Dealership Abandoned 40yrs Ago Collier Motors AMC Private Tour

Dealership Abandoned 40yrs Ago Collier Motors AMC Private Tour | Barn Find Hunter

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Contact: rjcamc@gmail.com for inquiries about cars in this episode - Imagine if, 40 years ago, you owned an AMC dealership and decided to close down shop and build a fence around it. That's what AMC Collier Motors looks like today-a scene straight out of 'I Am Legend,' where everything is essentially frozen in time as people left it. Enjoy a private tour from two of the three brothers who inherited their father's dealership, full of amazing AMCs and other vehicles from the 1970s and 80s.
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1:53 1974 Javelin 360ci V8
2:36 1968 Ambassador
3:15 Eagle SX4
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5:40 No place like this in the world
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8:14 First ever Uni-body car
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13:32 Tree traps car
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15:42 Nash Ambassador Custom
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@DanteLanznaster 2 ай бұрын

This was a sad watch. Those cars should’ve been sold 20 years ago. Now everything’s so rotten might as well just let nature reclaim it.

@user-lt4pw7rv2l 2 ай бұрын

20 yr ago no one would want any of those cars…many are unsalvageable today…

@moss550M 2 ай бұрын

@@user-lt4pw7rv2l You are either too young or too old but Im only 34 and remember old car shows constantly throughout my teens, what you rock you living under?

@paul5683 2 ай бұрын

Living in Wisconsin, all those cars look pretty good. If you want to see rusted out pieces of crap, come to Wisconsin.

@goosebeardmike8436 2 ай бұрын

@user-lt4pw7rv2l 20 yrs ago was 2004 AMC from the 60s and 70s were totally wanted then. Now in the 80s and 90s I'd agree no body cared then

@IowaBudgetRCBashers 2 ай бұрын

Not true. Lots of these are very saveable cars, whether you restore it or use it for parts. There’s lots of great stuff there. It is however a shame they don’t keep it cut down of weeds and volunteer trees

@jimkirk1971 2 ай бұрын

So daddy saves him the car he loves and now it's rotting away right in front of him?

@bgdavenport Ай бұрын

WTF?

@roytrevisan3491 Ай бұрын

That is exactly what I was thinking?? Awfully grateful young feller.

@user-ky3xu8dx2i Ай бұрын

Yep, that says it all. These two need to get this sorted out or hire someone to do it for them..

@rickreese5794 Ай бұрын

Uhhhh, I must have missed sumting

@johnschofield9496 Ай бұрын

I was curious, too

@crbourret 2 ай бұрын

It amazes me that they had enough money to keep paying taxes on this property all these years and never did anything with it but let it rot into the ground, sad 😥

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

It's not "sad". It's *gross* . 🤢🤮

@_Chev_Chelios 2 ай бұрын

It’s stupid.

@kootnygreen 2 ай бұрын

Everything is for sale They done paying anything

@DinDooIt 2 ай бұрын

@@kootnygreen Yeah now, after "daddy" is dead and they ran through all the life insurance and estate money they want to sell everything, they are the typical white collar wasters!

@froochie123 Ай бұрын

Its the Carolinas... their taxes are probably next to nothing. I have 75 acres, taxes are about $150 a year.

@321-Gone 2 ай бұрын

that place is well past it's prime. Kind of makes sense, inline with why they closed in the first place. Hard headed family.

@PMD220S 2 ай бұрын

Man, it was well past its prime the first time I saw it back in 1997. It's never changed.

@OriginalCoalRollers 2 ай бұрын

Doesn’t wanna sell the fender flairs, proceeds to let them rot away, prime definition of “I know what I have”

@rickreese5794 Ай бұрын

👍😩👌

@brandonmiteraa9909 6 күн бұрын

These guys must be gun collectors too! Probably have a table every gun show lol

@Poolside_Chat 2 ай бұрын

Gotta love the way people love something so much, they prefer to watch it die in their yard than to be refinished and driven/enjoyed by others.

@gilbertvehicleservices 2 ай бұрын

Actually, it is a mental illness to collect but not maintain.

@gertvanderhorst2890 Ай бұрын

no one was ever lining up to restore then, you heard about the fenders.

@StubbyPhillips 2 ай бұрын

I guess some people have so much stuff they can just let hundreds of valuable vehicles sit for decades slowly turning into trash. Sad.

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

It's not "sad". It's *gross* . 🤢🤮

@bartlx 2 ай бұрын

Hits hard for a working family guy like me that really can't afford owning a car or a property of my own, let alone having the luxury to let 200 cars rot on a big piece of land. I'm 53 years old and the divide is just getting bigger each year.

@StubbyPhillips 2 ай бұрын

@@bartlx Exactly.

