A few pics of an old collector's stash

"look at my new bike, isn't it a cool bike? bet you'd like to ride it wouldn't you?" "Yeah Tommy! please!!" "nope! just wanted you to see it"

 

Wish I has some trees that looked like that!

 

What the hell does this have to do with the original post?

 

Povertyflats, he is a friend of my dad's and was ok with me taking the pictures and is aware that I was informing friends about these cars. I have not posted the location of the cars and yes has had alot of stuff stolen. I am to see him during xmas and deal on some cars. His brother told me just 4 days ago that he would sell, but they needed to bring lots of money, lol. I have not talked to the sister, but her stuff is not for sale.

 

fun! excellent collection.

 

I LOVE old car junkyards!!! Those look to be in pretty fair shape

 

great collection, but what are they good for if left to rot outside? I hear that part of the world does no have mild Winters. But, each to their own ways. know a guy in Calif with about 300 cars/trucks. Some concourse condition and some rust buckets. got in trouble with law for improper storage, so sold a bunch and then just bought a bunch more. right or wrong Thanks for posting pics

 

Fair enough. I stand corrected in that case. My apologies to you.

 

I guess it is fun for him to know that he owns 800 cars and if and when he decides to retire he can have a crusher come in and become very rich with no h***les. May not be what we think is cool but is a very good retirement plan as compared to the stock market.

 

Thank you Scott, and Farmer I don't want to see the bike........the coochie on the other hand....

 

Not close to Winfield at all.

 

I thought it was quite obvious. The owner of the cars says something is for sale, then it is not, then he'll think about it! Read all the posts!

Now what a great collection if it wasn't for people like the owners of this collection alot of those cars would have been crushed years ago so I ain't going to bad mouth the owner.


WB69, I hope you are able to purchase what you are chasing, good luck!

 

Do I smell a hemi in there somewhere,,, ??

 

looks like quite a collection. i hope that 57 olds ends up back on the road. great looking car. that desoto grille looks pretty nice also. thanks for sharing the pics.

 

I read about collections like this all the time being sold for JUNK.After so many years outside, that's all they are.
Finally have to auction it off and a s****per comes in and leaves a floor price of about $150 per unit.
If they sold now or a few years back, may have been something salvageable.

 

There's an 80-yr-old man ten miles from me who does the same thing. He has a dealer's license, brings in cars and lines them up. He will not sell any parts for exactly the same reason you mention: it's not a salvage yard, it's a car lot. He sells only complete cars. Now, if you just want a few parts and leave the car, that's fine with him, but you have to pay for the whole car.

 

I have my hands full with my project..thanks for posting the pictures.
It is always nice to that some of the cl***ic old cars are still out there. That 57 Olds is a beauty I hope it get revived.

 

i think i went **** huntin' out there one night.....

 

I've died an gone to heaven , man i'm moving to where ever that place is lol..
naw just dreaming ...

 

either 53 or 54 I think

 

This was a good day in the boneyard the bee's weren't to bad. The blue Ford is the parts runner.

 

i wouldn't wanna mess with obtaining anything from that collection, but i would really like to photograph it in medium format, old expired color film, and redscale negative film....that'd be all for me

 

I've seen stuff restored that would make you **** yourself, then.


The only way to deal with a guy like this is to bring money and make the deal on the spot when he's willing to deal. Some of our cars came out of a yard like that, after the guy went in a home. That can be beneficial too, if you have the space and the hauler sometimes you can buy from the s****pers for double s**** price and still get a good deal, but you need to be prepared to spend a couple weeks doing nothing but buying and hauling cars.

 

I want the Desoto grille for my Chevy. I'll take the bumper to.

 

kinda like that hottie in high school.....

 

I'd love to go look around there! Be nice to see complete cars and not rusty, shot up hulks for once.