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I am aware that most yrs there were fewer SS cars than regular style. I owned a 61 SS 283 car back in the 90's. No engine, but pretty clean. Paid $500, planned to find a 409, but they were to $$$. SOld the car for $1500. I have seen a few 61 SS's. There is a NICE black one here in Austin w/ a 409.

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None of the cabs were good for anything but patch panels. The blue one was hit so hard, it bent the driver side firewall/ kick panel area. The light green one had the pass rear corner cut off. I don't have to mention the "rust" truck problems...

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I spent more time walking around looking than I did pulling parts of the Comet donor...

Here is my S-22 with the fender and filler panel I got earlier this week.

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A few more pics...

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Stay tuned for unsaveable Mustang pics

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The best would be a 59 El Camino though. Soooo cool...

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man I would love to walk in there and see those in person....

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and they al ran when parked,lololo

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I feel the same way about the 59 Caminos...The 59 Wagon is a close 2nd. Reminds me of the tale of the fabricating shop down the road from a shop I worked at in S. Austin about 6 or 7 yrs ago. There were 5 or 6 59 El Caminos out back. I would drive by and ooh and awe. By the time I got the money to make an offer a couple yrs later, I was working somewhere else. I went back...and they were all gone. The business was closed as well, so there was no one to ask where they went.

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Suprisingly, most of the cars were not wrecked, but were missing the drivetrain. Makes you wonder how they ended up there. I guess the engine/ trans went out if they were not wrecked. Back in the early 80's my brothers and I bought several non SS SB 350 powered Chevy Camaros, Chevelles and El Caminos that had nothing wrong other than the factory installed plastic timing gear stripped and the engine jumped time. We installed a new timing set, sometimes a healthier cam, droped the pan to clean the plastic out of the oil pump pick up and had a good running car for cheap!

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How far gone would a Mustang be before the FOrd diehards admit defeat? The first one was a Shelby!!!

JUST KIDDING!!!

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Hey, here's a Comet you might like to duplicate with that junkyard body....

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"rustang?"

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OOPS! Here is the other Rustang

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Ouch!

Actually, there were only a few wrecked cars. In addition to the blue 67/ 68 that I already posted that was hit HARD in front and the burnt/ rolled 67/ 68, here are a few. A Maverick or Comet that looks like it met up with a telephone pole, a Le Mans that had a head on and a Chevelle that looks like it ran up under a semi trailer (?)

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As Wayne would say, "Excellent!" (Not really).

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As Wayne would say, "Excellent!" (Not really).

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Actual car from the movie "Gator" with Burt Reynolds. NOT!.. and a few more Fords

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the full grown trees through the engine bay... priceless

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that ford woodie-wanna-be wagon has to be just about the most environmentaly friendly powered car ever, along with a few other TREE powered vehicles ive seen:lol:

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If I remember correctly, the only 2 dr Comet I saw was the one posted above, I believe it was a '61. It needed a driver side door and a passenger side ender, but it seems like the rest of the body was dent and rust free. I will leave that project to you, Chevloray. HAHA. THere were a few other Comets there, such as the 1960 model which had a "cat eye" tail light, similar to the 59 Chevy, but smaller. Did anyone know (or care) that the '60 Comet was originally an Edsel, but when Edsel went under, the Comet was doing well, so they made it a Mercury? FYI

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"Tree" powered or "cactus" powered

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Some cool old cars there that look like they could be saved..

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I know where I am heading when I get that winning lotto ticket..."C'mon honey, I know a great vacation destination...":lol:

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Some really sweet iron there, and even the 4-doors are cool. I have three kids, my days of single man cruizing a 2dr or worse yet my 70 Camaro that only seats 2 and 2 midgets in the back are gone. That 59 wagon would be wicked! Are those square backed cars Rambler americans or 64-5 Chevelles? I am embarassed to ask since I should know but a pict and so much stuff missing I can't be sure?? No 67 chevelles there huh?? I'd drive for one if there is?!