Texas Car Collection Crushed! 1930s to 1970s vintage cars & trucks scrapped! Ford, Buick, Packard +
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Mr. Goodpliers returns to Texas to pick up the last two vehicles from the Mopar Hoard auction, then travels several hundred miles toward the Austin area to tour a collection of antique cars and trucks that are being crushed. Follow along to see what got scrapped and what got saved, out of decades of 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s classic automobiles including Ford, Chevrolet, Packard, Oldsmobile, Cadillac, Buick, Lincoln, Pontiac, Studebaker and Plymouth
As a car guy that's a veteran of some pretty tough restorations, seeing all those hard to find parts getting crushed, well yes, that crushes me too. Trims, taillights, panels, yep theres people out there desperate for those parts, and even whole cars, when you got skills, nothing is beyond saving. Would have been better to have sold each for scrap value to an enthusiast or restorer.
Some classic cars run high dollars
That made me want to cry . many were to far gone , but many were saveable .
The old guy held onto them too long. Saving them from the crushers……to end up in the crusher.
But the bodies are still solid as a rock
Agree, saving them for the crusher is not saving them. I don't think some people know what they have sitting there.
@@sjd73ss the bodies are rusted hulks. What could have been saved is some trim. Lots of vintage glass.
He was just another demented hoarder. Some hoarders collect cats.
@@johnfranklin5277 I saw a YT channel where a guy has a service where he dips a car like that for $2500, comes out primeable metal.
This was absolutely heartbreaking to watch, the man's wife probably doesn't have a clue at the amount of money his collection would have been worth to the right person!! Definitely a 100 times what it will bring for scrap prices!!
I agree, truly a waste
Yeah, not a lot of forethought here. Quick cash without the insurance headache if something went wrong and too hard to find "the right person ". I ran into that same issue with my father's collection of mopars, nobody wants a four door valiant, four door dodge dart GT, gutted and customized dodge b300 vans or a seriously restoration project 64 Ford f100 custom camper special. The Ford was the ONLY one that sold. The rest were crushed
You've never dealt with the public before. Every a-hole would be there trying to get stuff for nothing. It's easy to understand why people just CRUSH. We did it with 36 acres of cars. Trust me it's not worth the hassle.
@@tjewett1967 Yep that too, also auctions aren't much better. In fact I bet there was an auction and the scrapper won it.
It sucks to see the loss of these cars. But the neglect and deterioration means they were lost many years ago. A clean property could probably bring in 10 x what the value of those cars.
Thanks for showing us this collection. It is a shame that this man did not realize that he needed to do something with his collection while he still could be the one to decide what to do with it. Were you able to save some of those parts from the remains of that shed? I know that some people see old cars and trucks like this and say that they are being recycled here. However, they are gone forever. Thanks for working so hard, you and Joe, and saving what you can. I am glad that some of his collection was saved. Keep making your videos, I really enjoy watching what you find to share with us and what you are able to do in your work and videoing.
Unfortunately too many old timers are reluctant to sell any of their hoard while they're of age and mentally capable... and this is how they often end up, in complete disrepair and most not worth saving. Sad, thanks for sharing!
It's because wealth and money doesnt excite them... nor should it excite anyone...its about enjoying what your passion is !
@@oldskool1979 under the RUST spell.
@@allenschmitz9644 a big number on the bank statement an living in a white modern condo box doesn't mean you are wealthy or live a full life everyone has their idea of happiness an no one should judge . Its a shame what happened but a quick dollar is all some care about instead of a auction an possible making more money
So true!! My Grandfather always said a man doesn't need anymore than he can fit into his pockets!!
@@mermaiddreams83 He was a wise man no doubt, as each goes by been trying to uphold his mythology. I just need bigger pockets!
I'm from New Zealand and would desperately love one of those painfully beautiful American classics from the 50s
These old cars represent what used to be freedom and pursuit of happiness in life...It really is concerning, what is happening....
Whoever did this was an absolute fool. Scrap guys can be some of the worst for the car Hobby.
This isn't a hobby. It's a cold hearted business.
@@1940limited Its a business and recycling is good for the world .
