Touring Miles of Mopars @ Billy West Peedin's Garage & Wrecking Yard
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- Опубликовано: 1 июл 2023
- Hunting down the parts you need for your Mopar restoration can be a bit of a nightmare especially when it comes to less-than-super-popular cars and platforms. In searching for parts we need for our 1970 Plymouth Fury III convertible "Marsha" we sought out Billy West Peedin's Garage in Selma, NC and walked hundreds of classic Mopars in search of what we needed - and discovered much more than we bargained for!
Billy West Peedin's Garage
819 Batten Farm Road
Selma, NC 27576
(919) 965-5405
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The cars have been there for years! He has some rare parts and he knew what they were worth.He had school bus loads of parts.I purchased a 1970 440 six pack engine from him.He was always amazed how far northerners would drive to het parts from him.😂
That Sundance is a really rare car! They only offered them in 74 and only 300 were made. Only 150 were in gold.
I had no idea they existed! Crazy!
I never heard of it either. Love learning stuff like this.
There was one sitting behind the Chevy/Olds dealer where I worked in the early 1980's for months. I think it belonged to one of the family that owned the place. Anyhow, one thing that I remember about the car is that it had a sunroof that looked like a factory installation to me.
(DISCLAIMER: I like Mopar products OK, they're a ton better to me than anything wearing the "Blue Oval", but I'm primarily a Chevy guy. BTW I really like these junkyard stroll videos posted by experts. Good job, guys, keeping it entertaining for this car nut who's not too well versed in Mopars.)
A neighbour here in Winnipeg Canada had a Sundance new when I was growing up. It was a cool unusual car even back then with those stripes.
I bought one of them in the early 80's for a winter beater. Drove it for a few years then built it into a stock car. I would bet long gone by now...
Wait until the remaining 2 doors become untouchable in price but we crushed the 4 doors. This guy will be on a small gold mine. I want the monster 4 door '59 wagon!
Boy that's a tough one to find! Happy hunting!
Thank you for the video. I was just thinking about this place and here comes RUclips recommending the video lol
Use to come here with my dad years ago before Mr. West passed away. A few stories I'll share. My dad bought a 1967 coronet r/t for $2000 from Mr. West before I was born. It used to be raced all over the country in NHRA competitions. The car was named "Spice of Life" and had a #1 qualifier sticker from a track in Pennsylvania. We still have the car hoping to have it back on the road in the fall.
My dad also tried to buy a 1965 coronet 383 4 speed from Mr. West but another guy had just put a downpayment on it 2 hrs before. The guy lived in the same town as my dad. Shortly after an elderly lady t-boned that car and totaled it unfortunately.
Also my uncle bought I believe it was a 71 dart swinger that was orange. My little sister called it "the pumpkin car". 😂
Lastly I remember being in the shop and noticed a calendar hanging with topless women. Not sure if they're still hanging up or not lol
Kinda awkward seeing that with my dad standing right next to me hahaha. Good memories. Mopar or no car!
Great story!
😂👍 Topless women ?
What's a woman again ?
😂👍 Topless women ?
What's a woman again ?
I need to call them! There are a couple of things there that I need for my 75 Imperial Crown coupe!
Wow mopar heaven 👍👍👍
It sure is!
Did y'all know that barracuda was Richard Pettys drag car for the early 1965 season when nascar banned the 426 Hemi.
Yes, several people have confirmed that this was what remains of the infamous drag car that Richard drove.
It was in a wreck on the drag strip and killed a kid. I think that was Petty's last drag race.
The Petty brothers channel has a video confirming that Billy came and got the 43jr Barracuda from the Petty graveyard. It wasnt that bashed from the wreck, but from being pushed around by a bulldozer at Pettys.
@@dougfregia4047 actually he built another drag car, but his heart wasn't into it anymore and walked away from the sport after only a couple times down the strip.
THAT is what a racing engine should sound like. Period.
Amen to that!
Thank You Very Much , From Toronto Ontario Canada,
You are welcome!
OK, Thanks Again, I Watch Your Videos As Mush As I Can,
Wonderful! Thanks for the support!
Great video guys, and some super cool finds.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video it had some good action! 💯💥👍 Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing it!
What an awesome place. Looks like it is well kept and not all overgrown.
Yes, good observation- it’s very kept.
I was surprised how well kept it looks too. Not the usual very overgrown or greasy mud pit most of these old school junkyards seem to be.
Enjoyed the video! I made a couple of trips out Billy’s place in the late ‘80s looking for parts to my ‘68 Superbee.
