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**Curtb1971** · 10-29-2017, 02:43 AM

Here is an amazing sight I saw the other day looking at a 67 small window cab. Just a little rust hole in the floor board for a little elm shooter to grow through and years later a tree. I've seen other vehicles/objects with trees grown around but haven't come across one of our truck til this. Wondering if you guys have any pics of trucks and trees? Mother nature and rust never sleeps.

**special-K** · 10-29-2017, 08:25 AM

Saw this one at the junkyard last week. I want that fender. It has a small dent on top behind the grille, but the rest looks great. I'm surprised it has remained all these years. Original paint!

rockyrivermark · 10-29-2017, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Saw this one at the junkyard last week. I want that fender. It has a small dent on top behind the grille, but the rest looks great. I'm surprised it has remained all these years. Original paint!

Snag that drivers fender!

Keith Seymore · 10-29-2017, 11:10 AM

Not trucks specifically; these are of a manure spreader near our house.

K

Keith Seymore · 10-29-2017, 11:11 AM

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**davischevy** · 10-29-2017, 11:49 AM

I went down south the other day to pick up a trailer made from a 71 bed. On the way back I was driving my Longhorn and pulling the trailer, when I stopped at an old salvage yard.

Legend goes, The owner has an old production chicken house full of trucks and parts.

On the corner of the property is a house he used to live in that has two Cheyenne LWB trucks parked out front near the highway. They have been sitting there so long they have 10' trees all around them.

When I pulled up a late model roll back wrecker was parked near the trucks with a half loaded late model truck. I figured somebody was around , so I backed in front of the wrecker.

Before I could get out of the truck, the guy came up the main highway, blocked me in, and jumped out and started loudly asking what I was doing and told me it was private property, and for me to leave.

My longhorn is not quiet and I was wearing a company uniform, not a black hoody, but I guess the guy thought I was up to something.

He ran me off before I got pictures of that truck and tree scene.

**Curtb1971** · 10-29-2017, 12:13 PM

These are awesome

I always get a kick out of finding something that has been grown in by ol' mother nature. It's kinda like an episode of Life After People.

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Originally Posted by davischevy

My longhorn is not quiet and I was wearing a company uniform, not a black hoody, but I guess the guy thought I was up to something.

He ran me off before I got pictures of that truck and tree scene.

I've had this happen to me out in the boonies as well. I guess it may have been the fact I'm a younger guy but people have their suspicions this day and age. Got ran off before I could say hello.

**davischevy** · 10-29-2017, 12:20 PM

From the looks of the rollback and the truck half loaded on it, I think I was the victim of some other bad situation.

**Curtb1971** · 11-04-2017, 10:31 PM

Here is a wild sight while doing a little junkin today.

**davischevy** · 11-05-2017, 11:14 AM

That Ford looks like it's been there since 1967.

**special-K** · 11-05-2017, 11:54 AM

I wonder if it yanked the motor and trans mounts loose. Looks that way...and they are Ford parts after all

(Hey. Chevy forum)

**jocko** · 11-05-2017, 12:49 PM

Now that's what I call stump-pulling torque.

**special-K** · 11-05-2017, 12:58 PM

Or torque-pulling stump!

**Curtb1971** · 11-05-2017, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

I wonder if it yanked the motor and trans mounts loose. Looks that way...and they are Ford parts after all

(Hey. Chevy forum)

It sure looked like that's what it did up close. Haha, didn't know it was a F@$D! I should've known, but all I could think of is wow that tree skewered that car. First time to this junkyard and slim pickings on old chevy trucks, but sure was a fun way to spend a Saturday morning enjoyin some history

MARKDTN · 11-07-2017, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by special-K

I wonder if it yanked the motor and trans mounts loose. Looks that way...and they are Ford parts after all

(Hey. Chevy forum)

I think that is a Olds engine not a Ford. Strange.

**clay68c10** · 11-07-2017, 11:37 PM

Wow, never seen a tree move something that heavy.
Is that the yard north on 25? I always wondered if there were any of our trucks in there.

**Curtb1971** · 10-22-2018, 09:26 PM

It's about Halloween so.... ghosts from the past grasped in mother natures grip

**Curtb1971** · 10-22-2018, 09:41 PM

In the jungle...

sick472 · 10-23-2018, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MARKDTN

I think that is a Olds engine not a Ford. Strange.

Good Eye! Olds or Pontiac.

collin70k/20 · 10-23-2018, 07:02 PM

Always like seeing truck like that and wonder the stroy on them. How long has iy been there?, why was it parked?

**Curtb1971** · 10-23-2018, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by collin70k/20

Always like seeing truck like that and wonder the stroy on them. How long has iy been there?, why was it parked?

I wonder the same thing too. Sometimes wonder if the if the junkyard fate of these old irons started with a bad carb or transmission or ignition that bit the dust.

There's a story behind everyone but the only way to know for sure how long they've been there is to get out the chainsaw and count rings

**70STOVEBOLT** · 10-23-2018, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sick472

Good Eye! Olds or Pontiac.

I thought Pontiac when I first saw it, but it has the distributor in the front. My bet is 390 Ford

Killer Bee · 10-24-2018, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MARKDTN

I think that is a Olds engine not a Ford. Strange.

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Originally Posted by sick472

Good Eye! Olds or Pontiac.

