How many of you have a junk car on your property?

sugarbush · #61 01/16/08, 06:30 PM

My wife's family has two model A fords rotting in the corner of one field, and a whole bunch of unknown metal object. The Fords were the parts cars to the daily driver. Her grandfather said when he started running the farm in the 1960s the working model A was sitting in the barn. He said he needed the room to put in a few more cows so he drove it to the town dump and left it.

Happy Palace · #62 01/16/08, 07:00 PM

Not any more!!!! DH sold it on Saturday (with half of his scrap still in the bed). He was rather sad about the ugly truck leaving, but I couldn't be happier.

Now, don't tell him, the driveway looks a little empty every time I drive up.

ricky · #63 01/16/08, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by coydog

We recently purchased a piece of property where the owner said he would have it cleaned up before closing. well the freezing rain then the freeze came and frooze everything in. With the property came 4 cars, 1 pickup, a f500 dump truck, schoolbus,Van with working wheelchair lift, and a honda 750 chopper. Also I estimate at least 5 tons of clean scrap metal. Also found about 50 lbs. of clean copper. He told me the dump truck runs. Been cleaning out the buildings and finding useful items. Looking forward to spring to clean this mess up.

sounds like a gold mine

sugarbush · #64 01/17/08, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Ernie

I find that a couple of rusting junkpiles, strategically positioned, helps keep property values low and the county tax assessor honest.

We tore down the dairy barn several years back as it had become a deathtrap, but left the milkhouse standing and keep shorring it up for tax reasons

WisJim · #65 01/17/08, 07:59 AM

Old VW buses and beetles, some Rabbits, an old Ford flatbed, and then some new cars, all either as a source of parts for current or future projects, or part of a project themselves. The better ones are in the shed.

Quint · #66 01/18/08, 12:50 AM

I will add that none of my trash is visible from the road. I keep it all hidden. Having junk scattered around in public view is un-neighborly.

beaglady · #67 01/18/08, 09:02 AM

Unfortunately, we have a collection. None can be seen from the road, or from out house, for that matter though, so I guess its all good.

Stepson's classic 1969 Chevy 4WD pickup - engine is int he truck bed.

The old plow truck. Early 70's chevy, with spark plug broken off in motor, plow controls don't work, more rust than good metal. Doesn't run. Need to be gone.

The 'new' plow truck. Late 70's bright yellow with light on top, retired from a local municipality. Will never pass state inspection to be licensed but clears our driveway just fine.

DH's 'old' Chevy work van. Mid 80's 300K plus miles. Most recently used as a smokehouse.

Toby, the mid 70's Ford 4WD pickup. Never again to pass inspection, but works wonderfully for pulling trees out of the woods & other vehicles out of ditches. No reason to get rid of it.

Then we have 4 different roadworthy vehicles. Hubby's current work van, my Astro van (219K & I'll drive it til it dies), a mid 90's Chevy pickup we use for hauling farm things, and a mid 90's Blazer hubby just got to save gas $ driving to work, since his big van gets such poor mileage.