Give me the roadster or I'll shoot

[Dave Mellor NJ]

Heaven

 

[mercman from oz]

 

[nkaminar]

Club tour?

 

[Big hammer]

That must be heaven !!!

 

[jb-ob]

Lined up like that across the back lot of M.J Knipfing's Ford (Long Island) in the 1950's.

 

[Marshall V. Daut]

A 1930 DeLuxe Roadster, even! BAT...
M.

 

[Joe K]

Lined up like that across the back lot of M.J Knipfing's Ford (Long Island) in the 1950's.

The American way.

Dad was driving a tugboat in the Philippines after hostilities ended in WWII. His task was to remove war material from the scrapyards and bring it to above the Marianas Trench for "target practice."

They were using the barges for target practice. Artillery, tanks, personnel carriers, aircraft, jeeps - all went into the drink.

"Dad, why didn't you grab a jeep to bring it back to the states for us?"

"It wasn't allowed. They (TPTB) didn't want anything that would get in the way of reformation of the 'post war economy.' All that functional machinery - like jeeps - would only discourage people from turning out their wallet and buying a NEW car."

As children we were disappointed. As adult I can see the rationale.

Of course now I have a larger stake in that post war economy.

Joe K

 

[ThirstyThirty]

I thought it was another backyard of a guy wanting one each of every Model A and was looking forward to getting started on some restorations whilst he sourced up the missing few!

 

[Phil Brown]

Not for sale I'm going to restore them

 

[Canton_Model_A's]

Not for sale I'm going to restore them

Someday.............

 

[Marshall V. Daut]

They all ran when parked...
M.

 

[ModelA29]

I was thinking well ordered junk yard. I reminded me of this 1929 junk yard photo taken after the LA Auto Show fire.


https://www.thedrive.com/news/42940/the-day-the-la-auto-show-went-up-in-flames

 

[J Franklin]

We used to go to Ben's auo wrecking In the California desert.

 

[Revvin’ Kevin]

I’ll take any one or any 5, please.

 

[ModelA29]

Old thread on Ben's - https://fordbarn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=130222&showall=1

 

[Jeff/Illinois]

Neat picture thanks for posting!
The Tudor by that Roadster looks like it is weathering well

 

[Brad in Germany]

Nothing else worth keeping......I already got all of the engines out of them:

Brad in Maryland

 

[Fullraceflathead]

Now there is a garage that I wish was mine!!! Thanks Brad!!!

 

[David in San Antonio]

One of the car magazines used to write about “Vintage Tin National Park” supposedly filled with row after row of pre-war cars in perfect condition. Must have been in a desert because there was zero rust.

 

[ModelA29]

One of the car magazines used to write about “Vintage Tin National Park” supposedly filled with row after row of pre-war cars in perfect condition. Must have been in a desert because there was zero rust.

Fictitious place created by Pat Ganahl for any mecca of a junkyard with vintage cars.
Too Tall died a few years ago racing his vintage dragster. His son and daughter are keeping some of his stuff online. https://patganahl.com/