Old Cars That Are Dead But Not Gone Yet

I keep a camera in my car all the time now and took these recently.

Lots of good parts there....rear bumper to a 64.

Less than twenty years ago that 1964 Country Squire was on the road being used everyday.It belonged to my wifes uncle.

those are some cool vehicles, isnt it funny how now we look and say what the heck were they thinking just trashing them in the woods like that, but now its no big deal

Originally Posted by sharpshot71

those are some cool vehicles, isnt it funny how now we look and say what the heck were they thinking just trashing them in the woods like that, but now its no big deal

What you have to think of is that many of these cars were just $100 transportation specials, work cars or whatever you wanted to call them. After having something break, like a timing chain or tranny, it was often easier and cheaper just to go buy another car. Since junkyards didn't pay much (or charged you towing) to dispose of one of these cars, a lot of rural folks just dragged them out into the south 40 and kinda forgot about them.

Jan

Nice picks...I could look at that stuff all night. Living where you do,you see allot of the cool stuff tucked away in the hills. In the North every thing that sets out side for years in the winter is pretty much rusted junk.

Originally Posted by tbirdchick

a lot of rural folks just dragged them out into the south 40 and kinda forgot about them.

Jan

oh i know exactly what your talking about, we had a car or two of my uncles in my woods until we finally cleaned it out. and i have cleaned up a few woods of the same sort, freezers, fridges, cars, old snowmobiles ect.

what i was saying was that its sad to think of how sought after these cars are now, and there are so many that are trashed becasue nobody knew any better. And now we do much the same with todays cars becasue they arent classics yet. We think that none of today's cars will ever be worth anything, and they might not, but other people always thought none of their stuff would ever be worth anything. Who knows, my 96 chrysler cirrus might be worth something someday, now its not even worth its weight in scrap, cause its all plastic

When I see cars like that I can't help but think that at one time they were somebody's pride and joy.

In 1955 that sedan was sitting in a Ford dealers showroom or out on the lot. Someone saw that and said 'that's my car', took the family out for a spin that night, maybe to the drive in movies even.

Same thing with that '64. Can't you picture a young family of five, Mom & Dad all excited over finally being able to afford a new car, and driving that beautiful blue full size wagon off the lot and into their lives. May have been the Family Truckster for many years, one or more of the kids may have learned to drive in that car. That wagon probably saw many a family vacation.

And now they sit, too far over the edge for any but the hardest of core restorer to even consider, no Barrett jackson value so not likely to ever be touched again.

The best those vehicles could hope for at this state is to be a street rod or drag car, at least they would have life again and once again be someone's pride and joy.

Kind of sad, isn't it?

Great post Cal. We hi-jacked it and made in homepage material...again. Thanks.

Cheers to the un-official FM roving reporter.

Originally Posted by Murff

When I see cars like that I can't help but think that at one time they were somebody's pride and joy.

In 1955 that sedan was sitting in a Ford dealers showroom or out on the lot. Someone saw that and said 'that's my car', took the family out for a spin that night, maybe to the drive in movies even.

Same thing with that '64. Can't you picture a young family of five, Mom & Dad all excited over finally being able to afford a new car, and driving that beautiful blue full size wagon off the lot and into their lives. May have been the Family Truckster for many years, one or more of the kids may have learned to drive in that car. That wagon probably saw many a family vacation.

And now they sit, too far over the edge for any but the hardest of core restorer to even consider, no Barrett jackson value so not likely to ever be touched again.

The best those vehicles could hope for at this state is to be a street rod or drag car, at least they would have life again and once again be someone's pride and joy.

Kind of sad, isn't it?

Murff: Your post almost brought a tear to my eye.You said what I was feeling.You're a poet and don't know it.