@@jaywalker712 Nothing wrong with that but certain things don't need to be recycled in this manner. They're worth more as saleable items. It's all about money.
Its about a quick buck nothing more than that
This is what make the ones still out there worth more
This is a truly sad scenario that us enthusiasts see over and over again. I'm sure there are many reasons that people feel compelled to crush collections like this, with money not being one of them. If you think about it, everything we use or consume continues to rise in price yet the price of scrap does not. I do not see the motivation in scrapping anything, especially pieces of automotive history.
watching these beautiful cars get scrapped like this really turns my stomach
You should watch what industrial demolition crews do to multi million dollar plants !! No thoughts of saving anything to make more money. Just smash and grab !!!!
Scrap prices are thru the roof here money is the reason in my state I scrapped two 1980S cars for almost $600 a piece nows the time to scrap cars ...
Thanks for sharing...brings tears to my eyes
It's kinda upsetting seeing all this American Iron that's survived for decades being so carelessly torn apart getting shipped off to China to be made into who knows what. Being in Texas you know a lot of those cars had to be pretty solid. Damn shame...
Is there anything that can be done about crack heads?
@@coffeefish ironically the cars they stole probably got saved, or at least parted out to save others.
I live like 2 from here these were more then likely extremely rusty if they spent any time in the weather
Surface rust on the body MAYBE. Never in the history of history has a frame kept south of Waco even thought about rusting.
It was a scrapyard with cars piled ontop of one another. They diddnt survive they rotted and rusted for decades.
Thanks so much for all you do for our hobby .
What a shame. It seems fewer people care about our history anymore. Love you’re videos, please keep up the excellent work.
Most people don't care they're just trying to survive and get through the day
It was so disheartening to watch this man's life of collecting, be dissolved this way. Thanks for saving us a little bit of recorded preservation of em.🙏👍
Madness. What a collection though bet the old boy was a proper character love from the UK
Glad a few were saved, that Lincoln looked very restorable. The ‘56 Ford Ranch wagon was a sad one to lose.
I'm currently looking for a flathead engine like the one in the 49-51 Ford in that row. The Victoria would be nice as well as the Ranch Wagon. Crown Victoria's are bringing 20K to 30K restored. Those parts would have fit them.
@@owlseye32713 I know what you mean.
I've been helping a friend restore a 64 Bonneville.
It has a lot of one off parts. Especially body and interior parts.
There are a few specialty Pontiac restoration part houses like Aimes, but the 64 Bonneville is still a car of its own in a lot of ways.
It's been a two and half year project.
It was luckily in a garage for the last 24 years, or it would've probably ended up being a parts car itself.
It has 70 thousand actual miles on it.
But the only thing Maintained on it was the body and interior.
And it was wrecked at least once in its life.
The front clip was replaced except for the hood and right fender.
Wasn't done all that well.
The Core support was bent too.
But probably good enough for most people that don't know any different.
Had the bumpers straitened and rechromed, yes they got used a bit.
Reshimmed the fenders hood, right door, and trunk lid.
Fixed a few dents and made the body straight.
And he chose to have it wrapped. Pearl White.
It's always garaged, and the wrap is Garranteed 5 years, which is longer than most paint is these days, at least here in California.
The engine and transmission were both toast.
The rear end was still good. Although if it ran much longer the driveshaft would've probably litterally fell out.
Some people don't understand noises or vibrations.
Anyway I've already blabed too much.
But the car was almost completely apart.
Just not all at the same time.
It's not a show car, just a really clean driver.
And a driver it is!
Not like today's cars at all.
The Treasure & Tragedy. Cool night time shots.
The cars looked like they were being attacked by two Giant Car Killing Machines.
Very sad day for all these classics. 😎👍🇨🇦
Thanks for the epilogue ending on an upbeat note, that helped a little. I was really gettin bummed out and thought about bailing on the video a few times, especially when the 63 Riv got squished…damn. This felt a little like witnessing a crime… 👍 on the video anyway.
I have to admit I skipped some of the crushing part! Thanks for saving what you could, mostly all of the cars were worth saving, they threw away money by crushing these cars.
Tim, thanks for sharing!!! So sad to say all that vintage tin scrapped!!!
