1950 Oldsmobile 88 Came In For Scrap, Plus Some CAR CRUSHING Action!

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@dentonthomas5622 3 года назад

We have a scrap yard where I live. Anything that comes in pre 1980 goes to another lot. Parts are sold on the internet and to special customers. We've had people buy entire roofs and quarter panels. Those old cars can bring you 5 times more money then just scrap metal if you save them.

@cruisinginmy94 3 года назад

Exactly! Your way is the right way and smarter way. Thanks!

@classiccarszone3769 Год назад

Exactly. But if someone is on RU-vid, it doesn't mean they are good in all aspects of their business. Crushing the Olds will finally make him lose money compared to proper handling this car. The Olds dash board instrument is possibly worth more than a complete car from the 1990's...

@zvotaisvfi8678 Год назад

this dude who made the video is a complete dunce

@Torsee 3 года назад

8:27 Thanks for the insight into the economics of crushing vs repairing! Very cool!

@barryphillips7327 3 года назад

I would be No good at a scrapyard, i would try to save too many, the old tractor i would save, there are a lot of people who do them up, the Oldsmobile somebody probably will want to do up, and the 50,s Chevy it,s condition did not look too bad, and i think they are still fairly popular and have been for a long time!!

@noduh736 3 года назад

I'm the same I'd barely be able to scrap the real pieces of crap everything else would be saved I think one day someone else will need it and the day gas power cars are gone it will be so sad

@carlcampbell6827 3 года назад

barry phillips - There are yards that specialize in selling parts that are scarce or in demand.

@SBSC-GARAGE 2 года назад

@@carlcampbell6827 Hawks motorpsports collects and sells camaro and firebird parts

@doublebfarms2313 2 года назад

Yeah I could never scrap a tractor, I have a very soft spot for them since they are kinda the machines that built America.

@barryphillips7327 2 года назад

@@carlcampbell6827 yes there is an old guy here, with many old parts, IF he sold All in a short space of time he would worth a FORTUNE!!!!

@williamdeegan7840 3 года назад

That Olds is definitely worth saving. Sadly only for parts. The engine alone is worth a couple of hundred bucks. Guys building period street rods would love to have a Rocket 88 under the hood. Bumpers look good, hood , dash even some of the Chrome trim. Hope it gets a stay of execution so it can be stripped..

@harryreeves5973 3 года назад

I agree, that Rocket 88 engine is worth saving even if it is stuck !

@richardcline1337 3 года назад

It is amazing what people can do today to restore these old classics. Would hope a restorer buys that car and does it right.

@atlantamjw 3 года назад

I hope the Olds can be utilized as an parts car also, but it’s doing difficult to post it on the web and manage the front door business as well. I see a lot of art and can vision some cool Frankenstein‘s ! Keep cool and enjoy the Adventure life brings while you can.

@Torsee 3 года назад

Sorry you have to explain your job.. You are very right! Food on the table, roof overhead! I can’t imagine unsubing for a brand loyalty.. that loyalty is very much misplaced!

@Torsee 3 года назад

GM, Ford, RAM are laughing all the way to the bank! All they produce is junk.

@justinsedekum6578 2 года назад

My dad has always talked about finding another 50 Olds like he used to have when he was younger. Those cars are hard to find. Don't know if he scrapped it but looked like a ton of good parts left on it. I would've loved to have the front end on that and made it into some cool wall art. That stuck engine can be unstuck...

@artgorecki2146 2 года назад

Being an old car guy I agree with you. You can’t save them all. A lot are just too far gone to be worth saving. Like that Olds in this video. There are some good parts to save, but as a whole it’s too far gone. Great videos!

@river4837 3 года назад

Everything about this man just makes sense. Great channel brother. Lot's of fun.

@alanlepard6207 2 года назад

Don't worry about those folks who don't understand your business. Keep on doing what is required to care for your family. Great content -- keep it up!