I flat towed a ‘69 Sport Satellite minus a powertrain from Raleigh to his place and traded it for a driver’s side door and a bulge hood for my car. Good trade for Billy ‘cause I didn’t realize at the time that I could have used the door from the Satellite 😂.
Anyway Billy was a great guy and invited me and my buddy in for a tour of the shop and some good tales of his racing days. The amount of parts in that building alone was astonishing and from your video it looks like it hasn’t diminished much. He showed us the Road Runner (which was mostly white at the time w/graphics) and I recall him talking about the doors having been acid dipped and the side glasses were plexiglass and operated with old seat belt webbing.
I’m glad to see the family is still keeping it going. Lots of good parts to be had for those in need of them.
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing that. We need to go back for more parts for our Fury too.
What an awesome place 😳 !!
It really is!
Wow that was awesome guys!
Thanks for watching!
What a great video! Really enjoyed the content 👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Kevin
I really enjoy your channel keep up the good work
I appreciate that!
Love it !!!
Wish i could manage a rebuild of a Mopar.
If you’re like me (and most of us here) it takes lots of late nights and Saturdays.
Been there many times .Bought a 67 Satellite and a 67 Coronet R/T out of that place . lots of good parts and project cars left . Great guys to deal with .
Yes, it's a really cool spot. And no, we ended up putting the skirts back into the trunk of the Satellite. Jamey knew what they were and didn't take Dave's low ball offer. LOL!
Where is this place located?
@@garyjubar5733 we literally included the physical address in the video description as well as including the phone number and email address to contact the Billy West Garage.
@@garyjubar5733 Selma NC
Never seen anybody get so excited over buckets of rust
You need more Mopar friends 🤪
Used to frequent Heavy Metal Wreakers, close to an hour drive away. Mostly Mopars. Parts for the Dart GT and '57 D-100. Some would comment it was owned by bikers, awesome people. Worth the drive for parts,
Very cool! Sadly, these spots are drying up!
That place is a Mopar shrine. RIP Mr Billy
Yeah, it was VERY impressive.
Hope you and David brought plenty of insect spray. Looks like ya all had a good time
To be honest, it really wasn’t bad. Yeah they were buzzing us but I was in shorts and my legs aren’t bitten up.
38:34 by coincidence is on or around when you hear them start up a Simply Magnificent 69 Roadrunner that purred with pure power ! Don't miss it !😂
Ha! Awesome!
The New Yorker is above the 300. The New Yorker came standard with the 440. I believe the Newport and 300 came with the 383, then the 400 standard, with the 440 being optional for both. The 70 300 Hurst model came with the 440 TNT motor.
Funny I always thought that the 300 was the highest equipped Chrysler before you got the Imperial
@moparconnection How it worked was the Newport was the entry level. After that came the 300 Sport, or just 300. The New Yorker came after the 300. The next step up is the 300 letter series. For example, the 300 J was above the New Yorker. The reason is it was the Bankers' hot rod with the largest motor geared towards high performance. Then came Imperial at a little over $5000.00 for the basic Imperial. The LeBarons were around $6000.00 base price. The New Yorker Salon was offered in 1963/64 and was more expensive than a base Imperial. By 1964, the 300 J had been decontented to the point where it was priced in the New Yorkers price range. If you look at a 1961/62 letter 300, they were over $5000.00. By 1965, they were in the low $4000.00 range. Leather to vinyl interior. The four bucket seats became two. All the stuff that really separated the letter series from the other Chrysler cars was less and less. When the 300 Sport series came out in 1962, it watered down the name to the point where the car wasn't as special as before. Ford did the same thing with the Thunderbird. Went from a sporty two seater to a family car and lessened its significance.
OK this was incredibly helpful! Thank you!
@moparconnection You are most welcome. I love everything, cars, mostly from the past. Especially Chrysler products.
A friend of mine had one of the gt37s with a 400 and a 4speed in it and I believe it was a ram air equipment car to
Nice!
I bought several cars from billy back in the 80s i knew him i lived in raleigh nc a few cars you see crushed their was a lot of trees and the cars where scarred threwout a hurricane came threw and trees came down i also remember his dad stepdad or whatever
Very cool story. Thanks for sharing.
There was also a Pontiac GT-37...The Green Hornet's "Black Beauty" was a '64 or '65 done by Dean Jefferies, credit always given to George Barris wrongly (watch Craig Leiberman on his dealings with Barris & what a "Not so nice" guy he was). Billy West's farm isn't an hour from me & Jamey there is cool...this isn't open often, only a few hours on Saturdays. Also, that Barracuda race car? Believe that was Petty's that infamously got wrecked. He & Billy were friends (Billy passed away awhile back). In NC, once a car goes into a yard- it can't legally come out once the title is turned in
Wow all great points here- thank you for this! If that’s Petty’s ‘Cuda that was involved in the infamous wreck I’ll go back to do something else on it.
