I came across a news story that led me to a real estate listing for a well-organized junkyard in Tappen, British Columbia with over 300 vintage cars and trucks crammed into 5 acres. Along with the land comes a few buildings and all of the classic junkers to boot. Asking price is almost CDN $1.5 million!
The colorful pictures taken by the selling real estate agency (Century 21 Agent Hudson Purba) are superb, several of which are posted here (more can be viewed on the listing site). This throwback reminds me of Old Car City in northwest Georgia, a salvage yard dating to the 1930s which is filled with truly old rusty vehicles that Mother Nature has slowly reclaimed. Both places are full of eye-candy for photographers and the just plain curious.
(Image credits: Century 21 Agent Hudson Purba)
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I’ve never seen such an orderly junkyard!
It’s very orderly, isn’t it!
Wow! Some of those are really old!
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“Velocity” is a U.S.cable TV channel devoted mostly to people who restore and customize old cars. I wonder if it would be worth it to the seller to advertise there. It would certainly seem like a treasure trove to the people who enjoy that.
For the rest of us, it is, as you say, a very interesting combination of color, pattern and subject.
I think the appeal to serious collectors must account for part of the price.
Really cool! I liked the old junkyard in Rockport MA when I was 16 and working at my cousin’s pharmacy on Bear Skin Neck. It had a technology barn and this was in the 70’s! 😊
That sounds like fun! Back in the day, as they say, you could wander around old car junkyards without much care. Nowadays, not so much.
They have security fences and in some places, guard dogs. Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, Brett. 😊
You too, Robin. 🙂
Wow, great pictures Brett 🙂 Thank you for sharing them 🙂
The photographer (not me) did a nice job with these. 🙂
One of those could be a shot of me and my friends at the drive-in movie. I guess we are all vintage ourselves!
Well said! 🙂
I’ve never encountered an auto junkyard in such a scenic spot, nor one so neatly organized. Would love to explore it in person. $1.5 for acres of junk? Wow!
That is a beautiful setting!
A very orderly “junkyard” indeed! I
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I have a love for classic cars (even though I’m the least mechanically-minded person I know!)
This would be a true bonanza for me – and in such a scenic setting! Too bad I can’t afford the asking price! Many thanks for posting these, Brett.
They’re fun to look at!
I wonder if the person who buys it will try to restore any of them and get them back on the road. Is that white stuff on the ground snow?
I sure would! Definitely melting snow — they got lots of that too! 🙂
It’s like an art installation… Or something that Ed Burtynsky might immortalize…
Penny, that’s a wonderful comparison!
I will not show this to my hubby. lol He loves old cars. 🙂
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Wow ! It boggles the mind what’s in there.
Definitely some old car treasures and muscle car finds.
Oh man, yeah !
This would be such fun to go to. So many cool treasures.
Definitely!
Wow, pretty neat and I can see some awesome picture ops.
Would love to spend at least a few hours there.
Oh, how I would love to go to a place like that for a photo shoot. So cool.
Me too! 🙂
How could one ever part with such a treasure trove?
Makes one wonder. Probably fits with the idea that one’s person’s junk is another’s treasure.
It’s too bad they won’t sell the cars individually, there are some people that would bring those back to life.
I’m sure that’s very true! 🙂
Junkyards are one of my favorite shooting places. This is a good one.
Would be worth seeking out if one was nearby.
My husband would love this! He has talked about opening a junkyard or buying one for years, but it obviously takes quite a big chunk of change that we just don’t have.
This one’s a bit pricey, for sure. But there’s something to be said for just buying an inexpensive piece of land somewhere and going for it. Junkers are easy to come by in many places and before you know it, there might be a huge pile of treasures to be had.
Very true! I hope he can live his dream someday soon.
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A long time ago we were visiting the in-laws for Thanksgiving and my father-in-law, noticing my crushed right front fender, suggested we go to the junkyard to find a matching fender from my old 1971 Volvo 164. We went to one just like this one and we did find one, and I spent the rest of the weekend, happy as could be, replacing the fender. “Couldn’t have done it without you,” I said to dad when I was finished. “Are you kidding?” he said. I’ve never worked on a car before. That could have been bad because neither did I.
Ha! Great story! Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
A 1971 Volvo, eh? Boy, that takes me back!
Woah this is so cool! Wish I was closer so I could visit!
I feel the same way! 🙂
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