@travismclemore8968 3 года назад

Your videos are great. I owned a farm equipment repair and salvage business for almost 20 years. I definitely see the value in what you do for a living. Been there done that. Keep up the good work. Really enjoyed the farm/car yard clean out video. Was well worth watching the entire series

@warrendragon74 3 года назад

Some old American iron is always worth saving no matter the condition , condition determines the skill level of repairing / restoring , just takes the right person to see it .... if i still had my shop , id be using your videos to scout out some of that iron ...... im just as real and old school as the old iron lol

@hyundia1 3 года назад

save what you can sell and crush the rest love watching you crush any car or truck keep up the good work

@357bullfrog9 3 года назад

I agree. If you can't sell it whole crush it and let someone make something use full out if the steel. And besides there's just something satisfying about watching that big crusher squash a car lol

@KK-zq3dm 2 года назад

You're a good man! Thanks for the info on people trying to run your business . God bless your gentleness with the spider. It said a lot about your character.

@rickypasketofficial 3 года назад

The oldsmobile can be saved just some oil in cylinders.... I saved 4 ford model t and saved 62 dodge and 87 s10 and 41 chevy and 83 crown ..... building is addicting 😂 I did it all in 6 yrs by myself .... do what you got to do

@alfadoofus 3 года назад

I like the fact that you would save everything but are grounded in reality . it takes time , room and money . You know your priorates , I like the way you present your vids and I like seeing the cool stuff you find .

@davidmaggard2796 3 года назад

That Olds was a good looking old car must have came our of a barn or a garage

@jamesarnold2851 3 года назад

I truly enjoy your videos! You have a calmness about you and know loud music! Keep it up, I wish I could come help, I like that sort of stuff…

@robroaring7175 3 года назад

Love your honest, straight up talk regarding crushing cars. For years, I’ve collected and restored cars. And during that time, I’ve had some many “Experts” tell me what I should have done, why I shouldn’t do this or that... and probably the most grating, is when I posted photos of cars that were abandoned and rotting, the hate that some would level at me and the owners of said cars, always surprised me. “They should sell them to be restored”....yet none would ever front up with the cash and time to do so. Rob, Tasmania, Australia. Love your channel, mate. Keep it up.

@ThatOneChannelinAZ Год назад

Seeing all them Taurus, Sables, HHR & PT-Cruiser crushed makes my day.

@darrylbirt6049 4 месяца назад

Now I'm stuck. Good job! 🤣 Well done Silas, well done 🤣

@garymccord4277 3 года назад

That old Olds need to avoid the crusher. Great parts car or even restore if someone else had a parts car and two to make one. Love your videos Silas, keep em coming. Always interesting.

@robertweber1543 3 года назад

Really enjoy watching what you do. Looks like so much fun! Thanks for making the video’s

@stephendall2329 3 года назад

In high school auto shop class, I rebuilt an Oldsmobile 303 that a guy from NAS Lemoore took out of his car and gave to me. Of all the engines I have rebuilt over the years, I think that was the easiest to work on. I would love to have it in a Rat Rod….the carburetor fed from the side instead of the top….just thinking what kind of cool air intake I could build for it.

@FenzoMac 11 месяцев назад

I definitely see the value in what you do for a living. Keep on crushing!

@amped5234 3 года назад

An 88 Olds with a 303 Rocket, stuck or not that's a keeper.

@futureliner 3 года назад

With a 4speed hydromatic..the body parts will also sell well.

@danieljonhson6367 3 года назад

It probably sat for 20 years before he got to it so crushing it would be the best way to get money out of it

@nonelost1 3 года назад

@@danieljonhson6367 The guy said it was "last tagged in 1967", so that would be 54 years of sitting outside rusting away, being nothing more than a murine hotel.

