Outdoor Classic Car Museum

[Sixty8panther]

As promised months ago here's the two 59 Buicks that

are slowly returning back to nature in a Junkyard in

New England. The cars are saddly waaaaaaay past

saving and as a matter of fact they're almost useless

even for any parts.

Tomorrow I'll try to get around to posting some more

classic car pics from this "outdoor car museum", many

of them from the 1930s & 1940s. The location of this

junkyard is a family secret of XPs & I feel priviledged

to have earned his "trust" enough for him to share it

with me. It's amazing to see several hundred "classics"

just siting in the middle of the woods.

The proprietors of this salvage yard are true heroes of

mine, they crush 90s Acuras & Toyotas almost as soon

as they arrive but leave 1950s Plymouths and 1960s

DeSotos sitting in the woods for decades without any

hope of making money on them.

Without further adeaux:

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And here's just a taste of what's to come... I still have

dozens of dozens more photos to post in the next few

days.

Check out the tree growing out of the cab of this truck:

[knightfan26917]

Eegads.

Not sure if I like those photos or not, bud.

At any rate, hope you don't find any MCs in that there place.....

Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker

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"I wonder if it's too late" ... Nickelback ... 'Photograph'

[Sixty8panther]

There's plenty of MCs...

I know it's depressing to see cars in this shape

but at least I respect the fact that they get to

return to nature by natrual means. Most

junkyards in my area crush 60s and 70s cars

even if they're $50 away from being daily

drivers. If I won the lottery I'd pull a few of

these cars out of the junkyard, some for just

lawn ornaments and others to return to 100%

roadworthy shape, but Id; leave the patina.

[Enzora]

There's plenty of MCs...

I know it's depressing to see cars in this shape

but at least I respect the fact that they get to

return to nature by natrual means.

Indeed. There's something sad, yet strangely beautiful about those photos.

[Sixty8panther]

1960 Dodge Phoenix Two Door Hardtop

IMO this is one of the top 10 best looking

cars with fail fins.

Like classic pickups? Dodges, Fords, Chevys,

GMCs, Independants? There's about a dozen

of each

Thisn poor 1960 Cadillac is missing much more than

just the bullet tail lights.

Ouch!, looks like a severed fish head.

Cars & Trucks are not the only things left out

to Pasture in these Evergreen woods.

More to come.... this is just a very small sampling

of the photos I took. And I only photographed

about half of the "collection" thus far.

Edited May 10, 2006 by Sixty8panther

[Flybrian]

I'd rather see half of those cars melted into cans and toasters if the other half could be saved.

[Carguy]

Makes me want to WEEP LIKE A GIRL!!-------- ---------A TRUE HORROR SHOW!!--------- :angry2:

[Sixty8panther]

I'd rather see half of those cars melted into cans and toasters if the other half could be saved.

It's not a perfect world where crushing a 1957 Plymouth can somehow

magicaly undo the years of N.E. rust and abuse to a 1960 Pontiac.

But I know what you're saying. Still it makes me smile to know that

these cars will probably still be there in the woods after we are all

dead and buried. Let the future generations at least get a glimpse at

what a real car looks like.

I love walking the woods there and seeing all these cars, it's a magical

place, like holy ground for car enthusiast.

[knightfan26917]

There's plenty of MCs...

*nods*

I know ... but, thank you for sparing me from seeing 'em here . Well, at least, thus far ... he he he.

[speedingpenguin]

Sly, you still planning on sneaking in/camping out there some time this summer? as bad of an idea as that would be, if you were to do something like that, it might be fun, in a stupid way, LOL

[Intrepidation]

You know this reminds me, in the junkyard I go to for parts, there's a mostly crushed 65 Plymouth Fury...on the way to school I always pass by an old firebird and a I also pass by an incomplete `70 Charger, and some other car I can't make out. That same place had a mostly complete somewhat restored Charger of the same generation

[XP715]

Sixty8.... I was wondering when you were gonna post pictures of this place. Good highlights, but the whole place is more or less a highlight. Three mid 50's Cadillac Fleetwood limousines, 1947, 1960, and 1966 Cadillac Fleetwood combination hearses, the incredible 1959 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron four-door hardtop (one of 622 made, the single most expensive vehicle you could buy from Chrysler in 1959 at $6389) that will sadly never see the road again, and countless others. Heartbreaking, yes; I totally agree with you all, but I think you're missing the bigger picture. Maybe it's because you've never been to a place like this, but there's something satisfying about seeing all those old cars together out in the woods, left to rest out of respect. As stated before, new cars are crushed in short order and nothing old is stacked.

