Vintagemachines You sound correct on the NY area. I bought a full AC unit from a 60' Cadillac from a yard up there. The guy I got it from told me all that info about the 4 hour deals. It worked for me..... I installed it in my 62 Cadillac Hearse. I live in AZ but visit NY every summer.
I am a old car guy myself "Check out my videos" and know of a guy that had his family give to him. a wrecking yard in NY but with all the taxes involved he cant open it to sell parts. It is a gold mine of old cars he has and only opens the gates for 4 hours 2 times a year to " Friends" to get whatever they want and can haul out in parts no full cars for $200 bucks. NY sucks for all there wasting of money and tries to suck it all out of the regular public. NY taxes are a joke...
Will do. I am from NY as well and have videos of some yards there. The yard you described sounds like one in Brownsville near Watertown - where I am one of the few who get in. Most states want to get rid of old yards - to have you buy new junk instead...
If I were there in person, the equipment would have likely been torched, the yard burned down and likely police called. They are idiots for crushing that. They could have made more money selling it and made someone else happy in the process.
Those two cars looked WELL beyond any state of repair. I totally get that the doors could have been salvaged but on the whole, those poor cars were long past any hope.
What happens with the crushed cars anyway? They're recycled yeah?
now California is crushing classic cars......who`s next?........we have no classic yards here anymore,earliest is1995 some yards around here,.......i ask for 1990 Honda parts and they laugh.....gotta hunt the county roads for anything considered old now.
I know what you mean, the newest car I own is a 1985 Honda Civic, hard enough trying to find parts for that, let alone I'm trying to get my 1967 Thunderbird running, just to find parts for it I have to drive all over the area in my Honda, hoping it doesn't break...
bastards. NE passed a law regarding sitting autos with outdated insurance and reg. stating it lowers how value. Dont get me started with how many classics i KNOW of that were crushed. Mostly rust free midwest classics from the 20's (more then you would expect) to the 60's. This state is a gold mine for vintage auto fans. If you steer of the interstate for a pleasure drive your bound to find a couple salvage yards that have been around for 60+ years tucked away from the common eye.
it breaks my heart to watch this 10 years ago i could have driven no more than 45 minutes from home and taken you to at least 3 junkyards that still had 50`s cars but no more ! in my state (VA) THE state govt offered $120 for every vin plate these scrappers would send them that on top of high scrap prices and people needing cash due to a crap economy has sent all local yards into oblivion ,,,, sure they are still there full of caviliers and taurus`s ill keep driving my 64 f100 as long as i live
They forgot one thing! Every brainless idiot responsible for this tear jerker in the yard that day should have been thrown into the 57 wagon while it was being CRUSHED!
You people are nuts that think theise cars can be saved , theirs 100,s of cars on e=bay that ppl have spent 35 to 40 thosand on and cant get 10 grand for just look
Lets crush all our irreplaceable old cars and load their desecrated remains on a freighter to ship to communist China so they can melt them down and turn them into third rate $10 toasters for Walmart. Something is wrong with the world.....this makes me sick. Saw it happen at my home classic auto wreckers. 3000 potential dream machines gone in less than a week. Breaks my heart. Especially cause I found out too late they had the correct hood I needed for my '46 GMC. screw cash for clunkers too.
wow !! some peoples have no sense of buisness....! these could be sold very expensive if they where put on sale on the internet !!! damn fools these are collector idems !!
I realize that yards can't keep cars forever, and that some cars will rot into the ground before they sell. however, I'd rather let a car rot and hope someone will come alog and save it than senselessly crush them like this...
It was probably made into a "modern" car, something that looks the same as every other piece of plastic crap on the road, something that make a burn victim look like Jessica Alba, modern cars are the automotive version of 2 girls 1 cup.
I'd like to see a car crusher (like above) get distroyed for once! Rules: 1 car, 1 functional compactor, 500-800 lbs high velocity explosive, detonation occures while vehicle is being crushed, and on location aftermath footage. Has to be done in accordance to Federal, state & local laws.
They should have their peckers stapeled to the inner wall of the crusher, then have some rice grinder tuner car put in, push the button, and you could watch the show.
Most of these cars could have been restored or parted out, depending on condition. While perusing through many videos like these;the same end result, I think it would be a change to see this instead: 1 car, 1 functional compactor (as seen above) and 800 lbs of high exposive. Some might say I'm stupid for saying this, but I like to see a car crusher get distroyed!
@worseorbetter well, off you go then. No-one's stopping you going to another site and buying up everything they have and getting started.. Of course you have a cast of thousands to help you. Don't you think that A: the ones shown have been stripped of all usable parts, B: There are more cars than people willing to restore them and C, which closely follows B, the place has closed down.. chances are they ran out of customers..
Your kiddin wtf is wrong wit people,You could of sold them as is and made more money then crushin it for price of metal ....they prob got a few hundred dollars a car but could of sold them for at least AT LEAST two grand no joke but thats wats wrong wit the world no one cares anymore
@vintagemachines If you ever get a 1969 Dodge Dart with a 318, I will buy it off of you, I don't care how much or how far, I would go ass over head to get it
It is amazing how many classic cars of all prices are for sale lately on craigslist. Just keep looking for the one you love. I had to stay focused on just the ones I like the best or I would go broke and need acres of space.
