Abandoned Junkyard Tampa, Florida 7-31-2021
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- I explored an abandoned junkyard in Tampa, Florida, complete with snakes and alligators, to bring you HEMI cars, antique fire trucks, rows of classics and trailers full of old car parts. Plus, it's all for sale! Enjoy!
I just like the ambiance of various locations, the surroundings, places revisited in visual and audio even if many miles away.
Rock on.
I think you're gonna like my other videos, too! I focus on the experience. Thanks for watching and commenting!
T bird became a family car, sold like wildfire but designed for eventual junk yard. I'm from Florida. Great stuff
Yeah, the t-birds definitely went a different direction. They are cool from a design standpoint, but the 55-57s are gorgeous! Thanks for coming along!
Welcome to Tampa my friend. Where trailer park folks are part of the upper crust. Hey, get out my yard!! A shovel, I can dig it.
I've just recorded the 2nd video in the series. The land is zoned multi-use, so it is used as residential in the front and business in the back. Wait til you see what is in the barns!
I really liked this walk threw a lot. I also like when I get some new knowledge from someone else thank you
Wow, I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
New subscriber here. I love abandoned junkyard videos!! I'm 55 and live in cold ass MN. Can't stand the cold anymore, but the creepy crawlers, snakes and alligators? That's too much! 😃
I'm trying to make as many videos as I can right now so you can watch over the cold months. I used to live up north, so I totally understand. Thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage I keep thinking fire ants are gonna crawl up your leg. That's a northern wimp for ya!
@@MNWILD43 When they got me, I couldn't get up for a while. They fired me up for almost 30 minutes before I could do anything. I had hundreds of bites. It was insane.
As a 3rd generation Tampa native,in my 50s , I've never seen copper heads this far south.. diamond backs maybe.. get in there and dig around!!!! You'll hear them
I realized that that he warned me about water moccasins. lol
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mohawkgarage lol. Ok I get it now.. up north diamond backs are moccasins, here rattlesnakes.
Either Way, be careful,. Great content.,,.
@@zoeyshoots Thanks for the kind words! Have a great day!
Thank you for sharing, always looking to find info on old cars and stories too!
You're welcome! I'm happy that you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and commenting!
i could explore like this every day! keep'em comin'!!
Absolutely! Thank you for watching!
When I was 16, 17 my buddy and I used to go to Butler Pennsylvania, and dream in all the junkyards. He had a 63 Nova he bought for $50. I still remember the smell in the old junkyards. What with the EPA and all I doubt our kids and grandkids will ever smell that manly smell!
@@markg2842 That smell when you open the door for the first time in decades...
At 16:33, a 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 wheel cover. sigh....
I'm the same way! Every now and then, a single old car part takes me back to a very specific time and place. Thanks for watching!
Florida has coral snakes, cotton mouth, rattlesnakes all dangerous as hell.
After this video, I found out that the owner had warned me about water moccasins, not copperheads. There's a picture of a huge water moccasin that he killed in the third video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
you tricked me with the red Australian falcon coupe thumbnail bugga lol !!!
It's in the video called Abandoned Junkyard Barn Finds!I I put the complete cars in that video. I was running long on this video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Gramma got pist cause she really wanted 2 see that red torino , where's the TORINO 🤨
It's in the next video. I'm editing it now. Thanks for watching!
20:34 the old fire truck was the coolest thing on the property !
I never realized how much I like old fire trucks until I saw the ones on the property. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Awesome video! Subbed!
Hey try bringing a small battery operated weed wacker with you in those situations so you can get closer to some of the vehicles. It will be the perfect snake murderer, plus you'll gain points with the owner of the property doing a little path clearing for them at the same time 🤣
Ya know, that's brilliant! Thank you for watching!
He's a classic car man like I am I like Classic Automobiles 15 years old I was in 1957 Chevy
You're absolutely right! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow the international harvester there btwn the fences, just found you, just subscribed great vid thank you
There's so much cool stuff in that yard. Thank you for watching!
Cool,afternoon. Why don't you call that fire Chicago I would bet they would like buy and renovate that old fire truck for out front & parade and the city mayor would be intrested as it a positive history thing. And you you pictures it in very well external shape.
That's an awesome idea! Have a great day and thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage 999
At 411 South Main St. Wetumpka Al, 36092 the Wetumpka Fire department has repurposed an old fire engine to be a centerpiece in a flowerbed and even hooked up the lights to work at night. Not sure about the year. My dad says it's a 40's model.
