Someone is junking a "77 El Camino" in Dallas

[UNGN]

'77 El Camino

Looks a little too good to be parted out:

Kind of sad. Must have "title issues", not being a '77 and all. *Cough* Stolen *Cough*

I don't know this junkyard (its not in the picknpull network), but that cowl hood seems to fit pretty good for a junk car.

 

[Qdub24]

There were a lot of good cars in junkyards in central TX, but they wouldn't sell any of them out of the yard. I ravaged a pretty well maintained MCSS at the yard in Belton a few years ago. A week later, someone had taken the entire roof from it, it had t-tops.

 

[UNGN]

I know. This poor, seemingly straight, probably rust free car will be crushed in a couple months and nobody can save it.

 

[Z48LT1]

Any idea what they want for the "unboltables" - hood, doors, fenders, bumpers? Is it close enough for you (or any of our DFW area family to take a look at? Is it on Craigslist?

 

[Longroof79]

It appears to have an '80-'81 header panel. I would try to score the whole car. I'm sure the junkyard could at least issue a bill of sale. Even if you're unable to get a legitimate title for it, you could then part it out. Unfortunately, I'm too far away...

 

[UNGN]

Business Location
Garland Auto Sales
4211 S Great Trinity Forest Way
Dallas
Texas
United States
75241
Phone: (214) 375-6002

Here is their contact info. Strangely, they are not in Garland,TX. (Dumb, confusing name) but are just north of the Dallas South Central Picknpull (Where I saw a similarly sadly junked, low rust, straight '73 240Z last week)

South Central Dallas doesn't seem to know how Craigslist works.

 

[zdeckich]

Hmm might have to call and get that hood.

 

[Longroof79]

Thanks for the information. It wouldn't be cost effective to me...I'm just thinking out loud.

The 240-Z that you described sounds like a real shame. Many of those cars have rusted out.
It's hard enough finding them, and nice ones are bringing good money. I have seen a few over time powered by smallblock Chevys.

 

[Ribbedroof]

A yard 6 miles from me parted a NICE 81 Malibu coupe about 14 years ago. When I asked the girl that ran the place about buying it complete, was told it was a police impound, couldn't, and wouldn't anyway because she could get way more for it in parts than sold complete. She was right, that thing was picked clean of everything but the cowl and floorpan in a few weeks.

Sadly the owner (her father) passed on and the older sister was executor of the estate. She had always hated that her dad "wasted" his life "messing with that junk". I have a friend that was a customer and friend of the girl that was running it. He got a panicked phone call from her one day around noon, in tears she told him that he needed to get there TODAY to get his stuff out, they would be closing that evening for good, and the crusher was to be there in the morning.She was not kidding, in about a week it was ALL gone....car salvage, tractor salvage, and big truck salvage. Still nothing there but the old man's house and a lot of memories. The yard had a lot of good stuff, and she was only a little more than the pull-a-part yard for pricing. I myself pulled 3 aluminum core supports out of there....$40 each.

 

[UNGN]

Thanks for the information. It wouldn't be cost effective to me...I'm just thinking out loud.

The 240-Z that you described sounds like a real shame. Many of those cars have rusted out.
It's hard enough finding them, and nice ones are bringing good money. I have seen a few over time powered by smallblock Chevys.

Just had Surface Rust. Most of the body damage on the car was from the junkyard's forklift dragging it to it's row.

Just sad.