Saw some 40's and 50's cars behind a local garage.....

was picking up a few work trucks getting smogged and saw these.... trying to contact the property owner....

 

Nice find

 

I think that merc is called a sun valley. Cool find and good luck.

 

Quite a collection in the rough! Good luck.

Flatman

 

That 53 Buick vert is what I dream about!

 

thats a nice little find. interesting grille treatment on the 51,.... and where exactly were these

 

nice fine i like the buick

 

I wouldn't mind having the Dodge coupe with the visor...nice find...still alot of places like that around so cal with good dry metal

 

thats what i'm talking about! that's a mother load with two mercs and a starlight stude, that merc sun vally is hot., it might be worth a kidney!

 

sweet find. I wish u could find that stuff in ohio, ha ha. good score......

 

It is a Sun Valley, a rear car!
That '51 Merc has a '47/'48 Merc upper grille surround (see pic below).

 

All primo stuff, I'd take on any of those cars. Odd to see such desirable body styles in an outdoor lot like that, these have to be owned by a collector.

Good find, cool pictures at least.

 

sorry i posted this as i was out the door from work last night....

the guy at the smog shop i was picking the work trucks from was saying the guy that owns the vacant hotel next to him owns them. I have to admit i aint gonna do a thing with them id love to help somebody get one or two. hit me up with a PM for any info i may help with... there in lake elsinore.

 

The Studebaker Starlight looks like it has some good sheet metal. Looks like a 51 but can't tell what year it is without seeing the nose...

 

next time your in So Cal ill swing you buy.... =)

 

Every one of those cars needs to be saved. Go man go!

 

I think the black 'vert is a 66-67 Plymouth Fury. and what is the kit cart in the background?

and is that a T-bird RR fender I see? the car up on the lift rack thing is a 41 - 48 ford I think

 

ill get the other few picture off my phone right now

 

heres the other 3 pics i got i did'ent think the other two cars were HAMB friendly but somebody requested them...

the tbird was rough and the kit car wasnet to bad... the last shot is the exploded view walking up

 

And why exactly is this merc a sun valley? I've never heard that. Cool find on the cars. TP

 

What's that first one with the crazy wrap around rear window? is that the Studebaker? i don't think i've ever seen one of those before

 

The bad part is everyone in California with cars like that won't sell them cheap.A very nice find though that goofy kit car looks like a bradley gt or a disneyland autopia car one or the other.

 

yeah the guy that had the auto shop said he thought the guy with the lot there on would be too proud of the cars
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but of course in the same breath said theyve been sitting there "rotting" for over 10 years

 

i love those studebakers

 

if it was a Bradley what is that normally power with? Corvair? VW? maybe Porsche even?


and i love how the spell check on here doesn't list Corvair when you left click on it only corvette and Corsica....
my daily would be so sad

 

Bradley or an Avenger, typically VW powered. Not my taste. Not even close...

 

Its a 50 or 51 Starlight coupe. Thats what I was looking for when I found my Champion. Ended up liking the Champion roof more.

 

yeah not mine either just curious never went down that "path" =)

 

The SunValley was a model with a glass, see-through half roof over the driver seat.

 

just left a message for the guy.... the auto shop owners son was saying some numbers like 1500, 2000, 6500..... and so on but forgot what price went with what car...

i don't have the cash with a 2month old renting a house but if anybody has any intrest id help out any way i could

if i was able to get one id go for the 51 merc with the grill treatment