@vintagemachines I'm no car guy however, I have loved, and would love to own one muscle cars, but I would rather own a truck, I can't even tell you how sad it is to see this stuff
@mirlin235 I know nothing about the junkyard business or car restoration, but it would seem to me that all the trim, and other hard to find parts for vintage cars being restored today would bring considerable more money on ebay than what you would get for just a flattened piece of junk.
@alexcurtis99 cause that's a gradual process, seeing a mountain of classic cars (that many of us have wet dreams about owning) being crushed at once really hurts.
I would feel better if these cars steel ended up in a retro 2010Camaro/Mustang/Charger which are tomorrow's classics. Better yet being used by a company such as Sherman in Michigan which sells new replica body panels for vintage cars. With all the aftermarket replica parts out there one with mucho cashola could build a brand new 56 T Bird or 62 Impala.
One possibility is that a new owner of the scrapyard wanted to get the scrap steel value then put the land to some other use. Much as I hate to see this the last time I checked the owner of a property does what he sees fit with it.
Another scenario is the owner being forced to clear the land for groundwater contamination issues. Either way it would be a monumental effort to sell those cars to collectors fast enough to avoid leaving any for the crusher.
I'm sick. Do these people not know the internet, and how they could get 10x and more for parting out vintage vehicles vs crushing them? This does no service at all, an abomination.
seeing somethine like this sickens me. even more when it comes to old farm machines from before the 1950s. my grampa scrapped his 1968 ford f250 4x4 a few years ago, it still sickens me to think of it gone.
with all the fields and pastures full of cars in montana, wyoming, idaho, washington along with half the other midwest and western states a couple of poor examples of classic parts cars this isn't that much of a crime.
EPA probably wants that yards like these disappear because of the environmental impact that abandoned vehicles cause with liquids and other stuff. This is very sad that this is happening. The only way is to move faster than the EPA and save the salvageable now before it's gone for ever. Auction them for benefit associations and make a car enthusiast who will restore it happy. At Kaufdorf (CH) more than 700 old wrecks found a new owner as parts car or restoration projects.
Seriously are people that stupid to crush old classics like that. I worked at a scrap yard and if any classics came in, we would gently strip the useable parts and then crush the rest. I did crsh a rusted shell of a 68 SS camaro and still feel guilty
Dude! Your lucky, your scrap scheme in America was limited to cars made before 1984! Here, people were cashing in 1930's vehicle for money off a shiny new car.
@danielwetpaint They wont WAKE UP UNTILL IT'S TO LATE PEOPLE are to damn lazy all they want is a Obama check and about 1 more year and there want be nothing left cars or jobs. it will take a 5 gal. can of money to by a coke if you can find one. It's coming.
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I REALIZED SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS WHATS REALLY GOING ON,,,BLESS YOU Manoman0,, I hope these fools listen and heed all your future words.
you know how come theres a million old cars in all the other countries wow i wonder maybe there solid and you will live if ever in a head on collision and the old cars have style power and suck alot of fuel what a great feeling
"The Killing of My American Heritage" by RED PINKO COMMI and the EPACRATS. "The New History" by Huu Fuk Yoo and the Sellouts. However the only real deal is AMERICAN REAL STEEL ! Bulit in America by America,for Americans. Like Grandpa Mc Coy use to say the rest is just HOGWASH !
ugh that sucks i personally hate crushing vintage salvage yards just cause of the cars. but im in mich so most cars that are in scrap yard up here are too far gone to save. do you guys have to put emissions on your crushers out there?
@Midnight8723 what does Obama have to do with this? if you're referring to the C.A.R.S (aka: cash for clunkers) program the guidelines state that no vehicle over 20-25 years old is eligible and the vehicles had to be fully licensed and insured for at least the previous full year (presumably to thwart scamming efforts of turning in unused vehicles for money) further more I would like to say that this video did in fact nauseate and sadden me.
@Midnight8723 when they did the whole trade in your car for a new one (i forgot what it was called sorry) me and my dad were walking on a lot and saw a '97 cobra yellow traded in they wouldnt sell it , would only part it out, but the car ran in great shape needed a new paint job and a tune up but that was it... now its gone... thanks Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greed and stupidity....of course they did this as the scrap prices China caused to go to the moon from sucking away the rest of the world's jobs came crashing back down. I'm also not surprised the enviro-Nazis had something to do with this, and the Enviromental (non)Protection Agency and I'm sure the loons in California had something to do with this as asserted. Sad. I'm so fed up with my "new and improved" car, I'm ready to go find one of these and drive it instead. At least I can fix it!
Here in Australia, all of the old classics got sent to china instead of being parted.
Also as a car dealer, the 10k and under stock has become a lot harder to source as ther is less older cars. They want you to buy new so that they make more money and can say they have saved some jobs. Long live classics. (66 stang)
Modern technology allows cars to be compacted to a point where they are less than waffer thin. They are then freighted nation wide to Chocolate easter egg manufactures where they are used as tinfoil wrapping. Its all about presentation.
They are reminders that quality and art are not always cherished enough by those in charge -hence this type of squanderous fate still occurs... The sign used to display the open hours for the yard.
What an absoloutley heartbreaking video, once thev'e gone thats it, less interesting old beauties on the roads, and more boring modern shite. very upsetting.
