Backyard finds today

[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?

[55chevy]

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Yeah, I'd have darn-near wrecked my car if I'd seen a blue 'bird peeking out of someone's garage! Love the colors--blue/black with white guts.



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Looks plum crazy to me

[55chevy]

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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?

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My god.. I've never seen anything like that or such neglect.. How did all those cars get in that "ditch"? Who owned them prior to their demise? It's incredible that classic cars end up this way.. I mean what put them there to begin with? Slipped time chain? Bad coil? Fuel pump quit? Lack of interest? It's just a damn shame.

[camarojoe]

Not that it really makes much difference, but that first car you have listed as a '59 is actually a '60... either way, it's soon to be one with the earth.

[Belair62]

Holy crap !!! How deep is that ditch ? How in hell did they all get there I wonder...

[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.

[Racefan]

Not sure about the "soon to be one with the earth" statement. That car has been in there for the better part of 35 years, and is mostly still there. There isn't much of it touching the ground!

[Racefan]

Belair, most were pushed in with the tractor. Where they hit the bottom is where they sit today. Some of the cars have actually acted as a decent shield to preserve some of the interior parts on some of the cars. The 68 Impala station wagon is acting as a donor for a lot of parts for my Camaro (steering wheel, seat belts, etc.).

[Belair62]

Weird..wonder what kind of stuff lives down inside those things !

[Racefan]

Raccoons and snakes mostly. That is why late Fall/early Winter is the best time to get in there. Summer is out of the question (bugs, mud, vegetation, and snakes rule the land!).