I’m not too sure that stealing these cars and saving them from the crusher is such a crack head idea after seeing what happens to the ones that didn’t get stolen.
Probably woulda been better if the crackheads had gotten ALL of them, sold them to collectors on Marketplace, and left the old lady a cashier's check for the "scrap value", lol.
The word crackhead is too funny. I'm pretty sure though that anyone that was stealing those vehicles we're stealing them for scrap metal. Thus getting crushed in the end anyway. I might be wrong though
Crazy that he built all those little tin sheds for them, and then that's what happened at the end.
The tin sheds and dirt floor didn't do much to save them but there's a lot of good parts here, or was.
Old owner started with nothing , ended with nothing! Hope old guys watch this and say need to sell before this happens !
Its not easy to sell these old things because 99 percent of people dont appreciate, understand the past or old things.
Too many old hoarders will sit on stuff until death, or the nursing home. Then a kid or grand kid will scrap it or have a auction.
Oh man, talk about heartbreaking loss of history. What a shame.
What a shame, I'm sure the old guy thought he was saving them from the crusher and he did - for a time.
That 8.2 L emblem on the 70 eldorado that was crushed is worth about 50 bucks. That was a one year only grill emblem.
This happened to a HUGE yard that we frequented when I was in my late teens and early 20's! The old man knew where everything was. They had trucks with wooden wheels, old milk trucks, every car from every year you could think of. My Brother was looking for a part (convertible top bow) for his 67 Camaro RS/SS and we found one upside down in the mud with 2 other cars stacked on top of it. I had to climb inside and unscrew it! Then one day we found out the old man who owned it passed on, then the township made his Family clean it all up just like they're doing here. It was a sad time to say the least!!!
That happened to me in 1968 when an old guy died who had a big yard full of 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s vintage cars, most intact, nothing newer than 1952. The portable crusher got them all. I used to roam that yard every chance I got as a kid. Nothing ever changed. They just sat there. It was like heaven being in that yard. No one bothered me. No one else was interested. I wish I'd taken pictures. Had a camera. Didn't think of it.
@@1940limited Really Sad to see the end of an era like this. Even alot of the Cruise Nights here have been banned... Imagine the revenue all of those businesses lost!
@@72Z15SS Why are cruise nights banned?
@@1940limited The town we used to cruise shut it down! We would spend Saturday at Maple Grove Raceway, then head over to the cruise night. I believe that the people in that town started complaining that they couldn't find parking when they wanted to shop. There are still car shows going on, but no cruising...
@@72Z15SS I'm sorry this happened to you.
The red convertible is a Triumph Herald, 1963-ish.
Dad had a hard top version here in U.K. back in mid 60’s the frame, engine gear box and running gear was also used for a car you may be more familiar with was the Triumph spitfire sports car .
I hope all the Hoarders out there watch this video with their families and say this is not what I want to happen to my collection this is a shame something was not done right here I had to turn the video off this makes me sick
Those chameleons will do the exact opposite of what you want when you die, unfortunately
Surprises me the forklift operator being so careful getting cars out and picked up. Can’t imagine the amount of money the people lost by having them crushed instead of auctioning them off.
I think that forklift is having a little trouble handling the weight of these cars. Not like the tin cans of today.
The price of steel is high enough that the lost no money. Organizing an auction and logistics to move all these would have been way more money than theyre worth. Internet warriors all want them but would never show up with a pocket full of cash and a trailer to take some home.... all talk no action!
Had the old guy auctioned it all off as his health was failing his wife might have been more appreciative. But collectors like this often don’t think of the future.
Never thought I could love and hate a video this much. God bless brother
Wow, really hard to watch. But at least a few were saved!
That old man is my hero. If I had the money and space I’d do the same thing. Those crackheads could have made a million dollars selling the stainless trim pieces off of all those cars.
I used to dream about doing something like this as a kid when old cars wee all over the place in decent shape and cheap, but I never got to it. I have a 48 Packard sitting in my carport now that I saved from the crusher. It's not going anywhere.
I attended a big old vehicle auction in suburban Chicago back in 2011. It was a very similiar situation except the old guy died (86) and his wife sold his 100 plus (1920s-1950s) cars for just under $3M. I got one of the cars, a 31 Ford Sport Coupe. What happened in Texas was a shame.