For whatever reason, this is still the car in this salvage yard that makes me wish I had money to burn on a wildly ambitious restoration project the most. Unfortunately separated from its nose many years ago, this 1965 Pontiac Bonneville U.S. Navy Ambulance is far more impressive in person than any photograph could ever show; the scallops in the body are exquisite and thankfully not damaged. If I could ever find the space to keep it from further weather damage until I could find the money and time to restore it, I would.

[Intrepidation]

I have one extra space in my garage...I'd love to have one of those (like a Dodge Pheonix)

[XP715]

Yeah that '60 Phoenix is really something else; too bad the tree that fell on it turned the driver's side tail fin into a fender skirt!

[Sixty8panther]

I came close to crying when I saw that 1960 Phoenix...

as well as the TWO 59 Buicks.

So how about a parts car for XPs 1977 Cutlass Supreme?

It's a Chevy, yes but look at that greenhouse.

Edited May 11, 2006 by Sixty8panther

[Sixty8panther]

I kind of forgot to post that anything old thats

savable does NOT stick around.... which is

what makes the place cool. They do make

sure to part out and restore as much as

humaly possible.

The same day I took these photos they had a

1957 Ford there that is about 60% restored.

The time before that they were making one

decent restoration out of a 1952 Mercury and

a 1952 Ford or something to that effect. One

was a hit hardtop wiht a bad frame the other

a rusted sedan wiht a good frame & glass.

Speaking of Fords my favorite Ford of all time

is a 1960 Skyliner. I think most most late 50s

early 60s Fords are just pale imitations of GM

cars from two or three years earlier.

Still I absolutely LOVE the 1960 Ford non-T-birds!

[Intrepidation]

What kinda car is this one? It looks like it's in pretty decent shape...

[Intrepidation]

By the way, I stumbled upon this while I was looking up the Pheonix

I think they're all mopars...it's quite a find

http://www.moparts.org/moparts/picture/yards/

http://www.moparts.org/moparts/picture/yards/index2.html

http://www.moparts.org/moparts/picture/yards/index3.html

http://www.moparts.org/moparts/picture/yards/index4.html

[XP715]

What kinda car is this one? It looks like it's in pretty decent shape...

1961 Cadillac Fleetwood, and yeah, it's looking pretty good for its age in comparison to some of the other cars there, I guess. Probably why they have it up front.

Edited May 11, 2006 by XP715

[Sixty8panther]

That Sixty1 Fleetwood is a beauty... too bad the

floors & rocker panels look like the metal termites

got in and had a feast. There's a replacement

windshield in the back seat and the fins are in

great shape... that's all that matters to me. Ask

XP about how I almost dragged that car home the

2nd time we were up there.

I have a solemn vow to make that Caddy a daily

driver for the Summers if I ever win the lottery.

I'd make it 100% tip top mechanical shape but I'd

leave the body alone... the surface rust, patina

& tree sap would stay. I'd also put a magaphone

inot the grille (hidden P.A. system) and around

Halloween I'sd drive it around nice and slow wiht

a fog machine spewing smoke form under the

undercarige and freaky, goulish sounds eminating

from within.

Anyway... back to the fun:

How about my personal favorite two

Studebakers. Both there.

[Sixty8panther]

Yes it's a Datsun... but look to each side!

This one breaks my heart. I'm having chest pain

just looking at it.

Another very cool unmistakable Pontiac,

actually TWO of them. These 1960

"Wide Track" Pontiacs are absolutely

stunning cars... both of these would at

first glance SEEM to be worth saving

but rust has rendered them unmovable.

At least they are given a respectfull place

to rest and die, slowly... with their dignity

intact. Not in some freekin' crusher only

to be recycled into a godawfil Camry.

THAT is far worse than just sitting in one

of the coolest outdoor car museums.

In the coming months I will post more of the

gems and treasures hidden beneath the pine

trees of this New England Holy Ground.

I might dig up some more old pics from this

past winter too.

[04monteintimidator]

... that... almost made me cry... save the lemans!!!!! please save the lemans!!!!! it doesnt look that rusted!!!! please!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and the older tempest rear end i saw in the second picture from the bottom in yur last post also made me sad... poor pontiacs...

and yes... for both me and Mr.MC please spare us the Monte pictures... and if you see any GTOs laying in this wonderful place... dont show me... i just might cry

[Intrepidation]

Yes it's a Datsun... but look to each side!

This one breaks my heart. I'm having chest pain

just looking at it.

Another very cool unmistakable Pontiac,

actually TWO of them. These 1960

"Wide Track" Pontiacs are absolutely

stunning cars... both of these would at

first glance SEEM to be worth saving

but rust has rendered them unmovable.

At least they are given a respectfull place

to rest and die, slowly... with their dignity

intact. Not in some freekin' crusher only

to be recycled into a godawfil Camry.

THAT is far worse than just sitting in one

of the coolest outdoor car museums.

In the coming months I will post more of the

gems and treasures hidden beneath the pine

trees of this New England Holy Ground.