@jacksautorepair 2 ай бұрын

Yeap, letting those cars sit and rot thinking he gone get a big payday one day. Never happen because even if one of those cars were restorable, there are no more parts! He waited 20 years too late because he knows nothing about restoring old cars. Whoever buys this junk will quickly learn it was a big mistake!

@StubbyPhillips 2 ай бұрын

@@bartlx It's almost as bad as seeing imbecilic KZfaq "influencers" destroying beautiful cars, boats, homes, whatever for the views. Having no regard for the intrinsic value or beauty of a thing is a special kind of stupid.

@noanyobiseniss7462 2 ай бұрын

His daddy saved the car for years for him and he really appreciated that as can be seen by the condition its in.

@GTkyle 2 ай бұрын

That was my exact thought. It was so great, he shoved it in the weeds and let it rot to pieces.

@user-pw8fu8ji9r 22 күн бұрын

Easy to restore? 😂 Most of these cars have disappeared into the air. Terrible travesty

@Justsaying12347 2 ай бұрын

This kinda made me angry, the same guy who just let this happen is talking enthusiastically about them 🤬

@jasonlightfoot4145 2 ай бұрын

I do not understand how anyone could just leave perfectly good cars to rot 😢

@mikeadcock1592 2 ай бұрын

What kind of mentality does it take to justify this with yourself? I just don't get it? If those cars could talk, every one of them would be cussing him out, as he walked through that lot telling about them.

@Coolestmovies Ай бұрын

The accent speaks volumes . . .

@jeremyrigden9200 Ай бұрын

@@mikeadcock1592 Well said Sir, my thoughts also.

@angeldesigns1385 11 күн бұрын

I learned a long time ago that this symptom is a whole lot more common of MOPAR owners. I’ve seen the same old song and dance for years….a classic mopar sits in a yard, someone offers a big number, the owner declines the offer with the typical “OOOOOHHHH NO NO! that car isn’t going anywhere, I’m going to restore it and get it back on the road where it belongs” speech only to let it sit there continuing to rot beyond restoration. What a tragedy!

@GlenAndFriendsCooking 2 ай бұрын

This is a channel - show - series that I love... but today I only made it in 6 minutes. This was tough to watch, I just don't understand the mindset of "these are so precious, I'm going to let it rot rather than sell them".

@TheAmerican1963 2 ай бұрын

You are so right !!!!! I bailed, too .............................. just so sad because I am 61 years old and remember these cars on the road ..... 😞

@petegregory517 Ай бұрын

My oldest bro was like that. Starting in the mid-'60's I watched a '70 Superbird, a 38 Chevy Sedan Delivery (1 owner 30k mi?), 38 Plymouth business coupe, several Studebakers, Corvair Monza Spyder convertible (yr?) '60 Ford Fairlane convertible, 3 mid-'60's Dodge Chargers (1 my sil original owner) and a few others ???? go to pot. He had an offer's of 20k for the non-original, not running, no engine) 'bird and told the guy no sale, at any price. He constantly ignored people trying to buy his cars. His '63 Avanti, he was original owner, got more offers than I can recall. A car with about 20k on it, all original except paint (he owned a body shop) had so many offers it was mind boggling, always no. Still had em all the day he died.

@motorradjim 2 ай бұрын

"A little bit of inattention"...understatement of the year.

@harrywalker968 2 ай бұрын

thats what openheimer said about the bomb.. oh,, sht,, sorry..

@MichaelAllen-td1uu 2 ай бұрын

I don’t understand why they would let their inventory just rot away.

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

Because it's not "inventory". Hoarding is based on a *psychological addiction and fear...* 🤒🤕

@Ugh-Fudge_Bwana 2 ай бұрын

@@FourDollaRacing Saw something similar at my local storage place. Someone was paying the facility every month to store two old early '70s Cadillac convertibles out in the open, and they were a wreck. Tops completely rotted away, the interior ruined, body rusting, etc. The windshields were covered in phone numbers from people wanting to buy what was left, but the guy was content to just pay the storage fee on them and let them decay down to the wheels.

@jareddahlseid551 2 ай бұрын

My exact first thought. Hopefully a few will be lucky enough to find homes.

@pauld4146 2 ай бұрын

Makes no sense to me.

@CadillacGuero 25 күн бұрын

@@Ugh-Fudge_Bwana as soon as you said Cadillac it hurt my soul, i came to this video specifically because im trying to get in touch with the guys who run this place about a lone cadillac sitting on the lot, has a part i need bad.

@brianrainey2739 2 ай бұрын

The level of disrespect for these cars is shameful. I wouldn't be able to have a conversation with this person.

@kidwave1 2 ай бұрын

Really?! What a "keyboard warrior" comment to make. Especially with ZERO information of their situation. They seem like kind gentlemen. This comment says more about you then them.

