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Old Truck Man · 06-05-2014, 08:15 PM

Not a commercial junkyard however its my personal collection. A hobby that got out of hand.

Chvy2NV · 06-06-2014, 09:00 PM

this is great but sad aswell.. no places like that around here ..

jlaird · 06-12-2014, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by flykelley

Here is one in S.C. I was down there a few weeks ago, almost 100 67-72 chevy & GMC pickups. I could spend all day there.

Mike

Mike was nice enough to let me use his photo for a blog post I wrote on junkyards. Check it out. Thanks Mike!

**Bgrdmoose** · 06-13-2014, 12:31 AM

Jlaird- I see you are from upstate. Did you by chance ever make it to Gaba's? It was over towards Saratoga. I was up that way a couple months ago but seems I was a year too late. Guy I spoke to said they had 11,000 vehicles before they had to crush'em all. It brought a tear to my eye. I just would like to hear from someone who may have seen it in all it's glory.

flykelley · 06-13-2014, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by jlaird

Mike was nice enough to let me use his photo for a blog post I wrote on junkyards. Check it out. Thanks Mike!

My pleasure, Ill be back down there in a week, hopeful more pictures also.

Mike

jlaird · 06-13-2014, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Bgrdmoose

Jlaird- I see you are from upstate. Did you by chance ever make it to Gaba's? It was over towards Saratoga. I was up that way a couple months ago but seems I was a year too late. Guy I spoke to said they had 11,000 vehicles before they had to crush'em all. It brought a tear to my eye. I just would like to hear from someone who may have seen it in all it's glory.

I've driven my the Gaba sign a hundred times and never knew it was a salvage yard. (Can't see anything from the road) I think it just says Gaba Auto Parts. I'll have to stop by the next time I'm out that way. It's on my way to Saratoga.

Sometimes it's amazing what you don't know is right in your backyard!

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 03:59 PM

I stumbled on a little honey hole today...

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 04:02 PM

More...

Old Truck Man · 06-14-2014, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

I stumbled on a little honey hole today...

In the last picture there is a car masher. The big yeller piece of iron in the background. I had a jog operating one very similar back when I was 17. Lots of fun!

Vintage Windmills · 06-14-2014, 06:42 PM

Pete, nice find! I get nervous when i see classic 4x4,s near a crusher! Save em if you can. I see some big spicers too

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Vintage Windmills

Pete, nice find! I get nervous when i see classic 4x4,s near a crusher! Save em if you can. I see some big spicers too

Jud I wish - can't save them all, sadly....good eye, yes big hub Spicer dials on those in choice of yellow and blue

Yellow '67 · 06-14-2014, 06:53 PM

Looks like a tach cluster in that interior shot, cool!

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow '67

Looks like a tach cluster in that interior shot, cool!

Good eye - also, the truck in the first pic with the utility box is actually a one ton and it also has a tach dash...

mx289 · 06-14-2014, 06:58 PM

Very cool Pete.

I wish i could find places like that around here.

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mx289

Very cool Pete.

I wish i could find places like that around here.

I'm not used to good luck but every once in a while it happens. I didn't grab much from the yard - actually, what I needed was a headlight switch for my 1999 Suburban that I broke with my knee. I did grab this though, the climate up here is good to steering wheels

litew8 · 06-14-2014, 07:13 PM

wow

mx289 · 06-14-2014, 07:19 PM

Good find on the steering wheel.

It would have been real hard for me,not to buy that ochre/olive k20 !

Any tow hooks up there pete ?

**DeadheadNM** · 06-14-2014, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mx289

Good find on the steering wheel.

It would have been real hard for me,not to buy that ochre/olive k20 !

Any tow hooks up there pete ?

Thanks Tom! Agreed, and if I had the space at the moment I would have haggled over the ochre truck. I forgot to look for hooks! Next trip I will.

ole dollor · 06-14-2014, 09:06 PM

I always wanted to own a junk yard, but I would never be able to buy that much land.....it would be a BIG one....love the old stuff . thanks for the pic's

flykelley · 06-15-2014, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by mx289

Good find on the steering wheel.

It would have been real hard for me,not to buy that ochre/olive k20 !

Any tow hooks up there pete ?

Tom what do you need tow hooks for? I will be at the yard in SC in a week and it is still a virgin lot for the most part.

Mike

blue 72 gmc 4x4 · 06-15-2014, 12:21 PM

Wow some nice stuff in there! Should grab those tach dashes!

mx289 · 06-15-2014, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by flykelley

Tom what do you need tow hooks for? I will be at the yard in SC in a week and it is still a virgin lot for the most part.

Mike

Thats very kind of you Mike.

I need a set of front 71 hooks.(standard or extreme bend).
If you happen across a set,i would be interested.

Thanks again.

flykelley · 06-15-2014, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mx289

Thats very kind of you Mike.

I need a set of front 71 hooks.(standard or extreme bend).
If you happen across a set,i would be interested.

Thanks again.

I will find out if Eric has a set for sale.

Mike

Mapearso · 01-09-2016, 10:55 PM

Thought I'd bump this great thread.

