Found on Boise craigslist: another bone yard will be gone forever! these guys are making some incredible deals, s**** prices. ================ Hopkins Antique Auto 24833 Old Highway 30 Caldwell ID 83607-8420 Phone: 208-459-2877 I84 Near Caldwell, Take Exit 25 Hundreds of antique cars going to the crusher on June 18th. Come make your best deal on that special project you've always wanted. All cars MUST go. Land MUST be cleared. swing by before you're too late.
Yes this is a done deal, I was there a couple days ago and Bob told me that the neighbors land was sold to a developer and they wanted to clean up the property to make it more appealing to potential investors, he will still sell small parts and a few cars from the main shop but the yard will be cleared, june 18 there will be a mobile crusher and a convoy of s**** trucks and then it will all be gone forever. He is open thurs-sat and sunday by appt.
Hopkin's is where I bought my '52 Kaiser a**** other things. I aways looked at Hopkin's as a car guys Disneyland. I'll be in Idaho next month so I'll for sure stop by there. Thanks for the heads up.
There was a '38 or '39 Chevy or GMC COE sitting there a year ago. He said it was sold and I couldn't buy it. Now I wonder if its still there...
my first car was in 1957. the first car I bought from Lester Hopkins in 1976, I still have it. I could probably still get the 50 bucks I paid for it. that place was always good for a fair deal. I smoked the generator in my 48 Chrysler once p***ing thru, I had to rob generator parts off three cars to make one work. Lester let me sleep in the Ba*****t. then took me to breakfast at the golf course. one of my all time favorite places. I alway referred to it as Disneyland also. it's small world isn't it!
sounds like a real bummer! let us all bow our heads in a moment of silence. brings tears to my eyes. someone close by snap some pic's of the dude for history's sake!
I went there one time with my brother in law and Tony and was just amazed at what they have there. It would be well worth the trip for some thing special. Butch bought that Kaiser there and later drove it to California with the flat six it was born with. Rags
I stopped by yesterday and there is still some cars from 150-250/ea. Lots of activity out there, and many have already been saved from the crusher. If you live in the area, go take a look and bring a trailer.
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