Exploring a Forgotten Muscle Car Graveyard!

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7 жыл бұрын

This is an adventure through Ron's Auto Salvage in Allison, IA. Sorry for the sub par camera quality. Being so large the only way to cover this yard is with a GoPro.
- Part 2 likely will never be released, but I do hope to revisit this yard for a revival some day!
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@Freegrem 6 жыл бұрын

this place is haven i could just walk around forever and never get tired of it

@Buckyyyy 2 жыл бұрын

Same man, same.

@prodbyabel3068 5 жыл бұрын

My dad got me a 66’ Mustang for an early birthday present. I’m 13, but it was out of the Junkyard, so I need to fix it up. The original color was Nighmist Blue with a white interior. It was a purty car when it was new. My dad is almost done restoring his 71’ Mustang Mach 1. I don’t want to tell you the name of the color because people might copy but I’ll put a video on it when it’s done. He also has 60’s Ford Mustang with a WINDSOR! An original Windsor motor. It’s not for sell, but we’re just fixing it up for a buddy. We got that out the junkyard as well.

@Natd0gsef 3 жыл бұрын

Luck the only this I have is my mom's rusted out peice of shit mercury capri believe it's a 94 damn thing has sat in the same spot for nearly 20 years

@U9CD 6 жыл бұрын

I cry over these abandoned cars, they need those who appreciate them, these artworks are priceless

@spencersand2754 4 жыл бұрын

OK you’re being a little dramatic but still I do agree that people should save all these cars

@Coolshortsvideo1 3 жыл бұрын

That’s why we should save are cars today

@waynecampbell9107 3 жыл бұрын

Diggs, we're pretty sure you accidentally stumbled upon a secret Ford Mustang rehab facility! Now, that would be cool! Seeing all those original Mustangs just waiting to be pulled out, stripped down to nuts, bolts, and seized motors, rebuilt from the ground up, and sold like they were brand new at a retro dealership, (of course with sticker prices reflecting the cost of restoration, and adjusted for our insane American inflation), the coolest car dealership in America! Get yourself a few great body people, and your crew could start with all the fine inventory you've explored here!

@rondogwil 5 жыл бұрын

I give you props young man! You know your late 60's/early 70's and up cars. Good job!

@michellewhite8896 6 жыл бұрын

It's so sad to see all these cars like this

@hyeeshm3407 6 жыл бұрын

it is

@nolangable9418 6 жыл бұрын

agree

@TheMcNASH1 6 жыл бұрын

Most of em were already a pos before they got there

@braydengrove5222 6 жыл бұрын

Michelle White right 😢

@grimecrime4538 6 жыл бұрын

yeah

@justinpilon7330 6 жыл бұрын

I'm for saving classics but Id still rather see them sit here than get crushed

@sethp0411 3 жыл бұрын

100%

@Natd0gsef 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah seeing them get crushedd just really freaking hurts

@fishsticks4981 3 жыл бұрын

same

@retardedthomasthetank1059 3 жыл бұрын

Same here, it’s sadder seeing them get crushed. Might as well let them be a home for nature as well

@AvengingTragedy69 5 жыл бұрын

18:10 "That's a Vista Cruiser, you can literally cruise the vistas" lol

@austx290 6 жыл бұрын

"..What are you??" You sound just like me in junkyards. LOL

@GetDougDimmadomed 5 жыл бұрын

Seeing that Vista Cruiser rotting broke my heart. I'm a sucker for wagons.

@jamesprice2163 4 жыл бұрын

There's a 69 vista cruiser rotting away at my local junkyard it kills me to see it like that he also has a 86 Monte Carlo ss rotting away there but im trying to buy and save it (it's my dream car)

@BUILTFORDTOUGH79 5 ай бұрын

Steering shaft through a tree… that’s wild! Happy I stuck with you man. Your content in the dark ages of 2024 is great 😂

@AMLagonda 6 жыл бұрын

I don't friggin believe this, so much money rottin away in the bush WTF!!

@kingyxvngan3six38 6 жыл бұрын

AMLagonda yeah I know sometimes they stay there because some people pass away

@SukottoSama 5 жыл бұрын

2:06 "excuse me" to the car lmao

@retardedthomasthetank1059 3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny

@FireItUpGarage 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking us with you!

@andyandarius 6 жыл бұрын

These car graveyards always make me sad. So many nice cars, dead.

