I am a model car builder, and am currently working on a large junkyard diorama. What you show here will live on in the diorama that I'm constructing, with much of the same type of horticulture. This video is quite inspiring and a great asset to me. I'm truly appreciative to still have it available some 13 years after it was posted.
I am not American but I do think you Americans made some of the greatest looking cars to have ever existed between the 1920s to the 1970s. That's why it is hard to sit and see these old gems rotting away like that. Almost sad really!
The owner could sell those old wrecks off and never have to work another day. That Hudson, in particular, is worth a mint. Great vid... thanks for sharing!
Lol, its just a pile of junk. Only crusher worthy. The elements rain and snow, and some stripping have destroyed them. All together final cash total, maybe 6, 8 thousand, maybe less..
I agree. These cars once meant something to someone. The people who owned these cars decades ago might have fond memories of road trips, first cars, and cherished moments never to be forgotten. These old cars were once a part of someone's life. Now they just sit there, never to be driven again, never to even be seen by those to whom they meant so much. They'll only live on in their memory.
In high school 1980 I got a 1966 galaxy with a 289 hi-po with a 9" rear end a 4 speed for 750 bucks.I had the fastest car in the parking lot after a new cam and holley carb with what we called cheater slicks.I blew it up 2 years later and sold it for 1500 and the block had a hole in it.I miss that beast and my 8 track player Jensen 6X9's with a power booster lol.I have a 2003 cobra now that would smoke that galaxy.But you can't beat the sound of a cammed push rod V8 with glass packs!!!
I'm in Montreal Canada, where salty roads make cars rust away within 8 years. Makes me nostalgique to see see those cars just laying there and rusting in time!!! Could of find owners for a few 100 bucks back then!!!
Two miles from my house there's a 5 acre plot loaded with UK cars from the 30s, to the 70s. They too are just rotting away, covered in brambles and scrub. The two barns on the property contain classic Rileys, Wolesleys, Rovers, Talbots and MGs. The man who owns them, won't sell one bloody part... Thanks for posting, I saw a 1967 Cuda, and a 61 Impala in there, the man should be arrested, it's a f**king CRIMINAL waste..............
Wow, I awesome to see. My father in-law had an auto salvage yard here in SW Maine. He passed away several years ago. He save saved some hood emblems, and quarter panal marques. I found them cleaning his garage. I painted a board up and mounted them on the board. Ahhh....I wish it was still here. We cleaned up the land, as my mother in-law had no one else to carry on the JY. ( I had a full time job at the time). Thanks for the vid. JF Maine
Alot of those cars can be saved or stripped for parts even though these cars are from Michigan. There is a lot of top dollars parts in there too. That junk yard should be stripped, part out, and rest of the metal scrap which will make so much profit of the metal itself,lol.
I love the care from about 1955 through the end of the '60s. This video is interesting because it shows so many, but it breaks my heart to see the condition they're in.
Note the defiantly shiny chrome on the mid-range '57 Studebaker at 2:32Think about it: Every one of those derelicts once was the bright, shiny apple of someone's eye when they wheeled it into the driveway for the first time while admiring neighbors looked on. Every one of them held someone's hopes and dreams. Where are those owners now?
To me it looks like the case of an inheritance and potential treasure trove that whoever has it now is too overwhelmed with lack of time or lack of knowledge to really know what to do with it. So it just sits rusting away.
Whenever I see things like this it hits close to home. I used to work at a junkyard and all that was in there was 30's-80's cars and most were restorable... I used to take lunch and just walk through staring at the history.....
As a professional mechanic (long since re-named an Auto Technician) for some 25 years, I'd say I know what I'm talking about. Yes I've owned a pair of Muscle cars, a 70 Mustang W/built motor, 82 TransAm, stock. Not great muscle cars but I got the idea. Granted one can build/reconfigure a 1970 suspension & brakes but then it ceases to be a 70 Mustang & turns into some weird new/old hybrid. I would put a stock 08 GT500 up against most anything old that has been "re-worked".
@@mariarusso1155 Hey there Maria...Minnesota?, so just how much snow on the ground you got? Sure, we can do a modern-day pen pal thing I suppose...love your PIX..assuming it is actually yourself...so many just use whatever PIX just to attract attention, no matter really. Wanna talk cars, or , I'm all ears.
