Look What I found on the Wife's family ranch

I have been with my wife for ten years and have hunted on her family's ranch for most of that time. I thought I had seen every inch of it but I was wrong. I had always heard of the "bone yard" but had mistaken it for another area of hidden scrap piles. I was talking to an uncle about a 46 Dodge he had just sold when he told me I should fix up the old Chrysler in the bone yard. To my confusion he directed me to another area that I didn't even know was part of their property. I was quite surprised to find a few old cars and pumps stashed away. Already having more projects than I need, I sparked an interest in my brother-in-law to start restoring this old 61. It may not be the most desired car out there but it sure was fun to find and I'm glad to save one more chunk of history. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" /><o></o>
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Cool fins !

 

I remember working on one of those in tech school. We would go get it and drive it back to the school, do what ever to it and drive it back. The man that owned it could no longer drive the car anymore. He bought it new, and wanted to keep it running well. It got driven about once a month. Cool old car.

 

So, you located the Bat Mobile on your wifes', families', ranch. Looks like someone added two more doors and painted it white. Butch/56sedandelivery.

 

Score! Lots of potential with a 4-door hardtop, Astro-dome gauge cluster, and the square steering wheel. Lower it and go nuts with paint and upholstery. Those look good with Chrysler wire wheels.

 

Nice spaceship car!

 

Plus it has the push button automatic

 

Great score! But isn't that a '60 instead of a '61? Great find tho.

 

Nice discovery. Sure hope one of you save it.

 

Im not exactly sure. I havent ran the #'s yet. The models flipped around between 60 and 61. your probably right though.

 

Check out the push button shifting on the dash. Looks like fun.

 

Great Dash! Cosmic Speedo

 

Sweet find.
Dad had a friend with one of them once, but he got pissed at the transmission and drove it into the river.

 

Nice find!

 

Here's an old flathead that's sitting out there as well. anyone know what kind it is?

 

Looks like the stuck kind to me. Probably a 59AB but could be earlier. I hope you have a '56 era ford pickup to put that Chrysler grille into!

 

Nice find I remember My folks buying one of those in the wagon version My dad thought it was great we could load our jon boat in back to go fishin or froggin

 

i wish my wife had a ranch. they only ranch we see is on her salad.

nice find. and looks complete.

 

Just the speedo alone makes it a cool find...

 

You said a few old cars.... what else is there???

 

That car is indeed a 1961. '60 had similar fins but didn't have the canted quads, '60 had a big Vee'd front bumper. I would have been all over that '61, I love Exner era Mopars.

 

There's a couple of early 50's Dodge pickups. All complete but look like they might be a 3/4 ton? Also a 62 tempest with the rearend missing. Both of these belong to cousins who aren't very into cars. I have been trying to work on a cousin who owns the 28 chevy in the front of the ranch. He'll come crawling when he's short on cash. One of my favorite finds is the 8' Gilbert and Barker early 20's visible gas pump. They offered me that, so I'll pick that up in the spring. There are a few other trinkets like model A doors and other body parts that I will throw on a thread for you guys to identify.

 

Show us the pumps......please..... please is a Canadian thing.

 

I think it's a Ford V8 60.

 

i think maybe the pumps are,irrigation pumps and not gas pumps...i dunno..just my take.

 

if he ends up not building it,,tell him ill buy that dash......

 

Just an FYI for the big debate!!!

 

All of those are sweet! I'm pretty partial to the '62 300, myself!

 

did i here gas pumps..oh the cars cool to

 

Sweet...