The Ford Barn

sidevalve8ba · 02-19-2017, 12:32 PM

I was returning from North Carolina the other day on Rt. 29 and happened by this junkyard right along the highway. I stopped and took these photos with my phone so they are not very good but it shows what is still out there.

Vics Stuff · 02-19-2017, 12:44 PM

cool find
vic

GB SISSON · 02-19-2017, 12:48 PM

My kind of junkyard for sure. Thanks for sharing!

Newc · 02-19-2017, 01:01 PM

Wow; I've got NOS rear fenders for those big Panels! Newc

cas3 · 02-19-2017, 02:58 PM

the panel with the grill guard looks like it served in the military.

corvette8n · 02-19-2017, 03:46 PM

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RalphM · 02-19-2017, 09:49 PM

Love the grill bar panel, reminds me of my 45 pickup.
I'd drag it home for a project.

Adam/Mill Valley CA · 02-20-2017, 09:24 AM

Between your post and that of Ken Crans yesterday, looks like there are some wonderful old panels waiting to be restored!

Adam

sidevalve8ba · 02-20-2017, 09:36 AM

I need to make a trip back over there as there were some more "finds" down over the hill that I didn't have time to explore. I'll take a better camera with me, too.

Bob NH · 02-20-2017, 09:38 AM

Is that located between Apex and Concord by chance ? If so, it has been thinned down a lot . Also, on that road there was another one which has been liquidated which I think had a Mustang mounted on a tall pole out by the highway.

sidevalve8ba · 02-20-2017, 09:44 AM

No, this one is located on Rt. 29 just north of Amherst, VA.

Mike/Franklin · 02-21-2017, 10:10 PM

Looks like some neat old construction equipment too. I'm into both that and 39 Ford era trucks.. We go down to Berryville VA a few times a year from CT. Looks like it's about a couple of hrs from Berryville. Might make a nice day trip. Pictures please! ML

sidevalve8ba · 02-22-2017, 01:26 PM

I got a few more photos of those trucks I found the other day. They seem to have generated some interest so I'll post them.

sidevalve8ba · 02-22-2017, 01:30 PM

And here's a couple more............

KGS · 02-22-2017, 05:45 PM

Thanks for the pictures. They really look to be good projects.
Ken

39portlander · 02-22-2017, 06:53 PM

Thanks for posting those Ted, the panels bring back memories when I was a kid in Woodbridge.

When we would ride out behind our house to get on the power line trails there was this very old farm and house through the woods that had several panels and older cars scattered about, we did not get too close with the fear of being shot with rock salt

Vanspeed · 02-22-2017, 07:03 PM

What size (tonnage) is that '37? Looks like a bigggg panel.

GB SISSON · 02-22-2017, 08:00 PM

The 37 would be a 1 1/2 ton and the jailbar panel is a tonner. The sheet metal on the tonner is way better than the one I have sunk a bunch of time into. You never see rear doors or rear fenders that nice. They were delivery vehicles and the vision to the rear is really bad. The pass side rear fender is almost always trashed. Mine certainly is.

willowbilly3 · 02-23-2017, 03:57 AM

That jailbar looks better than my 40 tonner did when I brought it home

02-19-2017, 12:44 PM	#2
Vics Stuff Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Reno Nevada Posts: 391	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... cool find vic

02-19-2017, 12:48 PM	#3
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... My kind of junkyard for sure. Thanks for sharing! __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

02-19-2017, 01:01 PM	#4
Newc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 2,484	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Wow; I've got NOS rear fenders for those big Panels! Newc

02-19-2017, 02:58 PM	#5
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,577	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... the panel with the grill guard looks like it served in the military.

02-19-2017, 03:46 PM	#6
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02-19-2017, 09:49 PM	#7
RalphM Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: North Pole, Alaska Posts: 2,651	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Love the grill bar panel, reminds me of my 45 pickup. I'd drag it home for a project.

02-20-2017, 09:24 AM	#8
Adam/Mill Valley CA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mill Valley,CA Posts: 275	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Between your post and that of Ken Crans yesterday, looks like there are some wonderful old panels waiting to be restored! Adam __________________ 1936 pickup, stock, black 1965 Mustang coupe 289/4bbl, black/red 1971 Alfa Romeo GTV 1750 coupe, dark red/tan 1970 911E 2.2 litre dark blue/black 1968 BMW R50/2 US, black (m'cycle) 1967 Triumph TR6R , sea foam/cream (m'cycle) 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 red (m'cycle) 1974 Honda CB750 red (m'cycle) 2000 Kawasaki W650 blue/silver (m'cycle)

02-20-2017, 09:36 AM	#9
sidevalve8ba Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 842	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... I need to make a trip back over there as there were some more "finds" down over the hill that I didn't have time to explore. I'll take a better camera with me, too. __________________ The more I learn about new automobiles, the more I value my old ones.

02-20-2017, 09:38 AM	#10
Bob NH Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Meredith, N.H. Posts: 766	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Is that located between Apex and Concord by chance ? If so, it has been thinned down a lot . Also, on that road there was another one which has been liquidated which I think had a Mustang mounted on a tall pole out by the highway.

02-20-2017, 09:44 AM	#11
sidevalve8ba Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Harrisonburg, VA Posts: 842	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... No, this one is located on Rt. 29 just north of Amherst, VA. __________________ The more I learn about new automobiles, the more I value my old ones.

02-21-2017, 10:10 PM	#12
Mike/Franklin Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mansfield Center, CT Posts: 62	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Looks like some neat old construction equipment too. I'm into both that and 39 Ford era trucks.. We go down to Berryville VA a few times a year from CT. Looks like it's about a couple of hrs from Berryville. Might make a nice day trip. Pictures please! ML

02-22-2017, 05:45 PM	#15
KGS Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Schooley's Mountain Posts: 530	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Thanks for the pictures. They really look to be good projects. Ken

02-22-2017, 06:53 PM	#16
39portlander Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suth'N Maine Posts: 1,996	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... Thanks for posting those Ted, the panels bring back memories when I was a kid in Woodbridge. When we would ride out behind our house to get on the power line trails there was this very old farm and house through the woods that had several panels and older cars scattered about, we did not get too close with the fear of being shot with rock salt

02-22-2017, 07:03 PM	#17
Vanspeed Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Suttons Bay, Mich. Posts: 3,384	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... What size (tonnage) is that '37? Looks like a bigggg panel. __________________ *Respecting and Resurrecting Ford Model A's.*

02-22-2017, 08:00 PM	#18
GB SISSON Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Orcas Island Washington Posts: 4,935	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... The 37 would be a 1 1/2 ton and the jailbar panel is a tonner. The sheet metal on the tonner is way better than the one I have sunk a bunch of time into. You never see rear doors or rear fenders that nice. They were delivery vehicles and the vision to the rear is really bad. The pass side rear fender is almost always trashed. Mine certainly is. __________________ Owner/Operator of 'Jailbar Ranch' on the side of Mt. Pickett. Current stable consists of 1946 1/2 ton pickup turned woodie wagon with FH V8, 1947 Tonner Pickup (red) mostly stock with exception of a cummins 6at turbo diesel, 1946 Tonner Pickup (green) with 226 cu in 6 cyl flathead, 1979 Toyota landcruiser wagon, completely encased in 1947 Ford Jailbar sheet metal. Ok, cornbinder rear fenders..... 'Rusty ol' floorboards, hot on their feet' (Alan Jackson)

02-23-2017, 03:57 AM	#19
willowbilly3 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Black Hills, SD Posts: 577	Re: Found a junkyard hiding in plain sight......... That jailbar looks better than my 40 tonner did when I brought it home