The same thing happened at a yard called Minakers. I don't have a vid but I have lots of pics. They had a couple thousand cars 20s through 70s. They sat for years. When the price of scrap went up the owner got a great offer. They brought in a portable crusher like this and over the course of one summer the whole place was cleared out. Stupid thing was the owner was asking for ridiculous prices right up until the end. They are all being recycled into ****ing Kia's now.
I've been to Pearson's 3 or 4 times;years ago. Mr.Pearson had a huge Doberman that followed us through the thicket as we drove through the yard. At the time he was looking to possibly sell the business and maybe retire.I learned one thing as I listened to him.That we can't live forever and there comes a time to pass the torch to someone else. Not enough folks shared his interest in old cars as the video sadly displays. My 57 Fairlane is alive today because of Pearsons and other classic yards.
His daughter ran it for a year, but gave in to the EPA that would have shut her down, since her Father took with him the Grandfather clause that kept the yard alive.
OF COURSE! ITS THE EPA! I DAMN THEM TO HELL! I am working on a site called "Savetheclassiccars', the and the other hippies will really hate us because this will put more of this beautiful old cars back on the road!
His daughter ran it for a year, but gave in to the EPA that would have shut her down, since her Father took with him the Grandfather clause that kept the yard alive I know this an very old post but I like reading them. Here in Virginia The Grandfather clause stays alive too all grandchildren blood related they leave too them if they sell it its over I hope the Daughter was not tricked into shutting it down bye the Bullies of the EPA if the law is the same.
This looks more like a scene out of the mid to late 70's when vehicles from the 40's thru the early 70's were being crushed at alarming rates. Not far away in San Jose and Sacramento, state-of-the-art wrecking yards rarely see such vintage specimens, and when they do, they're stripped to the bones before any recycling occurs. What a tragedy here, as most of these cars are likely rust-free California examples.
Sick...Sick...Sick....Sick...Sick...Sick...Sick!!!!!! I'm no plymouth fan or ford fan, but still SICK SICK SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Atleast it looks like most of the cars were parted out a good bit...I've done in around 10 70-72 Monte Carlos in the past couple of years. I saved every single part I could until they were sold to the crusher. On the cars in this video that wouldn't the case. Sad Sad
A whole lot of GMs also met the same sad fate here. If only one old car yard owner somewhere got wind of the outcry on my channel over this dreaded event - and sold cars more vigorously before crushing, this waste would not have been for naught...
what is wrong with people these days?? they could of made a great buck off of these old beauties!!! and thos old beauties could have been saved!!! what is with that?? because of these kinds of people there is not going to be much old muscle that is for sale to those of us that cant afford fully restored old cars..this vid makes me furious
That pisses me off. I've been a die hard vintage car guy since birth. These cars are a piece of our history and should be perserved not destroyed no matter what there condition. I'm sure even that 57 Ford wagon could have found a new home. Don't wreck them restore them
Sad indeed. A wrecking yard here was commissioned to come crush about 100 cars on a ranch. He saw potential in a few and saved them. I bought my fury from him. Sad when you think of all the parts there that could have helped save even more cars
oh dear god I've lost all hope in humanity. I'm only fifteen and that was the hardest thing to watch since I saw the "herbie gets punished vid" I need a hug :(
Should have put all the cars on ebay and every one of them would have been sold. Some classic cars hardly ever get crushed anymore. I knew a guy who had nothing but challengers and cudas in his junkyard. He sold every single last one of them on ebay. It was over 250 cars. Sad really to see these classic destroyed. Gone forever.
What you're showing us is more than just the death of a car.Its the elimination of the generation it represents.I couldn't do it even with the price of steel.One day within the next 70 years the sedans/wagon will mean something and be more valuable than the resources they can be broken down into.For now,love the hardtops and convertibles.They were what everyone in the 50's drove after all right?Everyone had a hardtop or convertible, right?In the 1950s.Right? That's how it was...right?......?
The first car crushed looked like a 56 or 57 chevy 4dr hardtop. What a shame.
fiddlerpin 2 weeks ago
alot of history bewing destroyed
sb57fury1 1 month ago
:O -> :.( -> ): (
humdidoadi 1 month ago
To be fair, some of these cars might be so far past it the only thing to do is to crush them... :(
EcirpWehttam 2 months ago
Vintagemachines You sound correct on the NY area. I bought a full AC unit from a 60' Cadillac from a yard up there. The guy I got it from told me all that info about the 4 hour deals. It worked for me..... I installed it in my 62 Cadillac Hearse. I live in AZ but visit NY every summer.
59megawagon 2 months ago
I am a old car guy myself "Check out my videos" and know of a guy that had his family give to him. a wrecking yard in NY but with all the taxes involved he cant open it to sell parts. It is a gold mine of old cars he has and only opens the gates for 4 hours 2 times a year to " Friends" to get whatever they want and can haul out in parts no full cars for $200 bucks. NY sucks for all there wasting of money and tries to suck it all out of the regular public. NY taxes are a joke...
59megawagon 2 months ago
Will do. I am from NY as well and have videos of some yards there. The yard you described sounds like one in Brownsville near Watertown - where I am one of the few who get in. Most states want to get rid of old yards - to have you buy new junk instead...
vintagemachines 2 months ago
I like car crushing but when it;s these old boys it hurts.
dillsimmons 3 months ago
I,m sick of snuff films on you tube!
