วีดีโอ

Great question! Many of the cars in the Diamond Auto yard have titles. The ones that don’t would require filing for bonded title in your state.

I sold the car to a friend almost immediately after installing the top. It sits unused in his car warehouse about a thousand miles away from him, so I don’t have a good reference point for how the top will hold up to the sun.

@@nmdesertclassics thank you man

Definitely worth the money. Sorry for the garbage footage on that video.

Agreed, but the latest update is a plan to keep the van and create an overlander sienna!

Likely. Even though it was “closed” in the 80s, some cars from that era still wound up in there. I found a couple Trabants here in Alamogordo…also odd little cars.

It definitely is. Luckily, unlike the 76, it was spared the dealer install AC chopping…

@@nmdesertclassics Are you planning to pull the AC out of the 76? I might be interested in the under dash unit inside the interior if the blower motor still spins...

@@RobPerry possibly. Honestly, I might actually sell the 76 to help my son focus on the 74.

Right?!?!

Great logic!

Thanks for the input. That was my first thought but the more I think about it, the van would add a whole new dimension of flexibility for the daily family life.

Thanks! We’re excited to do a few more 914s. My son still regrets letting go of the yellow 72 he got from the same back yard when he was a sophomore in high school. He’s 22 next month and in a much better financial place to take on the 74 2L.

Yeah. I’m assuming “closed” meant not open for business, but obviously took on some 80s/90s garbage along the way.

Even more rare these days is a junkyard that will let you roam around…

Are you looking to learn how to do that?

Great memories!

Do you have contact info for this yard?

Right now the story is its in a family dispute. I worked with a guy who was married to one of the daughters but he died a couple yrs ago. I was getting cars out of there about 20yrs ago. Then they stopped selling and crushed most of the yard. It was full.

SMH

I have not been back to buy anything, yet

@@nmdesertclassics i talked to him this morning about the rx2. Should be going to look at it this weekend.

@@jeremylargeteau7712 that’s awesome! When you go, I might need to send some cash with you to bring back some VW doors… lol

You can text me at 4307192

Pretty sad, for sure

We tried our hardest to buy this one, but the owner’s son would not budge. I don’t blame him!

A work of art, for sure

Honestly even better in person!

Couldn’t agree more. I need to make time to go back over there as soon as it cools down.

Thanks. It’ll be a long slow process, but we are excited to begin.

Thanks. We agree!

Rough area but not that rough…

I have tons of pictures of how it started if you’d like them…

Yes…another chance at life!

Theory is the same. You’ve got this!

Thanks, Dan

I got him to deal a bit but never closed a deal (my fault, not his).

I got him to deal a bit but never closed a deal (my fault, not his).

His number is in the video, or shoot me a message on Instagram @nmdesertclassics

To each his own… but never underestimate smiles per mile.

abandoned Porsche 356

I’ll definitely try…. Hit me up via Instagram messenger @nmdesertclassics and I’ll try to send them to you

lol. For sure!

Rancid piss, lol

That makes perfect sense!!!

That would be a rat rod…

More important than most people realize. Tires can “look” good and be “bad”. Are there any other car maintenance topics you’d like me to cover?

I really wanted to spend the time to finish that bug, but the time just wasn’t there, so I traded it for something that requires less time.

My second car was a 71 914. Loved it!

Dealer installed. I’m not a fan… lol

Stock 1966 VW Beetle color. Any paint store should be able to mix it.

@@nmdesertclassics ...Thanks bud ! ... 😎 ...

@@larryg.9187 easy stuff. Thanks for watching!

The plan is to keep them all stock. I owned a 71 1.7L 914 back in the 90s. It was definitely underpowered but oh so fun. The Miata before the Miata.

Thanks. Can’t wait to retrieve them!

Not sure I do either. I didn’t dig into it too much with the owner, but he’s convinced it is original. I could buy it if it only if it was parked outside for 40 years…but who knows. I’ll check it out better next time I go over.

I would agree except the bill of sale isn’t from a person, but a lot. I’ll post the documents when I retrieve the cars.

@@nmdesertclassics that would be unusual, because it is US spec. A serviceman may have sold it to a German dealer

@@olikat8 agree it would be kind of odd. When I lived overseas I couldn’t sell a US spec car off base. However, the paperwork shows what it shows. I’ll take another look soon and see if I can figure it out.

@@nmdesertclassics I know that some Germans did buy cars from soldiers. Corvettes, Mustangs, luxury cars, occasionally oddball things like Suburbans.

I can’t speak for Germany or Belgium, since I was too young to remember those. My experiences were from the Philippines, Japan and Italy.