Love it!!! If I ever get my dream vehicle(which is a white 2004 Ford Expedition Expedition Eddie Bauer) I'm totally coming to check it out!!!!!!!!
Hope you get your dream truck! Thanks for watching and commenting!
OHV ford V8 debuted in 1954, the Ford OHV six cylinder was 1953......
Thank you, Jeff! I remember having a flathead V8 in my 1951 pickup, but I was a bit hazy on the ohv engine. Thanks for watching and commenting!
This one certainly lives up to its name JUNK YARD!! LOL
I'm often amazed by how quickly the earth reclaims things. Rust and vines literally pull entire vehicles back into the ground. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good tutorial on what to watch out for to be safe , up here in Canada we get super cold winters -37 and colder on the Celsius scale , i plan to retire soon from the oak barrel business and winter in Florida , I realize now thanks to your video to watch out for copperheads and fire ants , I like your narration as well , nice sounding voice , I just subscribed
Thank you so much for the kind words! I later learned that the area is known for water moccasins, not copperheads. I guess we both learned something! I hope your retirement comes asap and that you have many years of relaxation and happiness afterward. Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing!
Awesome find I live in Brooksville fl. Just north of tampa ...lots of old farms and such with barn finds
I've been driving the back roads when I can, keeping my eyes open. I'm always looking! Thanks for watching!
Dude sure did like his firetrucks!
Such beautiful pieces of art from so long ago. Thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage so where is the car in the thumbnail? Looks like a falcon xb or torino????
@@thegreatbamboozler4837 It will be in the next video, along with every car that's inside the barns. Thanks for watching!
i grew up in Calumet City a suburb of Chicago and remember that fire truck. i'd like to view that truck. that would be great. where in Tampa? I now live in Leesburg,FL. not to mention the parades that it was in and a part of.
Just watch the 3rd video in this series. It's called Abandoned Junkyard Barn Finds. The information is at the end if it. Glad it brought back some memories for you! Thanks for watching and commenting!
what is the car on the screen shot of this video ? it looks like an xa ford falcon
That is a modified 1971 Ford Torino GT. You can see it in the third video, when I feature all of the cars in the barns. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Calumet City is in Illinois that's where I grew up at holy cow dude wow that was a trip
The owner (who recently passed on) was from up north. His son told me that he and his dad drove many of the trucks down all the way to Florida! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Have a great day!
Just a note about the leaf springs that appear to be wrapped in metal. l helped a buddy rebuild a 52 Jag and the springs were wrapped in leather and packed with axel grease.
I've seen leather-wrapped leaf springs in early luxury cars, but the metal threw me off. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The car that you said you needed a little help identifying that was a fat fender body style was either Chevy or Pontiac from 39 back to 37. I had a 39 Chevy 2 door Sedan Deluxe but it’s been 20 years since I sold it so I can’t remember if that bodystyle went back to 36 or not. Great yard and cool video. 👍
I'll be going back to that car and all of the rest in the next video. Thank you for the kind words!
In aussie, that is an xb coupe falcon, in the 70s an aussie muscle car. Came out here factory 351, think mad max. Out here she fetch upwards 150 k. Mate had one early 80s. Scary ride under it full on , 2nd pulling 3rd ya needed some nuts, and that was the passenger side. Thanks for the mems.
Glad you enjoyed the video, my friend! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mohawkgarage as I said mate and I'm sure you know, aussies love the US, fought together died together, I like to think Ford and chev, was a gift to us after ww2 same with Harley Davidson, for being staunch stand together blokes. After all you guys owed anyway, for taking our best lookin girls home by the shipload, a fair deal I reckon. Thanks to you guys I grew up in the seventies like my mates, with some serious hp, on tap. As the old boys grew they wanted comfort reliability something mum can do the shopping in, the old gear they gave us. There's ya mad max mate, here we are now, nearing sunset and she still on, yess lest we forget those immortal words. I AMMM THE NIGHT RIDER.. Seriously love watching your vids, THANKS BLOKE.
@@bigbarracreekaussie3449 I will get to Australia before I die! I love everything I've ever read or seen about it! You also gave us Olivia Newton John back when I was a kid! Whew!!! Thanks for the kind words!
TH-cam, angry man gtho. Old film aussie touring car round, the lil quick car a , what we call torana, a six but lite Quick car, again take some nuts to steer em like that. But the falcon the gtho 351 Shacker. Yeah well watch it, he can steer to.
