We think this is what's left of a late 1930s Chevrolet Suburban (Jim Meachen)

An abandoned 1966 Ford was found in an abandoned barn in eastern North Carolina.
(Jim Meachen)

The 1951 Chrysler was the first to be powered by the Hemi V-8, although
it was known as the Fire Power V-8 as depicted in the 1951 magazine
advertisement below. The 331-cubic-inch engine made 181 horsepower.
This abandoned Chrysler, still looking in good form, was found in
eastern North Carolina. (Jim Meachen)

 

It appears the UK has its share of abandoned cars

This old bus was at some point converted into a trailer, perhaps for transient workers.
(Jim Meachen)

The old and the restored —1941 Chevrolet dashboards

A 1950 Ford has become a depository for pine straw

A 1941 or 1942 Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo four-door sedan has worn well in retirement
(Jim Meachen)

What the 1941 Pontiac Torpedo looked like as depicted in a Pontiac brochure
 

Tough to tell, but probably a late 1940's model Chevrolet Suburban

A 1963 Mercury Comet convertible has seen better days, but might be revived in the right hands.   (Jim Meachen)

In a barn — A Hupmobile from the early '30s
(JezZBean)

This 1941 or 1942 Chevrolet truck was found residing in
a state park in Northern California.
(Two-Heel Drive, a Hiking Blog)

We could not come to a firm conclusion as to the nameplate of this two-door
sedan of late 1930's vintage. But we did conclude that the hood resting on
the car is from a 1948 Ford truck.
(Jim Meachen)

A 1968 Ford Torino fastback lost in the woods looks restorable
(From Hiat "Old Abandoned Cars")

A 1963 Ford Galaxie suffers the indignity of being crowned by tires and wheels. Below a
magazine advertisement depicts how the top-end Ford looked when new.
(Jim Meachen)

A 1967 Mustang has turned into vegetation
(Jim Meachen)

(Photos by Jim Meachen)

Rusting remains of a 1937 DeSoto business coupe, pictures above. Notice the portawall, also known as a whitewall insert, falling off the rear tire. At right, what a 1937 DeSoto looked like when new.

Old water truck abandoned in central Nevada
(From Ghost Towns)

A 1939 Ford very artistically rests in a Canadian wheat field.
(Old Car Junkie)

A 1941 Studebaker has seen much better days. The magazine ad below shows what the Studebacker might have looked like some 70 years ago. (Jim Meachen)

 

A 1941 Chevrolet work truck has become part of the landscape
(From Hiat "old abandoned cars")

A late '60s or early '70s Clark RV has probably seen its last duty as a travel vehicle
and may spend the rest of its life as a modified storage room for business supplies in
Washington state. (Photo by Jerry Brown)

Above, a 1940 DeSoto slowly sinks into the soft earth. At right, the DeSoto is the object of attention in this magazine advertisement from 1939 or 1940. The car's wheelbase is a massive 122.5 inches and the engine made 100 horsepower.
(Jim Meachen)

 
 

This 1947 Ford dump truck was found near Port Townsend, Wash. (Photo by Jerry Brown)

Buy this hulk and they may throw in tires and doors. Found in Port Angeles, Wash.
Best guess — a late '30s model two-door Chevrolet. (Photo by Jerry Brown)

A 1939 Ford Tudor Sedan decays in its final resting place in eastern North Carolina. At left, what the popular model looked like as depicted in a 1939 Ford magazine advertisement.
(Jim Meachen)

 

What looks like a 1936 Ford complete with a tree or shrub growing out of its roof was found retired in a pasture near West Yellowstone, Montana. (Photo by Jerry Brown)

Douglas A. Kerr captured this "Studebaker car lot" in Weatherford, Texas. Several Stude-
bakers rest with other brands of vehicles. From left, a 1959 Studebaker pickup, a 1977 or 1978  International bus, a 1966 Ford F-100, a 1960 Studebaker Lark, a 1949 Buick, and a 1951 or 1952 Studebaker wrecker.

