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Huge Junkyard Packed with Legendary Fords and Chevys Is Sad Yet Amazing

Most barn-find hunters claim that four-wheel treasures are getting rarer these days, but it actually depends on where you're looking for them. Sure, you won't stumble onto million-dollar 1920s Bugatti and 1960s Ferraris into a salvage yard packed with old American cars, but they often include a few rare gems.
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Having introduced us to a barn packed with pre-war Fords, Ryan of Iowa Classic Cars just went for a stroll through a huge car graveyard filled with iconic Detroit-made vehicles from the past. Sadly, most of them are beyond salvageable, but the place looks like an open-air car museum that stretches over at least 50 decades.

It's doesn't matter if you're a Ford, a GM, or a Mopar guy. This field brings together vehicles from all Detroit-based brands. It's a mix of everything from 1930s Fords and 1950s land yachts to 1960s muscle cars and 1970s Malaise-era lemons.

It takes a keen eye to spot the automotive gems hidden among hundreds of common American classics, but Ryan does his best to point them out. There's a Chevy Rally Nova early into the walkaround, while a 1960 Ford Fairlane rests its funky and almost horizontal rear fins nearby.

A fan of the Volkswagen Beetle? You'll see at least a couple of them too. Or maybe you prefer the AMC Gremlin, America's take on the compact car. If you're more into muscle cars, there's a Ford Ranchero with a Ram Air induction hood waiting to be saved, while a Pontiac Grand Prix is hoping to get a new engine soon. I haven't spotted any rare Chevy Nomads in there, but there's a two-door Ford Ranch Wagon as a nice alternative.

There's a Mercury Colony Park, the company's long-forgotten station wagon, hidden in there as well. I haven't seen one of these grocery-getters in one piece in ages, so this yard find serves as a reminder that they still exist.

But things become even more interesting toward the end of the video, as Ryan gets to an area packed with old Chevrolet trucks, including a sexy Task Force, and a few cab-over haulers. There's even a rare Diamond T semi with a Cummins in there too. These are really hard to find. Ford pickups start popping up at the 13-minute mark, along with a Plymouth roadster from the 1920s.

But my favorite car in this video is the Plymouth Savoy. It emerges around the 14-minute mark and you can't miss it due to its massive rear fins. Although the Savoy became a fleet vehicle in the late 1950s, they're difficult to find nowadays and most of them require a lot of work.

So, what's your favorite field find here? Anything you'd take home and restore? Let me know in the comments.

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About the author: Ciprian Florea
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Ask Ciprian about cars and he'll reveal an obsession with classics and an annoyance with modern design cues. Read his articles and you'll understand why his ideal SUV is the 1969 Chevrolet K5 Blazer.
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