MrTaylorTexas 5 months ago
These people hate collector cars and are the enemy.
davidkuhlman2004 5 months ago
give them justice
RenatoLuis1214 5 months ago
how can someone sleep at night knowing they destroyed history
blueshovelhead7 5 months ago
it's all about the money and making it fast and easy.....
savagenomore 6 months ago
they deserve a fair trail. sad!
aricars6263 6 months ago
If I were there in person, the equipment would have likely been torched, the yard burned down and likely police called. They are idiots for crushing that. They could have made more money selling it and made someone else happy in the process.
yesiamanalien 8 months ago
Thats what you call a low rider!
hands2101 8 months ago
people are just dum there days
SCRAPPY04RULES 9 months ago
Those two cars looked WELL beyond any state of repair. I totally get that the doors could have been salvaged but on the whole, those poor cars were long past any hope.
What happens with the crushed cars anyway? They're recycled yeah?
Jarren202 9 months ago
This isnt right.
Leeroy69Jenkums 9 months ago
now California is crushing classic cars......who`s next?........we have no classic yards here anymore,earliest is1995 some yards around here,.......i ask for 1990 Honda parts and they laugh.....gotta hunt the county roads for anything considered old now.
jeepers2655 10 months ago
@jeepers2655
I know what you mean, the newest car I own is a 1985 Honda Civic, hard enough trying to find parts for that, let alone I'm trying to get my 1967 Thunderbird running, just to find parts for it I have to drive all over the area in my Honda, hoping it doesn't break...
Jesse7637 9 months ago
sad.....
black1959impala 10 months ago
Could have saved some parts from that 2nd car...the doors looked good in the least...
buggoff 10 months ago
Yep, these guy's call it 'job', still don't make it right. They drive late model, car's and drink beer. Class.
1961slam 10 months ago
bastards. NE passed a law regarding sitting autos with outdated insurance and reg. stating it lowers how value. Dont get me started with how many classics i KNOW of that were crushed. Mostly rust free midwest classics from the 20's (more then you would expect) to the 60's. This state is a gold mine for vintage auto fans. If you steer of the interstate for a pleasure drive your bound to find a couple salvage yards that have been around for 60+ years tucked away from the common eye.
308RoadReady 10 months ago
Shit I dislike watchin' that!!
Why don't they crush some hybrid cars? It could make me happier...
damageD1231 11 months ago 15
Much worse in person :(
vintagemachines 11 months ago
@damageD1231 it causes more pollution to make new cars than these would produce in a lifetime!
vwbusssesareforever 7 months ago
@damageD1231 hell yeah
blueshovelhead7 5 months ago
No!!!!!!!! Save them for the crushers!! SOO SAD!!
19914568 11 months ago
it breaks my heart to watch this 10 years ago i could have driven no more than 45 minutes from home and taken you to at least 3 junkyards that still had 50`s cars but no more ! in my state (VA) THE state govt offered $120 for every vin plate these scrappers would send them that on top of high scrap prices and people needing cash due to a crap economy has sent all local yards into oblivion ,,,, sure they are still there full of caviliers and taurus`s ill keep driving my 64 f100 as long as i live
deathrider1974 1 year ago
this is so sad :(
maxwell56671 1 year ago
i just cried.,
carminefast77 1 year ago
There's a special place in hell for these guys.
mike1234497 1 year ago
please stop crushing old cars.
flatheadman1 1 year ago
i can't believe i just saw what i just saw. it felt like i just witnessed the destruction of an endangered species.
MrFranksnot 1 year ago
They forgot one thing! Every brainless idiot responsible for this tear jerker in the yard that day should have been thrown into the 57 wagon while it was being CRUSHED!
mikestheman3 1 year ago 4
Thats like selling your gold for silver price.
Chuckcool50 1 year ago
i hope there in no riviera boattails there
ufolive1 1 year ago
Heartless
bwild61 1 year ago 2
Bastards!!!
bondophobic 1 year ago 2
You people are nuts that think theise cars can be saved , theirs 100,s of cars on e=bay that ppl have spent 35 to 40 thosand on and cant get 10 grand for just look
thomasuras 1 year ago
I hate this, these cars cant be replaced, these workers have no soul, sad very sad,
critchley3819 1 year ago
Stupid thing here is they could have parted out the vehicles and made more than they do crushing them!!
sethster70 1 year ago
Lets crush all our irreplaceable old cars and load their desecrated remains on a freighter to ship to communist China so they can melt them down and turn them into third rate $10 toasters for Walmart. Something is wrong with the world.....this makes me sick. Saw it happen at my home classic auto wreckers. 3000 potential dream machines gone in less than a week. Breaks my heart. Especially cause I found out too late they had the correct hood I needed for my '46 GMC. screw cash for clunkers too.
trebdude1 1 year ago
this vid makes me ill;all those classics and parts gone.
noisyboyz1 1 year ago
this makes me sick
kennethrobinson11231 1 year ago
wow !! some peoples have no sense of buisness....! these could be sold very expensive if they where put on sale on the internet !!! damn fools these are collector idems !!
