old cars getting crushed

Breaks my heart to see these classics meeting their final end. To think, there are restorers out there searching years for trim pieces, headlight bezels, and small parts, just to see them wasted for a few pennies in scrap.

Damn. That sucks. Those old cars are full of parts that people need. Too bad they don’t take the time to advertise them for parts and let the community rebuild their classics. So sad

A 57 Chevy Bel Aire brand new cost $2,780. The stainless steel trim on that car cost $5,000 today.

So much useful stuff still on those old cars despite their condition, once they're gone they're gone :(

Some of the chrome trim pieces can be worth far more the the rest of the car.

The trim , the glass OMG , these cars deserve a better fate . Once they are gone , that's it . This was painful to watch.

Just think at one point in time, those beautiful machines rolled off a dealership, and in the drivers seat a proud owner, cars these days don’t have the pristine craftsmanship and quality like they used to!

Absolutely disgusting

Shame to see the irreplaceable glass and chrome being destroyed 😢

Ive seen entire yards full of these old cars disappear quietly. One moment they are there, next moment gone without a trace. I remember one yard was fixing to be cleared and i was helping a friend get some parts for a 40s car he was fixing up. I pulled a couple sticks of fender stainless off a 55 chevy wagon I happened to find buried in the woods as we made our way back to the front. Didnt plan on getting anything for myself but I offered the guy what money I had on me for them..he laughed and threw the fender stainless in the back of a truck full of scrap he was hauling off.. That is what makes you disgusted..when people that run these yards take pleasure in denying you and destroy it in front of your face. These old classics shown here with good glass and trim with value still on them were crushed first out of spite while the worthless late models with nothing useable on them sat there untouched. What was once common from cars like these is now rare..try to find the regulators, release mechanisms , hinges , window tracks and other wierd brackets and specialized hardware out of the doors on those kinds of cars.

That is a real shame the Fords had to be crushed, it's too bad no one wanted them, the 57's are my favorites. Thanks for sharing.

i recently watched a video of a car disassembly factory in Britain a vehicle is completely stripped of useful parts no matter how small, and put on shelves to be held until a part is needed on another vehicle..

Never thought I'd see a 1940s car getting crushed at around 75 years old.

I know it’s your job but what the fuck man “keeping people from getting hurt on the rusty parts” Bullshit even if the car isn’t able to be saved I’m sure they all have a few parts that can be sold

Crushing that 51' hard top was foolish. Front clip looked pretty good. Doors for conversion. Roof and trunk deck $$$$$

Some of that glass, trim, body panels, etc looked good enough that I'm sure someone restoring cars would want it. There had to have been value in some of those

All that trim lost on those 56--57 FORDS, a shame.

"Getting hurt from the rusty metal" 😆 ....so many good usable EXPENSIVE parts on those junkers its like throwing money into a fireplace 😂😂😂😂

so sad seeing the old cars being crushed

My first car was a '57 500... that hurt 😪