@@AndieBlack13 Thanks for loving my pic Ricardo, sorry you’re mistakenly comparing me to other people, because I’m not what you thinking. We can talk to know each other more if you don’t mind. I’m real and not here to play games with anyone please that’s not how I was raised by my parents do you understand me please.
@@mariarusso1155 Hi Maria...sorry it took this long to respond, I was actually trying to take in all that you said...the cynic in me can easily get in the way...of our humanity...all those ethereal qualities we really don't understand too well...ya know, compassion, trust, empathy etc. etc. So watcha doing lately? As for myself, I'm a retired long time mechanic...an American living in Argentina now...the American dollar goes a long long way down here. It's the middle of summer right now, throngs of people hiking down our street making for the beach, some eight ten blocks away...all the umbrellas, coolers, beach-towels...doggies. If you ever wanted to go on a long-distance vacation, perhaps down here is a "best kept secret". I've been to the caribbean ...granted the water isn't quite as warm, but there are a bazillion people here, look up Mar del Plata, Argentina. The city doubles in population this time of the year...then "goes to sleep" during the cold weather.
Having watched my Dad and uncles rebuild and do engine swaps on everything from Corvettes to Jeeps, this is painful to watch. But it is comforting to know that some of these cars will get the attention they deserve and be restored.
I would bring a 6 pack of beer, and spend the day gawking at all of this, wondering, who was the first owner of these magnificent vehicles, and who was the last owner, just ponderous! Why would a junkyard be permanently closed? Seems stupid to me?! Anyway, an interesting video, fascinating.
the more I see the more pissed off I get!!!!! What are these kind of people thinking ? Is it hoarding to the Max !!! Having them and not taking care of them is a crime !
As with many old salvage yards, the owners have since died & the families do not have a clue, what to do with them. Nowadays, although parting out sounds like a reasonable plan, when you consider the environmental impact that just sitting there causes, I can see why some families are resistant to do anything!
"Enjoy the pics, places like this just don't exist". Well, yes they do by this account. There are many of these places that may only be seen by air and or word of mouth. My brother would travel from Fl to PA and back twice a year for 20 years or so to the Hershey and Carlisle swap meets. He would stop on the way to and from at places just like this one only spread out throughout the southern states. I took many pictures also of some of those yards as I traveled with him once. Something very tranquil yet very disturbing about the metallic carnage. Trees growing through engine bays, cars literally rusting right back into the Earth, and most will never ever hear the voices of owners ever again. Quite fitting that this yard is in Michigan I guess. Thanks for taking the time to photo and post these, very poignant.
I had the pleasure of talking with Irv a few years back. He told me how he started picking up and bringing cars home he saw out in fields and yards on his way home from work in Lansing. What a guy. I wish I could have spent more time talking with him and I hope he is doing ok. I asked him if he would allow camping out in his fields but believe it or not that far out away from cities he was still having security issues. His son has it under control. And yes all are for sale money talks bs walks and posts on ut. I also was allowed to take the tour, I laughed but understood when he told me no smoking, no tools and no kids.
You do know that some major German brands are made in USA and most of the parts are made in China. If they are assembled in Germany still most of the parts are made in China.. In Cuba, I heard they used to use tuna fish cans to replace old pistons. Haha
German junk? Most of these cars date from the 1950s to the 1960s. Except for the VW Beetle, German cars were virtually non-existent back then in the US market.
The reason places like this are getting rare is because the old guys who own them are starting to die off and their families would rather call in the crusher than try to sell each car or parts. The high prices of scrap metal aren't helping this either. Another reason is some counties are getting super aggressive with their beautification and cleanup bylaws. I know of several people here in Alberta who've been forced to sell, remove or otherwise crush their (neatly parked in rows) project car collections due to bylaw enforcement. It sucks but that's the direction we're heading in.
Awesome pictures, thanks for posting them. I always say... better lost and forgotten than crushed and turned into a Civic! At least if they're lost, there's still a chance!