@@bigbarracreekaussie3449 Will do!
I got a couple old timer's that I showed this to and when they seen the hubcap's they wanted me to ask if any where for sale. One is looking for a set of cap's that has a world emblem on them. I will find out the the other types if they are for sale
Sorry, but the junkyard no longer exists. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The old tanker truck would have been used for home delivery of fuel oil. Chicken will eat about anything bugs. mice, snakes and yes even chicken.
Thanks for the information! I remember seeing those trucks years ago. I've always heard that chickens will eat just about anything. I've heard pigs are even less picky. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Was this in Seffner?
@@Mudskippered No, it was between Balm and Wimauma. It's totally gone now, just an open field. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That was a ball style pintle hitch used mostly for the pintle hitch style but if necessary you can use the 2-in ball
Thank for the info and for watching!
The hup cup it was for datsun B210 I had one then I was in HS. thank you for the video it's nice
I figured it out after I left. Such a cool hubcap! Thanks for watching!
You should consider using a golf cart to explore areas like this to avoid snakes. Interesting video.
I got steel toe boots and jeans. I'm fearless now! lol
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Where was the car in the video cover shot ??
The video was running long, so I put all of the barn cars in this video. th-cam.com/video/5iA13F5H0MU/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching and commenting!
I learned how to shoot pool in Calumet City
in the 60s.
I've always liked it, but I'm a terrible player. lol
Have a great day!
The cab over there would be a good save if able. Those lights could be a good one for you to grab and get a hold of me about.
There sure is some cool stuff on that property! Thanks again for watching!
The LaFrance fire truck would be a nice ratrod truck. See it in my head already.
Exactly! I love the lines on that truck. Timeless! Thanks for watching!
Buenas reliquias 👍😎
Autos antiguos absolutamente hermosos! Gracias por ver y comentar!
If these are abandoned that means no one will ever be coming back for them and it's finders keepers. Are you saying anyone can just load them up and haul them away? Inoperable doe not mean abandoned.
The entire property was sold earlier this year and cleared. Not a single car or part remains. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I had a friend in PA his dad collected Corvairs he had about 8 of them.
I owned two of them back in high school. I had a 1966 four-door and a 1965 convertible. They were slow, but I loved them! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I. Saw a diff that may fit my car. Will he sell things?
Yes, he will sell things. Watch the BARN FINDS video for his contact information. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The Dodge pickup is not a D100 (1/2 ton). the 8 lug full float rearend would be a 200 (3/4)or possibly 300 (one ton). Also, D is for two wheel drive but if its 4x4 (can't see in the video) that would be a W series. Thanks for the awesome video, the little yards like this are disappearing and at least you are saving them in a way we can all enjoy.
I appreciate the kind words and the vast knowledge of Dodge trucks! Thanks for watching!
Where is this? I thought I Knew every old yard in the bay area. The green car by the office is a 65-66 Dodge Dart.
It's off of Bill Tucker Road, close to Riverview/Balm.
BTW, I bought the 1966 Dart! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I would restore that fire truck squak box if I could get it. Thanks for showing us though.
Thanks for watching the video!
How does one abandon a junkyard ? Scrap steel is way down right now but why wouldn't someone bring in a crusher ?
I know what you mean. I think it's a case of customers abandoning it. Not many people in this area still look for that kind of stuff. The land is becoming worth far more than the cars. Thanks for watching!
Hi:
The green intact compact is a 66 Dodge dart.
I liked it so much, I bought it! Check out the series of videos where I get it running! Thanks for watching and commenting!
You didn't show the red Aussie 2 door that you used for the thumbnail which is the reason I watched it
The more I actually look at it it starts to look like a 70-72 Torino Cobra
It's in the third video in this series, called Barn Finds. Thanks for watching!
You're a good narrator (tour guide) and well worth a subscription. Amazing that the cars are still holding parts, I carry a shovel most of the time here in Texas. Just jab and divide.
I've decided I'll always carry a shovel on these adventures from now on. Thanks for watching!
Im from the same area as oregon district . grew up on east end of dayton . left 20 yrs ago .
I left in about 2008. Pretty depressed economy in that area. Thanks for watching and commenting!
You gotta be near Gibsonton, I grew up in Ruskin. Joel
Yup! Good eye! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Holy crap that tree inside the firetruck surprising 😲
I know! it's a BIG tree! lol
Thanks for watching!
