CALIFORNIA SALVAGE YARD TREASURES - OLD CARS, VINTAGE TRUCK CABS, CLASSIC AUTO PARTS!!!
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2023
- This is my second time visiting Turner’s Auto Salvage in Fresno California. I still have not seen all of what they have to offer. I really think this is one of the world’s largest junk yards around.
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Probably my favorite wrecking yard in Central California. Turner's auto salvage. We used to go here in the 60s and 70s to get parts for our mustangs and trucks is always a friendly staff and the best selection of cars and parts. thanks for this update gonna have to go give Jerry a visit. 😊
Jerry is still working the front office and was very accommodating and friendly. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@gaspumprobhow much do those old truck cabs usually cost
@@Brandon_obs_ls I am not sure because I didn’t ask them. Look up Turner’s auto salvage and call they will be more than happy to quote you prices over the phone. Thanks for visiting today. Rob
Now this is my kind of place, thanks for all your hard work.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for leaving a comment! Rob
Hello everyone. I must say that I enjoy vintage and modern salvage yards since I was very young. Unfortunately several of these vintage vehicles ended up here because of terrible traffic accidents . My condolences to any families that lost loved ones in tragic accidents. In the past vehicles did not have the safety equipment that we are now relying on for safety.
Any 57-58 Plymouths?
@@violettheorgangrinder Possibly on the other property which is full of cars across the street.
@@gaspumprob if you pay a visit and there is one could you let me know, I'm looking for one for a friend,she wants to restore one .
@@violettheorgangrinder Ok . Not sure when I will go back because the drive is far away from my home. Call Turner’s auto salvage and ask directly please. If they have one maybe sometime I can find it there and take pictures for you ?
@@gaspumprob will do,thanks for the info, new subscriber
CALIFORNIA DREAMING THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR VIDEO BRO . LOS OF GREAT CARS AND TRUCKS MATE
You’re welcome my friend! I’m glad you enjoyed the video!
Their manifolds are many fold! Magnificent!
Yes for sure!!! Hahaha 🤣
Man, I saw a few of the cars I've owned at one point or another...and a lot I would have loved to have owed. I didn't see the Datsun convertible in the mix with the 240 and 280's though. I remember the vin started with SPL311.... IF I'm remembering correctly, that is. When I was a young man an old man (younger than I am now) had a bright blue Rambler American for himself and a bright yellow identical Rambler American for his wife. They kept them in impeccable condition and kept them until way into their 90's. I don't know if they are still in the garage or even if the old couple are still alive...but if they are, those cars are still in impeccable shape. Fun video Rob, thank you.
Thank you for watching and commenting! No Datsun convertible found there but I certainly remember them . I like your story about the old couple with the Ramblers . Blue is my favorite color. These salvage yard videos spark a lot of viewer interest because the cars bring back fond memories.
I will get ahold of you when I need some new cabinets built for my home here in California haha ! Take care
@@gaspumprob Hahahaha....ok, but shipping charges might make 'em unaffordable. LOL I've often wondered what ever happened to the matched pair of Ramblers.
Yes shipping charges would definitely be expensive!!!
Good soundtrack!
Thank you very much. I thought it might add to the overall ambience.
Thanks for the tour of the yard. Most yards in Australia have no access to the public, health and safety reasons. 🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍
This took a bit of conversation first in order to enter without supervision.
I love the energy and enthusiasm of the Australian community!!!
Very nice thanks
You’re welcome. Thanks for visiting
Hi roob so much rusty gold an if you picked something off that vine you would have your iron content taken care of for awhile 🤣🤣🤣 . Cheers mate 🇦🇺
Peter, You made me laugh so much with your comment!!! If the doctor tells me I have an iron deficiency I will return to harvest part of the crop.
I've heard a lot about Turner's. Seems like I was relatively close to it when we were out there. Some of them seem pretty well picked over. Nice know people have utilized this place in the past. Those axle housings exhaust manifold I'm sure somebody is looking for one and multiply that hundred times over. But those are holdover relics from back in the day when those cars were a lot newer I would say. Well that's interesting to get a better glimpse of Turner's because I've seen some other videos years ago and I think the interview the old boy also. Thanks for showing this the salvage yard
Jerry the old boy is amazing!!! He remembered me from my first visit months ago. When I showed up he smiled at me and said go have a look around. Yes these vehicles have been picked over but that definitely added ambience to the video.
My wife and I are watching your video now. My son's out doing his thing. He'll watch it when he gets back he says he wants to watch the whole thing I just a VW section. At about 7 minutes and 15 second. I'm answering you shout out. My wife said that's sweet 🧁. At least we're about 45° today it's heatwave this evening 🌆
Oh my goodness!!! I shot a video with a friend today at my gas pump ranch wearing a tee shirt!!! Thank you for watching the entire video . Tonight after posting it I myself enjoyed watching it three times. It is very unusual for me to watch my own video this many times. The background music chosen somehow draws me into the experience. I can’t explain it.
