Junk yard in RI has has a pilothouse

[coW52Dodge]

This yard apparently has a bunch of really nice old cars and trucks - I spot one pilot house.

The address is said to be:

60 weaver hill road

West Greenwich, RI

02817

Edit: scratch that - two pilothouses!

[greg g]

Did you notice the make of the coupe next to the pictured truck?? Looks like a special bodied car with the very thin b pillars (almost a hard top look) Some one posted a 41 Desoto a few years back witha similar body. Looking into it showed it was one of very few coach built bodies built on the Desotp Chasis. Looked a lot like that style.

[coW52Dodge]

Is that right? Wow..

Makes me sad, seeing those pictures.

Of course, by the same token it makes me want to jump in a car and go for a drive: They are just under two hours away from me.

[coW52Dodge]

A friend of mine in Idaho (he looked my truck over for me, before I bought it) lives 15 minutes away from this place. Apparently, they don't have the rust problems we have here in the North East.

Since my truck will need some odds and ends, he's going shopping there for me when the snow disappears. He tells me the place has several pilothouses.

Why can't we be that lucky, having a great place like that nearby?

Edit: Here are the pilothouses

[Dennis_MN]

Did you notice the make of the coupe next to the pictured truck?? Looks like a special bodied car with the very thin b pillars (almost a hard top look) Some one posted a 41 Desoto a few years back witha similar body. Looking into it showed it was one of very few coach built bodies built on the Desotp Chasis. Looked a lot like that style.

That looks like a '41 Merc

I found this picture of a '40 with the same top and narrow pillar

http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/socalearlyfordv-8/Currey40.htm

Dennis

[Zeke1953]

According to MapQuest, that RI junk yard is only 45 minutes from where I live in southeastern MA. Sure wish I knew it was there four years ago when I started restoring my truck. As soon as all the snow we got this weekend melts, I'll take a ride over there to check things out. Zeke

[PatS....]

Did you notice the make of the coupe next to the pictured truck?? Looks like a special bodied car with the very thin b pillars (almost a hard top look) Some one posted a 41 Desoto a few years back witha similar body. Looking into it showed it was one of very few coach built bodies built on the Desotp Chasis. Looked a lot like that style.

I was told this was my Grandfather's Studebaker...looks very similar to it.

[Rodney Bullock]

Hey Pats your GP had a Studebaker? You know what that means:D start looking.

[PatS....]

Rodney, to my knowledge, he never owned anything but a Studebaker. Pop was profoundly deaf, and shifted by ear!! Those old Studebakers hit 5 grand at every shift and lasted him for years...tough old cars they were.

[Frank Elder]

WOW, once you get past the mustangs it gets interesting:D

[robertkb48]

hi if any one goes out there would they mind looking for a gas tank for me i need one for my 1948 kb1 international.i know this is a dodge sight. but i found this sight as i thought te dodge tank may work but i found out it will not it. it mount about the same but it to tall.i know were are quite a few dodge pickup of this vintage in portland orgeon erea. if anybuddy is interested. nethier one will ship parts and i am not capable of doing it my back is way to bad. thanks kb48

[olddodgeguy]

I think the coupe is a 1940 Hudson. A buddy had one back in 1955 that looked like that. I've slept since then so I may be remembering wrong! LOL Mike

[Jim Shepard]

I think this is the same truck from different angles.