Techatticup Gold Mine Ghost Town Antique Car Junkyard Near Vegas
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ย. 2024
- Welcome to Wonderhussy Adventure #170!
People are always asking me if there are any ghost towns near Vegas. Unfortunately, because of rampant development in recent years, all the authentic old-timey stuff in the area has been bulldozed to make way for casinos and football stadia :-(
But, we do have this charming little fake ghost town down by Lake Mojave -- just 45 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip! Techatticup (also known as Nelson or El Dorado Canyon) is the site of a historic gold mine (which you can tour!), and the owners have amassed an extraordinary collection of old cars, trucks, busses, antiques and mining equipment, strewn about the grounds amid a gathering of old wooden shacks and buildings.
This is without question one of the coolest things to do within an hour's drive of Vegas, and it's FREE! I think they charge a nominal fee of around $20 if you want to do a "professional" photo shoot...but if you just want to poke around and take snapshots with your phone, all you have to do is sign a waiver inside the general store, stating that you won't sue if you step on a rattlesnake or a rusty nail. Good deal!!
You can book mine tours and find more information at their website: www.eldoradocan...
Check it out!
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That's a Good sample of Really Nice International Harvester trucks and Buses !!! Very Nice !!!!
Hey Wonderhussy, the old Navy plane was a T-28 Trojan, manufactured by North American. It was used as a Navy Basic trainer from the mid 50's through the late 70's. I was a Navy Instructor pilot flying those planes out of Whiting Field in Milton, FL., just northeast of Pensacola, in the mid-late 70's. That particular plane was from squadron VT-27, based in Corpus Christi, TX.
Another great/fun video! WH just keeps getting more beautiful!
Very interesting video. You seem even happier than normal. Happy Thxgiving!
Great place to visit! Fun tour. Bruce was Great! It is fantastic and fun! The Colorado river is about 5 miles down the road!
When you were looking at the baja bug in the back ground was a challenger W22 water well rig... My grandfather was a water well driller and thats the rig he had that i worked on as a kid, Thank you for the walk down memory lane...I had so much fun learning the trade from him and that rig.
We finally made there and had fun thanks. I still enjoy your trunudist videos as well
The old vechicles are great,and quite collectable. Very cool.
It is an interesting and cool place that is hard to find these days great job Wanderhussy .
Loved this whole video. You stood next to a 5 window Chevrolet pickup as you were closing your video. THAT was cool.
I love your laugh ..and how things make you giggle ...Happy Trails Wonderhussy
Lol! Your videos are getting better and better! You’re a nut!! You crack me up! 🤣
Merry Christmas Sarah,, but I had to text you . I was watching your videos about the gold mine ghost town junkyard near vegas. from 2017, You are so darn funny, I have greatest sense of humor. And the way you reacted to those different buses and cars was very enjoyable. Love ya, Thanks for those laughs. I felt I was there with you. Dave in Ohio
Hey Hussy, The Caddy in your vid '61 sedan de ville(Yup, it's all in the fins) and the fins on the teardrop are based on a Shasta trailer. It's a drag being old AND a nerd!
As you say "way cooler place" , I will try to get there someday. By the way the barn is not full of junk it is full of "STUFF" please remember that if it is thrown away it is junk if it is saved it is STUFF. Thanks for the trip.
Very cool old stuff..love the old tear drop..awsome stuff...
Awesome video Wonder woman,love those old cars and trucks,the Navy was still using the old T 28 trainers when i was in,oops aging myself 😂👍
Another great tour. hopefully, I can make it there if this SARS-2 virus goes away. I skipped a hike today and watched your videos, I find them fascinating. Thank You.
The North American T-28B TROJAN ,is from N.A.S. Chase Field ,Texas (Serial No. 140003).Squadron VT-27,Tail Code 753 D,
Last flown in 1979 .i love your job ,thank you Wonder Hussy.
Saw another video on this place but yours is more detailed. Thanks WH.
Very fun! Thank you,Cheers;)
I was out there last June and there were models and photographers all over including taking photos of one model lying in the middle of the road. The upstairs in the barn really has some great light and ambiance. I watched a shot for a while there.
When I was a kid my dad made an RV from an old I-H Metro, we had a blast on the Oregon coast with that. It was named "The Blue Goose"
Great place...great video...great personality. Thank You so much!
I just love the way you talk, never a lose for words, and you sing so much better than I ever could. I had a question, but you answered it a minute 26:00, darn !! Serious, I would never go to places, but am content to let you show them. Keep on going, we'll follow.