My friend, Jim MacSorley has owned over 4,000 cars and feels the same way!!! Restore them!!!! He has purchased "new" parts for every car out there - now, in his 60's he's attempting to inventory his 50 years of purchases, he has it all He lives in LA and can sell you any part you ever thought of in any car ever made!!! Our auto heritage is in those woods!! Maybe a group effort like the "Nature Conservantcy" but the "Car Conservantcy" and lots of people spend the next 10 year fixing them!!!
"yes" you are a wise man, and i share your love for old cars , and like me , just the chance to have a walk around a place like this ! ! ! well what can i say , it gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing right up, , places like this are a shrine to us ,," who are we" lovers of history "cars " or are we "artist"s and we do not know yet,,,,,,,,,,," you know who you are", you are just like me, love you , mark
Beautiful. There is very little plastic on these cars...so the components will return to the earth and the cycle will continue. Love the Michigan woods.
* Such a shame to see so much American Iron left to rot ! And think of all the personal memories each one held. Left to disappear like tears in the rain !
'51 Lincolns had f/head V8's. Engine was unique to Lincoln and F-8 series Ford trucks 1949-51. Prone to have cracks across the valve seats rendering the engine blocks junk. I believe the subject Cosmopolitan is a '49. Lotsa better cars that are far easier to restore.
PartingOut is a site where these cars need to be posted as a whole and let all us car lovers request the parts off of them. People who have these cars get tired of looking, confirming & sending pictures to buyers who never follow through. Make an offer that states who, where and what along with a price that you are willing to pay and then we can help you. That is how buyers and sellers deal on PartingOut. I personally have several thousand cars and over 500 pre1980s cars that are parts cars.
That 52 or 53 Hudson at 2:55 is ultra cool..... When you go to find a part or a body panel for a restoration project, you'll see how valuable what you're looking at really are....
Wow that place is special. Most people see junk but I see treasures even though there is no way to restore any of them cars. Still very cool to see them
This junkyard is housing a gold mind worth of vintage automobiles that should be restored. Unfortunately the ravages of time will raise them from existence. From what is visible in this video it appears that there is a potential half a million dollars in restorable cars.
Back in the day people didn't really give a shit about these cars as much as we do today because we now view them as a rare classics, but back then they were just everyday cars of that era. Really sad...
it's crazy. these cars that have became a part of past American life are just rusting away..my grandmother told me she remembers being in the back seat of a brand new '57 Chevy when she was little. how much you wanna bet it ended up like this? it's a shame we cant save 'em all, but atleast some are saved. I love going to car-shows and seeing them as they were when new.
this place aint a junkyard, its a treasure chest full of priceless gems that are now, thanks to the owner of the property, undrivable and rotting away in the forests of michigan, when i move there i am going to find the place and not leave until the 69 chevelle from 0:55 is in my posession
UGH! It pains me to see such BEAUTIFUL machines just sit there and rot away! What I wouldn't give to get a hold of each one of those and bring them back to life!
The chrome off that Edsel at 2:40 would be worth something, along with those Barracuda rear windows. Hemings Motor News would pay/make a fortune for & off this place!
It is heartbreaking to see these cars in this condition. But there are still parts that can be salvaged. Hard to believe all the glass that has survived in these cars
How can you wown the property knowing that you have all those cars in there and not do anything?! If i owned that i would have one hell of a restoration project! Love it
So sad, so many great cars rusting away! I saw the '56 chevy with the 1959 plate on it, that car was nearly new when it was left to rust away! I own a '56 and that part was real sad....
Was just there today, new owners....bad news, about 80% of these cars are gone.....scrapped.....get in there while you can, at least 10 cars went out flattened on trucks while I was there. One was a 71 Chevelle 69 LeMans, and a 70 Torino GT. Goddamn Obama-recycle mentality.
I can somewhat understand people like this who just keep these cars around and not even sell them. In the end, it's their cars, not the community's cars and they can do whatever they want with em.
I live in Michigan and restore old cars. Lots of good parts sitting there, but the cars are for the most part, too far gone to restore. Michigan uses tons of salt on the roads in the winter, so they were rusty when they were parked. Then they keep on rotting. Most of these cars will fall apart if moved. Personal experience has taught me that.
