VINTAGE AIRCOOLED VOLKSWAGEN GRAVEYARD - Exploring a 60 Year Collection in the Pacific Northwest

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VINTAGE AIRCOOLED VOLKSWAGEN GRAVEYARD - Exploring a 60 Year Collection in the Pacific Northwest

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5 ай бұрын

Taylor and Rachel fly out to Washington state to visit Happy Motors in Port Angeles, Washington in search of a really, really dumb idea.

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@fredmoss9451 5 ай бұрын

"Let me live in my bliss." A kid in a candy store for grownups ... So very cool.

@maniestrijdom7271 5 ай бұрын

That smile says alot! HE IS A HAPPY MAN

@chrisrussell9991 5 ай бұрын

How much fun would it be to get one of these moss monsters moving without removing the vegetation? Take it to an air cooled show and drop some jaws....

@culturedredneckgarage3784 5 ай бұрын

I'm amazed at how preserved these cars are despite the forest growth that consumes most of it. Back home around KY/IL they would be eaten by rust from salted roads and humidity. Great vid!

@Rottingboards 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us on the journey. It would be hard to film when you are so excited.

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

It was very difficult 😂 I kept seeing things and getting more excited. Sean had to take the camera away from me several times. Thanks for watching!

@Rottingboards 5 ай бұрын

A lot of great original parts to keep others on the road.

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 5 ай бұрын

Taylor knows his vintage vw's. 👏

@VWJawbreaker 5 ай бұрын

The growth on the cars is mind blowing.

@Sbill. 5 ай бұрын

There's something very melancholy about places like this. All of those vehicles were, at one time or another, somebody's pride and joy. And now they sit abandoned and forgotten. The stories those VWs could tell if they could talk. Yes, I watched 'The Brave Little Toaster' a lot as a kid.

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

As did we as well 😂 it was heartbreaking. We’re trying to figure out if anything can be saved.

@OttoVonTraktor-ub9rm 4 ай бұрын

Definitely a Honda Civic wagon. Tercel rear window is longer than the door window, plus the height of the greenhouse is definitely Civic. Love this whole expedition, want to watch one of these cars get resurrected!

@Oldbugssy 4 ай бұрын

Oh man what fun! I see so many parts I want and need. I didn't hoard enough I guess. I wish I would have started collecting German cooling tin sooner when it was easier to obtain.

@jeffreydrumm9134 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us along.

@riverbluevert7814 5 ай бұрын

Great video. How to to spot the guy from New England in the North West: "This thing got HAM-ID!!!" 😄

@TrixedOut 5 ай бұрын

Wow that was so awesome! Your excitement made it even more fun!

@Rottingboards 5 ай бұрын

You need to make a VW book. Guess what year it is by photos.. 🙂

@xavierbabin4451 4 ай бұрын

Adventure wagon, bay windows westfalia, super Beetle, old Beetle, spilt , many parts Super finds , and good video. Hello from France 🇫🇷 I'm Volkswagen enthuast

@MrTrundleon 5 ай бұрын

Totally outrageous, the amount of vegetables out there in Warshington! Btw, the Valiant with the unopened hood - a ‘66.

@darolfitch8917 5 ай бұрын

What a gold mine in parts.

@rustybucket9165 5 ай бұрын

This was awesome! All these cars I remember seeing when growing up. My favourite is the squareback, love all of those cars (including the American ones), saw a nice couple of T3s as well, they are becoming quite popular and sought after in Europe. We are never going all electric if I can help it 🙂

@gerolds.1551 5 ай бұрын

Taylor in a candy store 😂 all those spare parts....

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 5 ай бұрын

I know how Taylor felt in this video. I have been in his shoes a long time ago in a town near by. Short on funds and space.☹️

@vwcoco 5 ай бұрын

Wow what a place 👍 thanks for sharing

@bugnamedVelma 5 ай бұрын

I couldn't remember exactly when the trip was planned and now I know. Happy Motors, indeed. Yikes. At night, I imagine them coming back to life and reeking havoc. I'm interested in a 'Gia with the toaster oven option for breakfasts on the run! The place is beyond amazing. Good for you guys!! 😎

@FrankJCarver 4 ай бұрын

Looks prehistoric. I'm almost waiting for a Tyrannosaurus rex to appear at any moment.

