yes, i love junkyards durring my vacations, i went to 2 big junkyards of my province (state)(quebec). if somebody is interested, there are the pictures of this trip: 1st, morisette auto parts. a Relatively big junkyard with a few wagons. http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/derbygus/morisette auto parts/ (i loaded my 1gb memory card before finish the tour of the yard ) (what a chance, I had brought another camera, but with bad resolution) second, I visited Colmor Auto Parts, the biggest junkyard of the Quebec with over 4 000 old cars . ok the cars are really in sad condition but this junkyard is very Pleasant to visit.there is about just 5-6 wagons... http://s289.photobucket.com/albums/ll218/derbygus/colmor auto parts/ (my camera missed battery before i finish the tour) if anyone else like junkyards or have already visit a junkyard, that will be fun if you can share your pictures with us. thanks
Thanks for posting Junk yards will be my only goal next year on my trip through the US. (no Disneylands or Gracelands for me) If you ever, on one of your trips, notice a clamshell wagon (GM 71-76 full sizers) please notify me... I'm looking for parts
I think there are some wagons like you want on Colmor Auto parts (for the Safari, i think he sold it but not sure)
75RivGS, your trip seams to be really interessant, I hope you will share pictures of these junkyards with us that is my dream, do a big road trip across USA's junkyards in a big station wagon
My dad and I owned one back in the 60's. Our tow-truck was a 1953 GMC, so you can imagine the drooling we did when we saw cars come in from the 1930's to 1960's. What a time to grow up with cars who's bumpers weighed more than a VW engine! I don't think Disneyland can do better than a day through the old yards. Thanks to the photos. Good times, great memories.
FYI, the junkyards, (Ahem) auto parts recycling centers in the southern states are not very pleasant places to be in the summer. Kudzu and other weeds tend to cover the older cars. Wasps, feral cats, and snakes love to nest there, and the almost daily rainstorms in Florida and some other coastal areas leave huge mud puddles everywhere. These swampy areas are ideal places for great clouds of mosquitos to breed. If its dry, you'll have to contend with the stinging, biting deerfiles. Then there's the heat (90F +) and humidity, also often above 90%. Best bet would be to schedule a tour in the cooler months, after hurricane season is over, toward the end of October, and before the rainy season starts again around May. Without snow/ice/salt and mountain roads old cars tend to hang around longer here than they do in, say Maine or Minnesota. Or Quebec.
Most of the junkyards around here won't let you wander around anymore. They have also crushed all the older stuff and only deal in late model. There is only one near me that will let you walk around and look for parts, and there's plenty of older stuff there. The next time I go I'll take my camera and get pics of the wagons for you guys and gals.
my trip to the USA visiting junk yards will take place sooner than expected: next week I will be travelling from NY to Austin TX (in a '66 Riviera GS ) So if you know of a really good place to visit (must be US car related) on that route (still not sure how to travel: St Louis, Memphis, or...)
From NY? Find a way to drive on the main HWY passing Scranton, PA. There used to be a monster JY on the east side that's at least 5 miles long! Huge! Further south? I only remember a couple we went through in 1971, looking for Hemi engines in Alabama, Missouri and Georgia's backroads. Arizona sounds like a good place for rust-free bodies. Never been there, though. Got room for a passenger in the trunk? Have fun!
Oh yeah. My dad had a 1958 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron with the 392 Hemi. That's what we drove down to Florida with. Our whole family of 7 plus my grandad, and luggage for 2 weeks. AND room for engine parts. Now that is a travelling car! We crossed into the US from Vermont, via Quebec, and drove to Boston, then back onto the main North-South HWY and stopped at every major yard looking for a D-300 version of the 392 Hemi. It came stock with solid lifters and camshaft, heads, and a dual 4-BBL carb setup. We found them all in Georgia for $50. My dad thought it was christmas, in July!
Not knowing the lay of the land junkyard-wise in the rest of the good 'ole US of A, I can only suggest areas around these where-abouts, like Barstow, Calif; anywhere in the rest of San Bernardino county; and Phoenix, Ariz. Oh - and unfortunately for your wife (assuming you have one), don't bother with any of the yards in Hawaii. The cars there don't last long enough to GET to a junk yard.
only junkyard I know in that area, it rustic auto body in ny state... Rustic auto body 85 Conners road Peru , new york 12972 518-643-8839 for a lot of picture can click here
Junkyardboy... link doesn#t work for me (I got no mot de passe) Is there any other way to be connected to the photos?
@ Senri: no it is not my Riviera but from a good friend from the Buick community. He lives in Austin and so I had a chance for an adventurous road trip by offering him to drive that car from NY to TX (he will take care of title and insurance) Plan now is we (a fellow Dutchman and I) will buy ourselves a 66 Electra (cheap) and drive with both cars (including de-touring ) to TX. Plans now are we will roughly go from NY to St Louis and than down to Austin. Deliver the Riv and drive back to NY or maybe further to Oregon With each day trip we will try to meet or/and stay with people of the Buick community.