The car lovers over the US could band together, take charity offerings; create a "non-profit?" or something - and take turns fixing what's in the woods!!! A heritage museum outside!!! I would give money to such an endeavor!!! all of us love those years and the cars that took us everywhere!
@ Ricky - Aloha friend, at 1;36 is a Barracuda from 64-66. The V badge was 65-66 as they were the only ones where the 273 was offered. Most of them were stripped from the wussy 225 S-6 and swapped with 413 (early hemi) and were brilliant drag cars. I had 3 running junkers, a 62 Power wagon with a 413, and about 2 months spare with more stolen tools than I could use, but I had me a relic drag dogfish Barracuda for a bit Cheap and EZ work even or the novice builder -
I hate those old guys who hang onto this stuff saying its not for sale. Just to watch it rot away into rust. What a shame. I would love some of those cars. Wait too long though and it's too late.
I love old cars. I love going to car shows. But, like I said, there are plenty of examples still around. There are restorables in peoples' garages around the country that you can get for a good price. The ones in the junkyard are, well, they're junk. I say: go through, salvage working/good parts and scrap the stuff that doesn't work.
This reminds me of an old junkyard near Durand Michigan, actually on your way out of Byron right off of Durand Road. Some great old wrecks in those photos. Did anyone else notice the Edsel?
Still some very useful parts in there, someone with a few weekends could make thousands from the chrome alone ,not to mention all the glass that somehow doesn't have bullet holes in it,,,GREAT FIND FOR A PICKER!!!
this is michigan folks. these cars were rusted out when they were brought to this yard. theres not enough frame left to even winch one on a trailer. the only good parts are trim and glass.
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And to think, each one of these, at one time, was sitting in a dealer's showroom, gleaming and mint condition and with that "new car" smell inside...
I am a model car builder, and am currently working on a large junkyard diorama. What you show here will live on in the diorama that I'm constructing, with much of the same type of horticulture. This video is quite inspiring and a great asset to me. I'm truly appreciative to still have it available some 13 years after it was posted.
I am not American but I do think you Americans made some of the greatest looking cars to have ever existed between the 1920s to the 1970s. That's why it is hard to sit and see these old gems rotting away like that. Almost sad really!
The owner could sell those old wrecks off and never have to work another day. That Hudson, in particular, is worth a mint.
Great vid... thanks for sharing!
+Redoubt South i love these when other people know where they are atbut no share 'll take th e corvair when and if.
Lol, its just a pile of junk. Only crusher worthy. The elements rain and snow, and some stripping have destroyed them. All together final cash total, maybe 6, 8 thousand, maybe less..
Who would have known, those cars were once rolled off the showroom floor. So many stories in that place, too bad :(
I'm sure that every vehicle there has its own story.
If only they could talk ...
JIMMY HOFFA ...
I agree. These cars once meant something to someone. The people who owned these cars decades ago might have fond memories of road trips, first cars, and cherished moments never to be forgotten. These old cars were once a part of someone's life. Now they just sit there, never to be driven again, never to even be seen by those to whom they meant so much. They'll only live on in their memory.
It really is sad to see something like that.
That's one of the greatest junkyards I've seen on you tube. Great presentation. Thanks for taking the time to make the video!
Thx for yhe update. I haven't been back by there in a long time. It's good to know that someone is maybe saving some of these cars.
xcape455 i would really like to know where exactly that is i am really into old cars
Chester the squirrel it's about 15 minutes north of sylvania ohio.
Chester the squirrel
That's what I'm saying
In high school 1980 I got a 1966 galaxy with a 289 hi-po with a 9" rear end a 4 speed for 750 bucks.I had the fastest car in the parking lot after a new cam and holley carb with what we called cheater slicks.I blew it up 2 years later and sold it for 1500 and the block had a hole in it.I miss that beast and my 8 track player Jensen 6X9's with a power booster lol.I have a 2003 cobra now that would smoke that galaxy.But you can't beat the sound of a cammed push rod V8 with glass packs!!!
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hope this will remain "forgotten" by the metal hunters and saved by cars lovers
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@asteinmann where was this?
I'm in Montreal Canada, where salty roads make cars rust away within 8 years. Makes me nostalgique to see see those cars just laying there and rusting in time!!! Could of find owners for a few 100 bucks back then!!!
