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Post by Volktales on Apr 18, 2015 10:08:26 GMT -8
Sounds like a plan. I will give you a call tonight...
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Post by Brenticon on Apr 18, 2015 13:38:58 GMT -8
Is tony bringing his drone ??
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Post by Brenticon on Apr 19, 2015 19:18:11 GMT -8
Well, Russ and I wandered into the clear cut to check em out  Not too far off the beaten track  |
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Post by tony on Apr 19, 2015 19:30:59 GMT -8
I gotta get a 250" screen to fit those pictures on!!!  |
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Post by Volktales on Apr 20, 2015 20:22:53 GMT -8
Nice orange bus in the background... Brent's main picture shows probably the best condition vehicle which is a '67-'72 era GMC Suburban. Two trivia items about that. One is this model used a single door on the driver's side, and two on the passenger side. Kind of weird and was not continued for the next generations. Also the name "Suburban" has been in use by GM since the 1930's! The Suburban is resting atop a 1953 era Ford sedan, one of several in the pile...
This is the remains of a two door sedan Ford from about 1953. Several of the cars at this location were once race vehicles. This Ford was partially sponsored by Harewood Plaza. University Village in my neighbourhood has not been called that since the 1970's...
Here is what it looked like when new...
Brent inspecting the remains of a rare Canadian produced Meteor. Going to guess around 1955, but really hard to tell by what was left...
Most of the cars still contained their bumpers. The interesting thing was that the 1950's chrome was of such high quality, that most of it would still gleam with a little polish....
Another '53 Ford. They still ran flathead V-8's in that era. Fords from '52-'54 are all similar and are not very collectible or valuable.
We could of listened to some tunes while we were there...
This was the top of the pile.. A 1965-ish Oldsmobile. All the cars here had been pushed over a cliff, and likely at the same time. We suspect they were bulldozed over when the property next door was cleared. The trunk of this car was full of rusty cans and bottles.
Here is a much better hot-rodded example...
This pile of scrap gives you an idea of how smashed up the cars are here. There are likely a dozen or more vehicles, many completely buried at the bottom of the pile. There is something very interesting in there however. One of those vehicles is a 1961 Oldsmobile, one of GM's most wildly styled cars of that year.
Most of the survivors today are full customs...
Even the dashboards are wild. I found the remains of that too, but was too hard to photograph. I have always had a liking for this model and seriously thought about buying one when I lived in Victoria years ago...
And finally, I am stumped on the identity of the last car. It was a badly damaged small station wagon with an inline flathead six engine. It was very plain and featured almost no trim and the dash was completely barren except for this speedometer. It did feature small vertical mounted oval shaped taillights. I suspected a '50s Volvo, but couldn't find a matching dash. Didn't look like a Rambler, Studebaker, or Nash either... Anyway it was a fun trip and am looking forward to the next adventure. Hopefully we will find some VWs next time... |
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Post by tony on Apr 20, 2015 22:16:46 GMT -8
That last one might be an early 50's Nash Rambler Custom Wagon or something close!
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Post by Volktales on Apr 21, 2015 18:53:33 GMT -8
Tony is absolutely correct.
Car is in fact a Nash Rambler Custom wagon from around 1952. One of those air intake vents was still intact. Otherwise the corrosion damage was so bad, it was impossible to see those distinctive fenders...
The speedometer proves it...
The flathead six was still in place but had lost its head long ago... |
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Post by bobloblaw on Apr 23, 2015 10:18:55 GMT -8
Huh. I recognize that area. If you find a little yellow '70s Plymouth Cricket with some sort of logo on the door, I don't know anything about it.
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Post by Volktales on Apr 23, 2015 21:06:34 GMT -8
Didn't see any imports or anything newer then the '60's at this site. There were some '30's era stuff there too.
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Post by Brenticon on Dec 27, 2015 17:22:26 GMT -8
Tony, his better half and myself went for a walk around Lindley Valley today. Tony was told by one of his coffee buddies there was an old car cemetery there, so we had to investigate .....  Turns out they all seemed to be the same era and models  They were mostly "split windows", which of course, Tony loved  We ended the hike off with a walk around Cottle lake. Overall a fun little adventure  Ps: forgot to mention, Tony really needed to take one for a ride  |
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Post by tony on Dec 27, 2015 18:50:40 GMT -8
beautiful cinematography  |
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Post by Volktales on Dec 28, 2015 15:56:18 GMT -8
Very cool! Not sure what they are, as many thirties cars are very similar in basic body design. Hard to tell without the front sheetmetal and grills present...
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Post by Volktales on Dec 28, 2015 16:26:42 GMT -8
Ok I think I figured it out...   Looks like a 1937 Plymouth P4 sedan. Not the most exciting car of the era, but was known for dependability. Did you take that steering wheel home, Tony??? You could put it on your wall and tell everyone it came off a '38 prototype VW! |
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Post by tony on Dec 28, 2015 17:58:23 GMT -8
Now yer talkin'!
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Post by Volktales on Jul 28, 2017 21:44:48 GMT -8
Pictures restored. This was one of my favourite threads, and I hope it can be added too...
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