There used to be a yard like this over off Dale Mabry by the east edge of the airport. There was a 34 Chrysler Airflow in it that had a large tree growing up through the engine bay. It too is long gone. There's still a yard up above Dade City in Trilicootcchi that's closed but the owner will still sell things if you can catch the gate open.
@@johnmcdonald587 I'm gonna try to find the junkyard you mentioned. Any more information on it? Thanks for watching!
A couch in there is the wrong place to nap.
I know, that's the strangest part of the yard!!! lol
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thanks.. never seen a Falcon Wagon ever… 🙏🏿
I remember seeing them as a kid, but it was cool to see two them together! Thanks for watching!
Very interesting, thanks
Excellent! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!
Where's this?! I live in Tampa.
Greentecauto.com
A few Southeastern Indigo snakes would have the Copperheads for lunch and dinner.
I just Googled them. Apex predators! Whoa! Thanks for watching!
Just subscribed, not seen your work before. I enjoy taking stills of old fire apparatus and you surecaught some good ones. Any chance you would be willing to share the location? I am in the county just north of Tampa
The owner cannot see any customers for a couple of weeks. Can you ask me again at the end of November? Thanks for understanding and for watching!
@@mohawkgarage thanks for taking the time to reply. I'll get with you later
@@mikemorgan2934 Sounds good, thanks!
I believe the truck / bus at 23:50 is a Mack from the 30s or 40s. Some of these were actually chain drive.
Chain drives are soooo cool. I've seen a few over the years. Thanks for watching!
Is this IN the city or out in the county?
It's out in the county. Thanks for watching!
That green car is a dart
It sure is! I bought it and I've been making videos of the rebuild process! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Favorite pass time walking through a car graveyard.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching!
What is the owners information. I would love to but that golf cart at 5:47
The owner's email address is at the end of this video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
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I've seen that place but I had no idea the extent of what was back there. I never made it beyond the extended can fire truck. Thanks for posting
I did the same ting initially. I must have driven by it 10 times without stopping. I finally got the nerve to drive back to the owner's house. Nicest guy ever. Old Navy veteran and lifelong car guy. Thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage very cool. Thanks again for sharing
Polk or Pasco County???
@@johnpappalardo4088 I'm not exactly sure. If I were to guess, I'd say it's in Balm. I've not lived i the area for long. It's right off of 301.
@@mohawkgarage you showed a car in this video I need parts from. Can you let me know where to find this place. Please
WTF? lead in shows an Australian Falcon coupe (1972 XA GT by the look of it) And you don't show it in your video? That aside @2:22 I'd love to see that resto mod/rat rodded! Then @8:13 is that a Powell Sport Pickup? if so def worth saving.
The follow-up video shows the complete cars. Sadly, many of the cars in the video are no longer there, as the property has been getting cleared out. Thanks for watching and commenting!
If you smell cucumbers don't move to fast.😂
I have absolutely no idea what that means! lol
I just Googled it! That's crazy!
@@mohawkgarage copperheads smell like cucumbers if your in woods or old buildings and smell that grab a stick.😂
@@richardrogers156 I sure will! Thank you for watching!
Wow, quick reply to my post, thanks. I just subscribed to your channel. I've got a question, the lead in still on this vid is an interesting looking Torino. Do you have a video with that car? I love these old mid size vehicles. Thanks again for the quick response.
It's a 1971 Torino GT. I've been editing video of that car and several others. I should have it done soon. Thanks for the kind words!
Cool video thanks!
Yeah me too! I’m curious to see this Torino! Looks like someone slapped on Shelby Mustang scoops! Would be great to see this car. Is it in this video? I scanned through and didn’t see it? Thanks!
@@phw340 I was running out of time in this video, so the Torino and the cars in the barns are in the third video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mohawkgarage thanks! Will check it out!
Double stacked with trees growing through everything.
What else is there??..
I have several other videos of the junkyard. One features what's in the trailers, and another shows the barn cars. I hope you can watch them all! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mohawkgarage Will doo
Great video. Sure would like to no were mr bobs junk yard is. I live about an hour from tampa and would like to go buy some things. Thank you
Thank you, Jim! Here's the link to the most recent video, which contains the contact information. Have a great day! th-cam.com/video/5iA13F5H0MU/w-d-xo.html
Where is the red car from the thumbnail
Watch the next video in the series. It's in there! This video was running long, so I put several cars in the next one. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Where is the car that’s on the thumbnail
It and all of the 'barn' cars will be in the next video. I am working on it now. Thanks for watching!