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Two miles from my house there's a 5 acre plot loaded with UK cars from the 30s, to the 70s. They too are just rotting away, covered in brambles and scrub. The two barns on the property contain classic Rileys, Wolesleys, Rovers, Talbots and MGs. The man who owns them, won't sell one bloody part...
Thanks for posting, I saw a 1967 Cuda, and a 61 Impala in there, the man should be arrested, it's a f**king CRIMINAL waste..............
I had a 64 cuda. Black with gold stripe down the middle. Had an automatic with shifter on floor. Not pushbutton, miss that car. real headturner
Wow, I awesome to see. My father in-law had an auto salvage yard here in SW Maine. He passed away several years ago. He save saved some hood emblems, and quarter panal marques. I found them cleaning his garage. I painted a board up and mounted them on the board. Ahhh....I wish it was still here. We cleaned up the land, as my mother in-law had no one else to carry on the JY. ( I had a full time job at the time).
Thanks for the vid. JF Maine
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As that kid says to Toad in American Grafitti - "What a waste of machinery!"
Alot of those cars can be saved or stripped for parts even though these cars are from Michigan. There is a lot of top dollars parts in there too. That junk yard should be stripped, part out, and rest of the metal scrap which will make so much profit of the metal itself,lol.
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Lots of great hard to find parts just going to waste. What a shame.
I love the care from about 1955 through the end of the '60s. This video is interesting because it shows so many, but it breaks my heart to see the condition they're in.
Oops! That was supposed to be: I love the CARS from about 1955....
Note the defiantly shiny chrome on the mid-range '57 Studebaker at 2:32Think about it: Every one of those derelicts once was the bright, shiny apple of someone's eye when they wheeled it into the driveway for the first time while admiring neighbors looked on. Every one of them held someone's hopes and dreams.
Where are those owners now?
The man that let you see these beautiful cars must be GOD, and that is HEAVAN,..
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To me it looks like the case of an inheritance and potential treasure trove that whoever has it now is too overwhelmed with lack of time or lack of knowledge to really know what to do with it. So it just sits rusting away.
Whenever I see things like this it hits close to home. I used to work at a junkyard and all that was in there was 30's-80's cars and most were restorable... I used to take lunch and just walk through staring at the history.....
I've seen late 90's vehicles with more rust, this is a museum
As a professional mechanic (long since re-named an Auto Technician) for some 25 years, I'd say I know what I'm talking about. Yes I've owned a pair of Muscle cars, a 70 Mustang W/built motor, 82 TransAm, stock. Not great muscle cars but I got the idea. Granted one can build/reconfigure a 1970 suspension & brakes but then it ceases to be a 70 Mustang & turns into some weird new/old hybrid. I would put a stock 08 GT500 up against most anything old that has been "re-worked".
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@@mariarusso1155 Hey there Maria...Minnesota?, so just how much snow on the ground you got?
Sure, we can do a modern-day pen pal thing I suppose...love your PIX..assuming it is actually yourself...so many just use whatever PIX just to attract attention, no matter really. Wanna talk cars, or , I'm all ears.
@@AndieBlack13 Thanks for loving my pic Ricardo, sorry you’re mistakenly comparing me to other people, because I’m not what you thinking.
We can talk to know each other more if you don’t mind. I’m real and not here to play games with anyone please that’s not how I was raised by my parents do you understand me please.
@@mariarusso1155 Hi Maria...sorry it took this long to respond, I was actually trying to take in all that you said...the cynic in me can easily get in the way...of our humanity...all those ethereal qualities we really don't understand too well...ya know, compassion, trust, empathy etc. etc.
So watcha doing lately?
As for myself, I'm a retired long time mechanic...an American living in Argentina now...the American dollar goes a long long way down here. It's the middle of summer right now, throngs of people hiking down our street making for the beach, some eight ten blocks away...all the umbrellas, coolers, beach-towels...doggies.
If you ever wanted to go on a long-distance vacation, perhaps down here is a "best kept secret". I've been to the caribbean ...granted the water isn't quite as warm, but there are a bazillion people here, look up Mar del Plata, Argentina. The city doubles in population this time of the year...then "goes to sleep" during the cold weather.
