Backyard finds today

[55chevy]

Whats the story on the '66 Chevelle Steve? Is it a total waste? Looks like it's got Okie sheetmetal on the rear anyway.. Is there any potential with it or is it hiding a crashed front end or something?

[Steve_Hoog]

Ed

Call 828-7074, this guy is Stephen Fair and he looked it over real good. He will talk to you.

[Steve_Hoog]

Ed

Mr. Fair gave me this one too, looks like mother nature has the upper hand on the Chevelle.

[Seattle Sam]

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Ed

Mr. Fair gave me this one too, looks like mother nature has the upper hand on the Chevelle.

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Did somebody say cars were going to destroy the environment?
-Sam

[Belair62]

Looks like it's feeding the tree to me !!! Wow !

[55chevy]

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Ed

Mr. Fair gave me this one too, looks like mother nature has the upper hand on the Chevelle.



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Figured as much.. Oh well...

[Racefan]

My father-in-law has a 55 Chevy 'vert in a farm ditch here in Iowa......it has been there since the md-60's. It has a 4 inch tree growing through the midle of the floor. Kind of sad, but really cool too! The car and the tree are, one. Sort of a Zen thing? Bows on the top are still good though! Really should go through that ditch and pull some stainless and usable parts out of there. Literally, there are hundreds of cars in there. A 67 Chevelle body, a Studebaker pickup, 59 Impala, pretty neat stuff!

[Steve_Hoog]

Get us some pics of that please, sounds cool. Well, cool in a sad way.

[Racefan]

Sure, I will do that. The cars in places are literally three and four deep in a creek bed. Not to sound too corny, but it really is like a burial ground out there. Every car came from the family and has a story behind it. The 55 vert got put in there after an engine fire that burned all the wiring. Instead of fixing it......it went "out back". Literally! It was a black car with red interior, very nice car once. I'll get some pics over the next couple days and post. BTW, if anyone is over this way and wants to wander through it.....let me know. I'll take you. There is a decent 55 Ford that could be pulled out and saved, so could the 59 Impala as a matter of fact. Come on by guys, it really is a good time in a morbid sort of way.

[Racefan]

I was able to get into the ditch last week and take some pics. I have higher res pics of all posted, so if anyone wants better pics specifically let me know. Unfortunately someone has been in there sometime this past Fall and raped a couple of the cars to include the 55 'vert. They took the tags and cut the top of the windshield frame off and took all the top bows. Brave souls.....my father-in law WILL shoot you! Anyhow, check out the link if you want to see pics of what the ditch looks like. EPA officials need not apply! Final resting place?