@travisjohnson5362 5 жыл бұрын

I saw that you're from Iowa and was going to see if you knew about Ron's but now I see that you have. I visit it on and off for over 20 years now. Pure heaven

@paulfrommass.4924 6 жыл бұрын

the early 60s Ranchero at the end of the video was nice

@sinistershift8821 5 жыл бұрын

Paul from mass. Did you also see the newish 80s or 90s El Camino

@dongamble2092 6 жыл бұрын

Fury!!!! That plymouth vip was a top o the line fury definitely 65-68 wish i could have seen the front end, i sold my 67 last summer i miss it lol

@matejkrajny6855 6 жыл бұрын

I wish to be there with you guys and feel that awesome moment when the car is running after a years forgotten :) great job 💪

@Coolshortsvideo1 3 жыл бұрын

4 houses down from my grandmas house there is a forest that has 4 or 5 30s and 40s cars

@JunkyardMook 6 жыл бұрын

take meeeeeeeeee

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

+Micah Marie deal😎

@bevanpope7924 4 жыл бұрын

If I bring a tent and some kit... we can camp out for a while and get something moving!? Yeah yeah?

@that_dude_with_the_torino1171 5 жыл бұрын

19:47 *torino-lover-screeching*

@j.c.aguiar2126 Жыл бұрын

17:00 my grandfather had a duster... A gold duster with a tiger tail hanging off the gas cap 😂😂😂 he was proud of that thing...

@jazbuh1794 6 жыл бұрын

Dude, I'm in IA... I am going to have to go check this place out!

@liveyourbestlife3785 6 жыл бұрын

Most of these aren't cars anymore, they've grown into cariferous trees now

@GoldEzmoreth 5 жыл бұрын

Carboniferous? Deciduous? coniferous? most of the trees are deciduous, meaning broad leafed like maple. coniferous trees are pine trees pretty much. carboniferous trees is where most of the worlds coal came from. if you are trying to sound smart at least spell things correctly.

@davideckard5827 5 жыл бұрын

@@GoldEzmoreth congrats you turned into an idiot, he was making a joke, coniferous=CARiferous as in a car tree

@diapernugget3238 4 жыл бұрын

Or just iron/aluminum deposits in the ground

@retardedthomasthetank1059 3 жыл бұрын

@@GoldEzmoreth woosh

@cjmcconathy2295 6 жыл бұрын

Fuel injection is what happened in 86 lol

@TheBmxracer24 6 жыл бұрын

That Plymouth vip Is really rare I'd save it before it's too late

@mtallman0692 6 жыл бұрын

What time did he say that

@TheBmxracer24 6 жыл бұрын

Mctallman Gaming and vlogs 9:00

@olivegaurdian3388 6 жыл бұрын

billy lemonator I’ll snatch it first.

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

come get it!

@tattooedsailor8666 5 жыл бұрын

Looks like 68. Very rare indeed. I saw one at car show about 20yrs up Carlisle PA.

@ronniecurnutt4309 6 жыл бұрын

Right on Ron

@donjohnson4285 5 жыл бұрын

Wow what a sight to behold.

@frankwick3989 5 жыл бұрын

Davenport, IA in the house! Keep up the great work!

@brianjudd1955 6 жыл бұрын

That Rambler wagon was killer .... :)

@cherlandry5884 6 жыл бұрын

That bottom of the car, the floor, is perfect if you're a Flintstone! lol

@porkfreegaming5278 6 жыл бұрын

19:26 my dad use to own the same comaro when he was young, it was a 6 cylinder, it looked good, I wished he kept it

@fazerainbow5674 3 жыл бұрын

awsome video mr digs lots of old cars pretty cool to see them hope u found what u were looking for thumbs up and shared

@rodrigo4379 6 жыл бұрын

great video bro!

@off_on_one 5 жыл бұрын

Loads of nice cars, I wish I could be there!

@ischmel3884 5 жыл бұрын

@ around 16:00 you looked a a '70 GS Skylark and a '67 Cougar XR7.......Plus that Demon. Couple of treasures.

@Buyford28 6 жыл бұрын

That is soo cool, i usually go to the junkyard almost every weekend in the summer, its awesome and yah i dont have a life lol but i love it :)

@Polaris88Reid 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@bksautomotiveandelectrical7017 4 жыл бұрын

6:10 I have a friend with one of those rambler 660 wagons. They are like the most rare thing on earth it seems. Parts are impossible to find. You should’ve seen the hoops they had to jump through just to buy a fuel tank. It’s a straight 6 car with a 2 speed powerglide but they might put a 283 in it. Appreciate the videos as always.

