy! We're rootin' for ya!

 

Cool stuff! Can you/will you post contact info for the yards you visit in case we see something we can't live without?

 

My tail's waggin' for an old Ford pickup- I love em. Just curious, why is the right side of the gauge cluster all dirty and the left is really clean? Have a safe trip back.

 

yard 4 looks like cool stuff , id like the lil studebaker pick up

 

Just like Christine - regenerating & coming back to life now that somebody loves her again.