@1949coupe 3 года назад

Yes and no. It has too many doors. You can buy an older restoration for 1/2 of what it would cost you to restore it. Not many people out there itching to own an early 50s Olds sedan. Oldsmobile restoration parts are also more expensive than Ford or Chev, which makes the restoration uneconomical. I terms of the 303 Olds engine, no one wants them. Again, you can buy a running one that needs a rebuild cheap because buys are pulling them, running a 350 Chev. with aftermarket Olds rocket valve covers. Cheap, reliable and easy to find parts for versus finding parts for a 70 year old engine. Take that Hydromatic transmission to a reputable shop and ask for a quote on a rebuild. I own a full kustom 1949 Ford coupe with a Buick nailhead engine. I built the car for me and love it, but very few guys under 50 are getting into the hobby.

@chrislessig5277 3 года назад

Love watching u haul stuff to the scrap yard need more of those kind of vidoes

@johnm.5848 3 года назад

With the 303 Rocket V8, the 50 Olds was a fast car for it's day.

@jesterr7133 3 года назад

I love working in a salvage yard. It was the best job I have ever had. I miss it.

@farmhandluke5182 3 года назад

Nice old 88 rocket!👍 keep up the great videos , stay safe out in that heat ☀️ 👍👋

@tommymann69 2 года назад

I love working at a scrap yard we work til 12am when the prices are high. My bossman feeds us and looks out for us when we are working so late. Everybody goes home . I go to the back room take a shower . Catch a couple hours of sleep and get back to work. I have work seven days a week when I was a young man.

@lutherhitt7430 3 года назад

You are a smart guy. I wouldn't mind investing with you and work side by side for 20 years !

@lambrokedrc5998 3 года назад

That looks like a gold mine in chrome trim on the Olds😎👍🦅 Thnx!

@dukelikins 3 года назад

I own Dukes Professional Towing Inc. I understand what u r up with please make more videos and God Bless You And Your Family

@sallydickinson1408 3 года назад

Great video I enjoyed watching you crush cars it was great keep them coming you always put out a great video thank you.

@oldenslo4141 3 года назад

I would love to find an Olds like that. Remove the useable pieces, let you have the remains and cash. Sell the items on the net.

@wadehendryx7378 3 года назад

You do what you got to do. People that unsubscribe because you've got to make a living well that's on them. I'm glad you don't let it bother you. You've crushed the couple that I would have loved to have but you know what are you going to do? Hope you're doing well. Take care.

@augustharlacher5660 3 года назад

Just came across your you tube channel! I can watch these all day long!! Me being in a junk yard is like a kid in a candy store!!! I am a former old school auto mechanic! Don't know if you read your comments, but I have a 63 impala s/s conv. with the 409 set up. I am trying to find an old 409 or 348 block so i can put my car back together. Even a old 409 truck motor would be great. I am retired and don't have much money but am still hoping to find something that I can rebuild. There are plenty of small blocks available but I wanted to put back what was original! I used to race it back in the late 70's but motors used to blow up! I have plenty of parts but no block!

@jeffreyvasby3230 3 года назад

The tractor and the Oldsmobile are definitely worth saving.

@johnb7469 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing, Appreciate the honesty. 🇨🇦

@Marz-px6vx 3 года назад

Olds definitely needs to be saved it's not in that bad of shape. Chop the top and have a nice hot rod

@brucemoose9587 3 года назад

another great vid,,, lots of crushed vehicles,,, love seeing that machine work-- wow-- and thanks for explaining the "business" aspect of your work/life ... lots and lots of "vintage" and older-model cars have been crushed over the yrs,,, this is not a new phenomenon,,, i know it is kinda sad to see some of those older vehicles scrapped for the metal content,, esp since ya can't go down to the local dealership and purchase a new one anymore, since they don't make them anymore; but Business is Business as they say,,, so you just keep on doing what ya do, and thanks for posting them here so others can view

@partsdepartment4564 3 года назад

Vice Grip Garage would have the Olds running and heading out on a cross country drive in a couple of hours!

