So, I'm sure you guys are all used to digging through cars at the local junkyards. For some of us, it's like being a kid in a candy store.
What's the rarest thing you've ever found?
For me, it was a "police grille" from a '91 Taurus SHO. I bought the grille for $20 and sold it on eBay for $180. It was in flawless condition.
Next to that, I found a Ford Motorsport spoiler and side skirt kit from an '85 Thunderbird. I sold the spoiler but I still have the side skirts.
I also scored an original alarm light piece from the center console switch panel of an '84 Turbo Coupe. I left it in my '88 XR7 when I sold it and I've been kicking myself ever since.
For the more common stuff, I've found three or four pairs of electroluminescent Cougar c-pillar emblems, '83 turn signal lenses, and the elusive unbroken hood release cable. :D
Smoke gray center console with a mint dual power seat switch plate:D
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I'm old enough to have seen a '65 Shelby Mustang in a JY, lots of special or hi performance Fords. I never paid much attention to the other junk cars. For a long time, there was a Bill Elliott 87 Tbird he wrecked at Atlanta in a local JY. It might still be there, I haven't been to that one in a long time.
$50 5.0 HO complete
H.O dual snorkel air cleaner for 20
I bought a set of the deeper 1978 Trans Am Snowflake wheels for $15.00,along with the shaker hood scoop.Sold them for $350.00.I got an 8.8 3.55 rear for $66.00,a set of fog lights for my car (TC lights) for $10.00,plus other items.I may have more this week,or,today if I get off work early enough.
Nothing really rare but more difficult to find.
Moonroof switch. Mine didn't work when I got the car and I got the entire pod with the switch and map lights for $2.
Mint set of inner dimmer lights $10.
Mint Center console piece for dual power seats for $10
They crush anything thats more than 10 years old here. So I don't get to see any cool stuff.
Hmmm...not really any junkyards to pick through here, which sucks.
Although, about 3 years ago I bought a beat up '84 TC with no title to pull the engine and transmission from to rebuild. Paid $150 for it and the place I bought it from (towing company) even delivered it to me.
When it was dropped off (on a rollback), I looked the car over and despite the fact that the only straight panel on the car appeared to be the roof, the interior was nearly immaculate (which was odd). I ended up stripping the whole interior out of the car and selling it. I can't remember how much I got for it, but I sold the dash cap (which was perfect) for $50, and the front seats for $70. It also had FMS side skirts on it which I sold for $80-90 if I recall correctly (not sure how "rare" those are). So I made back about twice what I paid for the car and got a free engine and tranny out of the deal.
An entire Hurst SC/Rambler :D
(1912 made, all 390/4-Speeds)
A complete 86 turbo coupe motor, wiring harness, no turbo $200. It had every thing still hooked up incudling the coil and VAM with the Air cleaner box too. 84 tail lights $20. Not really a Junk yard but some let me cut the lower rear quarter out of there parts bird for free.
I know where you can get a whole TC motor ('88) with the turbo and all for $200.00.Here in Ardmore at one of the local boneyards.
Thank you :D
found my '62 Meteor sitting in the treeline at my local yard. $350.00, was $200 til s prices went up. There's a nice 20th Anniv. Cougar there, '83/84 TC, and a '65 Dart v8.
He crushes everything newer than 10 yrs. old.
WHAT!!!!!!!!! where is it now!!
Hit me up with teh 83-4 tail lights man!!
next time I'm there, I'll look.
The SC was a goner. It had hit a tree with it's roof at well over 100. Made a LOT of money off of it though. It was the rarer "B" Scheme paint (1 of 500). I kept the dash VIN plate so the crusher idiots couldn't yoink it and clone one with a legit VIN.
Complete 88 TC. Most of the body was ok, interior was half gutted, but for $300 I could have had a VERY useful parts car (hood, block, rear end). Sold the day I found it, but then it popped up again for $100. Just wish I had the room.
many id love to have a hurst sc rambler, has to be the most odd ball muscle car, cause of that funky ass hood scoop!