grandpas’s junkyard

A few old jewels I found here and there many years ago

March 7, 2012
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Back in the 80′s I used to carry a camera with me all the time always hoping to spot a classic car. Remember there was no internet back the, so if you wanted to have pictures of classic cars there were only few possibilities: buying books and magazines or taking pictures. With my new scanner [...]

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Grandpa’s 1942 WWII Chevrolet G506 / GMC Tow Truck – junker

February 7, 2012
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How this 1942 Chevrolet G506 army truck from WWII ended up in our grandpa’s junkyard in Argentina we’ll probably never know. One thing is for sure, it was a cool truck. It was functioning and our grandpa build a tow truck out of it for the junkyard. As I told you before, I used to [...]

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Grandpa’s old Fords – 1925, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937

February 1, 2012
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Our grandpa was a great Ford T fan. The Ford T was by far one of his favorite cars, together with the ’39 Chevrolet. He used to tell us lots of funny stories about the first motorized days. I wish I could travel back in time to have fun with those cars with him. He [...]

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Grandpa’s 1924 Fordson tractor – junker

January 25, 2012
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As I already told you, our grandpa used to own a junkyard. This 1924 Fordson tractor was one of the most special vehicles he had. Every time I see this pictures I must thing about the great times we had as children playing on this thing. Now it also serves as a great inspiration for [...]

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