Search: el nene

Old Ford and Chevrolet pickups from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s at “Desarmadero El Nene” (junkyard The Child) in Argentina

December 19, 2012
Thumbnail image for Old Ford and Chevrolet pickups from the ‘20s, ‘30s and ‘40s at “Desarmadero El Nene” (junkyard The Child) in Argentina

Oscar, the owner of Junkyard El Nene, has a great variety of cars in his junkyard. What caught my attention the most, were the great amount of pre-war pickups.   Of course, there are many A Fords, but some of them I can not identify. I guess most of them were not pickups initially, but […]

Read the full article →

Junkyard “The Child” (Desarmadero El Nene) in Urdinarrain Entre Ríos, Argentina

December 13, 2012
Thumbnail image for Junkyard “The Child” (Desarmadero El Nene) in Urdinarrain Entre Ríos, Argentina

Last week I went to one of the most unique junkyards in Argentina. A junkyard called “The child” (desarmadero el nene). This junkyard is located in Urdinarrain in the province of Entre Rios, only 280 km away from Buenos Aires. The owner, Oscar, is a very friendly guy with a deep passion for classic cars, […]

Read the full article →

The Jeep estanciera in Argentina – Willys Jeep Station Wagon

January 20, 2013
Thumbnail image for The Jeep estanciera in Argentina – Willys Jeep Station Wagon

I actually had totally forgotten the Jeep Estanciera until I was taking pictures at “Desarmadero El Nene” in Urdinarrain, Entre Rios, Argentina. There were lots of them resting there. I remebered also that one of my grandpa’s used to own one. If I recall correctly it was his first brand new car. After that, in […]

Read the full article →

European cars in Argentina during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s

January 18, 2013
Thumbnail image for European cars in Argentina during the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s

Ford was one of the first car industries to settle down in Argentina during the 1920s. We can say that during the first half of the 20th century, the market was primarily dominated by american car companies. During the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s european car companies became a serious competitor for the americans in Argentina. […]

Read the full article →

Pickups from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s in Argentina

December 26, 2012
Thumbnail image for Pickups from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s in Argentina

In one of my previous posts I shared with you many pics of early century pickups, Fords and Chevys. Now I’ve been organizing my 400+ pictures from my trip to Argentina and I have more stuff to share with you. This time pickups from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. By the ’60s and 70’s, there […]

Read the full article →

The Ford Falcon in Argentina – Lots of survivors still around.

December 16, 2012
Thumbnail image for The Ford Falcon in Argentina – Lots of survivors still around.

The Ford Falcon was one of the most successful cars in the argentine car history, and that can be clearly seen on the streets. With 466,796 units made it was one of the most produced cars in Argentina. The car was produced from 1962 to 1991, a total of 19 years.  Six restyling were made […]

Read the full article →