@duygukayhanisaskank4915 2 ай бұрын

@@kidwave1 NOPE...your self-indulgent, unsolicited comments reveal more about "you". People in this commentary have the right to post their opinion(s) on this video as they choose...without reprisal from self-appointed KZfaq guardians. This guy & his father are criminals for purposely neglecting these rare, classic cars. He said...I told my daddy I really like this car & he saved it for me until I was 16 years old. WTF?!?! So, he drove it until he trashed the engine & ditched it in the back 40 to rot. To this day, he is completely void of any amount of true appreciation or respect for the car he was given. Daddy likely gave him the keys to another new car...which very likely suffered from the same shameful disrespect. I've seen this same situation too frequently. How can he honestly say...my daddy "appreciated" these cars. As he & his father maliciously watch them rot?!?! As you said. we make these comments "with ZERO information of their situation". Regardless, there is NO EXCUSE for their criminal neglect of these cars. NONE!!!! Regards, Ben

@paulbuist9967 2 ай бұрын

It is a shame that they couldn't have been kept under cover from the elements. However, it still beats the more likely alternative that could have happened 20+ years ago - the land gets sold for redevelopment and all the unwanted cars get immediately scrapped. These weren't as highly desirable cars back then.

@jeremyrigden9200 Ай бұрын

@@duygukayhanisaskank4915 Well said Ben, I was boiling after five minutes of listening to this person.

@duygukayhanisaskank4915 Ай бұрын

@@jeremyrigden9200 Thanks for your positive reply to my comments. Best regards, Ben

@AcesNtheEND 2 ай бұрын

The problem when you're from money and given it all. You seen no value in it, and then this happens.

@TheFastrider76 2 ай бұрын

Well said.... the dad didn't sell the car so the kid can let it rot..lol

@victorbitter583 2 ай бұрын

@@TheFastrider76 *Daddy

@ganeshshenoy1102 2 ай бұрын

😂@@victorbitter583

@coffeefish 2 ай бұрын

Like you know everything....

@DinDooIt 2 ай бұрын

@@coffeefish If you owned a dealership you have money, what else would you think.

@jeffgarner3903 2 ай бұрын

So glad you kept all those cars complete...that way they can completely rot away as complete cars

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

🤣

@perpelle 2 ай бұрын

There are probably 5 good reasons why they let the cars rot and 100 bad ones. I'm guessing that they are hard to work with and ludicrous prices like the typical hoarder. They rather see the cars rot away then selling them for a fair market price.

@tiptoe38 15 күн бұрын

I was thinking the same thing,Y ,those cars should been sold years ago.

@bruceduncan9065 2 ай бұрын

What a waste of cars 😢

@cadespencer6320 26 күн бұрын

Why don’t you buy one?

@TheBTG88 2 ай бұрын

Guys treating cars like wine. Does not work that way when you do not take even the most basic care. “A little bit of inattention” - understatement of the year.

@DonLee1980 2 ай бұрын

No. not at all. Wine, they store in dry area with regulated temperature. This is left to rot like leftovers.

@jeffc7486 2 ай бұрын

Aged like milk is more like it.

@ekimp252 2 ай бұрын

I was their UPS man in the mid and late ‘80s and I gotta say, the elder Mr. Collier was an odd bird.

@xc7049 Ай бұрын

I could only imagine. Apples don't fall far from the tree.

@MilehighCLE216 Ай бұрын

Please explain.

@davidszelinski5021 Ай бұрын

I remember American pickers were there and The sales floor was filled with vining plants growing everywhere The old man sat at his desk doing work like nothing was wrong

@betteheadbettehead4800 28 күн бұрын

12:40 " will that be restored?" Nope....it'll be yard art 😢 😳

@mustangwillis 2 ай бұрын

The irony of that one guy wearing a “roadworthy rescues” shirt

@soadventures7511 2 ай бұрын

They did an episode there and so did American pickers

@CarsandCats 2 ай бұрын

Let em sit, let em rot. What a disgrace.

@valkillmore847 2 ай бұрын

It's the boomer way.

@CM-cw8fe 2 ай бұрын

@@valkillmore847the fuckin boomer way lol

@thatsmrharley2u2 2 ай бұрын

@@CM-cw8fe Val has a chip on his shoulder about boomers.

@tetedur377 2 ай бұрын

@@fixyourmind You mean the way my generation marched and protested, were locked up and injured, even killed in the fight to end the War in Vietnam; for the Civil Rights Acts in 1964 and '65; for Earth Day; to end dumping toxins in the rivers and oceans; developed the platforms upon which the WWW and the Internet were founded, as well as personal computers; women's right to choose; fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, and on and on. You need to get out more and maybe even talk to some Boomers.

@coffeefish 2 ай бұрын

They might not have had much choice.

@59LMG 2 ай бұрын

My brother ordered a 69 Javelin AMX in Siena. He died in a car accident two weeks before delivery. We went to see it when it arrived. It was beautiful. Seeing that 70 makes me want one for retirement.