Wow!
I worked in a chrome shop. The grills ,door handles or whatever could be chromed for 100 point cars we did.great job..💪👍☝️🆒😎
That is just criminal how can anyone crush those beautiful machines
Same thing with old houses. These communities are big and have such talent among its members, that if we were to get ahold whom ever owns the collection and convince them of the cause to restore and make road worthy again. We can save history from being destroyed and preserve this stuff for future generations to get educated and appreciate.....
Great video , sorry they could not all be saved by someone.
Hello hope all is good . Wow makes me sick to my stomach to see that carnage so many good iron that could been saved but that's life i suppose . Thank you for sharing those moments even sad as they could be , i really enjoy your videos . Take care
Wow a 56 Chev hardtop 210 series, LHD there were only 20K built super rare. I had 1 in Zimbabwe, sold it when I left. It had come out of the Congo in 1960.
Just imagine all the collectible and possibly rare date and mint mark silver or even gold coins that would have been underneath the back seats. Not to mention all kinds of other old collectible antique type stuff. Jewelry, Kids toys, books, who knows? And what about in the trunk? Might even be some missing people.
I always think about all of the coins and stuff that is in those old cars. I metal detect and have collected coins my whole life.
Were the good ones at least saved?The 55 and 56 fords as well as others looked very restorable.
A few were, most were not
That artillery wheel on the 65 GMC pickup is off a pre-war Chevy, around 1935. Bolt pattern was the same - 6 lug, 16".
A whole Philippino city could of been made out of all that corrugated sheet metal, such a waste.
That front bumper and grill off of that 53 Packard would have brought a small fortune along with the tail lights off of that 57 Buick!
It needs to be put into perspective. When he Acquired these cars, 40 or 50 years ago they were just old cars. Back then they weren’t worth any thing. He probably bought the majority of these for 20 or 25 dollars. They were just old cars.
Some people believe cars and mechanical things have a soul.
Sounds weird but it's true.
Just Sayin.
Unbelievable how coldhearted people can be.................
If I worked for that guy, he would have to fire me.
I would tell him I just can't do it.
Well that was pretty hard to watch. It's a shame that the man hoarded all of those great cars in the first place but at the same time, they should have been auctioned off to people that care.
I think it was said early in the video that the man's wife hated the collection.
Don't know for sure: But it could've been done for spite...
Tim! That 63 pontiac convertible is a rare bird
Hopefully that 56 Lincoln has ur name on it
I agree 100% w you on the flattened pile 59 olds, 67 impala! Brings a tear 2 my eye
The convertible and the Lincoln were both saved by a local collector and may have already been resold since
Not sure why he messes around so long with the surrounding structure. Hook a freaking chain to it and pull it out!
Not to be picky but the Buick at 28:49 is a 37! :-) Still has the tail light lenses on it. They're worth a little something.
I knew 3 old yards like this in Houston , this back in the 90s when I was hunting for 1969 mustang parts . One was bugger reds near Tomball , some rare old stuff , found one tiger that should have been brought back , just rare stuff all over , It came down to the same demise as this yard . The oldest of the 3 was the old Hardy yard , it still had some 60s cars , located and pulled some much sought after Mach 1 seats , a true gem in the rough . Lastly was more of a ford collector , just muscle car gems , a 67 wrecked Shelby in some of the hoard , all past on and only the Hardy place I see put changed hands . Time marches on , the dessert areas if your looking for clean low rust starters is best .
The more I watch of this video...the more I realize this operator seems like a hired hand with a rental unit. But....he was careful and respectful to the cars.
Hope the old man is long gone. God Bless him.
How you stood by without pleading for the 55-56 Caddilliac's life. I was screaming at my screen, nooo!
The 56 Cadillac and at least a couple of the early 50s Cadillacs were saved. Unfortunately I found out about the place at the tail end of the process and was already loaded that trip, so the clock had just run out. The place was 12 hours from home, so by the time I would have unloaded and returned it would have been too late.
