... and I found some beauties that the car lounge may want to save from the jaws of the crusher.
I didn't have my camera on me, but I'm going to post pictures of like cars just for perspective etc.
Now, the place had a lot of normal stuff (about 20 beetles ranging from very very easy to restore to almost gone, about the same number of buses in the same kinds of shape) Now, here is an idea of some of the good stuff(the cars in the yard are far from this nice, but I will try to give perspective on each): a TR6, rusty, but far from gone. Very restorable, probably needs floors, and it screams for a ford v8. Two AMC eagle wagons that look drivable. I really don't know why they're there, but I'm sure someone would love them. One is a little worse, and would be a good parts car for the other. An A1 jetta diesel, its a champagne-y color with a tan interior. It was very nice when it came into the yard(straight body, little rust), it has gotten worse since it got there as the driver's door was hit with something, and it would need to be replaced. A 1975 Saab 95(?) that hasn't been registered since 1978. The odometer appeared to read like 12,000 miles. I am honestly thinking about talking my grandfather into helping me buy this just to restore such a low mileage, low rust example(please dont snag this one on me, I am seriously considering it. Car Guy code of honor here guys). a Mid-60s Cadillac ambulance. It was probably too far gone, but it was awesome.
The junkyard is Glenville Auto in Burnt Hills, NY. The owner seems to lack financial smarts, and will only sell to people he gets a REALLY good impression of. He once turned down about $300k for a Hupmobile he owns(apparently there are only three of the particular model he has left in the world) because he didnt like the guy that offered the money. If you try to get anything from him, be nice, listen to his stories, and don't talk about his beard. Its of epic length and filled with sticks.
Sounds like a good junk yard, replete with eccentric owner. I heart junk yards.
"A system of business organization so grounded in credit naturally leads to speculation....and periodically throws the whole machinery of finance out of gear." -Forum and Century October, 1931
In my experience, yards always seem to have a few cars that the yard owner thinks are worth their weight in gold... cars that will never be sold for any price, and sit with the hoods up and the windows down, rotting away, until the yard gets bought up by the urban sprawl or shut down due to environmental violations.
However-... if it isn't one of those cars, then it fits into the "everyone has their price" category. An offer they can't refuse... will not be refused.