@cadespencer6320 26 күн бұрын

Do you have it now?

@mijyadoc5374 2 ай бұрын

Like father like son.... there sits the boys orange javelin.......

@donmoore7785 13 күн бұрын

What remains of it

@marka.2484 2 ай бұрын

Holy cow! This looks like a scene from "Walking Dead". How could anyone have allowed it to come to this point to neglect this so much? What went wrong in his head?

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

He obviously fired his *therapist* . 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♀️

@laupstad 2 ай бұрын

Two words: Misplaced greed.

@TheBullDurham 2 ай бұрын

So obvious that his father saw AMC fold and rather than taking the loss selling the car stock he already had, he decided to keep them and let them rust into the ground out of spite. That entire area would have been asphalt so the weeds and rust are because he did not care enough to cut the weeds or maintain roofs of buildings. If the buildings had been maintained then there would have been a place to keep the better cars. The son never cared until it was time to sell them all because his dad couldn't stop him. Everyone covers this lot. The car he wanted 1400 bucks for probably sold for that when it was new. They are still refusing to take the loss to make sure the history survives. If they had taken care of them they would be worth thousands more now.

@superj767 2 ай бұрын

I have driven past this place a couple of times , and every time I see it, it makes me so sad to see so many classic cars just sitting and rotting away….

@LTVoyager 2 ай бұрын

Too bad they waited until the cars were all deteriorated before making them available for sale. Probably be hard to sell most of them other than to a scrap metal dealer.

@ryurc3033 2 ай бұрын

Not sure about that. I've always made money parting out other people's "junk". Made 1000$ from buying cars at scrap price. And selling one part here or there. Took a few years but they will pay you back.

@LTVoyager 2 ай бұрын

@@ryurc3033 They were worth a lot more before they rotted into their current state.

@user-bv3wo2qh1d 2 ай бұрын

I walked it 20 years ago and they refused to sell them when they had actual value and the kids had lots of cash. Now if you tried to pull one out it would literally disintegrate trying to pull it on a car hauler. The restoration cost would be far more than double the cost of a nice example and that is if you got the car for free to start with. These rich kids unlike their parents make bad financial decisions and sadly this is one of them. If they actually cared they would give them away to folks that would restore them but instead it's another money grab.

@tturtle1659 2 ай бұрын

Well I see a Van den Brink or similar auction in the future, with most cars going for $500 each max. Sure, it's their property to do as they wish with it but FFS why not at least store them so that any rust damage is minimized? Put the best ones inside the building, the rest on blocks in a clearing and do the weeds on regular intervals, that would have been enough.

@ericg4042 2 ай бұрын

@@tturtle1659 You mean the building that is ready to fall in?

@atom999 Ай бұрын

They do not sound that spoiled anymore, maybe life has thought them a lesson.

@JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien Ай бұрын

Maybe they were not spoiled but were just sentimental. They thought of their family history, the history of the company, and couldn't stand the thought of seeing them go.

@user-bv3wo2qh1d Ай бұрын

@@JustSomeGuyNotAnAlien Yes obviously you let things you care about waste away to nothing first before doing anything about it. That's how being sentimental works?

@livingon2wheels 2 ай бұрын

It drives me crazy to see interesting cars rot in a field.

@noiisserpmii 2 ай бұрын

How do you let things sit for decades…

@squish2913 2 ай бұрын

Just ignore it.. easy enough when you're just living your life, time passes so fast

@grahames9228 2 ай бұрын

I will never understand why someone would leave perfectly good cars to rot away.

@LilMissMurder3409 2 ай бұрын

It's a damn shame.

@ZachGrabill 2 ай бұрын

The way nature reclaims its territory is amazing. What a place.

@9ZERO6 2 ай бұрын

'ol boy talking about these cars as if they are worth anything. "This is a rare 4 speed V8 rotted out hull."

@thedriver02 2 ай бұрын

original paint except down here... he must of had his eyes closed! 😆

@kengibson402 2 ай бұрын

Some of these are man, lots of AMC stuff is almost impossible to find.

@laupstad 2 ай бұрын

@@kengibson402 Exactly. So try restoring this stuff when there is zero aftermarket and the only real source of parts for them has been rotting in these woods for 40 years.

@kengibson402 2 ай бұрын

@@laupstadparts cars my guy. Even says it in the video the one AMX isn’t being restored.

@paulhewson4600 2 ай бұрын

Another Proud owner of stuff he says " one day I'm gonna fix them up"

@tommissouri4871 2 ай бұрын

I've got stuff that "one day I'll get to it" but all of mine are inside, clean, dry, and taken care of. I just have too many projects and other things that are taking priority. I never could understand those that will let it rust to nothing outside while waiting to fix it. They are just making more work for themselves. I bet most of these cars could have been fixed for a few hundred dollars when they got them. Today, $50,000 might do it on each one. Maybe. And then they will have a $20,000 car when done. Maybe.