@kyle0390 2 года назад

And also I enjoy the farm clean up videos I actually watched one of your farm cleanups yesterday on my Roku

@ronniewestcott6697 3 года назад

I was told there is a lot of Ford rangers in losinanna very cheap and running from nova Scotia ,Canada you are doing a good job amen brother

@harryreeves5973 3 года назад

I love watching you're car crushing videos. To all the critics out there, one man's treasure is another man's junk ! Vise versa ! Now , I would have been upset if you had crushed the antiques but you did the right thing. Love you're show

@jeffryblackmon4846 3 года назад

Don't crush the Olds! It should sell for a parts vehicle to a collector. Same for the M/M tractor, IMHO.

@rickreeve1246 3 года назад

are the street rodders looking at that olds ir is totally restoreable as is the tractor

@joshrieuf6527 3 года назад

Really like the simplicity of your videos, the content. Yes it is sad to crush so many cool cars, but it's a business so I get it. Yards around here let you come in and look for parts on cars before they crush them. They make a little money that way before they scrap them out.

@lochnessfox3441 3 года назад

Thanks Silas and see you soon

@PRR5406 2 года назад

You must have so much fun choosing the cool stuff and cleaning up the junk.

@boblamb8421 3 года назад

Got my crushing fix for the day. That 50 Old's here in Arizona is a rat rodder's dream for parts. Everyone wants the old Rocket engines and those grills. Don't see tri fives anywhere scrapped out nowadays even a 4 door. I have a 4 door 55 Chevy i made in to a rat rod. I am looking for a set of 2 door doors for 55 to 57 Chevy. Heard Pontiac doors will work as well. Great as always Silas. Until the next one.

@lochnessfox3441 3 года назад

Dude you’re stuff is so cool

@punkinsgarageandpaint8299 3 года назад

I love the Olds

@claytonbarbour2600 3 года назад

Love the crushing videos! The old Oldsmobile was cool. That was a time when car's had character and style.

@harryreeves5973 3 года назад

I remember the first one i ever saw in 1950 . My uncle bought it brand new and took me for a ride. I was 7 years old . They bragged about how fast it was . Rocket 88 !

@russelljohnson1303 3 года назад

Oh God no don't crush that beautiful car.

@bethgregory9388 3 года назад

Great informative video, Another winner!

@edwardsullivan6149 3 года назад

Just recently found your channel, love it!! Don’t listen to the haters they’re just jealous of what you have!! Keep up the great content!!

@warrenhardy4293 3 года назад

Thanks for another cool video🤙👍

@harryreeves5973 3 года назад

Some really cool stuff . Save all the hood emblems even if you crush the car . You know the drill !

@jonathangodbout6645 3 года назад

0:38 Its funny I did the exact same thing to a Ford van exactly like that when he backed out behind me as I was backing into a loading dock with my 53-foot semi truck. I completely caved in the whole driver's side and the guy who was unhurt was still on the phone and he said he never saw me...WTF?

@dlivengood59 3 года назад

Just found your channel, love it and fully understand you can't save everything, only the things are worth more to someone who is willing to pay for it and puts their money where their mouth is.

@thomashenniger2070 3 года назад

Tell them when they start paying your bills, they can tell you what to crush! Tom

@rogerengley4357 2 года назад

Great video. Keep up the good work.

@heru-deshet359 3 года назад

There's a scrap collection/crushing center in the next county from where I live. The owner would take any vintage vehicle as scrap, store it in a warehouse for complete restoration or sell to restorer/collectors. He makes a mint doing that alone.

@Mr_Everyman 3 года назад

If you saved a semi truck load of running and driving mid 90's trucks that were in repairable condition they have a huge value closer to the east coast. They are bringing a premium in East TN

@pappy451 3 года назад

i knew an old man who crushed cars with a big steel plate . it was 4' wide , 8' long and 6 inches thick . he used an old old crane to lift then drop it on the cars . . . slow but effective .

@rustychrome 3 года назад

Its interesting how the rust appears when the body starts crushing like that white van.

@MrMattDat 3 года назад

Yeah, it is tough to look at many of the cars you crush (I could've used that taillight on my old car!). You gotta do what you've got to do. Hopefully, you'll find a few body shop partners that will be interested in stuff like that Olds 88 and the tractor!

