As promised my junkyard pics

[Young Ed]

Ok it took me a little longer then I thought to get them all uploaded. These are pics from the 4 we hit in the area. We just found a new one to try out in the spring-I cant wait! Oh and all the pics from Windy Hills and Moores are on reg film. I may start scanning them in too.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v172/dodgepu1946/junkyard/

[rearview]

Since you're in that area, did you ever head down to Elmer's in Fountain City, WI?

[Young Ed]

Never heard of it. Is it still there? Anything good to scrounge parts off of?

[RobertKB]

Thanks for posting. I'll enjoy my junks yard wander!

[rearview]

I haven't been there in years. Used to date a girl whose parents owned a bodyshop in the area. I picked up a 62 Fleetwood, and her dad drug me up there to dig up some chrome bits. They used to have a bunch of older stuff "up on the hill" and they were fair about pricing. That was 8 or 9 years ago. Elmer also has a museum full of car toys, pedal cars, real cars (lots of Mopar muscle) They don't list any of the old cars on their website.

http://www.elmersautosalvage.com/

http://www.elmersautoandtoymuseum.com/home.html

I think it would make a good summer trip to have a bunch of folks hang out there. Winona is just down the road.

[RobertKB]

Ed, thanks for posting. The pictures are great and it's nice to know there are still junkyards like those around. What a ton of great parts for future restorers doing their projects. I could wander all day in yards like that just looking, taking pictures like you did, and maybe removing the odd part I could use if the owner lets you. Our big autowreckers where I live used to have a section of older cars from the 40's to the 60's with a huge amount of cars. A couple of years ago when scrap steel was really high they made the financial decision to scrap virtually all the old stuff and did so. What a waste!