Recent trip to the boneyard - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

chvtrkman · 03-16-2008, 10:16 PM

Well, I made my first trip to the boneyard in about 8 or 9 yrs. It's not the closest one to where I live, but it's got 10,000 "vehicles" on the premises.
The bad news: The last time I was there I remember them having a whole section devoted to older vehicles. There must have been 20 or 30 trucks from the 1960-1972 era.And that was just GM trucks, there were just as many Dodges, Fords, and even a couple of Jeep and Internationals.I guess the owner felt all that vintage steel was taking up too much precious space cause he crushed 'em all. The earliest year I saw was a '75 C-10, and it was stripped down pretty good. Oh well. I was hoping to find some parts that aren't being re-produced. I will have to intensify my search.

The good news: My trip there (about 50 miles) wasn't a total waste of time. I did manage to find a pair of bucket seats in an '84 Blazer that are re-storable.I know they are high back seats, and our 67-72s had either buddy buckets or the low back buckets (which I'd prefer),but these are close enough.....and for $35.00 I'm not gonna complain.

mtndewmaniac66 · 03-16-2008, 10:38 PM

The sad news is, the older trucks and cars do fetch a better penny due to the amount of steel, as you may already know. What is worse is that America is facing a steel shortage, so our precious classics will be disapparing at a higher rate. Most all of our salvage yards are pushing many older, and heavier vehicles to the crusher. I am sure that we all have seen the news on the steel shortage, as well as hearing about Chinas involvement, but the shortage is greater than we are aware of.

Here is a link to an article of Chinas involvement.

http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkyPCd...06/focus7.html

What I really HATE is that when we Americans make purchases of finished steel goods, just to realize that that dumoflochy, or gizmo, (or worse yet, those cheap WalMart bikes) was once my neighbors Packard.

(I am stepping off my soapbox now)

68shortstep · 03-17-2008, 01:31 AM

Here's my soapbox comment:

An old guy-veteran I know reminded me of some "before-my-time" history:

Japan bought scrap metals at premium prices for several years before WWII.

He said: "Your generation's kids or grandkids will get to experience the fun of having all that US scrap iron that we're selling right now, today, shot back at them. This next time tho, it'll be by the Chinese. Better get ready......."

Something to think about.

03-16-2008, 10:16 PM	#1
chvtrkman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA. Posts: 178	Recent trip to the boneyard Well, I made my first trip to the boneyard in about 8 or 9 yrs. It's not the closest one to where I live, but it's got 10,000 "vehicles" on the premises. The bad news: The last time I was there I remember them having a whole section devoted to older vehicles. There must have been 20 or 30 trucks from the 1960-1972 era.And that was just GM trucks, there were just as many Dodges, Fords, and even a couple of Jeep and Internationals.I guess the owner felt all that vintage steel was taking up too much precious space cause he crushed 'em all. The earliest year I saw was a '75 C-10, and it was stripped down pretty good. Oh well. I was hoping to find some parts that aren't being re-produced. I will have to intensify my search. The good news: My trip there (about 50 miles) wasn't a total waste of time. I did manage to find a pair of bucket seats in an '84 Blazer that are re-storable.I know they are high back seats, and our 67-72s had either buddy buckets or the low back buckets (which I'd prefer),but these are close enough.....and for $35.00 I'm not gonna complain. __________________ _____________________________________________ 69 C-20 292, 4 spd O/D, 4:56 rears. No a/c p/s p/b p/w......restoration project,"Operation:Stovebolt" 78 C-10 305 TH350 new (old) daily driver 02 Suburban Z71 a.k.a. the family truckster 99 Silverado 1500 Z71

03-16-2008, 10:38 PM	#2
mtndewmaniac66 Do the Dew! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Vernal, Utah Posts: 191	Re: Recent trip to the boneyard The sad news is, the older trucks and cars do fetch a better penny due to the amount of steel, as you may already know. What is worse is that America is facing a steel shortage, so our precious classics will be disapparing at a higher rate. Most all of our salvage yards are pushing many older, and heavier vehicles to the crusher. I am sure that we all have seen the news on the steel shortage, as well as hearing about Chinas involvement, but the shortage is greater than we are aware of. Here is a link to an article of Chinas involvement. http://rds.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0oGkkyPCd...06/focus7.html What I really HATE is that when we Americans make purchases of finished steel goods, just to realize that that dumoflochy, or gizmo, (or worse yet, those cheap WalMart bikes) was once my neighbors Packard. (I am stepping off my soapbox now)

03-17-2008, 01:31 AM	#3
68shortstep Looks good at 20-ft ..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mtn Home, AR Posts: 707	Re: Recent trip to the boneyard Here's my soapbox comment: An old guy-veteran I know reminded me of some "before-my-time" history: Japan bought scrap metals at premium prices for several years before WWII. He said: "Your generation's kids or grandkids will get to experience the fun of having all that US scrap iron that we're selling right now, today, shot back at them. This next time tho, it'll be by the Chinese. Better get ready......." Something to think about.

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