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1960fury |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7400 Location: northern germany | anyone know of any cool yards in texas or new mexico? or does anyone know of any 57-61 fl cars for sale in texas or new mexico? thanks in advance. | ||
DeSotohead |
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Board Moderator Posts: 3186 Location: The not-so-great, dirty-white North ( Michigan) | Sid... Try this link. He also has other yards in his links as well. http://www.texasacres.com/ | ||
chrycopsycho |
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Expert Posts: 1309 Location: Comox,British Columbia | sid, better hurry as they're parting out a soild 61 plymouth 2drht! | ||
lawrence |
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Expert Posts: 3951 Location: Bama | Fare thee well. | ||
71rlb |
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Veteran Posts: 104 Location: Bruceville,Texas | I've known the owner, Ron Stitt, of Texas Acres for several years and I've seen the Plymouth you refer to. Its been picked over nine ways to sunday and not a great deal left. He does have some loose FL parts at his shop, and some in his private stash but still not a great deal. He deals mostly with the cars from the musclecar era and cuts up cars pretty quick. He is great guy to talk with but don't expect much from his inventory. Most of the really choice yards I know of are in private hands and mostly won't deal with strangers. There is a wrecking yard called Little Valley Auto Ranch in Belton, Texas thats worth a visit. The owner is a real nice person who doesn't mind visitors going through the yard. Not much as far as FL cars are concerned though, maybe less than five cars, but several hundred other makes and models. You could spend 3-4 hours there and see just about everything. The website is: http://www.gotexasexports.com In Ft. Worth there is a yard called Little John's Auto Wrecking. There were a dozen or so cars there last summer and the owner lets people walk through the yard. Be careful though, all the cars are stacked one on top of the other. Most of the cars he had were wagons but were in pretty good shape. I picked up a couple of extra fenders for my 58 Fury for only $125. You could spend 1-2 hours there and see everything. No website that I'm aware of. Another place is CTC Auto Ranch in Sanger, Texas. They have maybe a couple dozen FL cars and some are picked over pretty good. The yard however is huge. They have several hundred 50's and 60's cars of all makes and many are for sale. They will let you go into the yard but if you find something you want to buy they won't let you remove the parts yourself. You could spend an entire day going through the yard. The website is http://www.ctcautoranch.com. I'm sure there are more yards in Texas but these are the only ones I know of within an hour or so driving distance from me that allow visitors in their yards. Hope this helps. Edited by 71rlb 2006-09-13 10:18 PM | ||
DeSotodude61 |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 515 Location: Lubbock, Texas | I've listed a few Texas Yards in this topic area, Sid. All of them are known repositories for old cars. JD | ||
polaraman |
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Member Posts: 43 | Another Mopar yard in Texas. http://www.drmopar.com polaraman | ||
big m |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 7806 Location: Williams California | Not sure if they are still operating, but Southside Salvage in Wellington, TX had a generous amount of Forward Look cars in their inventory, and their prices were beyond reasonable. Wellington is located due east of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Their telephone # is [806] 447-2391 ---John | ||
Devioussquirrel |
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 354 Location: Louisiana | Here are some photos from some yards near San Antonio. The first four cars are from Nick's Auto Salvage and the remainder are from Southside Salvage. Nothing spectacular, but there might be some useful parts here. I was thinking about you Ed. The VIN of the '57 Firedome sedan is 55367777. Edited by Devioussquirrel 2008-02-12 10:09 PM (57DS Front.JPG) (DSC00434.JPG) (DSC00436.JPG) (DSC00437.JPG) (DSC00438.JPG) (DSC00439.JPG) (DSC00440.JPG) (DSC00442.JPG) (DSC00443.JPG) (DSC00444.JPG) Attachments ---------------- 57DS Front.JPG (160KB - 894 downloads) DSC00434.JPG (179KB - 994 downloads) DSC00436.JPG (177KB - 993 downloads) DSC00437.JPG (179KB - 994 downloads) DSC00438.JPG (178KB - 1197 downloads) DSC00439.JPG (167KB - 972 downloads) DSC00440.JPG (167KB - 1068 downloads) DSC00442.JPG (178KB - 1029 downloads) DSC00443.JPG (158KB - 888 downloads) DSC00444.JPG (181KB - 1031 downloads) | ||