Very cool stuff..watching from queensland Australia
Excellent! Thank you for watching!
Me too 🤗
@@Buggyboy3 Excellent, thank you!
if ther is no wey to restore any of the vehicle why they do not scrap it
Parts have been sold off of the cars for decades. Now, the buyers are becoming fewer and fewer. New homes are springing up everywhere. This is what is left. The owner is now too old to run the property.. Thanks for watching!
man i wish all of nature was like this
It's a very cool place to explore. Thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage well thanks to you for battling it out with those snakes - if europe were like that i wouldn't dare straying through nature.
@@kai990 It won't be the last time I venture into the wild! Have a great day!
Someone should save that XA/XB falcon in the thumbnail
I love that car! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Fargo truck? and a Rambler Lark?
I'm not sure about the truck, but I agree, the other one is probably a Lark. Thanks for watching!
yoo man where is this? really cool find
Im glad you enjoyed it! The third video in the series has contact information for the owner. Thank you for watching and commenting!
What might be the name of this yard? I live a couple of hours away, and I would be interested in checking the place out.
I've never seen an actual name anywhere. I just know that Bob owns it. Thanks for watching!
Can the trucks be had? There looks like a 88 to 92 F150 an also a 58 pick-up.
The trucks are absolutely for sale. I didn't look very closely at the 1958, but I can check it out more closely the next time I'm there. Thanks for watching!
So where was the car on the thumb nail.
It looked like a Aussie Ford coupe. It would be worth a lot of money down under
It's in the next video. I was running long, so I put all the complete cars in one video. Thanks for watching!
Man while in Tampa going south on 301 you'll come into riverview. On the south end of town there is a road called Rhodine Rd.if you turn left there and go about 3-4 miles on your left was an old junkyard called can -am auto salvage. Well ,, there was when I grew up about 4 miles on east from it. I wonder if it is still out there . They had great inventory
I'll check it out! Thank you so much for the info!
Well, I checked it out. I found the road it was on. I asked a man who lived in a house right off the road about it. He said it had been totally gone for about 10 years. I drove to the back, and it is totally gone. There's not a bumper, a pile or anything whatsoever. That's why I'm trying to document these places. They are disappearing every day.
I looked on Google Earth and seems to not be there anymore. New housing developments are all thats there now.
@@ksavage681 It's sad, but you're absolutely right. I have video of it. It's just an alley between two neighborhoods now.
No, John died 15 or so years ago. His brother took it over and sold everything. I liked John . Cancer just ate him up.
could you share an address im in tampa would love to salvage the ladder truck
The junkyard has been gone for almost a year. There is nothing left. Whatever was not sold was scrapped. It's now an open field. Sad, but true. Thanks for watching and commenting!
The shovel you dont have to hit them with it but you put it down in front of them lol that's how we use them on rattles up here in Canada
I was wrong about the copperheads. The owner had told me to watch out for water moccasins. Also, I didn't realize until we used the drone that we were pretty far from the swamp. The gators and water moccasins tend to stay close to the water. I'm fine with letting them have their space! Thanks for watching!
That's not a hook on the roof of that wagon
That's a bumper from another car😂
You're probably right! lol
Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@mohawkgarage dude I'm just happy that you didn't rush through that place you took your time and you want around and you looked at everything that was super cool please make more like this
@@joethompson5673 Absolutely! I think of these videos as a snap shot in time. Many of the things in the video are already gone. It's sad, but the video is all we have now. Thanks for watching and commenting!
That old cars that you don't know what it is is a 37 Plymouth I believe
Excellent! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Where is this junk yard / trailer park exactly located
It's off of Bill Tucker Road, which is off of 301. Just stop at the office and ask for Don.
Do you recall ever seeing a 67 Mercury Cougar in your travels? I had a neighbor that had a shared driveway with his next door neighbor. The one guy bought a first year Mustang convertible and the neighbor eventually bought a 67 Cougar convertible. In this case, the Trews were keeping up with the Meyers. Eventually, Mr. Meyers bought a gorgeous green 70 Pontiac Bonneville convertible with the biggest engine offered
I saw a 67-ish Cougar in a video by Vice Grip Garage yesterday. I think he called the video Behind The Scenes. That's the only one I've seen recently. Cool cars. Thanks for watching!
