Casey Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 More of the...similar?: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2019/08/07/brecksville-ohio-1968 Another, from Billings, MT: https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/autos-from-detroits-glory-days-transform-along-yellowstone-river-banks/article_73d79cd2-fd37-5239-a971-90920a3fbe97.html Is that a '67 Impala 4-door sedan? If only...oh wait (close enough): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Dale Klee did posters of car junkyard scene s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 17 minutes ago, Casey said: Paddle faster, I think I heard a banjo.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 9 hours ago, von Zipper said: I spy with my blood shot eye...a pale blue first generation Ford Falcon I think you're right. As a matter of fact, I think that there are 2 light blue first gen Falcons in that group of photos. Directly above the bottom Falcon is a turquoise '61 Impala, then what appears to be a yellow '59 Chrysler judging by the rear bumper. Right above that is another light blue Falcon. Above that appears to be a red mid 60s Buick, followed by a tan '63 Ford? Top man on the totem pole is a gray '66 Olds. Looks like the car on it's side on the bottom is a Corvair. Hard to tell what the turquoise one on the top with the rock on the roof is, but if I were to guess, I would say a '60-'61 Studebaker Lark. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Mark said: Paddle faster, I think I heard a banjo.. Too late. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) I’ve worked in the “woods” for over 30 years and I am always surprised where I find old cars - wish I had photos of all of them over the years. What is amazing is what parts actually hold up to years of exposure. I found a 1940s Dodge at the bottom of an old road fill and the gauges were intact and as clear as new. I’ve found 1930s cars with chrome bumpers still plated and shiny. One I did photograph (locked in Bucket world): Edited February 25, 2021 by Erik Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Erik Smith said: One I did photograph (locked in Bucket world) If you download/save the image, the PB watermark isn't present. Edited February 25, 2021 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I Am Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 All these pictures just make me cry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 My home town had a lot of abandoned cars from the late '60s to the mid-'70s; my dad and I used to go out and salvage parts off them. I took a few pictures... Me with my brothers, and a derelict '58 Plymouth - I still have the wheelcover: Today this would be a viable project: A totaled three-year-old black-over-red Charger; someone pulled the drivetrain and interior, then dumped what was left: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Smith Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 24 minutes ago, ChrisBcritter said: totaled three-year-old black-over-red Charger; someone pulled the drivetrain and interior, then dumped what was left: That looks strange. People just dumped cars on the curb like that? Cool photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 11 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said: Looks like the car on it's side on the bottom is a Corvair. Yep - 1st-gen. I'll save that shot; good chassis detail there. The lower control arms look like the ones used in some Jo-Han kits (ambulance, Marlin, etc.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 In the corner of the Blue Hills Reservation in the Boston area there used to be an old dumping ground, since cleared out. Some friends and I saw these cars in 1992. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 13 minutes ago, Brian Austin said: In the corner of the Blue Hills Reservation in the Boston area there used to be an old dumping ground, since cleared out. Some friends and I saw these cars in 1992. I never knew that was there...Canton/Milton? Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Austin Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 11:24 PM, charlie8575 said: I never knew that was there...Canton/Milton? Charlie Larkin Yes, somewhere in that corner. I've lost track. IIRC it was cleared out some time ago. Perhaps it was land bordering the park? I didn't take notes then. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David G. Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Fantastic work on this! The rock, rubble and litter are all spot-on. The little bends dings and dents in the metal look unbelievably real. Not to mention the distressed metal and paint. Just, wow. David G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckyg1 Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 2 more pics to ponder. How many of these can you I.D.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell C Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 8 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said: 2 more pics to ponder. How many of these can you I.D.? None, my eyes are all blurry from sadness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisBcritter Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 23 hours ago, Chuckyg1 said: 2 more pics to ponder. How many of these can you I.D.? Pretty much all of them (I'm kinda old). Note the still-shiny bright yellow paint job and radiused/flared rear wheel openings on this '47 Chevy - must be a story in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 12:56 PM, Chuckyg1 said: 2 more pics to ponder. How many of these can you I.D.? [...] That is much like the B&W picture I saw years ago. All I care about is the '57 Chevys. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) On 2/28/2021 at 1:56 PM, Chuckyg1 said: 2 more pics to ponder. How many of these can you I.D.? If I missed it, I wonder when the pictures were taken and what is the current status of that stack. Oh those poor '57's. Edited March 13, 2021 by TransAmMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchook Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I always wanted to built this a as diorama. I took this pic about 15 years ago at a friends junkyard. The bigger tree is actually coming through the floor & out the windshield. Unfortunately when the junk prices got high it all went to the crusher, over 1,000 cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 On 2/25/2021 at 9:24 AM, Casey said: More of the...similar?: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2019/08/07/brecksville-ohio-1968 Another, from Billings, MT: https://billingsgazette.com/news/local/autos-from-detroits-glory-days-transform-along-yellowstone-river-banks/article_73d79cd2-fd37-5239-a971-90920a3fbe97.html Is that a '67 Impala 4-door sedan? If only...oh wait (close enough): The up side down yellow sedan looks to be a '68 year model Chevrolet. The shape of the rear bumper and fender where the meet as well as the front fender and bumper shapes look more '68 than '67. The body of the two years is almost identical but the ends of the fenders and the bumpers were different between the years. My question would be had this always been a Taxi or a decommissioned PD car retired and then became a Taxi ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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