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1950s FULL CLASSIC ONLY JUNKYARD

Silverghost · 2010-09-22T04:23:04.000Z

I am going to show my age by asking this question. Does any CCCA member remember a junk/scrapyard somewhere in NY that only catered to large full classics ?When I was very small Dad dragged me up there from Phila. The yard was full of Springfield R~R, PAs, Packards, etc. 1/3 of the cars were open…

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· Sep 22, 2010

I went to a place like that one time in Rhode Island, called "Bill's Auto Parts". I've been told it is long gone now.

· Sep 22, 2010

I went to a place like that one time in Rhode Island, called "Bill's Auto Parts". I've been told it is long gone now.

I used to go every year with my Dad to Bill's in the 70s. My dad told me that in the late 50s and early 60s there were still many complete restorable Full Classics in the yard, Packard, Cadillac, Reo Royale. Inside the warehouse there was a prewar Morgan 3 wheeler, as well as boxes and boxes of NOS parts.

· Sep 22, 2010

The name of the guy in NY I'm thinking about was Sam Adelman.

He really loved the Full Classics !

· Sep 23, 2010

Yes, perfect description for Sam Adelman's over in Westchester, just over the Tappan Zee bridge. Went there a few times in the late 50s? Every so often pictures surface of the place. Wonderul.

· Sep 25, 2010

Found this tribute to Mr. Adelman on the Web...