HubertWolfen 1 year ago
Nooooooooooo (Scratch the pc screen) Noooooooo!!!
oldschool619619 1 year ago
Why cant they take off the handles/trims/glass before crushing the cars?? What a waste of good parts!
firedup643 1 year ago
sign (see also part 1 at 2:24)
Yet I might want to modify slightly:
"GATE CLOSED (EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU SEE IT'S OPEN)
DO NOT ASK (ANSWER WOULD ONLY BE NEGATIVE) - JUST WALK RIGHT THROUGH THE CLOSED GATE (WELCOME, WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT SPIRIT HERE SINCE 1969)
Drakonora 1 year ago
now that just ain't right!
GTM57 1 year ago
I realize that yards can't keep cars forever, and that some cars will rot into the ground before they sell. however, I'd rather let a car rot and hope someone will come alog and save it than senselessly crush them like this...
1baddecepticon 1 year ago
It was probably made into a "modern" car, something that looks the same as every other piece of plastic crap on the road, something that make a burn victim look like Jessica Alba, modern cars are the automotive version of 2 girls 1 cup.
Kevinesque 1 year ago
@Kevinesque HA! I believe they're in fact the contents of that cup
the520koala 1 year ago
I'd like to see a car crusher (like above) get distroyed for once! Rules: 1 car, 1 functional compactor, 500-800 lbs high velocity explosive, detonation occures while vehicle is being crushed, and on location aftermath footage. Has to be done in accordance to Federal, state & local laws.
worseorbetter 1 year ago
They should have their peckers stapeled to the inner wall of the crusher, then have some rice grinder tuner car put in, push the button, and you could watch the show.
classicautofan1 1 year ago
Most of these cars could have been restored or parted out, depending on condition. While perusing through many videos like these;the same end result, I think it would be a change to see this instead: 1 car, 1 functional compactor (as seen above) and 800 lbs of high exposive. Some might say I'm stupid for saying this, but I like to see a car crusher get distroyed!
worseorbetter 1 year ago 19
I'd watch that..!
vintagemachines 1 year ago 4
@worseorbetter These people are stupid, why ? because they have a job but they are still stupid.
critchley3819 1 year ago
@worseorbetter well, off you go then. No-one's stopping you going to another site and buying up everything they have and getting started.. Of course you have a cast of thousands to help you. Don't you think that A: the ones shown have been stripped of all usable parts, B: There are more cars than people willing to restore them and C, which closely follows B, the place has closed down.. chances are they ran out of customers..
waywardsons67 1 year ago
@worseorbetter Amen to that.
Fairlane500skyliner 1 year ago
@worseorbetter and the morons who put them into the crusher!
firedup643 6 months ago
Your kiddin wtf is wrong wit people,You could of sold them as is and made more money then crushin it for price of metal ....they prob got a few hundred dollars a car but could of sold them for at least AT LEAST two grand no joke but thats wats wrong wit the world no one cares anymore
luckyfella05 1 year ago 10
Some do...
vintagemachines 1 year ago
@vintagemachines we're a dying breed evidently. and I'm not even 25 yet.
Invest In Precious Metal!
trebdude1 1 year ago
@luckyfella05 i would cry if i had to work there..
jayhawk184 1 year ago
Those Cats should have their a**es removed, we would give anything for nice rust free classic's on the east coast
rkp115 1 year ago
Well at least it wasn't a 57 Chevy!
fiddlerpin 1 year ago
I hate the powerful EPA and their unrealistic views...
bfrance2002 2 years ago 3
how could you treat cars how u want youre cars to be treated or crush a toyota prius
dragonpemp5 2 years ago 4
cars have been crushed, cut up to race or just plain neglected forever, why are you now suddenly worried?
alexcurtis99 2 years ago
Uhm... Something to do with math...
vintagemachines 2 years ago
@vintagemachines If you ever get a 1969 Dodge Dart with a 318, I will buy it off of you, I don't care how much or how far, I would go ass over head to get it
mirlin235 1 year ago
It is amazing how many classic cars of all prices are for sale lately on craigslist. Just keep looking for the one you love. I had to stay focused on just the ones I like the best or I would go broke and need acres of space.
vintagemachines 1 year ago
@vintagemachines I'm no car guy however, I have loved, and would love to own one muscle cars, but I would rather own a truck, I can't even tell you how sad it is to see this stuff
mirlin235 1 year ago
@mirlin235 I know nothing about the junkyard business or car restoration, but it would seem to me that all the trim, and other hard to find parts for vintage cars being restored today would bring considerable more money on ebay than what you would get for just a flattened piece of junk.
maynardcat 1 year ago
@alexcurtis99 cause that's a gradual process, seeing a mountain of classic cars (that many of us have wet dreams about owning) being crushed at once really hurts.
Shaggyshadric 1 year ago
I would feel better if these cars steel ended up in a retro 2010Camaro/Mustang/Charger which are tomorrow's classics. Better yet being used by a company such as Sherman in Michigan which sells new replica body panels for vintage cars. With all the aftermarket replica parts out there one with mucho cashola could build a brand new 56 T Bird or 62 Impala.
Nivicoman 2 years ago
One possibility is that a new owner of the scrapyard wanted to get the scrap steel value then put the land to some other use. Much as I hate to see this the last time I checked the owner of a property does what he sees fit with it.