@austx290 6 жыл бұрын

A 65 Electra. Love those!

@TejasToolMan 6 жыл бұрын

I need to stop by there thanks for the video

@KornflakezRandomStuff 6 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I would love to take photos there :O

@tomjeffserson157 6 жыл бұрын

That yellow Fiesta!

@TheRealBrendon 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@branon6565 3 жыл бұрын

Nova means "No Go" in Spanish slang...very fitting description for all Garbage Motors manufactured vehicles.....the 1st gen Corvair's are the only chevy's worth ownin...and what went down in 1986? The vacuum era is what was goin down, turned most American made cars into a whole buncha anemically slow, underpowered lames....

@fazerainbow5674 3 жыл бұрын

hey mr digs good video lots of old cars hope u found what you were looking for thumbs up and shared

@garbage854 6 жыл бұрын

Cool cars :)

@trevorh1917 6 жыл бұрын

My question is how the car got in that position against the bus

@anthonyimouche541 6 жыл бұрын

I think it was on the top of the bus and fell of against the tree (sorry for my bad english)

@ProjectRescues 6 жыл бұрын

it fell off the bus over time

@chrisg223d5 6 жыл бұрын

Idk lol

@emersonwoodard7143 6 жыл бұрын

No ldea

@Volvith 6 жыл бұрын

My question is how the bus got in that position underneath the car... ... Eh, car probably got thrown up there by a forklift, and slowly drifted off over time.

@karlschweizer2554 6 жыл бұрын

hey i talk to myself all time go easy haha

@bulldog5350 4 жыл бұрын

This junkyard use to specialize in mustangs. I remember going there to get parts for a 69 Mach 1.

@danwolfe7665 3 жыл бұрын

Being from the southwest and seeing lots of salvage yards here, that looks like a terrible way to store salvage cars! I’m used to organized rows in a dirt lot.

@robcrossan6274 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a junkyard not far from me. Amazing collection of stuff dating to the 20s and 30s, up into the 80s. Acres and acres. Alot of fun. And i have found alot of cool pieces out there. 69 z28, 69 mach 1, big bad green javelin just to name a few. Cool video

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

+rob crossan sounds like a good yard! Wheres that at?

@robcrossan6274 6 жыл бұрын

Junkyard Digs probably a little far from you. Rural Pennsylvania. Yard has been there forever and has so much cool stuff.

@billbunten2818 6 жыл бұрын

Next time you come back check the ramble . I bet it has overdrive. Pull handle under dash..

@martytruelove5026 6 жыл бұрын

When you slid the hood over on the Pontiab and looked at AC compressor,there was a 4 barrel spacer on the intake @ 15:35.

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

Marty Truelove that was a buick electra and i think youre looking at the gasket. the nailheads used a spread bore that wouldnt have fit my 302 anyway. good eye tho!

@ChevyMod_Gaming 6 жыл бұрын

The 79 Chevy cameo and all fox buby mustang

@53sled 6 жыл бұрын

4:00 not driving out of it's grave....

@UglyTv22 6 жыл бұрын

53sled nah, it’s mint, only driven on sundays and I am sure it will start up and drive away, lol

@ThunderHead289 7 жыл бұрын

I have now seen it lol

@felixeriksson3366 6 жыл бұрын

ThunderHead289

@Edin124 5 жыл бұрын

If that place was mine.... dream mode on ^^

@alecfleming373 6 жыл бұрын

That Rambler wagon got a price? Thats an amazing find!

@numbnutz9398 5 жыл бұрын

Muscle cars with trees growing through them makes baby Jebus cry!

@Mario-zm7qj 6 жыл бұрын

Was it a Dodge Charger? Yes it was. Early 70's. I used to own a 73 when i was about your age lol.

@y_you_grotty_tho2999 6 жыл бұрын

Love ya videos keep it up

@PapiDoesIt 6 жыл бұрын

With every step I kept expecting a snake.

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

+All They Found Was A Boot never thought of that😂

@curtishodnett1664 5 жыл бұрын

"You could literally, cruise the vistas" - Red Forman

@joshuad8805 5 жыл бұрын

"Or you could cruise my foot up your ass" -Redd Forman

@ruwithlee1970 4 жыл бұрын

That 84 cutlass in the background would be cool take out the big block out of one of the early model Oldsmobiles or Buicks it would make a fast light rubber roaster!!

@xxxdiresaintxxx 2 жыл бұрын

It's both cool and saddening to see this.