Saw this super-cool "Tony's Body and Fender" tow truck in the "Not For Sale" section of a (kinda) local yard

Getting hard to find 67-72s in the yards around here. Just missed a nice 69 the other day, it was pretty much picked clean in just a few hours

chewychevy67 · 01-10-2016, 12:27 AM

I am so jealous. Those yards look like a ton of fun. I'd be like a kid in a candy store out there.

06-05-2014, 08:15 PM	#76
Old Truck Man Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pocahontas Arkansas Posts: 684	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Not a commercial junkyard however its my personal collection. A hobby that got out of hand. Attached Images

06-06-2014, 09:00 PM	#77
Chvy2NV Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: So. Florida Posts: 873	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) this is great but sad aswell.. no places like that around here ..

06-13-2014, 12:31 AM	#79
Bgrdmoose Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 436	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Jlaird- I see you are from upstate. Did you by chance ever make it to Gaba's? It was over towards Saratoga. I was up that way a couple months ago but seems I was a year too late. Guy I spoke to said they had 11,000 vehicles before they had to crush'em all. It brought a tear to my eye. I just would like to hear from someone who may have seen it in all it's glory.

06-14-2014, 03:59 PM	#82
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,310	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) I stumbled on a little honey hole today... Attached Images __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

06-14-2014, 04:02 PM	#83
DeadheadNM Carpe manana Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Eau Claire, WI Posts: 12,310	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) More... Attached Images __________________ 1972 K5 CST Highlander Blazer: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=708547 1972 K20 Cheyenne Super: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=528308 Members met: ORANGBLAZ, 2003 silverado, MikeCofield, BB72CHEVKT, Duncan&Son, Sameyrasmea72, THENEWMEXICAN, HotRod C/10, brianthelion02, Sport/Truck, ryanroo, michael bustamante, Dirt's72, Already Gone, WestButteTruck, 57taskforce, Moreyel, painterljp, AASmedic, SoCoC10, Lumaestas, carbuff382, Chevyland

06-14-2014, 06:42 PM	#85
Vintage Windmills Vintage 4x4s Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prior Lake, MN Posts: 4,305	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Pete, nice find! I get nervous when i see classic 4x4,s near a crusher! Save em if you can. I see some big spicers too __________________ 67 GMC K1500 Custom- 305V6 SM420, PTO, Ram Assist, yellow (the outcast) (project period correct upgrades) 67 GMC C2500 351V6 TH400, AC, PS, PB (can't decide what to do with. Update, decided to keep and will restore ) 86 CHV K30 502 th400, apple red NEW 71 CHV K20 350 SM465, ochre (saved work truck) 71 CHV K20 292 SM465, white, tach, PTO, (future project) 72 CHV K20 350 350th, medium blue (project stocker) 01 CHV K2500hd crew, indigo blue ^3 dont run and the others don't see winter either '86 K30 Cummins "Fireside" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649649 '71 K20 "get driveable" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590642 '72 K20 Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=493477&page=6

06-14-2014, 06:53 PM	#87
Yellow '67 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 13	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Looks like a tach cluster in that interior shot, cool!

06-14-2014, 06:58 PM	#89
mx289 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: wall,nj Posts: 865	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Very cool Pete. I wish i could find places like that around here. __________________ Tom 71 K2500 71 K5 Jimmy

06-14-2014, 07:13 PM	#91
litew8 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 3,016	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) wow __________________ project: "my happy mess"

06-14-2014, 07:19 PM	#92
mx289 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: wall,nj Posts: 865	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Good find on the steering wheel. It would have been real hard for me,not to buy that ochre/olive k20 ! Any tow hooks up there pete ? __________________ Tom 71 K2500 71 K5 Jimmy

06-14-2014, 09:06 PM	#94
ole dollor Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: Anton, Texas Posts: 2,364	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) I always wanted to own a junk yard, but I would never be able to buy that much land.....it would be a BIG one....love the old stuff . thanks for the pic's

06-15-2014, 12:21 PM	#96
blue 72 gmc 4x4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Aladdin Wy Posts: 794	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Wow some nice stuff in there! Should grab those tach dashes! __________________ 1955 GMC Hydramatic 1959 Chevy Spartan 100 1969 Chevy C/10 1969 Chevy C/30 Bruiser 1972 GMC (Wrecked) 1972 GMC pickup..old blue Restored Vent Windows https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=766598 1955 GMC hydramatic build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=429417

01-09-2016, 10:55 PM	#99
Mapearso Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: los angeles, ca Posts: 926	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) Thought I'd bump this great thread. Saw this super-cool "Tony's Body and Fender" tow truck in the "Not For Sale" section of a (kinda) local yard Getting hard to find 67-72s in the yards around here. Just missed a nice 69 the other day, it was pretty much picked clean in just a few hours Attached Images

01-10-2016, 12:27 AM	#100
chewychevy67 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Here Posts: 5,426	Re: Who likes junkyard pics? ( most everyone!) I am so jealous. Those yards look like a ton of fun. I'd be like a kid in a candy store out there.



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