Directly in front is a 1934 Lincoln V12 with the heads off, right is a 1931 Lincoln, in the back is a 1926 Brunn Lincoln turned into a truck with SHARON MOTOR SALES on the door, and back left is a 1936 Lincoln sedan under a 1936 Ford coupe.
Monday, November 03, 2025
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I remember yards that looked like this. Never had the foresight (or camera!) to make a record. When I broke an axle on my '39 Ford I picked up an entire rear end assy. Driveshaft, torque tube, axle housing, differential, axles & hubs. Good thing too, I used most of those parts over the years.
ReplyDeletethe good ol days of going to junkyards, I'm guessing the 90s were probably the last decade that was possible. Not for hot rods of coure, but I was hitting junkyards in Maryland and San Diego in 1996, and getting parts off of 1969 Coronets. I got a radiator core support, leaf springs, lots of nuts and bolts, exhaust manifolds, some trim pieces.
DeleteI haven't been back to the junk yards in decades, I have no idea if there's anything going into junkyards anymore that I'd be interested in, 1966-72 Mopars. Heck, I wonder if they get any 2015 Velosters, so I could score some nicer rims for my commuter!
Anyway, glad to hear you scored the whole rear end from lug nut to lug nut, all the way to the front U joint! Can you even guess what that would run you today on Ebay, swap meet, or word of mouth garage score?
There are a few junkyards around my area. About a year ago, my son's '06 Malibu needed new tires and I wanted to replace the steel wheels and hubcaps. I found some Saab wheels with the same bolt pattern and cleaned them up. It made the car look a lot better. I had to pay to have one wheel straightened because it was bent, so keep that in mind if you are buying used wheels.
ReplyDeleteHere's the website I used to search for the wheels. You put in the year, make and model, and choose the part you want. For wheels, the site gives you a selection of pictures to choose from.
https://www.car-part.com/index.htm
Here's another site that tells the different wheels that were OE for different cars. You can use that to check if wheels from another model will fit on your car. There are probably other Hyundai and Kia models that have the same pattern and offset as the Veloster.
https://www.wheel-size.com/
thank you! Whoa! Fast nearly instant and perfect results! Now I just need to find out if it's 150 each, or a set, as that link nailed it! Much appreciated!
Deletedamn, looks like they want 150 each. Makes sense. But it sure would be cool if it were cheaper.
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