Old Salvage yard in Illinois (pictures)

Thanks for sharing the pictures. Scenes like this will be ancient history very soon. I have to admit myself I could spend an entire day or more in this yard! What I really think is icing on the cake is to look inside the cars to find other relics.Lots of really cool old stuff in glove boxes, under seats, and in trunks.

 

No, no... take a second look! The taillights are -55 Dodge, that is right, but the car is not a Dodge. To me it looks like a tastefully customized -54 Chevy 210. What a pity that it has ended up in the junkyard.

To me all the cars looks restoreable, its just a matter of time and dedication...

 

I'm pretty sure I know where this is, the guy has been buying stuff for years. He was bidding against me on some stuff at an auction a while back and bought a 51 Merc 4 dr that was down in the mud for $50. Of course I figured the motor was out of it since all the flathead stuff was sold seperately...needless to say I was pissed when I found ou the motor was still there!

Bill

 

there was a 51 merc there and a 50 Lincoln. both 4 doors.

 

Thanks for the pictures.....I love old junk yards....wish I was closer to it......stan

 

That's all I get too...i guess its a mystery car right?

 

ill take the louvered hood shoebox!!!!!

 

i don't get any pics either?!?!?!

 

Yeah, this ****s, I don't get to see any pics. Can you post'em up and repost the link??

 

NO PICS HERE EITHER thought it was me!

 

No Pics?

 

It is a neat old place, actually one guys collection of old tin. He bought the place with a lot of the cars there already from what I understand. Unfortunately a lot of them have been there for a long time and there isn't much left of most of the cars. It's a shame.

Bill

 

The only way I can see the pix is to right click each one and select view image. After it opens the "bandwidth" icon, then hit reload. It might take all night to see them all..........

 

Pictures no worky. Please to fix.

 

You can view the thumbnails here:
http://s83.photobucket.com/albums/j281/petritl/Ponderosa/?start=0
Sometimes you have to reload a couple of times to see the full size image.
I think Plowboy needs this old Dodge for his next space-rod!

 

pm me with info, I just moved back to illinois, Peoria actually,and Im looking to start collecting some tin. I have a few leads on yards north of here. My father got to know a few guys with yards that have been closed for years and he's been granted access, could be an exciting spring. maybe I can help you wrench until I get a garage set up.

 

i would like to visit this place as well.

 

Well, I can't get any pictures either! Now I am wondering if a handful of you guys are just screwing around with the rest of us pretending to see these cars? I guess I'll play along too then; Okay, Yes I'll take that '34 Ford Roadster then that looks to be complete and original...

 

Something happened...can't see pictures. Do you have a link to another site where the pictures can be seen?

 

My bandwidth had been exceeded (no idea what this meens)so my Photobucket account is suspended until the 19th. ****RAT posted a link to the same pictures yesterday evening that does work. Thanks ****RAT.

 

small thread hiijack-
I'm in Peoria every day for work, and would love to get together to bs about car projects... there is another Hamber here in the office as well...

Back to your regularly scheduled thread now in progress....

 

That means too many people have been viewing your pics.
This can happen pretty easy posting a lot of photo's on a busy forum.
Next time you could try and create a thumbnail-page. This can be done from your Photobucket-account.

 

....I was lucky enuf to see ALL those pics early in the morning before they went off, LOTS of pics. Looks like a very neat place to visit even tho that stuff is pretty rough. Still, you don't find stuff like this to check out around here much anymore; I'm sure it won't be around forever. Spring is rite around the corner; time for a roadtrip!

 

I really really really want that 57 Dodge bus! I bet it's one rusty *******, though.

 

I'm reposting to see if anyone has any interest in any of the cars. These pictures are obviously a couple of years old but most of the cars are still in there. If anyone is interested PM me I will give you the contact information to the owner of the yard.

Please refrain from enlarging the pictures the last time I posted the my Photobucket account was suspended for using too much bandwidth.

I will talk to Gus about going back out there for updated pictures soon ( after weeds die off)
Tad

 

I am interested in this German Lloyd Microcar!! I'm trying to figure out how to PM you.

 

Save the 53/54 chev 4th pic with the mopar tail lite some one please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am too far away but some one please save that car oh ya the ol ford too Lol

 

What is this beauty, Chevy, Pontiac, Buick?

 

8 year old thread, is this stuff still there..or all gone?

 

I have been to that yard! I distinctly remember the 54 chevy with dodge taillights. It may have been salvagable back then,at least 25 years ago, but look at it now! I am always on the lookout for old customs. I bet the ford shoebox coupe with louvers, pontiac grill and buick taillighs was not there at that point, or I would have spotted it. I lived in Washington from 84 to 98.