@charleshamlin3122 2 ай бұрын

I visited there three years ago. A buddy of mine bought an International pickup they had. Most of those were too far gone for me. I'd have been interested 20-ish years ago.

@tyler90512 2 ай бұрын

Dothey let anyone in to shop? Prices reasonable? Wish I would have found that international lol

@user-lo1nx4qw8x 2 ай бұрын

We're is this at

@atom999 Ай бұрын

I dont get why they havent sold them sooner or at least cared for them a bit better? Not from US so not familiar with who those guys are, besides they own(or owned) a dealership back in the day

@brianwilson6969 Ай бұрын

@@atom999 k

@chrislj2890 2 ай бұрын

I'd be ashamed to show that level of negligence and stupidity. Things like this always remind me of when I was a kid and we were traveling from Ohio to Pennsylvania to visit relatives, probably around 1959. This was before the Interstate system was completed so we traveled on back road state routes. I vividly remember seeing a white car in the field next to a farm house with a small tree growing through it. When I asked my dad what it was he said it was a Cord, and then he explained all of the neat things that were designed into it, like the hidden headlights. To this day it saddens me to remember it.

@jeffc7486 2 ай бұрын

Nothing has been picked, you get the whole car. Missing doors, body panels, grilles, engines and engine parts, floor panels and half the frame. No low ballers. 😂😂

@TexasSurplusPro 9 күн бұрын

He knows what he's got!

@Phantoma3 2 ай бұрын

All the floors of these outside cars are rotted out

@ricksmith4736 2 ай бұрын

Dad saved the car for you so you could let it rot and rust to death in a field...... How sad

@MichaelMVRK Ай бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing when I was watching.

@markfoster7564 2 ай бұрын

Makes me sad to see these cars wasting away! 😢

@pedstephens 2 ай бұрын

So proud to watch the entire lot rot away. Not sure why they feel letting everything rust to dust is such a good thing. Now the whole lot is wasted. This kinda of obtuse thinking ruins good cars & keeps other cars from getting restored. Kinda infuriating to watch them laugh about refusing to let anything from the lot go. Better to save usable parts than watch it all go to waste!

@NissanSkyline901 2 ай бұрын

Exactly this, if they cared so much about AMCs they would consider the fact that at this point parting some of these cars out can help save and preserve many other cars. Letting these cars rot away more and more is going to make them harder to sell and going to let those usable parts get in worse and worse condition to where even those aren't even salvageable. This guy seems to want to be honoring his father by not parting them out, but that stubbornness of his father is what allowed these cars to get to this point of rot in the first place.

@laupstad 2 ай бұрын

@@NissanSkyline901 There'd be at least twice as many AMC represented at any classic car show if they were willing to sell parts 20 years ago. By now it's too late. The parts these cars need don't exist and what little is left now wont save anything. These guys don't care about AMC. It's all about the dollar bills but they even managed to scr*w part up.

@biggkoz 2 ай бұрын

You know, in order to preserve a car, the first step would be to close the door so the outside elements cant get inside. 😄

@kookiedabear 2 ай бұрын

Sad they waited so long to sell off the inventory and clean-up the property. Totally interesting to hear him talk about all of these cars and the history as though the business is still open.

@mrbite700 Ай бұрын

Was looking for this comment. Very strange to hear him talking about these cars as if it was a day when everything was shiny and new and he was doing this with his dad. This guy’s nostalgia is detaching him for the reality of the completely deforested property. Sad to watch…

@DrZippo01 2 ай бұрын

This one right here is unique.... that's why we let them rot instead of letting them go to people who'd respect em...

@jesseyessee4452 2 ай бұрын

Such a bummer those dudes inherited all that and did nothing to keep them safe they even let the building fall apart. Sad sad sad

@ctfair 3 күн бұрын

It happens. I have a distant family member who inherited her father’s estate here where I live. She lived in another state and the last time she was on her father’s property was when he died. She left immediately following his funeral and never returned. Before she left, I volunteered to watch the property and arrange an estate sale for her, but she refused my offer. The house was fully furnished, and he left a 1984 Chevrolet Impala in the garage in mint condition with only about 8,000 miles on it. He also left an older model Ford pickup truck parked in the backyard. Eventually, druggies and vagrants took over the property and everything of value in the house was stolen, as well as the car and truck. Druggies eventually set fire to the house it burned to a total loss. Such a waste.

@jameseaves71 2 ай бұрын

Heartbreaking to see them rotting away like that.

@subterfusion4005 2 ай бұрын

Went to school in this area in the late 80's and would pass by this lot then. Even then the gate was locked. It was sort of a legend, like a ghost town or haunted house. It hasnt changed that much!

