A bone yard (almost)... very sad
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Melting Slicks
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From: Quincy IL
A bone yard (almost)... very sad
This year as well as last year I passed by this place on the way to attend the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show. It's located in Chillicothe, IL. There are about 25- C3's and C4's there as well as 3rd generation camaro, a couple Trans AMs and Mustangs. The cars have been there for years according to some of the locals. I didn't post pictures of the C4's or other cars.... Sad, very sad.
above - 1975 Convertible
above-1981 Bowling Green Two Tone
above 1980
above 1979 L82
above 1979 L82
above 1979 L48 w/ CB
above 1979 L48
above 1979 L48
above 1978 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1975 L48
above 1975 L48
above 1974 VIN Indicates a 454 car
1974 L82
1974 L48
Wish I could rescue them all....
above - 1975 Convertible
above-1981 Bowling Green Two Tone
above 1980
above 1979 L82
above 1979 L82
above 1979 L48 w/ CB
above 1979 L48
above 1979 L48
above 1978 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1976 L48
above 1975 L48
above 1975 L48
above 1974 VIN Indicates a 454 car
1974 L82
1974 L48
Wish I could rescue them all....
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Melting Slicks
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From: Quincy IL
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What a shame , did the guy die or something ? Here is a link to Jerrys auto sales.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...ed=0CBsQnwIwAA
If you move down the street a little you can see all the same cars.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...ed=0CBsQnwIwAA
If you move down the street a little you can see all the same cars.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Quincy IL
What a shame , did the guy die or something ? Here is a link to Jerrys auto sales.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...ed=0CBsQnwIwAA
If you move down the street a little you can see all the same cars.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ex...ed=0CBsQnwIwAA
If you move down the street a little you can see all the same cars.
Yes, that's the place ! I talked to the owner last year, didn't hear about him passing. The '75 'vert is new since then so I guess he is still alive.
Last edited by vette54728702; Dec 1, 2010 at 11:27 AM.
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There is a place like that close to where I live, in fact, when I first drove by it, it was precisely when the light bulb went off in my head to buy an older Corvette...
It can be a sad place, but I was like a kid in the candy store....At the end I did not buy my Vette from there, but it was certainly the begining of my life with a C3. I still have the lot owner's business card which says: "Drive a love affair" ....although his vehicles were far from that. On the other hand when you are looking at all those cars in the rough, you cannot stop thinking what could you do with it if you brought 1 home...
Last edited by Rowarrior; Dec 1, 2010 at 01:41 PM.
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There is one of those yards an hr from me. 6 yrs ago when i was looking for a running project i stopped by and talked to the owner, probably has 20-30 cars that needed work done to them. I was there 2 wks ago lookin around, same cars and most all had flat tires and a few even had the windows opened a little for the moss to grow on the seats. the owners dad came out said that they were still for sale and if they didnt sell he was going to restore them as time allowed.
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Such a shame, I'm guessing his prices are too high.
Some are my faves are the 78 T/A blue with blue wheels, yellow C3s and C4, 69 wide, and light blue metallic C3 behind the blue 3rd gen Firebird. He has a cool collection with lots of Vettes, some Stangs, F-bodies, mid 70s Nova, and even some G-bodies. I'm guessing he wants too much especially in today's market. Any of these cars that are in the relatively good/survivor type condition are going to drop in price first as the paint, interior, etc starts to go down hill. What is that one vert in the 4th pic of the second post?
Some are my faves are the 78 T/A blue with blue wheels, yellow C3s and C4, 69 wide, and light blue metallic C3 behind the blue 3rd gen Firebird. He has a cool collection with lots of Vettes, some Stangs, F-bodies, mid 70s Nova, and even some G-bodies. I'm guessing he wants too much especially in today's market. Any of these cars that are in the relatively good/survivor type condition are going to drop in price first as the paint, interior, etc starts to go down hill. What is that one vert in the 4th pic of the second post?