@@mohawkgarage They messed up the styling starting in 68. The taillights on the 67 bulged outward and starting in 68 they bulged inward. With the (problematic) hidden headlights I think there may have been a choice between pneumatic and hydraulic but don't hold your breath you are too young to have issues. Wait till your 61 like me! My first car was a 66 Pontiac Gran Prix with the 389. Got some speed but the brakes were useless. About 26 days after I bought it I used a wall and a tree to stop it (bad tires after a rain). I really didn't have it long enough to form an opinion. My mechanic and my neighbor both said they were temperamental when cold. They both were right. Now as far as those copperheads go, I wear some high cowboy boots> Living in cattle country I think there is something you can wear on the bottom of your pant legs. I couldn't get out this summer but I have a 61 year old German Walther P38 to make me (feel) safe!
@@markg2842 That 389 is legendary! Sorry yours got crashed. I think lots of them met their demise that way!
There are No copperheads in central fla only in very north fla
I discovered that in the next video. Water moccasins! lol
Thanks for watching!
Did you verify if the place is actually up for sale
Yes. The owner told me several years ago that it was being sold. Neighborhoods are springing up all around it. It's just a matter of time. I hope they can make lots of money. Thanks for watching!
I live about 30 minutes away from the Oregon District in Dayton Ohio !!! 👍
I lived in Dayton for 18 years! Thanks for watching!
Southeastern diamond back rattle snake is a tad curious of people
I was pretty nervous in those overgrown areas! Lots of mean critters in there!
Man... I just subscribed to your channel, totally diggin your content ! I am here to stay!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate that!
@@mohawkgarage no problem. I live in Western Pennsylvania and there are tons of abandoned boneyards here, I wish I had the time to vlog them.
@@brentonmcclean3647 Me, too! lol
55 or 56 Mercury Montclair. My uncle owned a red and black one. Oregon district is in Dayton. That's where I'm from. Went to Wilbur Wright High School. I think the fire truck older maybe an American LaFrance Ladder Truck. If that was a 1970 T 37 Lemans that was a plain Jane high performance car.
I remember all of those vehicles! Thanks for watching!
Hideki is inspiring Good in the treasure yard = 3
Thanks for watching!
The red Ford pickup is I believe a 54. 53 was a flathead and 55 had a wrap around windshield
54 was first year of ohv v8 engines
I'd love to have my 51 again! Thanks for watching!
Was hoping to see the red car that was on the initial thumbnail.
It's in a later video, along with the barn cars. This video was running long, so I made another one. Thank you for watching and commenting!
There is or at least there was a property in Plantation Acres Plantation Fl. that was like this.I did residential home construction in there. The owner of the property was eccentric and had like 30 cars on the property...mostly in the back yard. Under the roof in the circular driveway was a mid 1920s Willys Knight large sedan motor car....with boxes caving in the canvas roof...and the car was filled with boxes and trash. Car still looked in decent shape. He also had a 1965 Olds F85 next to the barn under a roof as well...same thing...boxes on the roof and in the car. The city made him clean up the property. Not sure what became of all the vehicles there. Oddly enough...he drove a mid 90s T-bird. I did approach the resistance one time and the wife?? I believe answered the door and I asked if the Willys Knight was for sale and she did ask the gentleman and it was $9k in 2004 or 2005.
There is hidden treasure all over. Luckily with personal drone tech today...it's easier to search suspect area's of interest.
I totally agree. Technology is helping us find these cool collections. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Was your Dad Dr Darrel Roberts, the pinstriper??
No, wrong guy. Sorry! Thanks for watching and commenting, though!
Where at?? I have ppl in my fire groups who may wanna try and salvage some of those trucks or the parts on them. The Fed siren is worth money and they wanna try an restore it.
At the moment, the owner is unable to help customers. Can you check back with me in a couple of weeks? I'll let him know you are interested. Thanks for watching!
I'm sure that this is enough there to try an save. Like I said somebody is going to want that siren and its mount. That Chevy can be saved, the cab from maybe both LaFrances or at least the red one. That Ladder still might be able to be saved but if not there are parts on it that ppl who restoring another fire truck might be able to use. Both the siren and Mars Light on that Ladder can be restored. They are worth something.
I would ask that you not say anything about any value to any of that old equipment because he may think that he has a gold mine and may Jack the value up and the ppl who may wanna try an restore it won't pay a gold mine price and all of that good equipment will end like every thing else there and just rot away needlessly.
@@TimSmith-uc4pk I understand. I'm not involved in that aspect of his life. He's a fair man. Have a great weekend!
@@TimSmith-uc4pk It sure is beautiful to see in person. Have a great day!