I might dig up some more old pics from this

past winter too.

I wish I could come see these in person

[04monteintimidator]

that yellow car in the background with its trunk up... what is that? it look like a GTO... but it could be a Lemans... i think i see a b pillar tho... but what is that???

[Intrepidation]

I normally advocate driving a car until the wheels fall off, but it looks like the person who owned the 1980's Chevy truck in the background wimped out and only drove until it broke in half. :AH-HA_wink:

Hah, I noticed that...it looks pretty funny

[Camino LS6]

I believe that the yellow car is a '71 or '72 Chevelle.

68, this kind of post kills my 56k limited connection. I only got to see some of the pics, but I feel just as bad for these cars as everyone else.

[04monteintimidator]

i thought so at first too... but look at the rear quarters... they are too coke bottled for it to be a chevelle... plus the window shape is different... or at least it looks like that from this distance... theres always a possibility tho.. as it is kinda far away and the details are hard to distinguish

[04monteintimidator]

scratch that... just noticed the thin b pillar and the white fabric roof... chevelle it is haha

[balthazar]

What would help loads and loads if people refrained from quoting the post only 1 or 2 above WITH ALL 14 PICTURES IN THAT QUOTE! DON'T REQUOTE ALL EARLIER POSTED PICS- IT'S TOO MUCH! HAVE PITY ON YOUR DIAL-UP BROTHERS!

Loading 45 pics once is more than enough to send 56K dial-up into a death twitch, loading them 2 or 3 times and you might as well go to bed and check it in the morning.

Sixty8; I HAVE to know; if this individual(s) who has 'preserved' these cars is so admirable, why the hell is every single one mashed & crashed?

I've been to nearly 20 different junkyards and I've never seen even 15% of their stock looking like these: like they rolled down a mountainside then were beat with sledgehammers. Every F'ing picture- WTF?! IMO, the owners need to be harshly questioned under bright lights rather than congratulated.

[mightymouse]

I have goosebumps....what a freaky place! It reminds me of the twilight

zone, there must be some strange unearthly force at work there...

Did your hair stand on end & such when you discovered these treasures?

How can you even begin to explain this place????????????

You are the King of cool pic posts, Sixty8

[04monteintimidator]

balthy... you obviously didnt read the thread... its cool because instead of crushing these beautiful cars (which are probably brought to the scrapyard in that condition... sans whatever rust they accumulated over their stay here) they leave them out for people to see... most of them are in still recognizable condition... and their beauty can be appreciated before they rust out and die a proper death instead of being crushed into little scraps of metal... the owner of this place clearly has utmost respect for these cars and the work of art that they truly are... as it would clearly be better for his/her business to just toss them into the crusher so he/she could sell more steel... but yet he/she preserves them to be admired until their final days when they just fall apart and settle back into the earth from whence they came... its a very eerie sort of place... and im getting this just from the pictures... man made works of art and nature... combining forces to make this beautiful garden-like place where the art and engineering of these cars can be showcased for all to see... theres something poetic about it...

matter of fact here... a poem inspired by this thread:

Old work of art

Sitting between trees

Underneath bark

The twigs and the leaves

How many years

Have you sat here?

How long has it been

Since you roamed free?

Final resting place

So calm and serene

A picture of sadness

Yet somehow relief

You will not die

An untimely death

Your head raised to the sky

‘till your final breath

Edited May 13, 2006 by 04monteintimidator

[Intrepidation]

Old work of art

Sitting between trees

Underneath bark

The twigs and the leaves

How many years

Have you sat here?

How long has it been

Since you roamed free?

Final resting place

So calm and serene

A picture of sadness

Yet somehow relief

You will not die

An untimely death

Your head raised to the sky

‘till your final breath

That's a beautiful poem

Edited May 13, 2006 by Dodgefan

[04monteintimidator]

thanks... i dont know what it is but i tend to write alot... sometimes it turns into rants sometimes into poems... i liked that one alot so i thought you guys might enjoy it...

[knightfan26917]

I believe that the yellow car is a '71 or '72 Chevelle.

Hrrmmmm.... I'm not so convinced .... yet. As I've looked closer at it, it seems that something about it isn't Chevelle "enough". For some reason, I look at it ... and see the Buick version in the sidepanels and the back window feature/shape.

I'm probably wrong (as usual), but I don't know....

*shrugs*

Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker

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"I'll be with you" ... Cheap Trick ... 'The Flame'

[ocnblu]

Yes. Thanks Sixty8. These pictures really tug at the heart for anyone who appreciates what cars can mean if they aren't soulless drones. These cars definitely have soul.

[Robert Hall]

Yes.  Thanks Sixty8.  These pictures really tug at the heart for anyone who appreciates what cars can mean if they aren't soulless drones.  These cars definitely have soul.