@holverus3322 6 жыл бұрын

That's about an hour drive from my house, I'm going to have to go check that out.

@retardedthomasthetank1059 3 жыл бұрын

Lucky you

@ALegendthateatslunchatam 6 жыл бұрын

13:18 Sweet 1973 Dodge Charger

@southernshenanigans6087 6 жыл бұрын

Rip to all the lost and unloved classic cars/trucks

@jyjy256 5 жыл бұрын

Racist

@roadwarrior114 5 жыл бұрын

@@jyjy256 No.

@damonkeyman1264 6 жыл бұрын

Dang i wish i could go there

@iowafarmhandonajohndeere5902 5 жыл бұрын

The wild ford in its natural habitat resting like usual

@DoubleSmackJacksSmackAttack 4 жыл бұрын

This yard has the one thing I wish all the parts yards here had... SHADE

@MrPunkrocker2012 5 жыл бұрын

Those foxbody coupes every were killed me inside.

@user-bp1lp6fh9h 6 жыл бұрын

For a moment i thought i saw a Holden efergy. Then i remembered the efergy never made it into pruduction

@santiirigoyen3334 6 жыл бұрын

Save the Mustang!!!😢

@GoldEzmoreth 5 жыл бұрын

which one? there was like 50 lol

@bevanpope7924 4 жыл бұрын

Santi Irigoyen Which one? 😂

@Natd0gsef 3 жыл бұрын

Which one literally half the video were mustangs

@TheSoundsnake 2 жыл бұрын

A Pontiac Bonneville @3:09? Not interesting for most, but we had one when we were on holiday in the states in ‘88. Good memories :-)

@larrabeejl 5 жыл бұрын

If I owned that junkyard I'd fence it off and get some goats to keep the vegetation down.

@GoldEzmoreth 5 жыл бұрын

and shit all over the cars lol

@abegamers7304 4 жыл бұрын

And eat the seats of the cars

@pnwgamerguy8030 5 жыл бұрын

I need the spoiler off that Camaro!!!!

@Al-sl5sn 4 жыл бұрын

Everybody gangsta until one of the car transform as a desipticon!

@_BAD_MERC_ 6 жыл бұрын

This is amazing!! Please PLEASE add coordinates to the title for Google Earth users and those that would like to find these gearhead attractions. Serious thumbs UP my man!

@JunkyardDigs 6 жыл бұрын

+Kenny C should be able to google rons auto salvage allison iowa!

@gerrybean637 3 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: V.I.P. stands for "Very Impressive Plymouth"

@tr1hollywood 6 жыл бұрын

next time you go there could you find out what year that 5 window pickup is 3:36? looking for a motor for a 53 chevy 5 window. and maybe a frame if its not falling apart.

@-unactive-7240 5 жыл бұрын

I would say that in this car junkyard some of the cars there are more rust than metal

@byrne5948 6 жыл бұрын

That looks the front of a Farmall F20

@mekko2012 6 жыл бұрын

10:45 i was expecting you to look the engine!!!

@keithreiffenstein9909 4 жыл бұрын

Finally, what exactly does "M" stand for? Ford says it has no official meaning. Some think it means "modified" -due to the new 351 being modified from the 400. Others think it signifies the Michigan foundry where the block was cast, however the 400 and 351M were cast at both the Michigan (code MCC) and Cleveland (CF) plants.

@manuelveliscek1327 6 жыл бұрын

Ford Mustang 😍

@alexpaumen3937 3 жыл бұрын

I know this sounds hard to believe but I found the shell of a 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7 hardtop coupe with an A-code 289.

@elliotmann8882 4 жыл бұрын

I guess you must bring a set of tools to remove any parts you need, if you find the right parts.

@DecrepitChef 5 жыл бұрын

so many cars to rescue

@j.c.aguiar2126 Жыл бұрын

9:30 this guy could rent this place out for a post apocalyptic movie set ... 😢

@huntersweat6193 3 жыл бұрын

You should do revivals at this place, id love to see you get a car out of the bushes

@nathanbottjer6141 4 жыл бұрын

like the old john deere 2 cylinder in the tree. i know one up my why like that

@eraummenino3011 6 жыл бұрын

I saw a gremilin X bró those came withe 5 liter 4 barel V8s

@PLAGue-ty7sv 2 жыл бұрын

Where i live aka sweden these american muscle cars are so insanely rare that a badly rusted out chassy of any of these old muscle cars is going for around 5 grands over here.