@johncook3817 2 года назад

Great video!!! I can think of a few politicians I would like to see sitting in one of those cars! The end result might be a bit messy!

@williamstansbeary8653 4 месяца назад

Fact is if every vehicle was saved then they would never become rare thus valuable. I cut up an 86 SS t-top Monte a few years ago for a race car body. I posted a photo on a g body page congratulating other triple g owners on theyer car now being one car more rare!! Lol

@jab6723 3 года назад

keep up the good videos love it

@misterp158 3 года назад

good stuff. Thanks

@pinkysgarage4517 3 года назад

Just found this channel. Love this stuff!!

@joesepspindel3335 3 года назад

I live up north and older vehicles are few and far between. An older vehicle around here in good shape is from somewhere else. You can get big money for older vehicles up here even if they don't run.

@jesterr7133 3 года назад

You got guts leaving those converters out. When I worked at a salvage yard, we accounted for every single converter that came in and went out. We actually brought them inside the main building at night and locked them up to prevent theft.

@AdventuresMadeFromScratch 3 года назад

Those are just the ones I pulled or bought that day. I take them away every night

@h3llrazormuggz134 2 года назад

Hi fellow junkyard dog 🐕 , I worked for a Jewish scrapyard man , he was wired but taught me the trade Yard foreman the 235 cat excavator with 2,000 pds magnet was fun crushing stuff , ever think it was someone ya hated and crush sorta helped not to hurt them relief from wanting to get them , how much u bring home the think 🤔 why I save that lol .great vids keep scrapping and enjoy the fun .

@DarkFlamage 3 года назад

Olds is cool, but that one is just a parts rig. My brother-in-law had a Farmall H with a '60 Olds Rocket 88 motor in it. I drove a '52 Super 88 that my friend got from his Grandmother. My dad had a '53 Super 88 when I was a kid, traded that for a '61 Dynamic 88 Olds then he went to Chevys after that.

@nickcormier3307 2 года назад

The olds is absolutely beautiful

@billybowman8146 3 года назад

Love watching your video

@stevenwithanS 3 года назад

Holy cow, I have a Chevy Van exactly like that, only in way better shape. Same seats and everything.

@jerseymuddin 3 года назад

Olds and tractor put aside both sellable

@shumakerguitarworkssgw9505 3 года назад

The 1950 olds 88 is considered to be the 1st muscle car. There’s plenty of guys who will build that as a rat rod or family cruiser hot rod.. you need to sell that one to someone who’s gonna do something with it. I know if I were close I’d be all over it

@hemiwarrior6226 2 года назад

My grandfather had the fastest car in the entire southeast, and it looked just like this. It was a 50 Olds Rocket 88 notchback that was green. Only difference was it was a 2 door. It was so fast that he'd slow down when police were chasing him, let them get right on him, then floor it and be gone. He actually hit #1 on his county's most wanted list in the early 50s. Car ended up getting sideswiped by a transfer truck which destroyed it, he then became a drill sergeant.

@georgeweisbrod1876 9 месяцев назад

Will let you know when I get my list of appts so not your place way early or way late and drop off at garage door in boxes

@williamalderson3396 3 года назад

Admire the honesty! mate

@fredmclaughlin8234 3 года назад

This show would be beyond awesome on a wide screen theater with a quadraphonic heavy metal soundtrack

@gpowerdragon9852 3 года назад

what's most people also don't realize is selling the engine computer separate contains a lot of value to get new can sometimes be $600

@michaelbonds5501 3 года назад

Ese oldsmobile esta perfecto para restaurar y mantener esa patina original de su pintura exterior y dejarlo perfecto de mecánica y tapicería. ....no deberías de prensarlo. ... Seguro que hay un interesado ... Saludos

@Aprilseahorse 3 года назад

Yes, I love old cars. I would save them all if I could, but at the same time, even one in good complete condition will cost more to restore then it will be valued at. And that is even if you do the work yourself. Some cars will never be anything if not picked up by a street rodder. Kind of the same thing there too, but dune right it is like art. It is worth what someone is willing to pay. As far as scrappers go, it is a way to make money, and this is still America and you are free to do it and I can not fault anyone for that. Thanks for sharing you experience with us all.

