Gravityman Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Whats up Subaru freaks!!! Well I came along something I have been looking for, for a long time. A little old man in my town that used to sell AMC's closed up his property and shut down shop around the late 80's. Pretty much everything that was there when he closed the shop is still sitting there today. I fortunatly got to oppertunity to pass through the gates and got to check out inside what very few in town only get to see when passing by his gates. I was walking through his lot searching for a subaru and had a gut feeling that there was an old 70's model sitting somewhere. I could not find anything myself. I asked the old man if he knew if he had any roo's on his lot. He first brought me by an '80 something yellow GL wagon. I was hopeing this was not all and then we moved a little farther back in his lot and found another mid '80 blue sedan. Yep tons of vines and branched all over the place. I turned around and there sitting among a ton more weeds sat a sad '70 model Coupe caked with cancerous rust. So disapointing! Most of the the body and frame was rusted out from underneath it, but it looked like the motor was still intact. The old man said that he had a few more subarus amongst the weeds and vines. We searched but couldnt find them for a while until I cought a glimps of the rear C pillar chrome vent shining through thick trees growing up around the sides. It was another 70' coupe. Again Cancer, rear end and front end damage As I was looking over this car I again sighted yet another 70' model coupe completely engulfed in veins. The body didnt look as bad but still needed tons of body work to fix the cancerous spots. I couldnt belive it 3 coupes in one place but not a single one that would be even close to a chance for restoration. I still cant belive it!!! The old man said that if i could get the cars out from behind the trees and 20 rusted old cars in their way then they would be mine. What luck! I felt like I was being taunted! Anywho... :-\ Mabe another day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4WDFrenzy Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 That is so, so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 wow, that is awesome...sort of, no it is...well it sucks, but it's so darn cool, but man is that sad. well, "amazing" was a good description. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfreak85 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Still tons of good, useable, SELLABLE parts on those cars. I say get 'em, part 'em and chop 'em. Is that a rust hole in the ROOF?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 At least save what parts you can - glass for instance would be a good keeper. GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityman Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Yep thats rust in the roof and just about everywhere else on this car. I was thinking about pulling as much out of these cars as possible that is good and try to resell what I can. It is such a pitty seeing all of the great cars go to waste. The old man has well over 200 cars that ran and were just parked there to rust away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 see if you can harvest the emblems and logos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokebill Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 what is the white car in the background of the first pic of the yellow subaru? what other cars besides the subarus that you saw stand out in your memory? weeds and rust and all, places like that are a goldmine and sure spark a lot of junkyard memories for me. i could be buried in a place like that. thanks, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawnW Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Looks like what you need is a 1000' long extension cord and a sawszall. Start with the trees and make a path to get em out, then move on to chopping pieces off the cars. A rusty mess should at least cut fairly easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 watch out for spiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityman Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Sawsall? 2 Chainsaws will do the trick! I will look through my pic and see If can name any of the cars. Some where pretty rare classic's! I am going to see If he will let me have a go with the emblems. If I can find a place for them I will move them off his lot but .... there is tons of work and old cars all around them. I would love to see the yellow coupe be in really good condition, at least in restorable condition. There might be enough parts off of all 3 cars to make at least one that is in semi-decent condition. I am glad I bought a welder! So what motor should I drop in the coupe? I was thinking full restoration with all numbers matching ish. If that means I need to cut off number from one and weld them on the other then thats what will happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baccaruda Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 tube frame, screw the fenderwells, EJ20G! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi subbie Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 tube frame, screw the fenderwells, EJ20G! yeas do that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Abides Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 you might be able to get the help of a local wrecking or scrap yard. Tell them what youve got and say for the info you want to keep certain subies and they might have a wrecker come out to help you haul everything out. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Kind of like and then :-\ ... Hmmm... Me thinks the USMB should have a 'rusty finds' thread! The orange (and rust!) coupe is really old, looks like a 72 model. Wonder what year it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I hate to see once great cars being treated like that. Makes me sad. But a bit off topic..any old school AMC muscle? Javelins,AMX's, Gremlin X's, Scramblers, or rebel machines? Just curious. Anything restorable or is it all rusted hunks of crap now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDead Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I hate to see once great cars being treated like that. Makes me sad. But a bit off topic..any old school AMC muscle? Javelins,AMX's, Gremlin X's, Scramblers, or rebel machines? Just curious. Anything restorable or is it all rusted hunks of crap now? I'd love a Jav or an AMX!!! I was <---> close to buying a 70 AMX with the 390 a few years ago....but sadly it fell through. I say tow um all, and keep them all!! You could have a nice little rust museum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravityman Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 I hate to see once great cars being treated like that. Makes me sad. But a bit off topic..any old school AMC muscle? Javelins,AMX's, Gremlin X's, Scramblers, or rebel machines? Just curious. Anything restorable or is it all rusted hunks of crap now? Just about any AMC made he has about 5 min of each. Most of them are in complete restorable condition. about 10 javelins and about 5 AMX's, Tons more! If I had the space and money and time I would pull anything he would let me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDead Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Just about any AMC made he has about 5 min of each. Most of them are in complete restorable condition. about 10 javelins and about 5 AMX's, Tons more! If I had the space and money and time I would pull anything he would let me! Man that is a virtual gold mine for real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 OOOOOOOOOOOO :slobber::slobber: AMX..Now that would so ROCK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDead Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I know!!! I think he should drag us out a couple of 70 AMX's. I'll take the mightnight perl!! MMMM 390cid, 4 speed hurst lightning shifter, two seats of pure joy!! I gotta take a cold shower now, gas prices are way to high!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 HAHAHA ..But I only have enough room in the garage for my Lil Blue One :banana: ( the 83 GL-10 coupe more :slobber::slobber: there) My neighbor .back a few years had a white AMX and everytime he would start it..it would give you goosebumps..Beautiful car..beautiful sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 I was thinking about pulling as much out of these cars as possible that is good and try to resell what I can. Good luck. I own a '73 Coupe Would pay for some parts. Contact me if you actually make some moves on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 From first sight these look good for me: From orange coupe pictured first: Grill and/or the "Subaru" badge on the grill. Front bumper if straight Chrome window trim if not pitted. Rear windshield glass White Coupe: (looks to be a '74 or '75) Driver's side mirror Seats **** Even if you just got the white center portions with the little "star" pattern in it. But it most be 100% Third coupe looks rough,but see what the interior looks like,please. I'm not rich but I do take care of people for their efforts. Nice part of NC you're in. Might be down to the VIR track later this year which is right on the NC border. By that time the weeds should have the cars covered,so let me know if you can help me out. If you do try to make one of those a runner I can help you out with engines,etc.. Would be fun to make a sleeper out of one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatchsub Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Just about any AMC made he has about 5 min of each. Most of them are in complete restorable condition. about 10 javelins and about 5 AMX's, Tons more! If I had the space and money and time I would pull anything he would let me! WOW um sorry to bring this thread further off topic but are any of the Javelins/AMXs rust free or nearly rust free? Preferably 4 speed? And do you have any idea how much he would be selling such a car for. I would really love a 4 speed Javelin (71-2) or a 2 seat AMX with a 4 speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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