-Very sad- I've saved a few over the years from scrapers. Another great video. Thank you
This should serve as a wakeup call to those that have collection(s) in hand or in the family. Get a will properly filled out and filed with the jurisdiction you live in. Probate court is a pain! Research how to do one and get it signed and notarized. Let family and friends know you have one in place in case you no longer are able to due to loss of mental faculties.
I love that 1941 ish Buick coupe....neat car
Why didnt they try to auction these cars off? Clearly they're worth more than scrap value!
Get rid of them fast and easy was probably the thinking. The scrappers don't care. It's an unsentimental business.
@@1940limited Make more $ though on auctioning them, the lowlife scrappers would rather settle for pennies on the dollar.
This is someone wanting to clean up the lot and flip it ASAP.
The tin that the shed were made of is looked for, to used as decor for restaurants, clubs, and bars
I been on project (not too far from Austin) where I got a Co to come out and take old tin off of a few barns and replace it with new. The new is not as good as the old, however the Co that did the work wanted the aged thick metal. They sold as I said to retardants and bars being built.
One farmer to this day think that me and the co that did the trade are crazy
It's a damn shame the family had no idea what that old man had. They could have sold them for a fair price to people that would rebuild or rat rod-um. I guess they needed the money quick, so sold them to the old scrap-man...
to think this guys still alive, just with dementia, what a loving wife!
Makes me sad and angry. Once this history is gone, it's gone forever. I agree that an auction should have been held. Some of these parts are impossible to find. Scrap steel prices are low. I see value in each piece shown well over the scrap price. Many of the cars looked rebuidable too. Going off to make toyotas I guess now. Hard to watch. Unfortunately lots of people see old cars as just trash and a hazard. It's history we can't get back.
SCRAP STEEL IS NOT LOW AT ALL.....
Sad to see all the old cool cars being crushed but times are changing and most of the cars there's nothing left. With scrap prices so high there is money to be made
First 11 seconds in I see 59 Buicks parts I need desperately.
Steve what are you looking for I have a 59 Buick and some parts
@@raymondkunkel9615 hi Raymond I need the drivers side rear bumper brackets real bad. Thanks for your help.
I saw a 58 in the epilogue I could have used. I hated seeing the 37 Buick crushed with the glass tail light lenses still on it.
@@raymondkunkel9615 did you find a bumper bracket for me Raymond?
It's a shame what happened to those old cars it just breaks my heart
It would be interesting to know the background of this place. I'm surprised, the owner(s) didn't auction the cars off instead of selling for scrap prices. That '56 Lincoln looked worthy of saving as did several others. A license plate collector would have had a field day in this place. Very few salvage yards still have a '59 Olds. And at 32:53, a real Two-Ten Chevy 4-door hardtop. Oh my!! An interesting video Mr. Goodpliers, Thank You! Just wondering if you were able to save anything for yourself?
Like he said: The crack heads had the pick of the litter.😆
They would have maid more on auction them off they may have got 25000 at crushed prices
Red Giant battery....
It's a shame to see those Old school cars destroyed but it does help out the owner of these cars to clean up the environment.☝️👍😎🤔💪💪✌️
Really cool shortened 62 station wagon.
Good to see them getting rid of all that garbage.
Many years ago there was a junkyard up the street with various and valuable cars. When steel hit an all time high all the cars were sold for crushed metal.
Heartbreaking!
The one little brit in question I believe is Triumph Herald... I could be wrong. My childhood friend had one and it sure looks familiar.
Man, what a horror movie!!! Thanks for at least letting us all see them before they were crushed and gone forever.
Beautiful collection of history turned into scrap what a shame ! ☹️ But Joe (the electric vehicles) Binden loves this VDO ! 🤕
i don't know why I continued watching this video. Seeing these beautiful cars getting crushed is like an animal lover seeing an animal being put to sleep. Maybe not the same but I do love cars just the same.
I remember several junk yards in my area that had plenty of old car's many year's ago. All closed, car's all either crushed or sold.
This is sickening. All of those orphan makes being crushed. Dammit.
I have an identical LeCar to the one crushed here, the same color and year....oh, i would have loved to grab some stuff off it....just the three lug wheels would have been great to get
Sad to see this. Here in England old car collections exposed like this don't really happen as they rust out so fast. Many videos here in UK showing a rusty car shape with trees growing through it and everyone is trying to guess what is was in the comments 🤔
What a Shame , all those Dry Texas Cars , Parts Cars , with mostly surface rust . Gone , too bad . I’m speechless.