@@AndieBlack13 Thanks for writing me back. I hope we can be friends from here?
Judging by the size of most of the trees, this j/y was closed around 1984.
Having watched my Dad and uncles rebuild and do engine swaps on everything from Corvettes to Jeeps, this is painful to watch. But it is comforting to know that some of these cars will get the attention they deserve and be restored.
I would bring a 6 pack of beer, and spend the day gawking at all of this, wondering, who was the first owner of these magnificent vehicles, and who was the last owner, just ponderous! Why would a junkyard be permanently closed? Seems stupid to me?! Anyway, an interesting video, fascinating.
the more I see the more pissed off I get!!!!! What are these kind of people thinking ? Is it hoarding to the Max !!! Having them and not taking care of them is a crime !
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we can build spaceships from those
yeah, and drive to mars.
totally
That's a good idea how does 10,000 a year sound to get started
Well, there is one car in the space)
As with many old salvage yards, the owners have since died & the families do not have a clue, what to do with them. Nowadays, although parting out sounds like a reasonable plan, when you consider the environmental impact that just sitting there causes, I can see why some families are resistant to do anything!
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where in Michigan is this at? id like to get a hold of the owner?
"Enjoy the pics, places like this just don't exist". Well, yes they do by this account. There are many of these places that may only be seen by air and or word of mouth. My brother would travel from Fl to PA and back twice a year for 20 years or so to the Hershey and Carlisle swap meets. He would stop on the way to and from at places just like this one only spread out throughout the southern states. I took many pictures also of some of those yards as I traveled with him once. Something very tranquil yet very disturbing about the metallic carnage. Trees growing through engine bays, cars literally rusting right back into the Earth, and most will never ever hear the voices of owners ever again. Quite fitting that this yard is in Michigan I guess.
Thanks for taking the time to photo and post these, very poignant.
roadkill be like MINT
I bet they'd love it there
alot of michigan history in that one spot
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I can hear the owners now ....well were going to fix them up and sell'em for big money one day ...better hurry there turning to dirt .
Thanks for your hard work to make this video.
It's sad to see them like that. Hope with help, someone can bring them out or to life again.
I Love 1965 Pontiac B-body ever since a was kid and to see that Catalina (2:26) kind of upset me >:/
AND A FREAKIN CHARGER!! 3:51
I had the pleasure of talking with Irv a few years back. He told me how he started picking up and bringing cars home he saw out in fields and yards on his way home from work in Lansing. What a guy. I wish I could have spent more time talking with him and I hope he is doing ok. I asked him if he would allow camping out in his fields but believe it or not that far out away from cities he was still having security issues. His son has it under control. And yes all are for sale money talks bs walks and posts on ut. I also was allowed to take the tour, I laughed but understood when he told me no smoking, no tools and no kids.
Location please
None of them are made in China, that's why they are still around.
Non of them are made in germany. That's why they are not still working.
You do know that some major German brands are made in USA and most of the parts are made in China.
If they are assembled in Germany still most of the parts are made in China..
In Cuba, I heard they used to use tuna fish cans to replace old pistons. Haha
London Averill I am pretty sure the VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE at 2:06 was made in Germany smartguy.
Sunfadedlovejaded heh Charley da Tuna says watch it
German junk? Most of these cars date from the 1950s to the 1960s. Except for the VW Beetle, German cars were virtually non-existent back then in the US market.
I love places like this, its like a treasure hunt ! But also sad to see these beautiful cars knowing some are / will be to far to salvage ! 😥
There is a junkyard like that on us 23 between Ann Arbor and ohio
Amazing!!! it's like an old car show that the people just disappeared from. What a piece of history!! Should be a museum!!! What a waste of beauty !!
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The reason places like this are getting rare is because the old guys who own them are starting to die off and their families would rather call in the crusher than try to sell each car or parts. The high prices of scrap metal aren't helping this either. Another reason is some counties are getting super aggressive with their beautification and cleanup bylaws. I know of several people here in Alberta who've been forced to sell, remove or otherwise crush their (neatly parked in rows) project car collections due to bylaw enforcement. It sucks but that's the direction we're heading in.
American Auto History wasting away!
This junkyard looks like the one you can see from the highway when the leaves are off the trees just south of Harrison Mi.
