The Ford Barn

Flathead Fever · 04-21-2019, 11:23 PM

More scrap metal.

Flathead Fever · 04-21-2019, 11:28 PM

Every once in awhile your had something like this. Hemet, CA first fire engine. I can't believe the town would not have bought it back. This one was pretty special.

95476 · 04-21-2019, 11:29 PM

Thank you for posting the photo's.
He sounds like he quite a guy.

Brian · 04-21-2019, 11:50 PM

What a treasure trove. Thank you for the excellent report and photos.

cas3 · 04-22-2019, 12:12 AM

yup, thanks for the photos. i have driven i10 to la a dozen or more times, too bad i never knew the place was there. shucks, i thought i was a good hunter too, maybe not. these places were common thru out the west in the previous 3-4 decades, but not so much any more. its always the same, the old guy dies, the family wants the cash. if you find a buyer for the whole deal, he now has a big payment to make, easiest way to make a payment is to start scraping. this place was never advertised, i have been a hemmings guy since about 71, and i remember easy jack in kansas had adds back then, and of course the best places were the ones you found on your own. but...another one is gone, the era is disappearing just as we old geezers are

mercman from oz · 04-22-2019, 06:01 AM

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That Fordson is very unique and very odd. Glad that it found a new home. Thanks for posting these interesting photos. It is amazing what is still out there. Glad that some of it is getting saved. It would be a real shame if everything went for scrap.

mercman from oz · 04-22-2019, 06:06 AM

This pair of 1939 Ford "Beer Barrel" Trucks look interesting. Hope that somebody save them?

38coop · 04-22-2019, 07:02 AM

Thanks for the photo's. I would love to roam around that place.

deuce5wndw · 04-22-2019, 08:17 AM

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/album.php?albumid=5013
Thanks for the photos flathead fever! I first went there in 2007 on my first trip to the LA Roadster show. A friend had bought a 1924 Lincoln touring that had been made into a wrecker for one of the dealers in LA. A garage in Barstow had used it before Bernie got it in 1949. I hauled it back to Shelbyville IN. for him. If you would like to see what it looked like then click on the link to my album.

Zeke3 · 04-22-2019, 10:33 AM

Now that is my kinda Easter Egg Hunt! Thanks for the pictures Flathead Fever and Deuce5wndw.

04-21-2019, 11:29 PM	#43
95476 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Posts: 413	Re: estate sale, so cal Thank you for posting the photo's. He sounds like he quite a guy.

04-21-2019, 11:50 PM	#44
Brian Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Masterton, New Zealand Posts: 3,826	Re: estate sale, so cal What a treasure trove. Thank you for the excellent report and photos. __________________ Unfortunately, two half wits don't make a whole wit!

04-22-2019, 12:12 AM	#45
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,567	Re: estate sale, so cal yup, thanks for the photos. i have driven i10 to la a dozen or more times, too bad i never knew the place was there. shucks, i thought i was a good hunter too, maybe not. these places were common thru out the west in the previous 3-4 decades, but not so much any more. its always the same, the old guy dies, the family wants the cash. if you find a buyer for the whole deal, he now has a big payment to make, easiest way to make a payment is to start scraping. this place was never advertised, i have been a hemmings guy since about 71, and i remember easy jack in kansas had adds back then, and of course the best places were the ones you found on your own. but...another one is gone, the era is disappearing just as we old geezers are

04-22-2019, 06:01 AM	#46
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,343	Re: estate sale, so cal Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) That Fordson is very unique and very odd. Glad that it found a new home. Thanks for posting these interesting photos. It is amazing what is still out there. Glad that some of it is getting saved. It would be a real shame if everything went for scrap.

04-22-2019, 06:06 AM	#47
mercman from oz Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 10,343	Re: estate sale, so cal This pair of 1939 Ford "Beer Barrel" Trucks look interesting. Hope that somebody save them?

04-22-2019, 07:02 AM	#48
38coop Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 180	Re: estate sale, so cal Thanks for the photo's. I would love to roam around that place.

04-22-2019, 08:17 AM	#49
deuce5wndw Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Liberty, KY Posts: 899	Re: estate sale, so cal https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/album.php?albumid=5013 Thanks for the photos flathead fever! I first went there in 2007 on my first trip to the LA Roadster show. A friend had bought a 1924 Lincoln touring that had been made into a wrecker for one of the dealers in LA. A garage in Barstow had used it before Bernie got it in 1949. I hauled it back to Shelbyville IN. for him. If you would like to see what it looked like then click on the link to my album.

04-22-2019, 10:33 AM	#50
Zeke3 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 1,405	Re: estate sale, so cal Now that is my kinda Easter Egg Hunt! Thanks for the pictures Flathead Fever and Deuce5wndw.

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