Zen in the junkyard

Stampie:

Very cool to see you and your kid hanging out and doing car stuff.

Rog

drock25too said:

Then there was this...

Oh berkeley me I would do unspeakable things for that car

boulder_dweeb said:

Stampie:

Very cool to see you and your kid hanging out and doing car stuff.

Rog

Thanks.  He's at the awkward age of wanting to get into real working on cars but too young to go into most junkyards.  I think he really had fun on this trip mainly from wondering the yard and looking at all the different cars.

I think this is two years in a row that I went to the junkyard on New Year's day only to find that they're closed.

While loading up I noticed Marty's tires were not looking good. Harbor Freight was open so Marty got new shoes.

Old.

New

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

drock25too said:

Then there was this...

Oh berkeley me I would do unspeakable things for that car

hashtag now I gotta drive to Ohio again

I get it. Had my first u pull experience today. All you could fit in a wagon for $100. Next time I just won't go in the winter. But what a fun way to spend a morning. 
 

That Saturn wagon looked mint. 
 

this rx7 was stripped. But must have been an electric car conversion at one point. 

Somebeach (Forum Supporter) said:

this rx7 was stripped. But must have been an electric car conversion at one point.

Was there anything- at all- left? EV conversions typically have some neat smalller bits than just motors and controllers.

In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :

There wasn't much left in there. I should've taken more pictures but didn't. I didn't really know what to look for so I am not sure if there was any electrical bits left. 

In reply to Stampie (FS) :

Ooh, even kinda-off road type tires! Good choice!

Thanks for taking care of Marty. 

In reply to Shadeux (Forum Supporter) :

Marty is good. I get compliments all the time. 

Found this on a Volvo 240 wagon

What's with the white stuff y'all have on the ground in some of your pics?  Here are some recent sightings at my "home" yard

y'all into Sentras and body kits?

Miata gave up floor mats and rear shelf carpet and some other bits to my sons friend

Mazda MP3 Protege with tokico blues, red springs, racing hart wheels and racing beat rear sway

crispy SL 


this thing was mint inside, still ran drove but no takers at $1200 so it went to the yard  

love me some long bed

I'll wrap up with this bad boy 

In reply to DuctTape&Bondo :

That Mercedes looks surprisingly well done.

Stampie (FS) said:

In reply to DuctTape&Bondo :

That Mercedes looks surprisingly well done.

That Mercedes looks like it's been through a 3rd world coup attempt. 

In reply to Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) :

Coups are not just for the 3rd world anymore.  Nothing says 1st world coup like a Mercedes APC.

More shots of the benz

same yard a ways back had this guy too, maybe same, ahem, fabricator? Saw it on Craigslist touting the authentic Humvee windscreen  

In reply to DuctTape&Bondo :

I swear I've seen an ad for that when the owner tried to sell it. It would have either been here, Jalopnik, or TTAC. Or maybe the Regular Cars Facebook?

Mad Max  hiding in Pic a Part ?

I guess it would be cool for a group of car nuts in a small town to go Mad Max on their cars and take over the town square,  

Kind of like the biker gangs taking over the town saloon and the mayors daughter.......

Or an old Top Gear !

EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:

What yard is that?

Saw that coming.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Probably Woody's in Columbus, Ohio.

I'm just shocked to see tags still on a vehicle at the yard.

In reply to AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) :

Yea it's Woody's in Columbus. Still in the front so they would probably sell it whole. I was very tempted to ask about it.

This rusty thing.