@@gaspumprob I think you put it together quite well but then you always do. I know a guy out in Florida and his background is audio-visual. He used to teach high-school students in that area of expertise. He has a UA-cam channel about cars and it's put together very well straight to the fact all about the cars but he doesn't have the fancy touches like you do. I was searching for a word I just figure fancy is as good as another one. Few days ago is 3 degrees with the wind chill below zero. After tomorrow around 30 degrees all day with rain off-and-on on Friday it will be 22 to 28 for the range. Weather envy 🌞
Haha so ironic you used the word thing twice in your response!!!! 😂😂😂😊😊😊
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 My video editing skills are completely self taught by trial and error. I learned the how to paint panels the same way . If you have a desire to learn how to do things and apply a bit of effort the end result is usually successful. I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed this learning experience. It is one hundred eighty degrees opposite of automotive repair . I look forward to the editing and production experience every time.
Very nice. Love to wonder around that one.
I am glad you enjoyed the tour. Tonight more !!! Posting a new video in a few minutes with even more coverage.
Tom Cotter once visited a place where they exclusively work on Datsun 240 and 280 Zs somewhere in the Atlanta area. Seeing those in Fresno reminded me of that. The video is on UA-cam
I will try to find that video. Thank you. BTW one of my automotive customers mentioned today that he has a friend with a 240z sitting on blocks for years. He is going to ask if he is willing to sell it .
Fantastic video I've never rated the datsun range 240/260 /280 had a 280 lovely car but for was a major problem Toyota Celica st was a different story had a yellow two door styling fantastic comfort top.notch give me American any day in UK we only sell small volumes of cars 200.000 or so of a model there you well millions our classics are a very small in comparison to yours at least in America cars are left alone pretty much On farm and property ECT I'm working on the idea of restoring body shells of old cars trucks using modern technology and materials but of mechanic and interior but body work really cars that wouldn't usually be candidates but deserve a chance great content thank you for sharing
Hello Mark, I was not sure I should include the Datsun vehicles or not in the video. I was afraid most would not care to see them. Now I am glad I included them. I remember in high school a young girl student showed up one day with a brand new shiny 280 and her custom license plate read “Mom Paid” !!!! 😁😁😁😆😆😆 I remember working on the Toyota Celica GT at a shop in the past. They were easy to service and held up very well. Memories
Your lucky ,and save them why you can .,like a comment just made from Australia most of these are gone in England .no walking around health and safety everything shelved its hard to find some 10 year old cars now there not kept . Everything changes nice footage it's a good history record
Yes I agree. Most salvage yards these days concerned about liability. I felt fortunate that the owners of this yard allowed me in to walk around. Thanks for watching and commenting
Very cool place. Rust free gold just waiting to be put back on the road. I wonder if those race cars had 5 way harnesses or seat belts at all back in the day?
Very interesting question? I wish I had looked closer to see if I could find evidence of harnesses. Thanks for watching and commenting, Rob
It's just mad how there still in some type of conditions. You can't just leave cars stand in the UK After months of standing there hard to get back awesome video thanks for showing.
Thank you very much for watching and leaving a comment. I really enjoyed shooting this video.
Thanks
You’re welcome. Thank you for watching
Wow, very cool video, I am a vintage truck fan, I can't help but wonder how all the vehicles in that yard ended up in the positions they're in? It almost looks like someone drove thru all those cars & trucks with a bull dozer!
Speed racer I can see that. Always was more of a racer X guy myself.
Go speed racer go !!!!
I can use a floorboard metal one out of that 46 Ford if it's any good pick up 46 Ford.
Oh I don't expect you to answer every one of these. But I thought instead of having a jumbo comment maybe several short ones help out the algorithm
Because you have been so supportive of my channel I will gladly pick it up haul it and meet you in the Midwest next summer. Maybe you will reward me with a good steak dinner for my efforts? Feel free to call Turners Salvage in Fresno and ask about it . I can pick it up in March when I head up to the next petroleum swap. Ok? If you do this ask for Jerry Turner he is the owner and was there both times to accommodate me with a smile.
@@gaspumprob well thank you. Question picking up what?
This is amazing, fresno is only 45 minutes away. Do they let going in and scout around? Im look for 67 firebird body pieces.
Yes they let you in to check around. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for visiting my channel.
Well I've heard of manifest destiny but that would be the manifold destiny which the California raisins told me on the grapevine. That pony is a combination for me and my honey 🍯 just walking through that part of yard would be exhausting. 🤣🤣
Did you think about the fact that driving from Southern California to Central California I drove part of the I-5 grapevine haha 😂
@@gaspumprob yeah the I-5 I didn't think about that grapevine. But we drove on it. The 101 is not the one that runs right along the coast? There was some nice places up through there. I both my sons with me then and we pulled into this dairy Queen homestyle dining restaurant. It was Central to farther north right on the coast. I remember as young lady who was about the same age as my first born son she kept eyeing him. Well that was nothing new. After all I was the first runner-up in the Gerber's baby contest in my day. A customer of mine his wife brands a large modeling agency and wanted me to have him as a baby model. Ironically I did not do it because I wanted him to have a normal life. Anyway the cute thing about it was you know that girl in high school or some other time in your life when she had it all together but she didn't realize what the fuss was about? Well at the time my son the firstborn one was that boy he didn't realize what the fuss was all about. There was a number of mothers who have commented about my boys and something about shielding their girls from them I don't know what. I do believe they didn't trust your girls because my boys a gentleman's. Anyway see there's another subject like talk about more than cars. He goes dad I don't believe it she's one of them fabulous California gurls look how pretty she is and she seemed so nice. Well he didn't figure that it was her whole family that worked the store or the restaurant. She turned beet red and got the biggest smile on her face and my son said Dad what's up with her? I said I don't know but I got feeling you'll figure it out down the line. He always wanted to go and live in Hawaii for some reason. I guess that's one adventure I turn down and he thought he'd pick up on I don't know. Well see that simple mentioning of the I-5 LED from one thing to another and brought back that pleasant memory that I had not thought about in a while. Thank you very much
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 Yes 101 is my daily routine right along the coast!!