Another scenario is the owner being forced to clear the land for groundwater contamination issues. Either way it would be a monumental effort to sell those cars to collectors fast enough to avoid leaving any for the crusher.
Nivicoman 2 years ago
I'm gonna puke!
cherrywrecker 2 years ago
I'm sick. Do these people not know the internet, and how they could get 10x and more for parting out vintage vehicles vs crushing them? This does no service at all, an abomination.
yooperd 2 years ago
seeing somethine like this sickens me. even more when it comes to old farm machines from before the 1950s. my grampa scrapped his 1968 ford f250 4x4 a few years ago, it still sickens me to think of it gone.
cubcadetpuller 2 years ago
All i drive are old cars & a truck.
Mustang II's & a Old Ford Pick-ups!
Keep it between the ditches!
RebelStangII 2 years ago
with all the fields and pastures full of cars in montana, wyoming, idaho, washington along with half the other midwest and western states a couple of poor examples of classic parts cars this isn't that much of a crime.
gtlvr82 2 years ago
Ignorance is bliss...
VM
vintagemachines 2 years ago
@gtlvr82, everyday, there are less classic cars around!
vwbusssesareforever 1 year ago
Hey old car crushers,the VIN tags are worth money!!!!!Sickens me to see people do this.
Servocaster 2 years ago 2
EPA probably wants that yards like these disappear because of the environmental impact that abandoned vehicles cause with liquids and other stuff. This is very sad that this is happening. The only way is to move faster than the EPA and save the salvageable now before it's gone for ever. Auction them for benefit associations and make a car enthusiast who will restore it happy. At Kaufdorf (CH) more than 700 old wrecks found a new owner as parts car or restoration projects.
CarloXLH87 2 years ago
Seriously are people that stupid to crush old classics like that. I worked at a scrap yard and if any classics came in, we would gently strip the useable parts and then crush the rest. I did crsh a rusted shell of a 68 SS camaro and still feel guilty
F3ST1FY 2 years ago
should save the tinted glass and doors trim ..
sandiegocorvairclub 2 years ago
it's sad to think that the owner probably had thousands of offers, then the town probably forced him to scrap it all.
flatfender1947 2 years ago 4
I think i visited this yard from england ,on the i 395 its a pity to see them destroy rust free cars like this ,
ineeddollars 2 years ago
owner just wants his $30, $40 a ton
buy them if theyre worth saving
goodfingerz 2 years ago
Once they're gone they're gone and America IS BEING DESTROYED JUST LIKE THESE CARS ,,,WAKE UP.
danielwetpaint 2 years ago
Exactly. This is the concrete expression of Socialism. The caption could read, "This is your country, on Socialism."
basspig 2 years ago
Dude! Your lucky, your scrap scheme in America was limited to cars made before 1984! Here, people were cashing in 1930's vehicle for money off a shiny new car.
Pyroman1990 2 years ago 3
That is truly a crime...
vintagemachines 2 years ago
@danielwetpaint They wont WAKE UP UNTILL IT'S TO LATE PEOPLE are to damn lazy all they want is a Obama check and about 1 more year and there want be nothing left cars or jobs. it will take a 5 gal. can of money to by a coke if you can find one. It's coming.
kennethrobinson123 2 years ago
They should put the owners head inside the crusher along with the idiot driving the forklift!!!!!!!!!!!
dowopper51 2 years ago 3
I know this is their job and all. But I would quit before i pushed the button on these classics. Sad sad sad.
blade80316 2 years ago 4
vintage sscrapyards shouldn't exist.
those cars should be running , not recycled.
the good thing is that the prius is getting enemies because of this.
Machone7O 2 years ago 5
well, this is certaily painful to watch. erasing memories. thanx obeanhead.
backfire4 2 years ago
huh?
manoman0 2 years ago
2:37 - Do THAT to a Prius in 40 years!!!!
manoman0 2 years ago
this is not only about crushing cars. it's about cutting the ties to american (automotive) history
manoman0 2 years ago
I GOT GOOSEBUMPS WHEN I REALIZED SOMEONE ELSE KNOWS WHATS REALLY GOING ON,,,BLESS YOU Manoman0,, I hope these fools listen and heed all your future words.
danielwetpaint 2 years ago
look at that chit the door even still closes. cant believe it. sigh. i hope they only scrap the ones that are rusted.
lukeslandspeeder 2 years ago
i would rather see those cars rot in a feild than see them get crushed
c300g 2 years ago
Wow. I bet that wagon had some stories.
AcEz1985 2 years ago 4
poor 57 Ford :-(
Vazelinabilopphogger 2 years ago 4
I wish they would stop making pancakes out of this treasures...
theARMONexchange 2 years ago 3
what did the owner pass away who owened the yard?
Muddcrazy 2 years ago
Yes.
vintagemachines 2 years ago
They're not making them like that anymore. Glad to see all the restorations going on now, but still unfortunate to see!
danieltrump 2 years ago 3
That second one looked restorable...
loldecepticonlol 2 years ago 3
you know how come theres a million old cars in all the other countries wow i wonder maybe there solid and you will live if ever in a head on collision and the old cars have style power and suck alot of fuel what a great feeling
midnitesquirldog 2 years ago 3
"The Killing of My American Heritage" by RED PINKO COMMI and the EPACRATS. "The New History" by Huu Fuk Yoo and the Sellouts. However the only real deal is AMERICAN REAL STEEL ! Bulit in America by America,for Americans. Like Grandpa Mc Coy use to say the rest is just HOGWASH !
