I have had people tell me for years of all the old cars setting in yards, fields, even in the fencerows along the main hiways in western Kansas an eastern Colorado! One fellow was just out there last week, Some one please EXPLAIN THIS TO ME! HOW CAN THIS BE?
It is only a legend. Let's keep it a secret. THERE ARE NO OLD CAR JUST SETTING AROUND IN WESTERN KANSAS.
Stay out of colorado! Er... uh.. I mean there are no cars here either. That's what I meant! HA HA! No really, they are everywhere out in eastern CO. Just got to take the time to look. And I do mean take the time.
I'm in North Dakota and I hear that they are in Montana, something about the grass is always greener. Cars are all around you keep your eyes and ears open and take different routes to familar places. Look around as though you're in a strange town and ou'll be surprised at what you find. Mike.
Being in Michigan all of my life then going thru Montana, North Dakota, Kansas etc. several years ago, all I can say is WOW. Get off of the intestate and stray into the little towns and you'd be amazed as what is out there. I'm sure that you guys are used to it but where I live even if the vintage tin was out there it'd be a pile o' rust blowing in the wind.
A real good spot to be honest, is wyoming. When I was in wyotech, I found more than 200 cars less than 30 miles from my front door and ALL were for sale.
Kansas was bought out years ago. Don't bother looking anywhere in this state! Nothing older than 1980 anywhere. Just go around us and you'll have better luck in MO, CO, NE, or OK. Just trying to save wasted time looking for tin.
actually I found a few just on the kansas side of the CO KS border. I mean cross the line and look to your left when coming out of CO.
Oh, you must mean places like this: and this: or this: Yep, the stories are true, regardless of what any of the other posters are telling you...problem is, NO ONE is going to tell you where they are...and the "owners" of these vehicles are not going to sell them...these are all "builders" for rainy or snowy days. R-
You must of drove by my house ......................my car has been in primer setting in the garage for a few years now...............
When I was younger in the 60s & 70s there were still a lot of car carcasses still around in western Ks but most were stripped of many of there more valuable parts. After the 70s were over the pickins became pretty slim, even hidden back in the flood plain of the Arkansas river basin where folks used to dump them. I scoured every square inch of the county I lived in for sure. I've seen a few of the rusty hulks I remember since then and a fair amount of them were restored since or at least used for parts in other restorations. The ones to find now are those that were literally covered over by the dust blows of the 30s. Only problem with that is that the folks that knew where those were are rapidly dwindling. If you see what looks like a windshield sticking out of the ground while your out pheasant hunting, it just might be attached to a whole car under there. Kerby
There may be cars in Wyoming, Montana, Kansas, and the like. But unless you live here and have spent years hounding the owners for them, risking life and limb trespassing just to see whats there, you will not be able to scoop them out of there current resting place. heres why: 1. A lot of them will go to the crusher for scrap price long before anyone has the chance to get them, because the land owner doesn't want anyone on their property. it doesn't make sense and it never will but that's that way it is. 2. They are old (the cars) and they current land owner ( possible children or relatives) believe they are worth mountains of money. 3. They suffer from hoarders disease like alot of us. 4. If they were for sale they wouldn't be sitting there. 5. They land owner forgot about them and when he remember they are there (because you somehow tracked him down and reminded him) they won't be for sale for reasons above. 6. if your lucky, I am wrong, and they will let you buy them, or even just haul them off. ( I happens, but 95% of the time the first 5 reasons are true) anyway, that's my two cents. public land on the other hand is different story...
hey 40studedude post a warning before you post rusty pron pictures and get us all worked up shocked my ole heart
I found my 32 chassis in north western kansas this spring, it almost went to iron. Salvaged a good frame, firewall and front fenders. I had been setting in one spot for 30-40 years I bet. The front grill had fell forward on the ground and was amost gone except for the stainless trim. They are around, just finding them...
This guy i work with (not a car guy at all) went pheasant hunting somewhere out there and came back telling me about all the old cars 30s-up everywhere! Even old combines and farm machery thick in the fence rows along the hyway.
I was kidding. There is a lot of stuff. A later message tells why you frequently can't find or buy it. In the last few years I bought a Model A truck and coupe, a 356 Porsche, a '46 Chevy truck, '55 and '56 Chevy's, a '53 Chevy 5 window, etc. It can be found. It isn't all in the fence line, an area guy bought a '63 vette for $1,000 not long ago, found it in the inner city. It was at Greaserama in KC.
You 58 buick guys might want to check on this dude in Hope, KS. He seems to be selling 58's on EBAY all the time. Here is one of his adds: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290505051756&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME%3AB%3ASS%3AUS%3A1123
My grandparents in Kanarado had a 35 International 1/2 ton pickup sitting behind there house that I sat and stared at for hours when we went to visit them back in the 50's/60's. It vanished in the 70's and when I asked them about it they said they gave it to the neighbor, so that he could use the bed as a feeder for his cattle. (G) Larry T
As far as everyone outside of KS is concerned, there is nothing past Wichita going west or the CO state line coming east. Search your own damn state.
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