@@gaspumprob 101 is a gorgeous drive. You obviously had some great influences from prior generations. As the old saying goes. Thank you can I think you can't you're normally right. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy if you're willing to work at something you continue to improve. Say ironically you mentioned painting panels. When I was a teenager I did not get that memo 📝. I just watching my dad do it for a number of years off and on. He told me what he wish you could do to improve. I started from that point and went forward. Asking other people along the lines when I run into you knowledgeable resources. Anyway I laid down paint a whole car very well. The memo I did not get was how difficult it can be to paint. The message I got was work at it you'll be better. The message that was the driving force especially in this case was I like to see something go from New York to pretty. I was in my later twenties by the time I realized that auto body repair and paint were two different specialties. I just figured if you could do one you can do both. Now that's not a knock against anybody. That's just being naive on my part. But it worked for me.
I am still laughing at what you wrote about manifest destiny and manifold destiny!!!! Manifest is a unfriendly word for automotive business owners like me in California . We must keep manifest receipts and records on all our recycled waste oil, coolant, and oil filters. Ugly word haha
Question do you take your own tools to pull out the part rhat you need or can you call ahead
You can call ahead and they will remove the part for you.
Is that a Pontiac station wagon at turners? It looks like a 55 Chevy until you look at closely. Okay just started watching
Yes Pontiac Wagon IMO !!! 😜😜😜😜👍👍👍👍
@@gaspumprob what Pontiac wagon is in fantastic shape! From what I saw it looks like one rear side Glass had been shot with a bullet. But what I'm talkin about is that you're going to hate me for this but it would make a great donor to build a 55 Chevy wagon. I just happened to work and pick up one pretty cheap. I had because well somehow I got crinkled on one corner and I don't think there's any glass left in it. Maybe it would be a better donor for that car 🚨 by-the-way armour has a recall on Vienna sausage 🌭. It doesn't sound like something you would eat. But I just sent Josh a message over there on sleeper dude 88
@@CAROLDDISCOVER-FINDER2525 yes fantastic shape for my crazy youtube adventure channel!!!!
I like the idea of using it as a donor . I was chatting with Jerry the owner of this yard and 90 percent of these vehicles are there for donor parts .
@@gaspumprob see I can buy this 55 Chevy 4 door station wagon for next to nothing and I do mean next to nothing. I've touched base with this old boy for over 30 years off and on and I think I told you the story. The back quarter around the tail light area it look like a car was rolled. But the roof and the rest of the car shows no sign of that. It still has some of its Black diamond tuck custom interior in it. And a Espeon original black car with some people really going nuts over. So with all that being said the car you showed that we've been talkin about looks to be in better shape and it looks like it's a builder nowadays. Standards have changed
Hi yes the days in are iconic cars and well supported I had one very pleased with but corrosion the problem I remember about 1968/9 my dad talking about them 100a saying they wouldn't last lol at that time car markets dominated by home grown makers long since gone now I understand there is a good supply of new reply panels to restore them advent of fast and furious support I suppose not my cup of tea I don't fit in them now lol up and coming Mazda m&s range seem very popular to that panel truck deffenitly had good patina workable project look good out side of hours of being used at shows I'M working on plans to move and start restoring classic cars mainly body but depending on what I like maybe more concentration on less popular models instead of more desired one from what I have seen mostly pretty solid so good staying point will be looking for truck and trailer soon nothing new but good reliable one none of this gadgetry scrap
Mark , I hope your move to the United States goes smoothly. I am sure you will be able to find plenty of projects here to keep you busy.
Help help. Looking for a 46 international door pickup. Driver side door. For a 46 international pick up. Need all the hardware in it too. Door glass. Door handle inside and out when did crank handle and both hinges. Please can you help. I will look for your email please help
Call Turners auto salvage in Fresno California. This is where I shot the video. Ask for Jerry . He knows everything there.
Do you have to sign a waiver to walk around and free tetanus shots..haaaaaa and next time there grab that Tom's Toasted Peanuts Door or the whole truck...haaaa
Fortunately the owner allowed me to tour the yard without a liability waiver. He and I chatted for a while before my first visit. I assured him I would be very careful and respectful of the vintage parts etc.
Can you limit the cornball jokes and could you not talk during the videos thanks in advance
Thank you for your feedback and opinion.