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neds29 · 01-15-2021, 06:28 PM

Probably one of the most infamous examples of abuse in the WW2 scrap drive was the Spanish American War battleship "Oregon" which was a war memorial in Portland. It was taken for scrap, not scrapped (superstructure was removed) and used as a barge until after the war, when it was finally sold to Japan for scrap!
Also, lots of underused railroad lines were pulled up for scrap. Lots of neat historic stuff was destroyed besides cars.

01-15-2021, 06:28 PM	#34
neds29 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Ahwatukee, AZ Posts: 115	Re: Scrap Drives May Have Trashed Cars, But Were the Drives Necessary? Probably one of the most infamous examples of abuse in the WW2 scrap drive was the Spanish American War battleship "Oregon" which was a war memorial in Portland. It was taken for scrap, not scrapped (superstructure was removed) and used as a barge until after the war, when it was finally sold to Japan for scrap! Also, lots of underused railroad lines were pulled up for scrap. Lots of neat historic stuff was destroyed besides cars. __________________ Retired civil engineer. Winters in Phoenix, summers in Ipswich, Mass. and North Dakota. '29 closed cab pickup- Excellent AZ truck. '29 roadster- Owned for 21 years but now sold. '28 CC pickup- My first car in Andover, MA back in '62- '63.