@user-lo1nx4qw8x 2 ай бұрын

Hay what town is this

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 2 ай бұрын

Property taxes, must be cheap in that area.

@user-ul2xn4ir7q 2 ай бұрын

I remember that my grandmother had a Nash. A 1950 or something. Looked like a very big upside down bathtub. This was in New Jersey. Around 1956 my father was driving the family from Jersey to Florida. Father, mother, grandmother, my sister (1 or 2 years old) and myself (8 years old). Had an accident on the way where the car slid off of the road and on to its roof. I remember some oil was spilled inside somewhere. No injuries, maybe some bruises. No seatbelts. Got it rolled back upright and added oil. Then we drove on. Very strong car.

@x35mmman 2 ай бұрын

great story to sell. I watch a lot of videos that people live in there cars, pick up trucks and I like to take that 50 Nash and make it a car to travel America in and sleep in it

@robinredman5192 2 ай бұрын

I was fortunate enough back in December of 2020 to photograph Collier Motors. Robbie was a very gracious host and very kind. He had many more cars back then and continues to sell them. I believe most of the cars were used cars, purchased after discontinuing the selling of new cars. I hope you read this Robbie, as we haven't talked since then. You had American Pickers in and they purchased a couple cars I believe about a half year prior to my visit. I have read articles that report you are inundated with calls and messages to have pictures sent of available cars or to have visitors come and look at the cars as potential buyers very often. I know when I visited you were pretty much on the phone constantly, talking to potential buyers and your Father had done the same prior to his passing. I could tell you were very busy and so I suggested you take care of potential customers and you were gracious enough to allow free rein on the grounds to photograph it all. I know from visiting that your heart is in the right place and you are honoring your father by doing what you do. May you continue to be abundantly blessed and hope all is well with you and yours. John here, from the back-roads of Northeastern Tennessee and home of the Master's Light.

@freshbutplain1144 2 ай бұрын

So your dad saved you that car and look what you did in return. 😔

@davidlong1786 2 ай бұрын

Sad seeing cars that need fixed up and sold just rotting. I couldn't watch more than a few minutes of this. I'd rather see people who restore the cars they have rather than seeing cars rust away and hoarders that have not much sense.

@RDEnduro 2 ай бұрын

They are selling! Everything outside

@Peer_Teer 2 ай бұрын

Same for me! And they know that there are very rare cars out there. So what's the point in letting them rott away!? And now they want to sell the special ones and you can bet not for cheap. Some people, I can't understand!

@Phantoma3 2 ай бұрын

It should be a felony

@dangeroustoman 2 ай бұрын

If it wasn't for people like this most of the cars you see today would not be here to rebuild.

@klasseact6663 2 ай бұрын

Like Regular Car Review says..."NO LOW BALLERS, I KNOW WHAT I GOT!"

@veedubcrazy 2 ай бұрын

"I'm gonna restore them one day"... Like a broken record, heard that before...

@victorbitter583 2 ай бұрын

I didn't hear that phrase in this vid.

@iknklst 2 ай бұрын

Right up there with "I know what I got." Recently dealt with an 83 year old gent selling an old drag car he built. He wanted $25 k for a paint peeling, broken windshield, non- running stored outside for 2 years in all weather under a tarp '67 Fairlane that twenty-five years ago when it wasn't destroyed had maybe been worth that. I offered him $5k and he got pissed at me. In the state it was in it was a parts car. To get it track ready it would have easily taken $25k on top of the purchase price. Noped out of there in ten minutes.

@Sprocket85 16 күн бұрын

The lack of appreciation is on another level here all the windows left down, or door left open, hoods up, my God dude even junk yard owners wouldn't stand for that!

@edinguy9585 2 ай бұрын

My first car was a 1972 amc gremlin,that car was my youth and was full of great memories.

@whatyoumakeofit6635 2 ай бұрын

In the 80s u was a child. My friends mom had a gremlin.. I remember her taking my friend, my brother and I to a local park that had a lake we could swim in. On the way home we were wet so we rode in the back with the hatch open. While driving down the main street through town we were hanging our feet out the back and dragging our shoes on the road. We thought it was cool how we were leaving lines all the way down the road through town. As far as we could see. We had a blast. Although she wasn't happy when we got to their house and we all needed new shoes. Oh man we were little hellyins.

@user-pf9cc7iq9s 2 ай бұрын

My dad had a gremlin and a matador station wagon. Me and my sister learned to drive in the gremlin . She stalled it one day on the railroad tracks, while a train was approaching near Edmonton. My Pops made her jump.out and switch seats because she kept popping the clutch and stalling it. She was panicking. Good car.

