Those of you in the Northern California area probably already know of "Big M" For the rest of you here are a few pics. John is a hell of a nice guy and he's got A LOT of 50's and 60's sheet metal, engines and restorable cars. This is the first time I've ever been there. Enjoy. 1929 Franklin. Air cooled. Cadimino anyone? Th vicious junkyard dog that kept us at bay by licking our shoes. Wing tank. (sorry for the sideways pic.)
WHERE?! WHERE!? You can have my first born! When I have one, that is! (That won't be long.. Fathers, lock up your daughters, Elvis is crusin' the town.. )
It is called Big M Automotive. It is in Williams Ca. (juncture of I-5 and Hwy20). You can see it form I-5. To Be technical: 271 7th Street. 530-473-2225 There are actually two separate yards. There is way more than I took photo's of.
Easy, I like old cars, don't you? And I'm planning a trip up there soon anyway.. Also, thanks for sharing.
That dog looked thirsty even before I read it licked your shoes. Nice photos; saw a sliver of a convertible that looks promising.
No such thing as a Convertible Hearse Technically referred to as a Flower Car Typically would follow behind the hearse I had a 56 Cad Hearse for about two weeks in about 1960 My favorite grandma mentioned it made her uncomfortable And that ended what I viewed as my Caddy Station Wagon
Big M will ship, basically anywhere in the world. He also has a lot of Finned mopars. Great guy to deal with. He will sell whole cars.
Good to know that people did f$cked up work back in the day, too! Man, I could spend days (and dollars) out in that yard...
That air cooled Franklin is cool, I'd love to see more pix of that if you took em. The "Cadmino" is probably a flower car. The rough welding was probably originally covered with a padded top so it didn't need to be very nice.
I was there back on 7/8/05.... I think I even posted a thread up on here. http://www.waywardgarage.com/LocalStuff/I5Junkyard7.8.05/I5jy.html
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