Looks like that Skylark had an encounter with the Jaws of Life. That big Olds on the bottom was the Car You Wanted. The rest are just the Car You Could Afford.
As a former junkyard "Auto-Recyling Yard" owner I can't imagine how this business was still in business keeping vehicles that have absolutely no value other than crushed weight value.
I asked a while ago how old the place was but got no response. I think it was not operating as a business for a decade or two and was basically abandoned.
@@mikeyh9528and with scrap metal prices being high for the last few years, it was probably worth the effort now to set up the EZ Crusher and clean the place out.
If it's like my buddies' yard, those cars have been there since they were hauled in for free. Scrap wasn't worth the trouble since it didn't pay much in the 80's and 90's, in my area, you were lucky to get $50 for an old car if the glass was good. He has a lot of land and no real reason to crush anything, so there are cars all the way back to the 50's out there. He really only crushes late model cars since they're easy money, and even then, they pile up until prices are right.
I know of a yard that hasn't crushed a vehicle since the late 60's, guy has a towing company and the salvage yard is just another part of the business.
11:11 The Tempo was a 1986-87, a style you never see anymore. Appeared to be in good shape for a midwest car. I completely forgot about that Lemans. Never see those at all. That Delta88 is what I think of when I think of an Oldsmobile. If Olds and Pontiac continued to make cars like that longer, instead of what came out in the mid-late 80's, both brands might still be around today
What do you mean by longer? Gm had to keep evolving to not be left behind. They got shorter in the mid 80s and ended up FWD. The wagons lived a little longer but ended up obsolete with the FWD minivans and then the SUVs
Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't More than once she's left me on the side of the road The older she gets the slower we go But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires She's ridin' me around on four bald tires The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio
A long time ago, I drove a 1995 Olds '88 Royal ... that f###ing thing was rusty as heck. It failed while driving on a rood trip from Wisconsin to Texas. The wheel bearings gave out on both sides. The rusty PoS was left abandoned in Buda Texas, unable to drive anywhere and requiring several $ thousand to fix.
Just me or does it look like the Tempo was immaculate? They probably forked the trunk open before crushing to make sure nothing fishy was in it... looks like someone may have picked some left side front suspension parts first.
Why would you ever want to crush a car like that man that’s a work of history, better than anything on the market that you can afford and still make loads of money just by inheriting it for another century.
At least they were around long enough to be recorded and posted and act as a documentation of the cars that used to be all over the road back in the day. It also is sad to see the condition so many of them ended up in after sitting decades outside at the yard. So many of these were junked all the way back in the 90s judging by the license plates. Makes sense why so many cars from the 70s, 80s, and 90s are here.
that Olds 88 was a nice cruiser back in the day
It would have been a nice lowrider
Looks like that Skylark had an encounter with the Jaws of Life. That big Olds on the bottom was the Car You Wanted. The rest are just the Car You Could Afford.
In all fairness, the Honda was actually WORTH affording.
That was actually a Skyhawk which was the same as a Chevy Cavalier
That was a Skyhawk (J-car) Pontiac Sunbird( J 2000) Chevy Cavalier and Olds Firenza Caddie Cimarron . We had an 85 Skyhawk like that one
That Honda Civic looks so small
As a former junkyard "Auto-Recyling Yard" owner I can't imagine how this business was still in business keeping vehicles that have absolutely no value other than crushed weight value.
I asked a while ago how old the place was but got no response. I think it was not operating as a business for a decade or two and was basically abandoned.
@@mikeyh9528and with scrap metal prices being high for the last few years, it was probably worth the effort now to set up the EZ Crusher and clean the place out.
If it's like my buddies' yard, those cars have been there since they were hauled in for free. Scrap wasn't worth the trouble since it didn't pay much in the 80's and 90's, in my area, you were lucky to get $50 for an old car if the glass was good. He has a lot of land and no real reason to crush anything, so there are cars all the way back to the 50's out there. He really only crushes late model cars since they're easy money, and even then, they pile up until prices are right.
Pick a part
I know of a yard that hasn't crushed a vehicle since the late 60's, guy has a towing company and the salvage yard is just another part of the business.
That was probably your GRANDfather’s Oldsmobile! 😁
Similar to the huge late 70s to early 80s Pontiac Parisienne my grandfather gave my parents in the late 80s.