@davidrose2382 2 ай бұрын

Sons are as crazy as daddy😅

@canadaguy1234 2 ай бұрын

It's always interesting seeing updates about this place. You can see how this all started, the dad was picking up the cars when they werent worth much and most would have been junked otherwise but it's too bad he hoarded them for so long and didn't sell more of them years ago when they were still in decent enough shape to do something with. Even when the American Pickers went through there the roof was shot over the showroom and there was moss growing on the floor. They comented at the time that the dad was sitting there at his desk oblivious to what was going on around him.

@jamesgoodenough8659 2 ай бұрын

How can u be civil and respectful when people have to much space upstairs where brains should be

@jeffr2643 2 ай бұрын

That is so sad! Those AMCs need to be restored and loved. My 1973 Matador 401 is my love.

@themancaveclub 2 ай бұрын

I was a mechanic in the 80’s so, I worked on all these cars. AMCs were weird automobiles, mongrels that had parts from different manufacturers.

@davidowen888 2 ай бұрын

Incredible yet sad graveyard😢

@RobFromRI 2 ай бұрын

a Roadworthy Rescues t-shirt. I can't believe it, but I got to because I'm looking right at it.

@kipmcmillan2600 2 ай бұрын

Makes you wonder if a guy has been there... Haven't seen him in an AMC (to my recollection...)

@upscaleshack 2 ай бұрын

@@kipmcmillan2600 Yes, he did a Rebel convertible from there in the first season.

@kipmcmillan2600 2 ай бұрын

@@upscaleshack Oh yeah... and wasn't there a "mid engine" Rambler that he got from Cleetus? (I could be wrong again... lol).

@richardkafka5625 2 ай бұрын

@@kipmcmillan2600 Yes he was

@jasonc470 2 ай бұрын

Prices must be insane or they would be gone

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

No, but the seller's clinical psychosis is...

@bhaimohamed5249 2 ай бұрын

it's such a waste cars rotting away who does things like that

@FourDollaRacing 2 ай бұрын

People with *obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD)* do that. 🤒🤕

@Vidar.m 2 ай бұрын

They can be restaured or used as parts cars, if they was sold back in the days there would be nothing left of them today

@billboy9502 2 ай бұрын

Did these guys just wake up from a 40 year nap?

@dennisd4452 2 ай бұрын

Everyone in town should of taken one home and into their garage.

@scratchcardsandcollectible7455 2 ай бұрын

Im looking a 258 for a jeep wrangler 4.2 liter

@htdtr 2 ай бұрын

Should have or should've*

@FarmerDrew 2 ай бұрын

AMC! The Grandfather of any and all Stellantis 4x4 products. Growing up in Colorado, they were fun and useful and ubiquitous in the mountains. Thanks, great video.

@upperroomtoo 2 ай бұрын

I don't live far from there and pulled in 20 years ago and there were no trees just grass and inside the showroom looked like you could flip on the lights and get back to work.

@stevemassarone1470 2 ай бұрын

Daddy saved it for me and I honored him by letting it rot ugh

@Praydapro 2 ай бұрын

calling someone an idiot is not an insult but a diagnosis

@AMG63 2 ай бұрын

Imagine if these were all detailed and dry stored 😏

@robertsmeal8193 2 ай бұрын

I've seen this car lot years ago. It's sad to see so many cars that have wasted away! Shame on you!!!

@michaelbujanda8785 2 ай бұрын

This is horrible!!!! Seeing that Javelin with rust and four flat tires!!!!!😢 Breaks my heart!!!! I always loved those cars!!!! I first saw an AMC javelin in a showroom car lot when my parents bought a Matador station wagon!!!! 😊 I got drawn to the javelin car because of the stripes the custom rims the muscle car looks!!!!

@KN004701546 2 ай бұрын

the hood ornaments probably the only items still untouched by time..sad to see all these cars rotted away. Always loved AMC..the Nash and Eagles my favs.

@ryurc3033 2 ай бұрын

I originally saw this on the Stapleton42 channel. He was originally doing drag racing videos with a twin turbo 427 ls motor in a awd Escalade, heated, and air-conditioned seats, and will run dead even with supercars. But now he has been doing car/motorsports history Interviews with old nascar drivers, old drag racers, engine builders.....even racing boats with Allison V12, and turbine engines. Good stuff

@misters2837 2 ай бұрын

AMC in 1980 was ahead of their time with the Eagle....Had they invested a little more money....Purchased the Rochester TBI that GM used...and the Ford AOD transmission their 258-6 cars would have gotten better MPG and due to O/D, been able to use numerically higher (deeper) gears to give them better performance.... Instead of an Eagle with 2.<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2101">35:1</a> Axle - Could have run AOD with 3.31-3.54 and had much better takeoff! - AND you still have the deeper gears to pull light trailers with, in 3rd (OD Lockout) and use the mid-range RPM - They ALSO should have built a Ranchero/ElCamino/BRAT type truck on the Eagle Wagon Pan/Chassis (with 4/6cyl power-Maybe ) right away in 1980 as there weren't many 4x4 mini-trucks at the time...and I am certain that they would have sold really well...At least until the Commanche was ready for market. - Maybe even with a 2.5-3.0L 4cyl diesel, paired with a 5-speed manual...30+mpg should be easy!