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I would save ALL the mustangs
Me to leave all the Chevys to rot
+kiddatplayz Me too and I seen a couple of Galaxie's to that should be saved aswell
+Ashton Herren
hi, can i know why most Americans or people hate Chevys?
+Mark7com because they are shit boxes.
gross
Awesome pictures, thanks for posting them. I always say... better lost and forgotten than crushed and turned into a Civic! At least if they're lost, there's still a chance!
My friend, Jim MacSorley has owned over 4,000 cars and feels the same way!!! Restore them!!!! He has purchased "new" parts for every car out there - now, in his 60's he's attempting to inventory his 50 years of purchases, he has it all He lives in LA and can sell you any part you ever thought of in any car ever made!!! Our auto heritage is in those woods!! Maybe a group effort like the "Nature Conservantcy" but the "Car Conservantcy" and lots of people spend the next 10 year fixing them!!!
This could be a gold mine of old parts, original stuff from old cars
"yes" you are a wise man, and i share your love for old cars , and like me , just the chance to have a walk around a place like this ! ! ! well what can i say , it gets the hairs on the back of my neck standing right up, , places like this are a shrine to us ,," who are we" lovers of history "cars " or are we "artist"s and we do not know yet,,,,,,,,,,," you know who you are", you are just like me, love you , mark
on my way with 4 trucks! just amazing cars, why has nobody taken them?
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Beautiful. There is very little plastic on these cars...so the components will return to the earth and the cycle will continue. Love the Michigan woods.
* Such a shame to see so much American Iron left to rot ! And think of all the personal memories each one held. Left to disappear like tears in the rain !
'51 Lincolns had f/head V8's. Engine was unique to Lincoln and F-8 series Ford trucks 1949-51. Prone to have cracks across the valve seats rendering the engine blocks junk. I believe the subject Cosmopolitan is a '49. Lotsa better cars that are far easier to restore.
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PartingOut is a site where these cars need to be posted as a whole and let all us car lovers request the parts off of them. People who have these cars get tired of looking, confirming & sending pictures to buyers who never follow through. Make an offer that states who, where and what along with a price that you are willing to pay and then we can help you. That is how buyers and sellers deal on PartingOut. I personally have several thousand cars and over 500 pre1980s cars that are parts cars.
I wonder how many are there because of a wreck where someone died?
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My mouth is dry and my eyes are full of tears. So sad to see so many beautiful and rare machines rotting away.
That 52 or 53 Hudson at 2:55 is ultra cool.....
When you go to find a part or a body panel for a restoration project, you'll see how valuable what you're looking at really are....
Nice vid but sad as well. Saw a lot of classics. Thanks for the post!
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Plenty of great projects there.....
I would love to have the money to gather a bunch of old forgotton beautys and restore them.
Great video!
Wow that place is special. Most people see junk but I see treasures even though there is no way to restore any of them cars. Still very cool to see them
0:51,red 63 Impala convertible.My brother bought one identical to this one new back in 63.A beautiful car.
This junkyard is housing a gold mind worth of vintage automobiles that should be restored. Unfortunately the ravages of time will raise them from existence. From what is visible in this video it appears that there is a potential half a million dollars in restorable cars.
Oh man those cars look like there hurting big time ! Thanks for taking the time to post this .
Pretty nice to look at. thanks to the owner to allow the footage for many to enjoy. Lot of history there...and from Michigan. cool
To the owner of the 67' Ford you left your lights on......, your hood. Ha, Thanks for the tour Xcape, I miss seeing cars with charachter.
Back in the day people didn't really give a shit about these cars as much as we do today because we now view them as a rare classics, but back then they were just everyday cars of that era.
Really sad...
this makes my tear up a little cuz they all were/are very good cars
it's crazy. these cars that have became a part of past American life are just rusting away..my grandmother told me she remembers being in the back seat of a brand new '57 Chevy when she was little. how much you wanna bet it ended up like this? it's a shame we cant save 'em all, but atleast some are saved. I love going to car-shows and seeing them as they were when new.