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Originally Posted by 70STOVEBOLT

I thought Pontiac when I first saw it, but it has the distributor in the front. My bet is 390 Ford

faded could be mistaken for poncho blue, but look too short n wide from my recollection to be either pontiac or olds

670 ram air heads [no pictures of my 455 olds]

**special-K** · 10-24-2018, 07:03 AM

I'm more concerned with the species of tree

Here are some other trucks from the same yard where the fender was.

sick472 · 10-25-2018, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Killer Bee

faded could be mistaken for poncho blue, but look too short n wide from my recollection to be either pontiac or olds

670 ram air heads [no pictures of my 455 olds]

My bet is that it IS a Pontiac motor that was just sat down in the engine bay backwards a long, long time ago. The attached photo is of a early 70's Pontiac with mid 70 heads. I can see some striking resemblances!

10-29-2017, 02:43 AM	#1
Curtb1971 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Erie Colorado Posts: 1,022	Trucks and trees Here is an amazing sight I saw the other day looking at a 67 small window cab. Just a little rust hole in the floor board for a little elm shooter to grow through and years later a tree. I've seen other vehicles/objects with trees grown around but haven't come across one of our truck til this. Wondering if you guys have any pics of trucks and trees? Mother nature and rust never sleeps. Attached Images __________________ 1971 LSX "Bonnie" build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=8026381 paypal is curtbarton1971@yahoo.com

10-29-2017, 08:25 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks and trees Saw this one at the junkyard last week. I want that fender. It has a small dent on top behind the grille, but the rest looks great. I'm surprised it has remained all these years. Original paint! Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-29-2017, 11:10 AM	#4
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,213	Re: Trucks and trees Not trucks specifically; these are of a manure spreader near our house. K Attached Images __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

10-29-2017, 11:11 AM	#5
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,213	Re: Trucks and trees ... Attached Images __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

10-29-2017, 11:49 AM	#6
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,836	Re: Trucks and trees I went down south the other day to pick up a trailer made from a 71 bed. On the way back I was driving my Longhorn and pulling the trailer, when I stopped at an old salvage yard. Legend goes, The owner has an old production chicken house full of trucks and parts. On the corner of the property is a house he used to live in that has two Cheyenne LWB trucks parked out front near the highway. They have been sitting there so long they have 10' trees all around them. When I pulled up a late model roll back wrecker was parked near the trucks with a half loaded late model truck. I figured somebody was around , so I backed in front of the wrecker. Before I could get out of the truck, the guy came up the main highway, blocked me in, and jumped out and started loudly asking what I was doing and told me it was private property, and for me to leave. My longhorn is not quiet and I was wearing a company uniform, not a black hoody, but I guess the guy thought I was up to something. He ran me off before I got pictures of that truck and tree scene. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

10-29-2017, 12:20 PM	#8
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,836	Re: Trucks and trees From the looks of the rollback and the truck half loaded on it, I think I was the victim of some other bad situation. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

11-04-2017, 10:31 PM	#9
Curtb1971 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Erie Colorado Posts: 1,022	Re: Trucks and trees Here is a wild sight while doing a little junkin today. Attached Images __________________ 1971 LSX "Bonnie" build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=8026381 paypal is curtbarton1971@yahoo.com

11-05-2017, 11:14 AM	#10
davischevy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Harrison, Arkansas Posts: 9,836	Re: Trucks and trees That Ford looks like it's been there since 1967. __________________ other Larry Build thread, Arkansas K10 https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...=755797&page=5 The ability to speak several languages is an asset, but the ability to keep your mouth shut in any language is priceless.

11-05-2017, 11:54 AM	#11
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks and trees I wonder if it yanked the motor and trans mounts loose. Looks that way...and they are Ford parts after all (Hey. Chevy forum) __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-05-2017, 12:49 PM	#12
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,976	Re: Trucks and trees Now that's what I call stump-pulling torque.

11-05-2017, 12:58 PM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks and trees Or torque-pulling stump! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

11-07-2017, 11:37 PM	#16
clay68c10 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Centennial, CO Posts: 2,979	Re: Trucks and trees Wow, never seen a tree move something that heavy. Is that the yard north on 25? I always wondered if there were any of our trucks in there. __________________ ClusterTruck: 68 C10 Bought in 89, wrecked in 03. Slow low $ rebuild started '17. 6.0 & TKO http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=788602 93 K1500 Short Step, 350, NV4500, EBL flash ECU. Vortec heads & roller cam someday... 05 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. 3” lift & 6-speed 02 E320 the insurance total “free car” 13 Tahoe LTZ

10-22-2018, 09:26 PM	#17
Curtb1971 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Erie Colorado Posts: 1,022	Re: Trucks and trees It's about Halloween so.... ghosts from the past grasped in mother natures grip Attached Images __________________ 1971 LSX "Bonnie" build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=8026381 paypal is curtbarton1971@yahoo.com

10-22-2018, 09:41 PM	#18
Curtb1971 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Erie Colorado Posts: 1,022	Re: Trucks and trees In the jungle... Attached Images __________________ 1971 LSX "Bonnie" build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=8026381 paypal is curtbarton1971@yahoo.com

10-23-2018, 07:02 PM	#20
collin70k/20 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Schaefferstown, PA Posts: 202	Re: Trucks and trees Always like seeing truck like that and wonder the stroy on them. How long has iy been there?, why was it parked? __________________ 1970 Chevy K20 pulling truck 406 small block 1967 Chevy K20 daily/street truck My daily 1970 k20 - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7568564



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10-24-2018, 07:03 AM	#24
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	Re: Trucks and trees I'm more concerned with the species of tree Here are some other trucks from the same yard where the fender was. Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

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