@moparconnection Billy was friends with "Mr. Clifton" at Raleigh Carburetor. The man is in his deep 70's, still working & building. He did my TQ on my TDS rally Valiant. Mr. Clifton is a Mopar man, still building cars- he is a great character, too!
@@moparconnection look at roof stripes and deck lid sure looks like it.
Jamey has confirmed that yes it is the real car.
@moparconnection I know the Mopar world & race fans would be stunned. Most think it was rolled over by a D8 or something & buried out behind the shop in Level Cross where it remains.
If you know the history of 43jr., I will say that it is quite the scoop. Inversely, it's a delicate subject matter. Especially here in NC, where the Pettys are an unofficial royalty.
I had a 68 Barracuda formula 340s.
Wish I had it now.
No doubt!
I got thinking how much you like those little fish 🐠 the barracudas. Okay I always like a little better than most folks around. If you got to the Midwest and you can find one that's in good shape. They are cheap. He's already sold the one I'm thinking of you may have another one. First of all you get out in South Kansas on out to Western Kansas they don't rust like they do in the rest of the Midwest. Is a couple sizable military bases around so you going to find some Mopar laying around. Through Oklahoma down to Abilene surface rust as you get into the heat but rust through no not really. Until you get past place called Pittsburg Kansas I still like extension of Missouri rust. This part is where I'm not advertising on your channel. I'm just throwing some things out to you. Complete front clip assembly for a rebel SST? You can find that on my channel about 4 to 6 weeks ago on the shorts. You like it I'll tell you where to find it get you together with the man who owns it. It is cheap enough to. Fell out of Chicago I call him the Mopar King 👑. If there's one for example 1015 superbirds and half-a-dozen Ford Talladega goes and they're in the barn big barn and they're in good shape. Okay I'll leave you with this Silas. Adventures made from scratch. He had a couple of barracudas and one he finally got sold and I'm not sure you got $1,000 out of it and it was a complete car with original paint. It was either 6 cylinder or the engine was missing. That one's gone but he's begging people to take that car. He did not want to go and become toasters. Fort Leonard Wood Missouri is a big army post where you going to find old cars laying around off Post of course. And I got to drive about 6 hours just to get down around the Southeastern corner of Kansas and then start heading across but it's worth the drive. Anyway I like it so much I'm going back and watching a second time this episode of yours. Now cuda are hard to find. But I know there's a couple challenges out on the eastern part of the Midwest. And they're fairly complete and they're in a secluded part of the salvage yards
Nice! Great comment!
Would have been nice to see more of that blue Daytona ES with the Shelby wheels.
It’s still there!
Can i purchase the tail lights out of that 70 fury i have a 70 fury 3 ragtop as well. Need the front marker lights also !
You better get out there and pull those!
I'm astounded by the rust on these vehicles! I guess parts & trim only?
If you pay close attention, the '64-'67 cars rusted very, very little in comparison to everything else. But yes, much of the field is really just for picking apart little stuff.
@moparconnection By the way, I was wondering, what with the Petty connections there, that Petty blue Barracuda that was mangled beyond recognition. Might that have been the remnants of the infamous Petty Jr altered that crashed back in the day & killed a young spectator? You might want to inquire. That's drag racing history if it is!! Priceless!!
It is indeed. Stay tuned for an update on this very topic. It'll be out Sunday morning.
There was the U code 440TNT and the T code 440 350 HP available on the New Yorker as the 300
I didn't know the TNT was available for the New Yorker! Interesting.
Thank u I need a frt bumper n pass frt fender for my 1960 plymouth belevedere
How about calling them?
Talk About A Popcorn Machine
Yeah, it was a beast!
Wow cool video, Do they sell project cars and where are they located??
Yes and it’s all in the video and the description
@@moparconnection okay thanks
That 70 300 convertible even had the ultra rare convertible engine cover.
Weren’t most 300 convertibles powered?
Hello, Again Sir, I Actually Need A E Body Front Clip From The Torsion Bar & The Firewall Up To The Radiator Support If Possible, No K Frame Or hood Or Fenders Theres A Red One On Your Video Time Is 12;47, Could You Please Let Me Know If The Ownwer Cut & Sale It To Me If The Front Rails Are Good,
This isn't tough, brother. Just call him or drop him an email. We gave you all of the contact info.