70bonnie 2 years ago 5
ugh that sucks i personally hate crushing vintage salvage yards just cause of the cars. but im in mich so most cars that are in scrap yard up here are too far gone to save. do you guys have to put emissions on your crushers out there?
cornman369 2 years ago 2
They should have to - huh?
vintagemachines 2 years ago
me or him{down} if me hell no,emissions suck just askin cause cali is so strict on that stuff
cornman369 2 years ago 2
shame, impeach Obama!!!
Midnight8723 2 years ago 18
And shut down the EPA too!!!
classicautofan1 2 years ago 5
@Midnight8723 what does Obama have to do with this? if you're referring to the C.A.R.S (aka: cash for clunkers) program the guidelines state that no vehicle over 20-25 years old is eligible and the vehicles had to be fully licensed and insured for at least the previous full year (presumably to thwart scamming efforts of turning in unused vehicles for money) further more I would like to say that this video did in fact nauseate and sadden me.
the520koala 1 year ago
@Midnight8723 when they did the whole trade in your car for a new one (i forgot what it was called sorry) me and my dad were walking on a lot and saw a '97 cobra yellow traded in they wouldnt sell it , would only part it out, but the car ran in great shape needed a new paint job and a tune up but that was it... now its gone... thanks Obama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
soldier4God01 1 year ago
Thats a waste of good parts. Just look at the rust free doors people would kill for.
MO3MINI 2 years ago 6
Greed and stupidity....of course they did this as the scrap prices China caused to go to the moon from sucking away the rest of the world's jobs came crashing back down. I'm also not surprised the enviro-Nazis had something to do with this, and the Enviromental (non)Protection Agency and I'm sure the loons in California had something to do with this as asserted. Sad. I'm so fed up with my "new and improved" car, I'm ready to go find one of these and drive it instead. At least I can fix it!
charlie8575 2 years ago 6
Here in Australia, all of the old classics got sent to china instead of being parted.
Also as a car dealer, the 10k and under stock has become a lot harder to source as ther is less older cars. They want you to buy new so that they make more money and can say they have saved some jobs. Long live classics. (66 stang)
hypobusa 2 years ago 9
they should be punched the same way the ended the lives of the cars
mopar8903 2 years ago 3
jesus christ man this is like a horror movie.
TexasDistortion 2 years ago 5
I wish it were fiction!
vintagemachines 2 years ago
Man what a waste. Those cars coulda (in a utopia) gone to freakin Cuba.
retroolschool 2 years ago 2
This is history murder......
Rhin0Neil 2 years ago 2
Guys in the video : Let me show YOU how it would be if i stamped on a Rolex
vettafaene 2 years ago
these people will rot in hell
Trendyrapslut 2 years ago 6
Modern technology allows cars to be compacted to a point where they are less than waffer thin. They are then freighted nation wide to Chocolate easter egg manufactures where they are used as tinfoil wrapping. Its all about presentation.
plastabrick 2 years ago
I think the same, i'm still crying.
elfedev8 2 years ago
Notice at 1 :02 you can actually see the soul of the car smoke out and go to heaven.
How sad is that ?
apatheticempathy 2 years ago
That is a keen observation...
vintagemachines 2 years ago
Destruction without foresight should be a damn felony.
Good luck with your 57 Mopar ! One of the best designed cars ever made !
apatheticempathy 2 years ago
what were these cars that were crushed here
also what does the sign say in th part below no exceptions
canadiancatgreen 2 years ago
They are reminders that quality and art are not always cherished enough by those in charge -hence this type of squanderous fate still occurs... The sign used to display the open hours for the yard.
vintagemachines 2 years ago
ok thank you
do you kow what the 3 cars crushed are or I guess were?
canadiancatgreen 2 years ago
All Fords 57-58, but the whole pile meet that fate...
vintagemachines 2 years ago
why crushin' those vintage cars, give it to me instead, i rebuild those cars!!
burncy 2 years ago
i wanna cry
KILLERS!!!
derbygus 2 years ago
very depressing...
1987ian 2 years ago 4
vandals
mikey7719 3 years ago 2
what a shame... lots of potential in those cars to be restored, or made into hot rods, rat rods, and race cars, huge huge shame.. sad to see :(
cody19314 3 years ago 3
What an absoloutley heartbreaking video, once thev'e gone thats it, less interesting old beauties on the roads, and more boring modern shite. very upsetting.
UncleThunderpants 3 years ago 5
The same thing happened at a yard called Minakers. I don't have a vid but I have lots of pics. They had a couple thousand cars 20s through 70s. They sat for years. When the price of scrap went up the owner got a great offer. They brought in a portable crusher like this and over the course of one summer the whole place was cleared out. Stupid thing was the owner was asking for ridiculous prices right up until the end. They are all being recycled into ****ing Kia's now.
pilatunes 3 years ago 2
The price of PROGRESS!!!
