[Racefan]

The oldest plate I could find on any of them was 1963. Although I do know that the "T" that is buried was already buried there before my wife's family purchased the place in the 40s. The cars were put in there mostly by friends/relatives of my father-in-law. Most of which were friends who lived in town and had nowhere else to dispose of them. I agree with your horror/disgust, but realize that these cars went in before the collector car idea was probably hatched. Most of the cars did get put in there because of jumped timing chains, wrecks, blown motors, etc. They were by no means irrepairable when they went in. The itch is in places 8-12 feet deep, I suppose. It runs approximately 1/4 mile or so. Also, you need to keep in mind that this ditch is NOT the exception around here....it is more the rule. There are somewhere around 5-10 such ditches within a 3 mile radius. Here is something for everyone to think about. With many supercars being sold/used in the mid-West (IL,MN,WS,IA,MO,IN) and so many of these ditches around.....is it any wonder there are so many cars "missing"? There are still some of these cars that could be pulled out and something done with them. If there is anything you see that you want more info or have info on the year, etc please let me know. Thanks.