I've been there 3 times and I really like the automobiles they display. I believe they filmed a couple of movies there too
I love this place. Good video.
That old truck with the tank could have been a dairy truck. Fun adventure. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome vid! You crack me up for sure! Keep up the great work..xo
I love your videos you do really good job and you're very entertaining and you're pretty to boot I've got to say you crack me up
Very nice spot Sarah, you find some of the most interesting spots in the desert. And no matter where you go you add a lot of class to everything. very nice as usual kid, love your videos
that is the coolest place i love old cars and antiques really cool video
Good job, my dear. Thanks for sharing.
This one of the most coolest places you have shared with us. Thank you my wonder woman...😀😀
I think this is my favorite video that you have done. Fantastic place.
great video and a really cool place to check out on a trip to vegas
As Always S.J., You've Blown Me Away! Another Ultra Cool spot to add to my list. Sending best wishes,and Peaceful thoughts your way. C-Ya!.....Peace!
Thank you Sarah,Another Fav from WH!!!!!!!!!Very very cool video.Thank you,May I have more please?TY73s
Live in Minnesota, 25 miles from LaCrosse WI. Octoberfest is HUGE celebration!!
A co-worker just told me about this as a cool place to vlog. I like your version and perspective on things with your vlogs. I'll eventually drive out there as we just moved to Henderson.
Ya, this was a pretty interesting place, lots of old stuff that's fun to look at. Thanks!
Great vid as usual Hussy. Happy Thanksgiving! So much cool stuff!
I can't stop laughing about the Volkswagen Beetle story, the one where your Mom was driving and engine fell out of the floor, "Hilarious comedy folks"
Wonder Hussy, you make these places seem so interesting and fun. Your infectious spirit makes me smile every time. Keep making the videos and have a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you can share it with a loved one.
Thank you so much love old junk yards .
Awesome video. Your commentary is hilarious at the same time informative. Well done.
Imagine restoring that Metro Delivery van and having the to go around the seers in. That would be big enough to be a small house! That would be killer with Wonder Hussy or the Hussey XPRESS on the side of it with a killer paint job or maybe not. Go patina style. Represent the desert!
for that vw beetle, the low roof thing is called chopping the top, or chop-top. Its something American car guys did, mostly to look cool.
They chop Topp'd that desert buggy! That would be gold at the Weird Festival! That's waiting to join the ranks of Mad Max with a few additions!
I have had a 54 Chevy five window pickup that is almost flawless and original. Found it behind a huge shrub on a ranch a few miles north of Las Vegas in 1997. Moved to northwest Washington in 08 and use it around my five acres of evergreen forest.
My late-uncle, got me into old classic cars, like the cars in this video!
Loving VW's and how they made them!
Loving the all sorts of vehicles!
The Lambo is alright.
I am into more of classic vehicles though!
Thank you for the great self-video tour of Techatticup!
The US Navy T-28B Trojan (BuNo 140003) caught my eye due to the orange markings. Orange is used for high visibility, making tracking easier. The Navy paints aircraft slated to be target drones like this - an area I used to work with. This particular aircraft began it's life in the 70's as a Marine in Beaufort, SC - home of Paris Island training center. In the 80's it was transferred to NAS Corpus Christi, TX as part of VT-27. After that it had enough of the Navy life and transferred to the Air Force to retire in the quiet Nelson, NV desert. In the end the aircraft was sold for scrap, and rests peacefully at Techatticup.
Old Jeep looks like a 48 Jeep Willy. The other Jeep looks like a 56 Willys Cargo truck. An early SUV. Damn that's gold to see!
If I could take one item from this place it would be that amazing woodstove. 😊 great vid !!!
Great find, I've been there and will return next month while travelling from Vegas to Laughlin.
Next time out there go into the general store and check out the "Worlds Largest Rattlesnake" or something like that was caught near here.
Also, point out a couple of cool movies that have been shot here. They shot parts of "3,000 Miles to Graceland" with Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner (The "gas station" was blown up) and the part of "Breakdown" with Kurt Russell where he was driving down the road toward the river fighting with a "bad guy". They also sell DVDs of both movies .
Hey Girl!
I always love your videos.. and you've got a great sense of humor... You're really making me want to come out west and camp around for a couple months.
Gotta meet you one of these days. Love the vids. Love you too.
Great Video ! very fun place to go to it looks like !
