Junkyard Adventure: Thompson’S Car Parts
South Alabama junkyard smiles. If you lot uncovering yourself lucky plenty to live passing through the southern tip of Alabama, you lot must halt at Thompson’s Auto Parts inwards Midland City. Located simply northward of Dothan, Alabama on Highway 231. Roland Thompson, possessor together with operator, was form plenty to permit Junkyard Life tour the yard amongst a photographic tv set camera together with inquire well-nigh a M questions.
What did I see? Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 southern Alabama classic machine sky is all.
Baca Juga
 |
| 1971 Chevelle SS stripped of rug together with showing off enterprise flooring pans. |
Chevy heavy
Roland Thompson is primarily a Chevrolet guy. One affair that caught my oculus was a fabulous dark-green 1971 Chevelle SS. All the Q&A I could play amongst it, pointed to it existence of genuine Super Sport pedigree. Round gauges, cowl hood, optional spoke wheels — it was all there. The rug removed for all to come across the flooring pans, which seemed inwards dandy cast to me.
 |
| 1961 Chevy Impala. |
 |
| 1971 Chevy railroad vehicle amongst SS grill. |
Immediately catching our eyes was this 1971 Chevelle railroad vehicle amongst a lot of body operate done to it. We dearest wagons. Add this 1961 Impala, a solid 2-door hardtop, (in well-nigh the same phase of bodywork) together with you lot would bring stopped too. If Junkyard Life nerds are going to live passing by, you can’t simply exit things similar this inwards view.
 |
| 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo, needs hood. |
 |
| 1971 Chevy Monte Carlo, hood available. |
Monte Carlo feast
Thompson’s has a vast array of get-go generation Monte Carlos. Do nosotros similar Monte Carlos? No, nosotros dearest them. There is nix well-nigh these cars nosotros don’t like, other than they are non ours. It’s a adept affair Thompson sells whole cars, every bit good every bit other difficult to uncovering parts, because these Monte Carlos are also prissy to purpose out.
 |
| Big block Chevy machine inwards Thompson’s junkyard! |
 |
| Where else are you lot going to uncovering a consummate 1966 SS 396 El Camino? |
 |
| With the large block rat motor however at home? Check! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 quick await reveals manufactory AC, ability steering together with ability brakes. This machine is something special. |
 |
| 1970 Olds Cutlass S. |
 |
| Factory Halo Top made a fashion tilt when new. |
Top this
This 1970 Cutlass S was inwards remarkable shape. Notice the factory, weird, vinyl top that GM referred to every bit a Halo Top, because the machine appeared to live wearing like, a halo instead of the total length version. I took lots of pictures of this machine inwards unlike photographic tv set camera settings together with it did non disappoint.
 |
| Second gen Trans Am fever at the junkyard. |
 |
| A brace of 79-81 model Pontiac Trans Ams on hand. These 2 hard-top models had lots of dandy parts, similar the tail lite pattern together with splitter pipes I cannot resist. |
One of the Trans Ams oddly plenty had this foreign Buick wheel. We dearest strange together with somebody is jump to live looking for this.
This pitiful 1970 Pontiac was rescued afterwards teenage machine cannibals tried to emulate a targa top — amongst a saw! No anesthesia even.
 |
| A 1955 Chevy panel truck amongst a instantly ironic lettering that reads “Modern Cleaners — As Modern every bit Tomorrow.” |
 |
| This mid-fifties Ford railroad vehicle was the dependent area of a lot of unlike photographic tv set camera angles. They all turned out great. I wonder where this machine has been. Suburban housewife? Adventure traveler? Route 66? Hand-me-down teenage transportation? Two dollar per machine charge drive inwards night? Junkyard Life has questions similar that. |
Buy parts or whole cars
Thompson’s Auto Parts deals heavily inwards Chevelles, Chevy II’s, Monte Carlos together with actually is a truthful Chevrolet fan. If you lot necessitate something difficult to find, give them a call. They sells parts together with entire cars. Thompson also has sources together with friends that portion his enthusiasm. There are to a greater extent than cars tucked away on the yard.
 |
| I spied this 1955 Bel Air 2-door post sedan inwards the weeds. This shoebox Chevy reminds me of our ’55 Hot Rod project. Roland digs Tri-fives too! He showed me a beautiful 55 150 that they worked on, that made Power Tour this year. |
 |
| 1955 Chevy Bel Air baby! |
 |
| How many dark-green get-go gen Monte Carlos did GM build? |
 |
| Seating for 2 inwards the body of this 1970 Monte Carlo. |
Bigger is better
One to a greater extent than Monte Carlo shout out out. These 2 may live rough, but offering lots of hard to uncovering cut back together with diverse other parts. I didn’t come across an SS454, but knowing Roland Thompson, at that spot may live ane hidden inwards the yard somewhere. I imagine the dark-green ane inwards younger days, gleaming amongst those manufactory pivot stripes highlighting the bold body.
Thompson’s motto
“We purchase antique cars together with trucks, the good, the bad & the ugly—
running or not!”
running or not!”
So, if you lot bring something interesting, give him a telephone telephone at (334) 983-9053. They may simply bring it inwards at that spot somewhere!
Junkyard Life Reminders together with Tips:
Ron Kidd
— Junkyard Life
— Junkyard Life
 |
| 1955 Cadillac! How did it live dramatic flake toll surges. |
Junkyard Life Reminders together with Tips:
- Never ever ever, simply walk into a junkyard without permission. No exceptions. Even if you lot “know” them.
- If you lot instruct denied permission, don’t instruct huffy amongst the yard guard. Understand, they bring to bargain amongst theft together with legal issues. Always live nice.
- Be certain to cite the projection you lot are working on. They tin steer you lot inwards the correct direction.
- If you lot uncovering something you lot desire or necessitate — ever speak amongst them earlier you lot instruct removing parts.
- If you lot practice take the part, assure the draw of piece of occupation organisation that you lot volition NOT hack upward everything that needs to live removed to instruct what you lot need.
- If you lot practice intermission something, say them together with offering to purchase it. This is their draw of piece of occupation organisation together with they volition appreciate the offer.
- Thank them for letting you lot await around. They don’t bring to practice that. It makes for a adept human relationship together with raises your chances of doing adept draw of piece of occupation organisation inwards the future.
Happy Hunting!
Know a junkyard that nosotros necessitate to visit? Got a machine story?