VM
vintagemachines 3 years ago
I've been to Pearson's 3 or 4 times;years ago. Mr.Pearson had a huge Doberman that followed us through the thicket as we drove through the yard. At the time he was looking to possibly sell the business and maybe retire.I learned one thing as I listened to him.That we can't live forever and there comes a time to pass the torch to someone else. Not enough folks shared his interest in old cars as the video sadly displays. My 57 Fairlane is alive today because of Pearsons and other classic yards.
70bonnie 3 years ago 2
His daughter ran it for a year, but gave in to the EPA that would have shut her down, since her Father took with him the Grandfather clause that kept the yard alive.
vintagemachines 3 years ago
OF COURSE! ITS THE EPA! I DAMN THEM TO HELL! I am working on a site called "Savetheclassiccars', the and the other hippies will really hate us because this will put more of this beautiful old cars back on the road!
zzfan1 3 years ago 6
vintagemachines (1 year ago)
His daughter ran it for a year, but gave in to the EPA that would have shut her down, since her Father took with him the Grandfather clause that kept the yard alive I know this an very old post but I like reading them. Here in Virginia The Grandfather clause stays alive too all grandchildren blood related they leave too them if they sell it its over I hope the Daughter was not tricked into shutting it down bye the Bullies of the EPA if the law is the same.
1968DodgePolara 2 years ago 2
ouch
BassnForGod 3 years ago
This looks more like a scene out of the mid to late 70's when vehicles from the 40's thru the early 70's were being crushed at alarming rates. Not far away in San Jose and Sacramento, state-of-the-art wrecking yards rarely see such vintage specimens, and when they do, they're stripped to the bones before any recycling occurs. What a tragedy here, as most of these cars are likely rust-free California examples.
arctsv 3 years ago
Yeah - why preserve history when you can make a buck off of it. What an ignorant and pathetic thing to do. B@stards.
57PlymouthBelvedere 3 years ago
I hate to hear that. But I hate to see any of this really, no matter the American made brand.
Jared1970Monte 3 years ago
Sick...Sick...Sick....Sick...Sick...Sick...Sick!!!!!! I'm no plymouth fan or ford fan, but still SICK SICK SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!! Atleast it looks like most of the cars were parted out a good bit...I've done in around 10 70-72 Monte Carlos in the past couple of years. I saved every single part I could until they were sold to the crusher. On the cars in this video that wouldn't the case. Sad Sad
Jared1970Monte 3 years ago
A whole lot of GMs also met the same sad fate here. If only one old car yard owner somewhere got wind of the outcry on my channel over this dreaded event - and sold cars more vigorously before crushing, this waste would not have been for naught...
VM
vintagemachines 3 years ago
1:57 the yellow car on the bottom...is that a 55-57 t bird??
Dammmj 3 years ago
That was a 57 a farlaine 2drhtp that they removed a rear quarter from right before the end...
VM
vintagemachines 3 years ago
what is wrong with people these days?? they could of made a great buck off of these old beauties!!! and thos old beauties could have been saved!!! what is with that?? because of these kinds of people there is not going to be much old muscle that is for sale to those of us that cant afford fully restored old cars..this vid makes me furious
DodgeDakota32 3 years ago
I feel the same and love your last word...
VM
vintagemachines 3 years ago
I can't watch. This sux!!! Histroy getting destroyed.
777999777999 3 years ago 3
That is a real shame. They both
could have been restored or at least parted out.
DAVEMC1000 3 years ago
I wouldve payed scrap just to have the car before they crushed it all of em
ntrains 3 years ago
That pisses me off. I've been a die hard vintage car guy since birth. These cars are a piece of our history and should be perserved not destroyed no matter what there condition. I'm sure even that 57 Ford wagon could have found a new home. Don't wreck them restore them
old66impala 3 years ago
Sad indeed. A wrecking yard here was commissioned to come crush about 100 cars on a ranch. He saw potential in a few and saved them. I bought my fury from him. Sad when you think of all the parts there that could have helped save even more cars
slowmotion4x4 3 years ago
im 16 and i am just speachless
ITS CALLED CRAIGSLIST TAKE OUT AN AD
damn nice cars..or were
7ford7man 3 years ago
oh dear god I've lost all hope in humanity. I'm only fifteen and that was the hardest thing to watch since I saw the "herbie gets punished vid" I need a hug :(
herbienbrian 3 years ago
I am 43 and teared a bit :( This video is posted for the sole reason to get people motivated before they are all gone~~~
vintagemachines 3 years ago
I hope these fools go to HELL!!!
zzfan1 3 years ago 5
Should have put all the cars on ebay and every one of them would have been sold. Some classic cars hardly ever get crushed anymore. I knew a guy who had nothing but challengers and cudas in his junkyard. He sold every single last one of them on ebay. It was over 250 cars. Sad really to see these classic destroyed. Gone forever.
RayB937 3 years ago 4
What you're showing us is more than just the death of a car.Its the elimination of the generation it represents.I couldn't do it even with the price of steel.One day within the next 70 years the sedans/wagon will mean something and be more valuable than the resources they can be broken down into.For now,love the hardtops and convertibles.They were what everyone in the 50's drove after all right?Everyone had a hardtop or convertible, right?In the 1950s.Right? That's how it was...right?......?
mediamain6 3 years ago