Abandoned car photo thread!

[Britstiva]

OH yeah! I remember seeing that!! Mine was navy blue... just like it!

[deathegg]

^^ That's what I actually took my driving test in. A 1982 Chevy Chevette.

Must've been nice to take the test in a small car! My driving-test car: '72 Oldsmobile 98.
Really big. Would not fit between the parallel park cones!

[stevewl1164]

Loved the 1960 Pontiac flat top! A dentedFestiva still looks good! Oh, the Comet was nice too.

My contribution to this thread. Camera died at a 70 Chevelle 307, so that one will have to wait. Was brought to a garage 10 or 12 years ago. Garage went under, and the car has been sitting in the weeds ever since. I'm sure there's little if any floor left in it. Anyway, enjoy. I guess.





Technically not abandoned, but I'm counting them anyway. Probably only a matter of time before the crusher finds them.







Definitely abandoned. Would have gotten closer, but the Rotti had other ideas.





I have tried off and on for years to lay hands on this truck. Owner has been going to fix it up for, oh 15 years now.





One for the school bus fans on here.



Definitely not abandoned. But way to hot to pass up.



And finally, the ones that really kind of piss me off. Just because. You'll see.





















And a gratuitous picture of Orphan Annie. Just because.

[stevewl1164]

I love Chevettes too Jeremy! Especially the carolina blue 76 model.

<<<< Is a chevette lover!! Love those cars. That's what I learned to drive on and when I first got my license.

[batstiva]

Must've been nice to take the test in a small car! My driving-test car: '72 Oldsmobile 98.
Really big. Would not fit between the parallel park cones!

Yeah, my choices were the Chevette, or a big old ugly Chevy Pickup. The choice seemed obvious.

[stevewl1164]

I remember when my mom got her 76 Burgandy Chevette..she couldn't figure out how to find reverse...I think there was a lockout lever on the shifter you pulled up on or something.

[neanderpaul]

push straight down and back to the right to it reverse.

[Festiva_Fred]

I should bring a camera with me to this jy thats close to me, lots of cool 60's muscle cars there, mostly mopars. Sad to see them rotting away Some festivas too.

[batstiva]

^^ +1. Totally forgot the camera the other day when I was junkyarding. So much muscle rotting away.

[deathegg]

Four-doors, such as that flattop (but any 4-door of any era really), are the future of collectable cars. They made a gazillion of them, but they were the first ones to be junked, so there really aren't many left relatively speaking. Everyone liked and kept the cars we now consider collectable (2-doors, convertibles, etc etc), but 4-doors? The prevailing attitude was "Meh, just junk it." The exceptions would be cars that were pricey to begin with (Packard, Cadillac, etc). Four door models of those are usually readily available. It's the low-price ones (Chevy, Pontiac etc), that met the crusher more than most.

Most price guides and collector auction houses (Barrett-Jackson, et al) have seen the prices rise in the last few years, and many parts companies are now making repro parts for them.
Cars like that one lying in the weeds are going to be sought out more than ever.

[Britstiva]

I love Chevettes too Jeremy! Especially the carolina blue 76 model.

I was always a big fan of the 80's chevettes with the wrap-around tail lights. But I tell ya what, I wanted a carolina blue Ford Pinto with all glass hatch (like the yellow car in cujo)!

[batstiva]

Had stuff to get done today, so not much cruising. Found a couple. Thankfully, no more abandoned festies. Tho, I'm in negotiations to snag these two, plus a third at the same location but behind a burned out house. Wish me luck.

My future Festies??



These have definitely seen their better days.

[neanderpaul]

Get 'em Scott! :thumbleft:

[LoneManWolf]

Had stuff to get done today, so not much cruising. Found a couple. Thankfully, no more abandoned festies. Tho, I'm in negotiations to snag these two, plus a third at the same location but behind a burned out house. Wish me luck.

My future Festies??

Why can i never find any sitting like that
I need a car and a way to get it here for under $300 lol... not gonna happen
hope you get them and fixem up if u can gl

[Smedley]

Here's a couple we saw on the trip to Roanoke
'52 Dodge Truck. Sign said for sale $3500

Poor Econoline van-Dean's first love and this one has been seriously neglected, parked in the weeds behind a building.