@thomasharris5151 2 ай бұрын

Sad case of hoarding OR waiting on the last family member that refused to sign the contract to sell the property to die before they could sell…

@craesh1001 2 ай бұрын

I live in Pikeville. 20 years ago most of the AMC’s up there were really nice as far as being solid. Now it’s just a forest with cars in it.

@yankeetraveler1118 2 ай бұрын

What a complete waste. The property is the almost the only thing worth a damn. Sad sad video.

@user-yk5kg7kd4r 2 ай бұрын

They probably need to clear the cars to sell off the land. This is a EPA nightmare because they are all complete and full of fluids. It will cost money to take the cars away nevermind selling them.

@yankeetraveler1118 2 ай бұрын

@@user-yk5kg7kd4r that's what I was thinking as well.

@thedriver02 2 ай бұрын

I get that at the time they were all probably $50 to 100 dollar trade in junkers not worth their time or money trying to flip. But to let everthing just rot and decay is absurd. If you hadn't let your buildings fall down, and cars rot into the ground you'd have your own museum by now!

@michaelbenardo5695 2 ай бұрын

The big Nashes were worth something.

@HarrisFS 2 ай бұрын

Steve Magnante should do an episode here. Also what a waste of old iron.

@SpecialFX99 2 ай бұрын

*trees growing out of a car* "A little bit of unattention..." 😂

@johneken2056 2 ай бұрын

There was a Studebaker dealership in Lakewood , NJ that closed in the early '60s but was not emptied of cars until the mid '70s.

@MauiWauiPineappleExpress 2 ай бұрын

Now that all the cars are wasted they are up for sale! Fo ols.

@ralphbillick1210 2 ай бұрын

Procrastination at its finest ! You have to wonder what the mindset was to let all these vehicles rust to nothing ❗️🇺🇸

@stevepark1930 2 ай бұрын

It is unbelievable that people leave cars like this to rot away.

@jefffrank4867 2 ай бұрын

I can't imagine letting these cars get as bad as they have. It looks like the buildings have been left go also. Such a shame

@audiophil4946 2 ай бұрын

I've been keeping a lookout for a 49-50 Nash Ambassador Airflyte. My father bought a 49 brand new and drove it until he passed away in 1964. He drove that car across Canada many times in the 50's, and it still looked mint into the 60's. He loved that car. Unfortunately, none here look like good candidates for a resto, I'll have to keep looking.

@bryanspayde5681 2 ай бұрын

So sad those cars have been condemned to rusting away ! Why !!

@jb5nf 2 ай бұрын

Nash cars were really ahead of their time. Thanks for the video.

@CatGoomba64 2 ай бұрын

There was an early 60s Galaxie here that i actually wanted to buy and try to save a few years ago, but with how much they were asking for stuff and the fact that i was still a teen without a ton of income made me forget about it. Wonder if it's still there

@steveclinton356 2 ай бұрын

I miss AMC. 😢

@LogicAndReason2025 2 ай бұрын

Sadly, most of those will cost way more to restore than they could ever be sold for. Best bet is parts selling. I would strip them all down, inventory the parts and keep them inside the building.

@indycharlie 2 ай бұрын

I got home from RVN in early 71 , and bought a 72 Gremlin X with a 304 standard after a while. Black with Gold stripe . What a ride :D

@Stickinit 2 ай бұрын

My late friend and coworker was a super AMC fan and one of the best bodyman I've worked with. It's cool to see this neat collection of cool AMC cars. I miss my two door Rambler classic. Great show.

@ericduckman3135 2 ай бұрын

The whole premise of a '70s car dealer frozen in time was odd. The building looked more like a barn. The cars are not new unsold stock on an asphalt lot out front, they are lots of miscellaneous things out back in the dirt. "This car is from California," yeah, and last registered in '94, not there since the 70s. Seems way too late to salvage most of them, unfortunately.

@oconnorsean12 2 ай бұрын

My brother gave me his eagle wagon and I drove it all over the country! It died on Woodward avenue in Ferndale Michigan 😢

@duaneafields 2 ай бұрын

get yourself another eagle and hang out w your brother.

@oconnorsean12 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately that is not possible 😞

@user-cx4ev9fw1k 2 ай бұрын

the jeep dealer in my town used to be the AMC dealer and they had some cool stuff left over.

@jecurran1 12 күн бұрын

Just saw the back of a 1961 Rambler Classic wagon. That was the first car I owned, inherited from my parents. The fold down seats was a great feature for a seventeen year old!