A 1956 DeSoto Firedome lives in the shade of North Carolina pine trees.
(Jim Meachen)

A 1940 Dodge truck has become integrated into the landscape foliage

A 1947 or 1948 Dodge rests in an attractive bed of weeds.
(From the HIAT Blogspot Old Abandoned Cars section)

Can this 1950/1951 Chevrolet truck be considered abandoned? In very good shape, it was
sitting off old Route 66 apparently abandoned, at least for the time being.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

A 1950/1951 Dodge coupe is still in decent shape. Behind it is a 1947 Chevrolet pickup
at an abandoned gas station in northern California.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

After much scrutiny of both front and side views we have reached the conclusion that
this is a 1938 Nash (Jim Meachen)

There may be some restorable hope left for this 1952 Ford pickup found in eastern N.C.
(Jim Meachen)

The remains of a Ford pickup — could be a 1948, 1949 or 1950 — in Rhyolyte, Nev.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

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It appears the 101 Speed Shop, Akins, Okla., on state highway 101 has ceased to exist as a speed shop and all that remains are some rusting hulks and a 1940 Ford Deluxe that appears to be in good shape despite being abandoned. Veteran automotive writer and photographer Mike Parris captured these images during a recent trip through Atkins. Included are a 1956 Ford F-100, a 1949 Oldsmobile 88, a 1949 Ford Deluxe and the 1940 Ford. Samples of Parris' work can be found at www.mikeparris.net.

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The hood of a used-up 1956 Ford school bus has become the resting place of a cat in
northern Calif.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

This 1960 Buick has been put out to pasture in eastern North Carolina
(Jim Meachen)

This Pontiac lineup, from left, includes a 1950 Studebaker pickup, a mid-60s Bonneville coupe, two copies of a1965 Pontiac Grand Prix and two copies of a 1964 Grand Prix. Shot in Tijeras, N.M.    (Photo by Jerry Brown)



This abandoned 1957 Lincoln's interior is rotting away, but was once extremely attractive as attested to by the nicely restored Lincoln at right.
(Top picture by Jim Meachen)

A rusty hulk rests off Old Route 66 west of Kingman, Arizona.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

It looks as if this 1954 DeSoto is being swallowed up by the earth in Renton, Wash.
(From Ghost Towns)

A lineup of worn out trucks in Tijeras, N.M. A circa 1946 International is on the right and
a post-WW II Dodge on the left. Second from right appears to be a '37 International pickup.
The truck with the white fenders, third from right, looks to be a 1947 Ford.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

We're guessing about a 1957 Chevrolet pickup, shot near the Texas Motor
Speedway in Fort Worth.  (Jim Meachen)

Abandoned 1949 Chevrolet pickup in the pine straw

The remains of a 1940 Mercury interior. At right, what it may have looked like just after leaving the showroom more than 70 years ago.
(Jim Meachen)

This junked car in Washington state could be an early '50s DeSoto

A 1952 or 1953 Ford hulk is burdened with a door. It might be its own?
(Jim Meachen)


This 1951 Ford rests peacefully in eastern North Carolina
(Jim Meachen)

Could this dog be guarding his home, a rust-colored VW bus?
From VWVortex

The hulk of a rare circa 1939 Lincoln Continental settles in for a winter's rest
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

This circa 1939 Ford or Mercury (difficult to distinguish), minus a roof, was found in the Wisconsin snow
(Photo by Jerry Brown)


A vintage Dodge Power Wagon ambulance rusts away
Photo by Wes Kibble on Off Road Action


This circa 1932 Ford truck was photographed in Maryland
Found at Adventure Rider


Abandoned Ford Falcon wagon

1957 Chevy ready to charge out of the weeds

Henry J's at rest in the snow

This bus has been left to decay in Russia

An Oldsmobile and Ford rest side by side. From VW Vortex

This vintage Chrysler product has been shot up and left for
dead somewhere in Wyoming. Found at SprayGraphic.

This motorcycle has seen its last rider


An abandoned bus in Phoenix, left, and a rusting bus/delivery vehicle

This vintage Mack tow truck stands ready for service although
we are sure it saw its last service call some time ago.
(Jim Meachen)

This abandoned Edsel was spotted in a barn near Whitehall, Ind.
(Photo by Jerry Brown)

An abandoned car in French ruins

The remains of a car look at home in woods near Greensboro,
N.C., where they have probably resided for many years.
(Photo by Mark Rainey)

Remains of a truck near Salem, Ore.
(Photo by Brian Hughes)

The glory days of this school bus are long past

Decaying 1962 Chevrolet work truck (Photo by Steven Bond)