That was the best one yet with all the equipment. Loved the old iron. That is a Manure Spreader at 27:00. You were right on the Model T Beer Truck. 1913-1927. Any old Truck with an IH on the Grille is an International Harvester, also involved in Farm Equipment in the '50's.
I could spend a day or 2 there with you.... Caddy with the Teardrop Trailer is early '60's.
Those Ford and Mercury Panel trucks and that Cab Over (engine) GMC are rare. Old Buicks with 'Waterfall' grille.
A very professional job of chopping the top on that black VW. 6x6 was fantastic, Diamond Reo Grille? Lots of others that you didn't get to. Those Honda 3 wheelers were deadly. Super job and super location. Thank You.
Not that you asked Wonderhussy, but the plane is a North America T-28 Trojan. It was a trainer. Lots of Sailors and Marines earned their wings in that plane and planes like it. Also, you look amazing in this video!
That teardrop camper was sweet
That is an A-1. A really good plane developed in the 1940's and used well into the 1960's.
It takes massive balls to climb into a piston plane and fly into combat in the age of jets.
The motto of the A-1 pilots in Vietnam was, "So others may live." (they flew air rescue missions, protecting the helicopters used to rescue downed pilots.
Great place. Been there several times. If you take the 4x4 recommended trail, you'll find a home down in there.
This is one of the coolest videos you have done!!!!!.....I have always been interested in tanks, or tank like tracked vehicles. So glad you went inside!!!!!............Loved every minute!!!!!!!
Keep it up Wonderhussy! I live in my van, (Sometimes Down by The River! lol!) with my fatass Dog. We roam between (Home) Vegas & Alaska. Love all your suggestions. A Fav stop last Summer, was the "Goldfield Graveyard" at Sunrise!
WILLYS WAGON IS MY DREAM VEHICLE. LOVE THE OLD 50'S WILLYS WAGONS.....
Cool cars and trucks
This is, so far, my favorite video!
Thanks for sharing! There is so much there to catch your eye. Plus if you take 165 to the end there is a great view of the Colorado river.
Yeah, I did as you suggested and took a screenshot of that fantastic fender and sent you a sample of it, thanks!
at 16:01 Yellow triple decker bus, the owner said, because the town was lawless there are unmarked graves under that bus and thru out the property. That was an amazing place to see. Thank you WonderHussy,, met you at Storm Area 51. 1/23/2020 Black Mail Box guy,,
great location, thanks for the entertainment
This small gem is worth seeking out!
I was wondering where that stove wound up.I need it returned to Pa. as soon as possible for winter. Mrs Hussy. So send it COD to me...lol all kidding aside that is one beautiful stove
loved it, the van and vw on top wow! thanks for the Navy shout out, Son in flight school to become a Navy Pilot now.... Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka to you...
Just ran across your entertaining stuff, you are hilarious. Minor correction, a Willys Wagon is NOT a "woody." "Woody refers to the old wagons actually made of wood, stopped in the early '50's I think. Something like a 48 Ford was a real woody. Certainly not the fake wood trim "as made fun of" in the "Vacation" movie "family truckster" which by the way was an incredible crush of 70's and 80's American cars.
Iv recently started watching your stuff as some of your competitors have seemed to become more based on money and subscribers.
I realise this is important but I like the way your vlog takes me places as if I was viewing it my self.
Please keep your simple style and as a foreigner ( New Zealand) wouldn’t mind interviews with real life Americans like your self.
Keep up the interesting work. Kind regards
Kell
WOW what a Place, Sooooo Cool .Thanks for taking Us on Your adventures. " Stay Safe " ...!!!!!
Great place to visit. Thank you so much for the great video's. You are doing exactly what I always wanted to do, travel to cool places and hike in the desert, and enjoy life. Keep up the good work.
4 years ago you made this! I went to Octoberfest!! They were fun times! Lots of beer and bands, i can’t remember what bands we saw. Hmmm wonder why? Good beeer!
I think they may have called the old Willis a "Jeepster". I spotted one for sale along the 126 heading to Ventura and thought it would make a cool surf wagon but it had already been modified & they wanted too much. Thanks for another great tour!
The Willy's-Overland jeep you were showing was most likely manufactured in 1946. Willy's was contracted during the war to build what most people refer to as simply jeeps, and so often recognized as such. As a kid we had one out on the ranch. No key (for obvious reasons in wartime) and that thing was indefatigable in simplicity and reliability. Many were sent to Russia, along with a lot of other stuff, to support Russia's fight against Germany. I've read historical narrative where the Russians were amazed at how reliable the Willy's were. Amazed at the durability and simplicity. (for repair) Willy's/Jeep produced about 360,000 'jeeps' ending in 1945, at the war's end. The Willy's-Overland civilian (wagon, the one you have shown) came out following the war.
