Indiana adventure w/pics

[gansky1]

Love the 59 Caddy!

These are great shots guys! Did you notice the Maytags were never as rusty as the rest? That all-porcelain Frigidaire refrigerator is a testament to "built-to-last" engineering.

 

[Unimatic1140]

And yet another "Farm" shows up, great pictures you guys!

 

[goatfarmer]

Rick will attest,these pictures don't do this place justice!

 

[mayken4now]

These just keep popping up all over the place. That's great.

Steve

 

[filterflo]

I agree, what a great place. As a lifelong junkyard explorer, these places are getting rarer and rarer to find. Hope you get lots of good finds out of here.

 

[rickr]

The junkyards of dreams

I think it's great that a few of these old junkyards have been uncovered this Spring.Special thanks to Kenny for finding this wonderful place,and contacting the owner!
This place is a time warp from the past century. There is so much stuff here,that it is very hard to see it all. We spent about 3 hours there yesterday,and I still feel as though I must look further.
So far I only want two of the washers that are there. They are both Norges from the 1950's. I think (hope) with two,I might be able to make one good one. If they are gone too far,they will be salvaged for spare parts for Roberts 56 Norge.
Did not see any Frigidaires from the 1950's or 1960's,other than the 1955 Filtrator dryer,and the 1966 "flowing heat" model.Kenny did find a 1970's 1-18 and matching dryer though. Still holding out hope that I just have overlooked a 1950's,or very early 1960's Frigidaire, as I REALLY just have to have one!
Hope to go back this month and get the Norges,and have another look around. There are some wonderful machines here,but mostly Maytag,Kenmore/WP,Westinghouse.

 

[goatfarmer]

Had a great time!Most of these machines are parts only,or very ambitious rebuilds.But the cars are pretty much untouched,when it comes to trim pieces,etc.
And the piles of junk and stuff are unbelievable! There's an old house on the property,with a path behind it.The stuff is piled so high,it's like walking in a tunnel.

 

[appnut]

Rick, don't knock the Maytags. With Maytag as we knew it gone, I'm starting to think of those center-dial ones in a smimilar light as Frigidaires.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Hey Goatfarmer

In P#123980 is that a Montgomery Wards badged "Windsor"
dryer? Any possibility you could check the viability of the
timer on a return mission? Oh yeah, and the heat element too!
Of course I would offer cash in exchange!!

 

[frigilux]

Wow, I'd love to have a better view of that Kenmore washer. The shape of the console would lead me to believe it's somewhere in the 1959-61 era. Was there a cycle dial? Lots of cool machines; thanks for posting the pics. That poor rusty Wards dryer was painful to look at!

 

[trainguy]

Congrats on a Great Find!

It is fun to discover and explore places like this. I'm still working on mailings to find more places like this one. They're out there - we just have to find them before it's too late.

And there have to be more places like Robert and Greg found in Oklahoma. A true Frigidaire repairman would have kept some prizes. Didn't they have an exciting time? Thanks for the great pics and memories.

 

[harvestgold]

Coppertone maytags

I would love to buy those Coppertone maytag washer/dryer if you guys get them let me know i`ll gladly buy them John

 

[goatfarmer]

I think that's the best view you're going to get of that Kenmore under the tree branches. It was difficult getting that picture.

 

[bethann]

You two boyz didn't call me for this little trip? Shame on you! What are you trying to do, save my marriage or something?

 

[goatfarmer]

Beth,you're on the short list for the next trip! Bring the other half along,there's something for everyone here...

kennyGF

 

[rickr]

I'm the other half

Kenny,
Beth Ann will be there with me on the next trip. She called me at work and read me the riot act just this morning!

 

[goatfarmer]

Rick,take her down the path behind the house!Or show her the raccoon.......

 

[rickr]

Those things would not bother her in the least Kenny. Beth Ann may look like a Diva,but she is a Tom-Boy at heart. I told her what the place is like,and she said she wanted to go into that house!

 

[bethann]

Kenny if you think for one minute I'd bring along the grouch for this trip, your crazy! I've got the truck and trailor, and steel toes ready to go hunting! Oh yeah, I'll bring the chainsaw too. Looks like we'll need one! Rick is absolutly the partner in crime on this one. Dean would just keep saying your NOT bringing that home. I need to bring the laptop too so I can send some instant pictures. You all know I'm a Frigidaire girl. A lot of other things I'm not real sharp on ,but everyone else here is. I would hate to miss something that someone really needs. Maybe we can turn it into a two day
project!
Wouldn't it be fun to camp out there?
Veg is coming in June maybe we could drag him along and see if he could hang with it!LOL

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Oh You Know

Veg could Hang. He's the hangingest!!!!