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Location: Under the X in Texas | I had the following exchange with Owen's Salvage which is in Wellington, TX, southeast out of Amarillo up in the panhandle. I have not been there. If YOU go, give us a report. www.owenssalvage.com hello and great to hear from you! we do have some mopars 55 to 61. nothing in two doors but we do have 4 doors. no letter cars at all. please e-mail anytime we might be able to help you. thanks, bob
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Kenny J. |
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Inactive by user's request Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | DeSotohead - 2006-09-12 7:37 AM Sid... Try this link. He also has other yards in his links as well. http://www.texasacres.com/ Hank, This guy once quoted me $300 for a basic manual transmission for a '58-'61 Chevrolet. That was in 1994. I doubt his prices have improved as his inventory ages. K. | ||
Nathan D. Manning |
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Kenny J. - 2008-02-25 4:00 AM DeSotohead - 2006-09-12 7:37 AM Sid... Try this link. He also has other yards in his links as well. http://www.texasacres.com/ Hank, This guy once quoted me $300 for a basic manual transmission for a '58-'61 Chevrolet. That was in 1994. I doubt his prices have improved as his inventory ages. K. Hmm... That's odd, KennyJ. I got BOTH fenders for my '59 Dodge from this guy. Cost me $425 about 7 years ago... And that price INCLUDED shipping. There are good deals to be found at Texas Acres... but it gets harder to find good inventory there every day. -NM | |||
StillOutThere |
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Location: Under the X in Texas | I received some pics today from Owen's Salvage. (P2250001.JPG) (P2250002.JPG) (P2250003.JPG) (P2250004.JPG) (P2250005.JPG) (P2250008.JPG) (P2250009.JPG) (P2250010.JPG) Attachments ---------------- P2250001.JPG (57KB - 927 downloads) P2250002.JPG (58KB - 877 downloads) P2250003.JPG (57KB - 853 downloads) P2250004.JPG (58KB - 864 downloads) P2250005.JPG (59KB - 983 downloads) P2250008.JPG (58KB - 906 downloads) P2250009.JPG (58KB - 868 downloads) P2250010.JPG (59KB - 862 downloads) | ||
macedon |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 963 Location: San Antonio, TX | John's Salvage in Seguin has a few. Pretty rough, but a few nice parts still out there. Like the grill on this 58 Sara. The headlight bezel is in the car. (IMGP0732.JPG) Attachments ---------------- IMGP0732.JPG (197KB - 1255 downloads) | ||
macedon |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 963 Location: San Antonio, TX | Anybody gone or going to Owen's? I'm interested in the 57 Plymouth 4 dr hdtp. I need the glass from the right doors for my DeSoto. | ||
Kenny J. |
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Inactive by user's request Location: Las Vegas, Nevada | Nathan D. Manning - 2008-02-25 12:40 PM Hmm... That's odd, KennyJ. I got BOTH fenders for my '59 Dodge from this guy. Cost me $425 about 7 years ago... And that price INCLUDED shipping. There are good deals to be found at Texas Acres... but it gets harder to find good inventory there every day. -NM Don't forget, I'm a Yankee. K. | ||
slimwhitman |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 988 Location: Kansas City, Kansas | Stumbled on this link of photos from CTC Auto Ranch in Sanger, Texas. http://www.lov2xlr8.no/save/ctc/ctc.html | ||
dpolara |
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Member Posts: 41 Location: Grand Prairie TX - Dallas Area | At the 2016 DFW Swap Meet in Grand Prairie, TX, I found a vendor who had several boxes of old FL parts. I picked through them and bought a remote control side view mirror and the Push Button A/C control with 2 speed fan switch for a 1959 Dodge for under $100! He doesn't have a website, but he said he had several FL cars through late 60's Mopars in his yard. He's an older gentleman whom does not keep regular business hours, so don't give up if he doesn't answer right away. Salvage Yard Contact Info: Company: Still Hangin' On!! Type: Old cars and parts Owner: Gene Snyder Answering Service: 254-582-2512 Phone: 254-205-0204 Address: 165 CR 1212, Whitney, TX 76692 Swap meet details: http://www.earhartproductions.com/grand-prairie-swap-meet/ Edited by dpolara 2016-11-19 10:26 AM | ||
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