Great video, thank you, I like the longer ones... an interesting place. I like that we don't get to see the "creator" the mystery is much more enjoyable, keep up the good work grrl, lookin great :-)
Neat Tour. Thanks
No way!! I have absolutely been to Oktoberfest in LaCrosse, WI. Lots and lots of drunken midwesterners. There were tons of immigrants from Europe that moved to that area, especially from Germany and Norway. I grew up in that area, across the river, and a lot of places have a heavy and authentic European vibe. There's speculation that there's a serial killer that targets drunken young college-aged men attending Oktoberfest since they keep disappearing and ending up in the Mississippi, year after year. Anyways, a very cool find out there Techatticup!
The airplane that appears to be nose down in front of the T-6 was in the movie 3000 Miles To Graceland with Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner. It was put on top of a giant sign pole as the sign for a rural gas station, also in Techatticup. The plane was blown up on screen and dragged to the present site post production.
Right; it's a Grumman OV-1 Mohawk. She's stumbled on a site fairly well known to American wreckchasers.
I just heard about this. Very cool.
That's not a T-6, it's a T-28. 🙂
@@Britcarjunkie You are correct, sir. A T-6 would be the Texan, also called a Harvard. It is not that. I should know better.
I went there today. Now they charge a nominal fee of $1 or $10 if you want to take lots of pictures. They also offer mine tours. Interesting place.
M923a2 with a Reo or Wayne school bus body on it awesome, I just took the rear axle out of mine and moved it mid and chopped the back 3' off so I have a 5 ton 4x4 not as cool as that though
Semper Fi
I use to hate when my Grandpa watched Old Westerns. I asked him why he did and he said because that is how things used to be. Now I catch myself watching very old shows and those same old westerns...O.o Life...
No, "Westerns" are a Hollywood invention for entertainment. Things are not as Hollywood portrays them, whether in the present or the past.
Mator is Larry the Cable guy ..
It's nice to listen to someone who loves the desert as much as I do. Thanks. I think you are quickly becoming my favorite You-Tube channel.
Michael Sweney - With all your many posts that's abundantly clear!
you sure know how to have fun. wish I could get a tour with you. Have a nice week end supposed to be nice here in Pa for a change.
If you drive past the area where you were, down toward the lake on the left hand side there's an old Scandinavian graveyard. Kinda hard to spot from the road but pretty neat. I found it dirt biking down there 30 plus years ago. Sadly most of the gravestones have disappeared over the years but there's still a few there. Love your vids!
Cool Adventure WH!
WH, thanks for the Thanksgiving video. I spent all day making lasagna for tomorrow and was able to sit and relax and watch you do all the walking around. Would love to know who made all those funky hybrid vehicles and what their story was. Someone was real good at working with metal. Have a great holiday.
THE VAN LOOKS LIKE THE CREEPERS VEHICLE ALMOST .😱😝
I enjoy your passion for old things from the past. I love doing just what you are doing. I love going to Mid Central USA out of the way small towns of Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas. I check out old Mom and Pop Junk /Antique stores. In spring to Fall small town yard sales are Great for finding past history and old towns of yesterday!
That town is fun, we actually got married there and got some awesome wedding pictures.
Holy Crap, when was this place constructed. Might visit if next trip to Vegas!!! That first rusted out International A120 reminded me of theTruck on the 1st Jeepers Kreepers movie!!! Would have been funny as hell if they were filming the 3rd installment, & that winged demon popped out right in front of you...! Ya, the Green Lambo stuck out like a sore thumb. Another awesome exploring video Wonder Hussy!! Happy Turkey Day...!!!
paul perez ya thats so cool that place is mind blowing
Aww a very good video. I have been following you for a long time and you have been getting better on each video just love watching them be safe out there Happy Thanksgiving. B t w your sister is cute also Ronnie
What you missed at Techatticup Gold Mine Ghost Town is that it was used in the Movie 3000 Miles To Graceland with Kirk Russell, Kevin Costner, Courtney Cox, and Christian Slater. The tail section of the Airplane sticking is the remains of old Army OV 1 Mohawk that was for the Movie Mounted on a tower and blown up in one of the scenes.