At one time they were all brand new and someone's pride & joy!!! 2101
this place aint a junkyard, its a treasure chest full of priceless gems that are now, thanks to the owner of the property, undrivable and rotting away in the forests of michigan, when i move there i am going to find the place and not leave until the 69 chevelle from 0:55 is in my posession
UGH! It pains me to see such BEAUTIFUL machines just sit there and rot away! What I wouldn't give to get a hold of each one of those and bring them back to life!
I WONDER WHAT THE ASKING PRICE FOR THE WHOLE SHEBANG WOULD BE?
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Thank you for the reply. Didn't know if he had enough solid parts to piece together for one good one.
I still see many good body panels and glass out there, I hope you're at least making some money off of this.
Thanks for sharing,
Great vid!
Right now I'm 52 years old and I remember when some of these
were in the showroom through the years.
The chrome off that Edsel at 2:40 would be worth something, along with those Barracuda rear windows. Hemings Motor News would pay/make a fortune for & off this place!
It is heartbreaking to see these cars in this condition. But there are still parts that can be salvaged. Hard to believe all the glass that has survived in these cars
How can you wown the property knowing that you have all those cars in there and not do anything?! If i owned that i would have one hell of a restoration project! Love it
So sad, so many great cars rusting away! I saw the '56 chevy with the 1959 plate on it, that car was nearly new when it was left to rust away! I own a '56 and that part was real sad....
I wish that guy would let people buy or take some cars so some of them can be restored and put back on the road.. Nice find!
Was just there today, new owners....bad news, about 80% of these cars are gone.....scrapped.....get in there while you can, at least 10 cars went out flattened on trucks while I was there. One was a 71 Chevelle 69 LeMans, and a 70 Torino GT. Goddamn Obama-recycle mentality.
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I can somewhat understand people like this who just keep these cars around and not even sell them. In the end, it's their cars, not the community's cars and they can do whatever they want with em.
This is the first video I've watched that made me cry.
I live in Michigan and restore old cars. Lots of good parts sitting there, but the cars are for the most part, too far gone to restore. Michigan uses tons of salt on the roads in the winter, so they were rusty when they were parked. Then they keep on rotting. Most of these cars will fall apart if moved. Personal experience has taught me that.
The car lovers over the US could band together, take charity offerings; create a "non-profit?" or something - and take turns fixing what's in the woods!!! A heritage museum outside!!!
I would give money to such an endeavor!!! all of us love those years and the cars that took us everywhere!
The best things in life always end up like this...
This kind of thing makes me cry damn a lot of great cars, I guess some could make great rat rods
ladies and gentlemen i present to you. 1/2 of all classics in America.
@ Ricky - Aloha friend, at 1;36 is a Barracuda from 64-66. The V badge was 65-66 as they were the only ones where the 273 was offered. Most of them were stripped from the wussy 225 S-6 and swapped with 413 (early hemi) and were brilliant drag cars. I had 3 running junkers, a 62 Power wagon with a 413, and about 2 months spare with more stolen tools than I could use, but I had me a relic drag dogfish Barracuda for a bit
Cheap and EZ work even or the novice builder -
Most of these cars were to far gone. They had served their purpose and left nothing but a shell. Miss it
I hate those old guys who hang onto this stuff saying its not for sale. Just to watch it rot away into rust. What a shame. I would love some of those cars. Wait too long though and it's too late.
I love old cars. I love going to car shows. But, like I said, there are plenty of examples still around. There are restorables in peoples' garages around the country that you can get for a good price. The ones in the junkyard are, well, they're junk. I say: go through, salvage working/good parts and scrap the stuff that doesn't work.
This reminds me of an old junkyard near Durand Michigan, actually on your way out of Byron right off of Durand Road. Some great old wrecks in those photos. Did anyone else notice the Edsel?
Still some very useful parts in there, someone with a few weekends could make thousands from the chrome alone ,not to mention all the glass that somehow doesn't have bullet holes in it,,,GREAT FIND FOR A PICKER!!!
this is michigan folks. these cars were rusted out when they were brought to this yard. theres not enough frame left to even winch one on a trailer. the only good parts are trim and glass.
Just to think all these cars were someone's pride and joy at one time.
So much potential in that yard, but will never see them again.
I'd pay large for a sweat equity project from there; Lot of fine projects . Cheers to the creator!.