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Massive Mustang Junkyard Found in Rhode Island

Massive Mustang Junkyard Found in Rhode Island

Matt Rigney December 9th, 2008 Matt Rigney By Matt Rigney Author December 9th, 2008
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December 31st, 1969 Over on MustangForums.com a member somehow stumbled upon a 200 plus acre Mustang Junkyard in the middle of nowhere in Rhode Island.  The junkyard which was started in the 60's is populated with heavy tree cover and brush and is said to house some 20,000 antique and classic cars all throughout the woods.  According to the forum member the cars were driven into the field and left to rust by the owner of the junkyard who is now in his 70's, going blind and has a drinking problem.  Recently the state was made aware of this junkyard and ordered the owner to clean it up or all the cars will be crushed.  There are said to be hundreds of 64-71 Mustangs including convertibles, Mach 1's, Boss', K-codes, fastbacks and maybe even Shelby's.  From the photos you can clearly see most of the Mustangs have heavy rust and body damage so restoring these will definately be challenging.  If you have time I would look through a few of the junkyard photos below and after jump along with the arial satellite views showing all the cars scattered throughout the 200 acre woods. All the junkyard photos can be seen here. Maps.live.com - Aerial View, click on "birds eye" for better view, go back to the south east and keep looking over the whole field until you get to a small river or stream.  Its amazing how many cars you can see in the woods. Address: 60 Weaver Hill road, West Greenwich, RI 02817
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Over on MustangForums.com a member somehow stumbled upon a 200 plus acre Mustang Junkyard in the middle of nowhere in Rhode Island.  The junkyard which was started in the 60's is populated with heavy tree cover and brush and is said to house some 20,000 antique and classic cars all throughout the woods.  According to the forum member the cars were driven into the field and left to rust by the owner of the junkyard who is now in his 70's, going blind and has a drinking problem.  Recently the state was made aware of this junkyard and ordered the owner to clean it up or all the cars will be crushed.  There are said to be hundreds of 64-71 Mustangs including convertibles, Mach 1's, Boss', K-codes, fastbacks and maybe even Shelby's. 

From the photos you can clearly see most of the Mustangs have heavy rust and body damage so restoring these will definately be challenging.  If you have time I would look through a few of the junkyard photos below and after jump along with the arial satellite views showing all the cars scattered throughout the 200 acre woods.

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Tags: Classic Mustangs (64-78)

Posted in: Ford, Mustang

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  1. By Cliff Mathewson #1, Posted: 12/9/2008

    "WOW" I do scale modeling of 1/25th scale cars in junkyard settings.I thought my junkyard dioramas were suitably cluttered with shrubbery, junk parts, and the rusting hulks of the cars.My dioramas are waaaaay toooo neat! This is great reference material for future projects,

  2. By Jeffery williams #2, Posted: 12/18/2008

    hey is all those mustangs still there???

  3. By Jeffery williams #3, Posted: 12/18/2008

    if anyone has info on this please email me at skizpcb@yahoo.com
    i am willing to drive 22 hrs to get one and restore it!!

  4. By Carlos #4, Posted: 12/21/2008

    Convertibles, Mach 1’s, Boss's, K-codes, and fastbacks yeah! I believe you, but Shelby's I really doubt it. Most of those Shelby Mustangs are gone or already restored and besides even if you do find one. The amount of money it would take to restore one would be INSANE!.
    I'll stop by and check it out just to be sure.
    Thanks for the info!

  5. By  AllStangs #5, Posted: 12/31/2008

    Wow! Great find. I don't know whether to be excited at the possibility of so many great resto projects or depressed at the fact that they've been sitting so long that many are probably rotted away.

    I agree that Shelby's are unlikely to still be there, but you do wonder how many lesser known rarities may be hiding there like California Specials, Twister Specials, Color of the Month cars, Lone Star Specials, etc.

    It would be great to get a VIN list and run it by Marti Auto to get the low down on what's there. Like panning for gold!

  6. By clay mayfield #6, Posted: 1/1/2009

    i just wondering how long does he have to clean everything out. or how i would get in touch with someone to find out more about this. like maybe a contact to get in touch with about buying stuff from him any info would be appriciated

  7. By clay mayfield #7, Posted: 1/1/2009

    could i get the email adrres of the pearson that found this or maybe a way to contact him or have him contact me? thanks for any help.

  8. By  Joe Bowen #8, Posted: 1/10/2009

    Please send me any information that you can on these cars!! Can you buy these cars? What are the stipulations on the cars? PLEASE contact me, via email address. Thanks Joe Bowen.

  9. By Falcon67 #9, Posted: 1/14/2009

    Read the comments here and learn
    http://jalopnik.com/5102534/massive-secret-mustang-junkyard-found-in-rhode-island-forest#viewcomments

  10. By  Suzanne #10, Posted: 2/28/2009

    "mrs"

    Would like to know more on this JY. When will they start taking care of this area and how will it be handled. I have a '68 2 door coupe and still need a couple of parts. Also if anyone is interested we have a few parts we found in the trunk when we bought the car and are willing to sell them.
    Suzanne

  11. By Ted #11, Posted: 4/8/2009

    "Want to drive one!"

    Does anybody know some informations about this cars? Any contacts, e-mails? It's a great oportunity to drive a classic car and have pleasure of restoring it... Please send me every info on my e-mail, ted_tihon@yahoo.com! Thanks

  12. By Ted #12, Posted: 4/8/2009

    "Want to drive one!"

    Does anybody know some informations about this cars? Any contacts, e-mails? It's a great oportunity to drive a classic car and have pleasure of restoring it... Please send me every info on my e-mail, ted_tihon@yahoo.com! Thanks

  13. By Don #13, Posted: 4/8/2009

    "retired"

    I'm retired now and have my 65 fastback 99% completed. I'm looking for another restoration...Please send any info about the location that you can, thannk you

  14. By russkin #14, Posted: 4/11/2009

    "price"

    How much cost this mustangs

  15. By Deb #15, Posted: 5/18/2009

    thats Greasy Joes he got rid of everything. he even had Chevelles and GTO's way up in the back of the yard

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