That Ford Tempo totally looked like a Ford Sierra.
Sierra was the British version of an American Tempo
11:11 We had an 1985 Buick Skyhawk just like that one 😊 memories
11:11 The Tempo was a 1986-87, a style you never see anymore. Appeared to be in good shape for a midwest car. I completely forgot about that Lemans. Never see those at all. That Delta88 is what I think of when I think of an Oldsmobile. If Olds and Pontiac continued to make cars like that longer, instead of what came out in the mid-late 80's, both brands might still be around today
What do you mean by longer? Gm had to keep evolving to not be left behind. They got shorter in the mid 80s and ended up FWD. The wagons lived a little longer but ended up obsolete with the FWD minivans and then the SUVs
But yet Ford went to the mid 00s with their big, rear wheel drive cars. But they also didn't ask for a government hand out, either
1:31. That car was surely a good candidate for restoration! Ha ha!
Sometimes she runs, sometimes she don't
More than once she's left me on the side of the road
The older she gets the slower we go
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio
She needs a carburetor, a set of plug wires
She's ridin' me around on four bald tires
The wipers don't work and the horn don't blow
But there ain't nothin' wrong with the radio
That sky chicken almost disappeared into the delta 88
Great crushing.
Wow, that one car was already bent in half.
The pontiac lemans was a Vauxhall Astra / Opel Kadett here in europe,
Daewoo managed to make it a miserable shit box... they were built under license by Daewoo in S. Korea
That Tempo was solid still
I haven’t seen a LeMans in a hot minute!!
A long time ago, I drove a 1995 Olds '88 Royal ... that f###ing thing was rusty as heck. It failed while driving on a rood trip from Wisconsin to Texas. The wheel bearings gave out on both sides. The rusty PoS was left abandoned in Buda Texas, unable to drive anywhere and requiring several $ thousand to fix.
Delta 88 reminds me of David's Farm Moldsmobile. LOL!
How many Ford Tempos have been crushed I wonder? It seems like I've seen it a lot on this channel.. it was obviously a popular car at one point.
They were! The Ford Tempos and Mercury Topaz’s were a hit in the late 80’s. But they were throw away cars by the time they got to 90k miles.
I hear people crying about you save it most of all them are rust buckets
Gotta wonder if the Delta 88 was powered by the 5.7 diesel...
i like the way you do the videos. no yapping on and on like the other crusher guy.
Looks like the Civic was totaled in a rear end collision 😮
Both the Olds and the Buick looked like they were in serious crashes...the LeMans was an insult to the name of Pontiac and no great loss anyway...
Another great video ,thank you 👍👍👍👍
Poor Delta 88 and other decent cars as well.
Thanks for another awesome video keep them coming 😎😎😎
Just me or does it look like the Tempo was immaculate? They probably forked the trunk open before crushing to make sure nothing fishy was in it... looks like someone may have picked some left side front suspension parts first.
A Pontiac Lemans,right where it belongs 🙄🙄
Why would you ever want to crush a car like that man that’s a work of history, better than anything on the market that you can afford and still make loads of money just by inheriting it for another century.
That Buick looked like it had a gas tank with gas pouring out of it
dont you destroy some new cars?
if i remember correctly, i took my drivers test in one of those1990 Honda civic...
My God thoose cars have been there 30 yrs. Juust a Rust pile why are they just now crushed??
Great video, always love seeing the discontinued brands of oldsmajunk and pontacrap go flat. No loss, both junk from day one.
First viewer😊
I think that was a Cadillac Cimarron
Buick
Cadillac Cimarron is not in the description. Buick Skyhawk is.
What a bunch of junk. Who was saving this crap?
It's getting sent to china for recycling, more room for more junk
At least they were around long enough to be recorded and posted and act as a documentation of the cars that used to be all over the road back in the day. It also is sad to see the condition so many of them ended up in after sitting decades outside at the yard. So many of these were junked all the way back in the 90s judging by the license plates. Makes sense why so many cars from the 70s, 80s, and 90s are here.
RIP crusty EF hatch, good riddance Tempo and early cross dressing Kia....
Typical gm so rotted it almost splits into two pieces