@AdventuresMadeFromScratch 3 года назад

Exactly how I feel

@jamesjames3525 3 года назад

Scraping is a tough business. However it requires fit people, and it can also interesting simply because of the variety of stock rolling thru the gate.🤑🤑🤑👍

@jesterr7133 3 года назад

I don't know what year that Pontiac was, but it looked like somewhere between an 03 and 05. A good set of tail lights on those cars is nearly impossible to find. If you manage to get one with good tail lights, put them on Ebay and sell them. They will bring good money. Those cars are super common, but the tail lights always fall apart, and people that own those cars will practically kill for them.

@mindyspencer412 3 года назад

Let the negative comments roll off your back. Everyone has an opinion especially when they don't know what they are talking about. How many crushed cars do you send out at a time? Like your show!

@dougackerman4182 3 года назад

Great content

@tomgarrett687 3 года назад

Like ya said " your running outta room", I hear ya. Here's another story to add to the other million below., I just scraped a 57 chevy hardtop because the body was total rot. BUT, I kept the chassis, the 283, 3 on the tree,, everything but the body. 1957, first year for the 283.....I imagine if you posted your name and number you would be on the phone all day...Wrecking yards were my playground when I was a kid... p.s. it was a 4 door hardtop...

@redranger78web21 3 года назад

Save it, save it for a collector who might be able to restore it. Why not?? I seen or heard, about a vehicle, back in the late 1980' , a truck, found in a dried up river bed, this vehicle was in bad shape, a lost cause,. It needed everything,. Or what you saw. I seen the , after, and it was finished and featured in Rodder magazine ,. It looked like a million bucks when it was finished. , So , this Delta 88 , is in better shape than the pick-up, so, this could be saved 👍👍

@LarryDeSilva64 3 года назад

Yeah some vehicles can get crushed if they are a dime a dozen but the more rare ones that are complete could be sold for a lot more than scrap value. That 1950 Olds is the same one my Dad had that was our family car it was the first one I helped him rebuild the top end on. But as you said its a job and it keeps you in business so I can't say anything against that.

@gregory1953able 3 года назад

The 57 Chrolet with no doghouse is justlike hte ln my uncle had in that copper color except he had as sedan with the pillar and not a hardtop as yours is.

@davidjenkins1958 3 года назад

I was once in Hutchinson on a Bus trip, this was about 10 years ago. What struck me was that no one was driving anything above 2000. All 80’s and 90’s.

@AdventuresMadeFromScratch 3 года назад

It’s not a super wealthy town. A lot of people drive older stuff. Which is great for a junkyard. Never ending supply of clunkers coming in.

@vwecco1 3 года назад

Wow, seeing some 99s and up Toyota Camry’s there… Shame, these would go another 20 years easily. Most reliable and so easy, cheap to maintain, operate vintage of all the Camry.

@eladlutz 3 года назад

If people are so put-off about crushing vehicles they can buy them and put the sweat equity into fixing them. Now days if there is work involved they don't want to do it. I enjoy watching your videos...work is the greatest spectator sport in the world!

@josephgillespie4654 3 года назад

Dang look at all them good parts that could be sold. I’ve worked in salvage yards in the past. We only crush what was left afterwards. But you run things your way

@1575murray 3 года назад

The body was very clean on that Ford van it had plenty of good parts that could have been sold for a good profit. In NY they don't stay that way very long they get beat up or rust out or both.

@87mini 3 года назад

@@1575murray I saw a lot of rust spit out that rocker panel. You should see what we crush in CA - It breaks my heart, but there just aren't that many hot rodders anymore - all the kids went into computers instead of auto shop...