Moss-covered truck in Washington state (Photo by Jen Owen)

Dashboards of dead cars — A Chevy Impala, left, and a 1973 Chevy Camaro

There may still be some life in this 1966 Chevrolet   (Jim Meachen)

Abandoned or a sign? Or both.
(Ted Biederman)

A 1965 Ford F-150 camper slowly dies under a barn roof
(Jim Meachen)

An abandoned Dodge Brothers flatbed
truck found in northern California
(Ted Biederman)

This rare 1930s Morris Minor convertible was one of a decaying 30-car collection found
in a barnyard in rural Norfolk County in England early in 2009.  Local mechanic Jimmy
Blanche, who died in December 2008, amassed the incredible collection. The automotive
remains were auctioned in April 2009. Photo by Dave Selby, London Telegraph

This hulk has become a desert sculpture. (Photo by Scott Dommin)

A Metro van and an old school bus rest in an abandoned farm yard in eastern North Carolina.  
(Jim Meachen)

Could this be Chevrolet's new wood-powered hybrid?

A sea of used-up Volkswagens in Moab, Utah. (Photos by Jerry Brown)


An International dump truck has become part of the landscape in North Carolina
(Jim Meachen)

Early-80s model Chevrolet Monte Carlo is burdened with junk  (Jim Meachen)

Decaying with dignity 

Austin A40 van is just a hulk

This old bus has found a home in an eastern North Carolina field    (Jim Meachen)

  
This old International Loadstar, at rest in eastern N.C. weeds, has probably seen its last days of service  (Jim Meachen)

Someone in Montana tries to make a few bucks off his abandoned "fixer upper"
in this photo by Paul Borden

 
A Rolls Royce deteriorates in this photo by Joe Steinbring

 Remains of a pre-WWII car in the woods

 
John Quimby found these junked (abandoned?) Edsels in  Shamrock, Texas
 

Is this circa 1950 Ford truck phtographed in eastern North Carolina abandoned? 
Looks in good shape, but we'll check back in a few years to get our answer. (Jim Meachen)

This 1958 Chevy is history   

A 1950s-era Ford graveyard. From StreetFire.net    

  
Work trucks must rest at some point,
and these Virginia specimens have apparently
reached retirement age. Photos by David St. Lawrence

Rusting hulks in Panamint Valley, Calif. From Panoramio

           
           Skeletal remains of a 1957 Ford in Washington state

Dodge Coronet, circa 1953, might still be drivable (Jim Meachen)

This pre-World War II sedan rusts into dust in a rural
North Carolina field  (Jim Meachen)



Fill it up, please

 

 
The lineup — Abandoned car lineup includes, from left, 1960 Buick, 1957 Lincoln and 1957 Chevrolet.    (Jim Meachen)

Can a car be "abandoned" if it's on display in the trees?

 
This '50s Ford finds its rest on the ground

This car didn't make it across the prairie

A 60s-era Cadillac rests in retirement 

A Texas hulk 

A good-looking abandoned Fraser in New York state.

  

A 1963 Ford in Washington state, and abandoned trucks and
equipment at an Arizona mining site. From Web site Ghost Towns

This abandoned truck blends neatly into the scenic landscape

This Plymouth has probably reached its final resting place.

It won't be long and this abandoned Jeep-like vehicle
 will become a permanent part of the landscape.

A winged Mopar has gone to its final resting place

These tow trucks probably aren't "abandoned." But they are old and rusty and interesting.
(Jim Meachen)

Photographer Andrew Crighton found a "treasure"
of rusting hulks in a Swedish forest

Abandoned but looking pretty good  (Jim Meachen)

This Dodge school bus has probably transported its last riders
(Jim Meachen)                                                                                                      

  
A late '60s model AMC Ambassador enjoys retirement   
(Jim Meachen)  

From the front these rusting early 1960s model Chevrolet pickups
in a field of weeds appear restorable
(Jim Meachen)                                                                                                 

 
MG's rust away behind a barn  (Jim Meachen)  

From the 50s — A Mercury keeps a Ford company (Jim Meachen)

A 1960 Chevrolet station wagon found in  Greene County, North Carolina.
(Jim Meachen)

A once-luxury late-40s-model Packard has seen better days  (Jim Meachen)

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