@mastermoi 5 ай бұрын

You look soooooo exited 😂 id be too

@kevinhamling1963 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome. I see so many bus louvered windows, you need to beam me over. 🤪

@xavierbabin4451 4 ай бұрын

I hope many cars will be saved!!!

@user-po7tw7yl9h 5 ай бұрын

I've been there! I bought my beetle in Port Angelas (found it on Samba, good good deal sortof) and drove it to this bone yard, and another one nearby, and half way up Mt Angelas on the 24 hr skakedown run before signing the papers and arranging to ship it home to MA. It looks like a bunch of the old splits and barn doors are gone from there now. Enjoy!

@APeale 5 ай бұрын

Exciting! What a jungle! It is fascinating to see how nature took over those forlorn cars. I loved that you got excited by seeing a Tercel! Was it really a 4wd one? it looked more like a Honda, but with all that overgrowth... its like converted into forest creatures.(Japanese cars from before 1990 seem to be soooo rare now that its exciting to see any). Wanted more of Rachel's description of the Human activity and fauna! I cannot imagine how bad some of those things smelled. Be careful with mold it can do nasty things to your lungs. Good luck with your journey back, looking forward to see how this trip goes.

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

It was a 4WD Tercel! They’re all over the place out there, we saw several on the road. Such cute little cars. Rach is a big time nature nerd. Worked at a bird sanctuary for over a decade and is at a tree conservancy now. I wanted to get more of her losing her mind over all the growth but I was too busy losing my mind over all the cars 😂

@APeale 5 ай бұрын

Lost woods, lost minds. Could be an X-files episode, dating myself there. Enjoyed seeing the genuine excitement, made it very relatable and real! @@wickedwerks

@jonobaywindow 5 ай бұрын

Great bit of Karcheology Wicked Werks.

@gerolds.1551 5 ай бұрын

@Taylor: I contacted the Volkswagen Museum and asked about the 34 PS/36 HP mismatch. They wrote back to me and these a the engine figures: 1131 cm³ - 25 PS - 1945-1953 1192 cm³ - 30 PS - 1953-1960 1192 cm³ - 34 PS - 1960-1965 The US-exported 1192 cm³ engine as of 1960 is identical to the German one, except that it was rated 36 HP in the US instead of 34 PS (DIN), which is the German unit for engine power.

@user-po7tw7yl9h 5 ай бұрын

I love type fours!

@riverbluevert7814 5 ай бұрын

Just finished watching the second half: Reminds me of a scary movie, if you stand still for a minute the plants will grow over you and trap you in place. And I enjoyed very much the newest edition of your anti fuel injection rant. I'd like to request the ROLLING CHAIR and the ANTI FUEL INJECTION RANT for every video from now on!! 😀😃😆

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

I’ll have you know the old timer that owned the property agreed with me that the fuel injection in USDA Approved Grade A dogshit 😂

@riverbluevert7814 5 ай бұрын

@@wickedwerks Great stuff. Keep it coming. I still owe you a Caserta pizza, delivered by my dogshit FI Beetle. 😁

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 5 ай бұрын

The bay window bus with a type 4 engine, could to converted to a type 1 engine. If the cooing tin conversion kit was available.

@Demop_VW_garage 5 ай бұрын

That bloody moss is everywhere 😂 bus looks like a 62 dam sad state😢

@yvrpsp 5 ай бұрын

Welcome to the rainforest! Great video!! Love you guys!! But seriously, why don’t you just buy the latch on JBugs…?

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

Because they are not reproduced and no one was selling one used. I have the handle but there’s a secondary piece that goes inside the door that I didn’t have. Also, Jbugs sucks 😂

@JeffBridges-xp5wh 3 ай бұрын

Dude, great van , have you seen my rug ?