I just wanted to cry watching this video
Seen this type of crushing back in the mid 1980s in California bay area we had the biggest auto wrecking yards that went out of business by the environmentless seen and watching way cleaner car's and truck's being crushed even at the age of 15-16 year's old I was sad to see them being crushed my friend's and no one else cared they were just old car's to them. Now that everything is being produced by China and most of everything you see on the road these day's is a foreign car. Now everyone is taking interest in old American iron. If you can't have and old classic car you can ALWAYS build your own Bagattii or couch they way Americans used to do. There are people out there that still are building Kustom car's from scratch built.
Perfect wording: Because it's the truth.
Unfortunately today's youth overall are even more Clueless.
No Respect for a lot of things...
Today's youth have zero interest in the past. All they see is a never-ending present. They have no respect for our forefathers who made this country what it is and they are tearing down memorial after memorial across the country. That is why the US will be a full Communist nation by the end of this decade...and nothing will stop that certainty.
@@lawrenceartz8640 I'm not so sure about the last part.
But a lot depends on the next two or three three years.
We have to get past this current administration in one piece first.
Joe's making Carter look amazingly competent.
For those decrying this as a shame, how would you actually inventory, let alone auction off a collection like this? It's miles from anywhere and how many interested bidders could you really attract and how many 1941 Chevys or 1950 Cadillacs are being restored right now anyway? Everything there would need to be forked onto flatbeds one car, one purchase at a time. Similar problem for pick-a-part sales, you'd have to man the whole area, deal with people pulling small parts off for pennies then eventually crushing the 99% of stock left anyway. Sad, but reality is that the scrapyard is the only option this family had.
If something happens to me, this is what my place will look like some day 😆
Those beautiful cadillacs 😢
"Is that a Mercedes" That would be a Triumph Herald?
At least the thieves saved some from the crusher.
Am shore Brown`s salvage yard in Texas would like to take care of all the cars for free .
They have a great yard and i have bout stuff from them and shipped to me in Sweden.
Back when scrap peaked I had bought a good sized closed salvage yard out of an estate and I had several "car guys" come bid on some of the cars. I got some offers a bit over scrap but also the hassle of "do you have a title", and people not showing up when they say. I put out the word crusher coming in 10 days and it took 2 weeks to crush and stack for hauling and 8 more days to haul. Most times it just easier to send those old sleds to scrap than to deal with tire kickers.
To all the old guys out there watching this, if you have a bunch of cars you care about, and you dont want to see them destroyed, sell them to your local mechanic for cheap, or go to a car meet and find a young kid who deserves a chance at something special. If you wait to long this is what happens. Then its gone forever.
Yep... If I've seen it once, I've seen it a thousand times.
The whole Car Hoarding thing is and always will be a mystery to me...
But that lil chopped Valiant wagon on the trailer is SUPER COOL.
I could see it done really "high 60s" LeRoy Tex Smith style... with metalflake paint, a metalflake vinyl candy cane interior, square steering wheel and a built slant six!
at least some were saved ,, thanks
How do they get the wire mesh aroudn them? There's a hell of a lot more metal in these cars than the tin cans mostly being crushed today.
Crushing American History 1 car at a time... :(
How can I learn how to find these before being destroyed? I see several cars I would buy and bring to California. I would have bought the 40 Ford, the 47 Studebaker, and the Chevrrolet Coupe and others and had them hauled to California.
Joe and I have several hundred cars between us. We are near Wichita Kansas. Have many 1930s through 1980s, for projects and parts. Send me an email, mrgoodpliers1985@gmail.com
Yeah just think of how many were looking for parts. That hard fact is this is what happens. I once spoke with a young fella that his papa died and he had a couple trailer loads of complete mopar bog blocks. Him and his brother did not care about them and they were on their way to scrap while we are speaking. Getting to find junk yards that don't crush is becoming impossible. Sad to see indeed.
Keep an eye out for Powell Trucks & Station Wagons, We are missing a bunch off the Registry