If you find yourself out roaming around anywhere near Great Falls, Montana, there’s a treasure trove of old cars, trucks, tractors, trailers, boats, toys and other assorted stuff to be found. It’s all for sale, including both restored and field finds of just about every flavor of manufacturer you can think of. Many have already been sold, but literally tons of iron are left to be discovered. Check out a sampling here on craigslist and on the seller’s web site, Montana-Solid-Iron.
There are 458 pictures of cars, trucks and other whatnot listed. I’m guessing maybe 15-20% of this stuff is already marked sold. But if you’re looking for something dating as for back as 1920 and as recently as 2010, it may very well be here. Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Jaguar, Jeep, Plymouth, Pontiac, Volkswagen and the list goes on. Some of it can be had for a few hundred dollars, whereas a couple of vintage restorations stored indoors were up to $40,000.
As best as I can tell from what’s left, the following decades are represented for the cars and trucks alone:
1920-29: 5 cars and 2 trucks
1930-39: 4 cars and 6 trucks
1940-49: 2 cars and 13 trucks
1950-59: 49 cars and 32 (the sweet spot!)
1960-69: 35 cars and 30 trucks
1970-79: 9 cars and 19 trucks
1980-89: 2 cars and 6 trucks
1990-99: 4 cars and 2 trucks
After 2000: 2 cars
That’s at least 222 cars and trucks with for sale signs still on them. Some are complete, some look restored, and some look awfully far gone!
The website even lists a bridge for sale.
Is it the Brooklyn Bridge?
The small one from Vegas. Also the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.
Yes, but it is only 104′ long. I need a 108′ one.
Take me to the bridge.
Where’s that confounded bridge?
Only looking at the Craigslist ad, the cars that interest me are the 63 Fairlane wagon and the 66 Fairlane sedan.
Nice that the seller offers to hold any purchases until buyers are able to pick up.
Check out every page.. The website even lists a bridge for sale.
Lots of Low Rider material here
Loveless, I knew some Loveless’ one time…they were from Michoacán.
Mr. West and Mr Gordon will see you now.
What a shame that most of these cars have been left out in the elements to slowly rot.
Check this out. I can’t comment on the authenticity because I’m in Covid-free Australia, but it looks interesting!
http://www.msn.com/en-au/motoring/other/former-airstrip-now-hides-huge-classic-car-collection/ar-BB1fEDPd?ocid=msedgdhp
Where is this collection?
There are literally thousands and thousands of cars silently rusting away in a peaceful pasture or field of broken dreams.
Rust taking to time to sleep, neither the tim worm his meal to keep. 🐛
Guessing you have indoor storage for hundreds of vehicles? Most don’t.
Typical dealer, everything is overpriced. Anyone with initiative will find better cars at lower prices.
Steve R
Someone had an illness.
At the minimum.
Many of the yard vehicles aren’t priced to badly but it seems obvious to me that the owner doesn’t really want to sell the restored cars. Prices for those cars are way out of line
Has anyone seen the bridge?
Wheres the confounded brìdge?
Towards the end if you sort, as big $$ last. ($11000).
Checked a couple. One ad says 48 Chevy but, sure does look like a 49 to me.
There are a lot of cars and trucks miss IDed by year, and a few GMCs listed as Chevys.
Awesome find! Thanks for sharing this one! Some reasonable asks, some not so much. Overall nice listing to go through. Really cool to see the C Cabs.
I’m interested in one of the trucks for sale. Has anyone done business with this seller?