Crumbled up 43jr.
Rusty gold
Why did you open the hood say 440 and walk away leaving hood open 26.55 ? it was closed to protect engine and from wind (hurricane) bending hood back. I met Billy West back before he passed away . I haven't been back since he passed. But there was a Black on black 1968 Charger 383 2bl roller a 1971 Challenger R/T yellow original paint 383 auto Roller 1971 sassy grass 340 Duster the 1973 red charger without hood had a "Air grabber hood" for real not a joke I seen it on car, why it was on 1973? I never looked at fender tag was a 400 car was it an option ? It had split vent's
Don’t worry we closed it before we walked away.
Lot of boats yous looked at and passed up the cool ones
Oh yeah? Like what?
Run 59 through 61 Parkwood and Brookwood where prevalent on should we station wagons.
Huh?
22:04 Carol Brady had Satellite wagons. Mike had the only Furys.
LOL oh yeah? Man, I’ll have to go back and see.
Mega rust on all 👍🏻
Actually, there were quite a few really solid starter projects there.
11:49 Richard Petty's "Outlawed" drag car
Yes we know.
Just adding a tag so people know what it is and where it is in the video. Good video and tour.
Smart thinking! Thank you.
Will they pull and ship the parts?
Presumably- give them a call
Yeah as a matter of fact the last letter terribly 1965 you can get a 383 in it I'm talking 300 Chrysler letter carrier possibly even two barrel
Wow! That’s a good bit of info!
74 sundance needs saved😊🙏
Agreed!
I had a 74 satellite Sundance like that one. Just like it and the interior was different with the Sundance pkg to. The seat material
No kidding! Very cool
@@moparconnection yep the material on the seats was like a indian poncho or similar to that
That’s awesome
@@moparconnection yea i have several pictures of it but we can't post here anymore
My understanding is that you could NEVER post pics in the comments section of RUclips.
New Yorker was standard with the 440
See, that's what I was wondering.
The last year for pull tabs was .1975
😂
Is that a ball stud Hemi???
No, no. There was only one ball stud Hemi and it's a display piece these days.
Had a New Yorker with a 318
No kidding?! Yeah, I think the 300's all came with 440s.
The rarest one is the g.t 37 that's the performance one like the g.t.o
Very cool!
And do you know that barracuda is the one that wrecked in Georgia and killed that fan Richard petty was driving the car, And this guy is very good friend with the Petty's.
Yes we know. We have a video dedicated to it.
Note to self… always bring lots of cash if going to a salvage yard! Lol.
I haven't seen any Roadrunners yet.
There were four 68-69's. All pretty rough.
thay had a meeting "these cars are lasting too long, what can we do?"
LOL!
Mopar guy calling the engine a straight 6? It’s a slant 6. Leaning tower of power
It’s a boat anchor. “Slam a big block in it,” is MY policy!
Don't know why but it seems like most of the mopar yards are in wet weather states.
Growing up in SoCal, Mopars just weren't as popular as Chevies and Fords.
To New Yorkers have 440s
It seems like that wasn't the case.
So this is the man that got 43jr, that's the one Richard wrecked that killed the little boy.
Yeah, it seems like it.
That is exactly what I thought, the King Richards Outlawed barracuda
Ether learn how to fabricate body panels or find a fabricator. Most of those cars useable, just have patience. Hint Fitzee's Fabrications!
It all takes dedication!
Whar do you expect! Most of these cars were driven not meant to be show cars then,thet were daily drivers!
Yup
That cuda all tore up was the one richard petty was drag racing and lost it and killed several billy knew richard thats how the car ended up at billys
Yes, we did a video on it.
I always thought the T37 was more like an Olds rally 350 not much performance but decent trim package
That very well may be true; I don’t know my Ponchos well enough to say otherwise.
Last time I made a trip over the 2 guys setting on their butts said they didn't have time to get any parts I asked if I could walk and find with I needed I would pull it No I was told l should have called I asked for bucket set didn't have time to look everything was No they was the only 2 working i was willing to wait they was acting like 2 lazy guy taking advantage of someone I asked when the owner would be back was told he's in and out so good luck
I’m sorry you had a bad experience - the owner Jamey was incredibly friendly and welcoming. Maybe next time try to call ahead and let him know that you’re coming and may need some help pulling parts.
You just need to come when we are open and be prepared to pull parts on Saturdays best to call ahead
Thanks for chiming in, Jamey!