@michaeljeffra9529 3 ай бұрын

Ok, great yard, but where is this yard so other people can there and enjoy the yard too.

@losebjughashvili8465 5 ай бұрын

Nice…thank you

@jacquelinechellis4036 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if the moss is helpful or harmful to like the window pinch weld areas. Amyway they are resting in peace . I want a 67, 68 factory manual sun roof. They look cool keeping roof line and the crank cable mechanism. I gotta 63.beetle custom. Nice adventure

@jacquelinechellis4036 5 ай бұрын

My 63 has the button door handles. I know 62 was last year of the bonnet wolfsburg crest

@joergcrux 5 ай бұрын

cool 👍👍👍👍👍

@user-po7tw7yl9h 5 ай бұрын

The car at @14:05 was a 1955 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer

@corbynova 5 ай бұрын

I did something similar at Tom Toms in Moab a bunch of years ago.

@user-po7tw7yl9h 5 ай бұрын

I used to hang out with him and all his cats all the time in that place when I lived in Moab. He called is a museum to get the town off his back, cars were exploding out of the fences and lined along the road all around that property.

@kristianstrong3683 5 ай бұрын

Omg. That’s crazy.

@ob1vw 5 ай бұрын

Fun Fun on the west coast. Can you bring me a split panel van? lol

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

$120hr starting when I leave the shop, sure 😂

@jasonburton487 5 ай бұрын

the round button door handle is 67 , 66 had square button like the 64 did

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

I knew something wasn’t right, thank you!

@jasonburton487 5 ай бұрын

@@wickedwerks welcome !

@Priest1883 5 ай бұрын

The late 66 (mai-july) had round button to.

@danielspano3406 5 ай бұрын

Sorry I couldn’t watch it all, I got sea sick. Lol

@mikehammer4546 5 ай бұрын

I think that Gia is toast 🤪

@666tokarev 5 ай бұрын

I am stupidly jealous of this!!!

@danawick9817 2 ай бұрын

hmm i need a right fender for a ghia

@richardbooth4573 4 ай бұрын

So where is this ? I need parts.

@dutchvonhenry 5 ай бұрын

Yo where is it in Washington?

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

Port Angeles! It’s called Happy Motors

@tjsean0308 5 ай бұрын

It’s an actual “Toast R Oven” too totally missed that.

@Rottingboards 5 ай бұрын

LOL, that lot had you spinning in circles. You didn't know what to film. Great day looking for treasures.

@user-po7tw7yl9h 5 ай бұрын

drive the white rabbit in front of the garage back!

@esmearman3734 5 ай бұрын

It’s a VW hospice. Sadly most are too far gone

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

A lot of them were, yes. Most of them were so wildly inaccessible that it wouldn’t matter if they were saveable it would take weeks to get them out. Some of the stuff on top of the hill by the shop may still have some time left, a couple of years tops.

@ronmac9066 5 ай бұрын

You can buy parts from here? Where can you contact them?

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

You can buy parts. Difficult to contact him as he’s shut his landline off and doesn’t have a cell phone. You physically have to go to the shop.

@ummstuff123 5 ай бұрын

I am very disappoint...cuss words are beeped out now 😂

@russriley3005 4 ай бұрын

I know where there's a place like this. I'm not telling were though,

@user-ht1xu4gv2u 5 ай бұрын

Need a drone for. Recon

@TomosRadionica 5 ай бұрын

Where is Ben?

@Rick11231948 5 ай бұрын

Where in Washington, does it have a name

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

Happy Motors in Port Angeles

@OwhyeeVdub 5 ай бұрын

North of Olympia?

@wickedwerks 5 ай бұрын

In Port Angeles!

@OwhyeeVdub 5 ай бұрын

@wickedwerks wow, farther north than I was thinking.

@kevinblake8447 5 ай бұрын

Hahaha. It's so hard to comment about something when every couple seconds I'm laughing about something else. How about 90% of everything there seems to be savable