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By comrade-paul - 15 Years Ago
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Guys. I came over from England to Maryland & Pennsylvania last week. Sadly I couldn't get over in time for Carlisle or Hershey car shows. But never the less, I came over, stopped with a friend in Baltimore & scoured the junkyards. Take a look at these. 
This Truck is up and running with a sweet 312 Y for $1500 
I know it aint got a Y Block, but I love 58 Edsels, this yard had two. This was one with me sitting on it. 
All the above plus more Fords from 1950s to 1970s. Call Dan Snyder 001 717 8770390. This guys yard was shut when I went over. My mate says the place is riddled with 50s cars. 
This picture of a 1959 Mercury 2 door hard top was taken 3 months ago. 
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By Rono - 15 Years Ago
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Paul; How were the prices at this junkyard? Did you see any 56 Ford 2 door Ranch Wagons? Ron
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By rmk57 - 15 Years Ago
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Unless it's a piece of stainless trim it doesn't look like there's anything usable from what I've seen. Too bad. And speaking of Edsels isn't there a guy in Pennsylvania who owns a couple acres of Edsels there to?
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By Oldmics - 15 Years Ago
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Paul Any more Edsels in the yard you were at? I"m in Md and need a left front fender for my Edsel Roundup wagon. The guy in Pa who had all the Edsels passed away a few years back. The place was called "The Lemon Grove". His heirs have disposed of most of the cars as I understand it. Oldmics
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By GREENBIRD56 - 15 Years Ago
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There is a guy with about forty acres of Edsels just north of Beulah, North Dakota - for the life of me I can't remember his name. But......I found him by asking about local sources of old Ford car parts at the NAPA. Ring up that store and try them out for a number at the farm. Seems like the last name started with a "w" - watson? When I drove out there to look - there was a late thirties Ford sedan (with current ND plates) parked in the driveway - and he showed me a cherry '56 Lincoln when I finally found him at one of the barns. This place has to be seen to be believed.....
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By bloodyknucklehill - 15 Years Ago
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that F-100 is pretty sweet.. was it complete?
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By PF Arcand - 15 Years Ago
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Really to bad that no one has tried to salvage what is usable there. Often the reason is that the salvage yard owners don't advertise! Then at some point someone decides that no one wants any of it and it's all scrapped. Yes, that 56 Truck looks like it could be saved & the trim off the Crown Vic is probably worth something to a collector. Really a shame, 50 year old auto history left to ruin...
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By comrade-paul - 15 Years Ago
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There were only 2 Edsels in the yard. Both in good condition with not so much as a badge removed. The 56 F100 was a runner and could be driven out with a squirt of fuel & a battery. The yard was located near Harrisburg. The guy who owned it was a nice guy. Prices were good. I bought thye air cleaner extension that goes down to the manifold for $10. It came off a 64 Ford Panel van. He has loads of Y block bits. Dan Snyder. Phone number above.
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By Unibodyguy - 15 Years Ago
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It always amazes me to see some of this stuff still in the yards these days. Even if it rusted beyond repair theres always the stainless and mechanical parts to get. Cool pics I like it.
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By Oldmics - 15 Years Ago
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Paul Attempted to call Dan Snyder at the 717-877-0390 number offered. The woman who answered the phone confirmed that the number was correct but that there was no Dan Snyder at that number. Do you have another number that you can offer for contacting Dan? Thanks,Oldmics
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By Flying Jester - 15 Years Ago
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I know people are afraid of rust, but they said my black truck (1971 S-10) was too rusted to run, but that old american thunder V8 fired right up and we drove it away--free. I know some of it is truly beyond repair, but there is a difference from unrepairable and unusable. My uncle got a 1963 thunderbird, totally rusted out, and it still ran. He drove it till fell apart (it was kind of funny when pieces would fall off in traffic, no joke, cops didn;t think it was funny, though). Total rusties can be fun, too.
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By PWH42 - 15 Years Ago
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Speaking of stainless trim,I see a 56 4 door there that still has it's side trim.In the last year I've sold 2 sets of 56 4 door side trim on Ebay.One set was complete and in good shape.It sold for $480.The other set had one fender spear damaged and was missing the little pieces that go on the headlight doors.It sold for only $240.Judging by these sales,I see a lot of dollars sitting in that junk yard.
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By Ted - 15 Years Ago
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Paul. That ’56 four door is a hardtop of which there were only ~32,111 made which makes it a relatively rare vehicle as compared to the numbers of the other models which were produced. Being a four door, the survival rate automatically goes down versus any of the two door models.
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By PWH42 - 15 Years Ago
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Ted,you're right about the rarity of the Town Victorias.I built a stock car out of one of them in1959.In hindsight pretty foolish,huh.If that side trim is unique to the Vic,it is worth gold,although I think it's the same as any of the 4 door Fairlanes. That stock car was a 312 three speed and with only a few engine mods,it won a bunch of races. Happy Turkey Day Everyone!!!
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By fairlane bob - 15 Years Ago
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Boneyards are gitting bad all over I was in a yeard here in S Jersey the other day gitting parts for my Falcon ,they have lots of 50"-60" and newer cars all makes,and it looked to me each time I go in there that more damage is being done to the cars by the people working in the yard. I saw to many cars that people removed carbs,valve covers and left engines to the weather.Saw the generater removed and tosed into the windshield, and a 58-60 squarebird that they dropped another car across the front clip,crushing it!!!
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By sofob0909 - 15 Years Ago
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i am interested in the 56. I didnt get any call back from the number given. Is it correct.
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By Mark T - 14 Years Ago
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I sent an email to comrade-paul a few days ago to see if he posted the correct telephone number for Dan Snyder, I haven't heard back from him.
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By DANIEL TINDER - 14 Years Ago
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A few years back, I discovered a remote/rural private junkyard with about a dozen similar examples (I was especially thrilled to see another Merc. Meteor just like the one I owned back in the 60s). I thought my old local mechanic might salvage some of the Y-block engine components, but he was not interested since they had been exposed to the elements too long (most of the hoods were up, and I guess he had been down that road before).
As a side note, after I spread the word and someone went to make an offer to the old lady who had inherited the property, her retarded son fired several handgun pot shots at them. I think he had an inflated concept of what the cars were worth, and was afraid his mother would squander his "fortune".
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By comrade-paul - 14 Years Ago
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Hi guys. Sorry for late reply. That number for Dan Snyder was the one he gave me. Sadly I am back in England now and have no way of contacting the yard. I can't even remember where it was.
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By Ol'ford nut - 14 Years Ago
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I did a search in the white pages on MSN. They show a bunch of Dan Snyders in Harrisburg, PA. One number to try is 717-566-7541. There is another at 2619 Derry St. with unlisted number. They "HAVE" to all be related. Call one and ask. How many can have yard full of old Fords? Don't answer that question!
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By WILD WALFORD'S56 - 14 Years Ago
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I am interested in that 56 also. Wonder if it has drivetrain in it? Bill
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