@@jamesgilchrist8111 guys told me no one was allowed on yard one of the guys said he was the part guy that no one was allowed but yeah I would rather pull me on parts that's the funniest part of rebuild old mopar I'll call in the morning see what I can find out Thanks
@@jamesgilchrist8111 nothing but good things to say about the place and the owner . I really need to come back and grab a few more things when my knee is where i can walk
Is that the Richard Petty 'Outlawed' Barracuda drag car?
Yes. We have a short video on this coming up tomorrow
@@moparconnection It should have been left in the ground. That car killed a little boy. But stuff like that doesn't bother you, does it Rob? Anything for a story, right???
Man, I really wish you’d wait less than 18 hours for our next video. The Petty’s themselves dug it up when they expanded their facility. Richard didn’t want it restored and back on the road so Billy dragged it to his barn with the promise not to sell it, and to never restore it for those very same reasons, Robert. Billy died guarding it and Jamey is doing the same.
@@moparconnection Right. How many times in MCG? AND now RUclips... Is this Rob I'm speaking to? Remember the last time we talked? I do. I will never forget it. Oh yeah... BTW... Reynolds Hemicuda... Why don't you donate the proceeds of that big video on 'Outlawed' to some kind of worthy charity? Then come back and tell me how sympathetic you are to Richard Petty... last time i saw him, he was crying for Bubba Smollett...
Robert, you're talking to Rob Wolf's #1 competitor. Totally different company and group of dudes.
i swear i will never understand these outrageous prices for any old car pre 84 as a old school car guy born in 65 who has owned every thing from k5 4x4 to muscle cars growing up a car guy could buy one ( good running ) for around 2000k to 4500k now the same cars nearly 40 years later cost 40k to 300k even a piece of crap 1984 4 door ford ltd no one wanted back in the day will cost 8500 a rusted out chassis will cost 8k why ? and a bank with good interest rates will not even think about a loan for one so the average gear head is out of luck why ? so mister money bags think they look cool SITTING IN THEIR COLLECTION and then there is people with classics just sitting outside or in a old building not touched in 30 years it makes me sick
Personally, I blame online auctions and big ticket sellers like Mecum and Barrett-Jackson that hyperinflated the prices of these cars. Everyone thinks they have a rare “numbers matching” car.
It's too bad the restoration hobby has for the most part gotten out of reach as far as financing one goes. Most of the people that have all those old cars want so much for them regardless if they can be restored or only used for parts that the average Joe can't even afford to take the first step in trying to buy a car to restore. Most of these old Mopars here and thousands of other cars sitting in junk lots all over the US will more than likely rust away back into the earth rather than the owners selling them for blue collar money and getting them back on the roads. All about money now more than anything else. Thanks to the rich collectors doing unrealistic mega dollar restorations on so many old cars then selling them at all the mega dollar auctions for stupid amounts of money to other rich collectors us lower middle class can't even dream about old cars anymore. I remember an AAR cuda hulk that was just the frame, firewall, roof and rear quarters(still had the AAR strobe stripe showing...) that had already been crushed so the roof was flat against the quarters selling on EBay a few years ago...SOLD for 8 grand...probably just for the VIN tag and radiator core stamping so some one could make a "real" AAR from a clone. That is what the hobby has gotten to. I've lost all my interest.
You touch on a pet topic of mine that is VERY unpopular: if fellow "car guys" want to see this hobby go on in the right direction with a new crop of young car enthusiasts, they need to "take a hit" and sell some of the cars and parts they've been hoarding up (because we all know Mopar guys are hoarders) at a loss.
Too often I see videos of "barn finds" with dozens of solid car (if not more) left in barns, sheds and fields; when asked what the 75-year-old man plans to do with them or if he'd be willing to part with any one of them, he emphatically yells, "Nothing's for sale!"
Well, congratulations you old fart. Those cars are gonna end up in the scrapper when you die, or auctioned off to big dollar flippers. They'll NEVER end up on the road with a young guy behind the wheel who truly loves that car far, far more than you likely ever did.
You say you write for a Mopar magazine yet you called the engine in the one car a straight 6 when every Mopar guy knows it is a slant 6. You don't know what you're talking about.
Yes, I'm very familiar with the "leaning tower of power?" I've built two of 'em. They don't excite me very much. I'm also building a 4.7L stroker out of a Jeep I6. That should be a fun build (hopefully 300HP).
Where are yall?
We put the yard’s address and contact info on the screen and in the description
Hello Is There A Toll Free Number I Could Call,
We give you ll of the contact info in the video (twice) and include a in the video description.