Local Scrapyard Pics

[Samplingman]

Last year I found a yard about 30 minutes from my work. There was a 69 300 vert and a 71 Fury III (thought it was a 71 Polara at first) and I ended up picking up a few parts, but forgot to take pictures. Last week, I tried to call but there was no answer so I decided to take a drive on my lunch break to see if they had closed up shop. They were still there, although much more overgrown. Here are a few of the more interesting cars.

69 300 vert







71 Fury III










Tried to get a pic of the tag.



Dart

 

[Samplingman]

A few more.





Lots of old Pontiacs and bee filled trailers of parts.

 

[barnfind]

Looks like a great place to spend a day! Those box trucks have any goodies?

 

[Samplingman]

Loved this old Continental.





Mach 1






Lonely T Bird



Thought this would make a good Continental kit for the vert







Don't know what's hiding back there, but the bees were on guard.





Actually felt bad for the little Chevette.

 

[Samplingman]

Looks like a great place to spend a day! Those box trucks have any goodies?

I think so, one was filled with old tail lights, but I couldn't get too close. Just in front were a stack of old Chrysler rear axles. I was looking for a couple of good steel wheels, but it will have to wait until the fall when the foliage is died back a bit and the bees are gone. Owner's son wanted to crush everything last year, don't know how much time is left for this yard.

 

[commando1]

Amazing anything in Jersey could remain like that this long.

 

[Samplingman]

Amazing anything in Jersey could remain like that this long.

It's actually in PA, but yes, I was surprised to see the number of vintage parts waiting to be pulled. The frame on the vert crumbled in my hand though.

 

[commando1]

It's actually in PA, but yes, I was surprised to see the number of vintage parts waiting to be pulled. The frame on the vert crumbled in my hand though.

Wouldn't be near Herndon, PA, would it??

 

[Samplingman]

Wouldn't be near Herndon, PA, would it??

Newtown, PA, about 2 hours east of Herndon looking at the map.

 

[1978 NYB]

Seems like all of the east coast junkyards are pretty much the same as far as rust. Leon's junkyard in Culpepper, Virginia is in the same condition. Thousand or more pre-1978 cars that have been in the mud for 30-50 years....

 

[1978 NYB]

 

[65 500]

You should have seen Leons 35 years ago, he really had the cars, a lot of them are still there, but he has crushed a lot of cars. There wasn't much left of them. He hasn't changed a bit.

 

[1978 NYB]

I love the drive down there on Highway 29 from Maryland too.

I tried to get some Formal parts from this one but the wasps won that day...

 

[1978 NYB]

 

[barnfind]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX32S2BHKXk

Here's how deal with things that fly and sting.
They were deeply imbedded in an old house we had rehabbed. The first wave I had to crack the window on the pickup and blast. Took a few days of spraying but its effective. It removes the oil from them.

 

[Wollfen]

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Mice....

 

[CanCritter]

love scrap yard threads

 

[71furyIII]

Wouldn't be near Herndon, PA, would it??

Newtown, PA, about 2 hours east of Herndon looking at the map.

What's the name of it and are they open on weekends? I have family down that way and could make a trip myself...

 

[tbm3fan]

I'll throw in some of Stan's favorites. These were the oldest Mopar cars in the lot when I went. Of course, the van is older but usually the oldest vehicles in this yard are always trucks. The true stunner was the 1964 Thunderbird which is the first time I had seen a 60's car in the yard since I have been going for 7 years. I really wanted the engine a high compression 390-4V which was untouched and another stunner.

 

[tbm3fan]

The T-bird and two, rarely seen in lots, older Marks. How they ended up here rather than on Craigslist is beyond me. Pick & Pull may pay up to $500 for a car and these three were good restoration projects before they ended up here.