Yes, it's the kind of place I'd love to spend a day wandering around...

[Delta Force79]

Nice work Sixty....lovin' the pics, any Oldsmobile's there?

[04monteintimidator]

is that yellow car a 442? i just realized the window shape and rear quarters look like one... so maybe thats what it is?

[Camino LS6]

is that yellow car a 442? i just realized the window shape and rear quarters look like one... so maybe thats what it is?

It could be a Buick Skylark, really hard to be sure from that pic. Definitely not a 442 though.

[Robert Hall]

is that yellow car a 442? i just realized the window shape and rear quarters look like one... so maybe thats what it is?

The quarter window is too squared off...looks more like a '70-72 Skylark to me..

[knightfan26917]

It could be a Buick Skylark, really hard to be sure from that pic.

*nods*

Yes, it is hard to tell ... and last night, I couldn't remember the name of the Buick version when I posted...he he he.

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[Delta Force79]

yeah thats definetely not a 442...looks to be a Buick or Chevy

[balthazar]

I agree- the quarter window and the fender creases scream '70-72 Skylark to me.

[balthazar]

balthy... you obviously didnt read the thread... its cool because instead of crushing these beautiful cars (which are probably brought to the scrapyard in that condition...

the owner of this place clearly has utmost respect for these cars and the work of art that they truly are...

No, 04MI, I read & understood it fine. My contention is that these cars have gotten so mashed and crunched while in this yard. Like I posted above- I have been in 15-20 junkyards --I know junkyards-- and have never seen such an overwhelming majority of cars so hurt.

It's one thing if the car is obviously an accident victim, but this is random, intentional damage for the most part. And while it's good that the owner hasn't crushed them out, it's too bad that so many parts were needlessly damaged already. That's not "respect" in my book.

This yard moves cars with a monster CAT forklift, and they move stuff A LOT. This '54 Star Chief has been here the 10 years I've been going there (prolly more like 25) and has been moved twice since then. Find a car in Sixty8's pics that looks this straight- there's maybe 1.

The '67 Impala wagon to the right has a bent windshield header but is otherwise pretty straight. In the upper right is a '62 GP- well stripped & getting rusty but also

straight. Most all in this busy yard are in this shape.

Here's some more from another yard: not neccesarily the best condition, just random pics I took for various reasons:

Yet another yard (posted in another thread):

[Sixty8panther]

matter of fact here... a poem inspired by this thread:

Old work of art

Sitting between trees

Underneath bark

The twigs and the leaves

How many years

Have you sat here?

How long has it been

Since you roamed free?

Final resting place

So calm and serene

A picture of sadness

Yet somehow relief

You will not die

An untimely death

Your head raised to the sky

‘till your final breath

Wow... very good, Beautiful.

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Blathazar:

I agree, many of the cars have been man-handled

and bounced around they were boulders, but still if

you had a conversation with the people there you

would understad better. They told us unless a car

breaks in half and has fist size rot holes in every

panel with no trim, no motor, no glass & no frame

left they NEVER crush the old stuff. Although a few

near restorable Citroens dissapeard recently.

Like I meantioned before, N.E. winters eat a car

alive like you would'nt beleive. It's like some kind

of rust termites eat the cars form the inside out.

The cars that are beat up and mashed are there

only as art not as parts cars. The reason that 1961

Fleetwood is not out back is that it has some

potential to be restored.

I'm not trying to be argumenative, I agree with

you but keep in mind in our neck of tyhe woods

this is as good as junkyards get. I've seen a 1968

Firebird convertible is ABSOLUTELY restorabe

condition wiht all glass and half an interior end up

a pedestal for a 3rd gen. Camaro for about 3

months before being crushed wiht it's 326, rear

end, trans, subframe & glass. Now that's SAD!

[knightfan26917]

I agree- the quarter window and the fender creases scream '70-72 Skylark to me.

He he he...glad I wasn't the only one to notice that .

[balthazar]

Sixty8- I hear you, brother. But just think how much nicer most of those cars could be if 9/10 body panels weren't carelessly bashed in- some of those 'art' cars would still be 'parts' cars.

[Cadavillac]

Thanks Sixtyeightpanther for pointing me to this thread... those Fleetwoods were heartbreaking...

and the Fleetwood 75 factory limo (in the pic with the blue truck that's broken in half) is really tear jerking. God, I hate to see cars in that shape.

[Sixty8panther]

Agreed Balthazar. You know me... I'm on the same page.

I'd crush every single 2006 Cadillac Deville in existance just to

save the three Cadillac Hearses that are at this place.

[Intrepidation]

Agreed Balthazar. You know me... I'm on the same page.

I'd crush every single 2006 Cadillac Deville in existance just to

save the three Cadillac Hearses that are at this place.

So will they sell any of those vehicles?