Rusty Gold at The Car Graveyard Mine
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- čas přidán 14. 05. 2023
- Explored these two mine sites way back in December of 2022, and was pleasantly surprised at the second mine seeing several antique cars just laying around the site. The first time I explored didn't amount to much, but the next mine was more extensive underground and had a bunch of cool cars and relics to look at. Many of the cars dated to the 1930's and 40's. Hope y'all enjoy this one!
A lot of these comments are giving WMD a hard time about not knowing what the different controls are on a 80 year old car. If you put most of those guys in front of a Ford Model T and told them to drive it, they couldn't do it. Almost the simplest automobile ever built, and it would completely stump them.
This is a mine exploration channel. If you guys want someone with a decent knowledge of random old vehicles, I recommend Mr. Goodpliers, or someone like that....
Yeah, you speak the truth. The magneto advance lever for faster firing. Press the clutch and nudge the accelerator prior to shifting gears. The brake lever was outside of the passenger compartment. And don't forget that you have to use a handle to turn over the crankshaft. I learned all this on my Grandfather's John Deere A tractor. Except that I had to turn over the flywheel by hand.
Hey bud-it’s ok if he doesn’t know that much about cars. I happen to know a lot and I think they were just helpfully filling him in. And BTW I can drive a Model T or A. Just saying. 😊
The car with the yellow on the front is a 1940 Pontiac. The odometer which reads 05356? shows the car has traveled a total of 105, 356 miles. At 100,000 miles it flipped back over to 00,000.0 miles. The handle under the dash on the left is the parking/emergency brake. The lever on the right of the steering column with the round ivory knob would move down and forward to open the cowl vent. The Plymouth 2 door club sedan is a 1949.
And to think they drove them there, yet visitors now are needing 4wd..guys back then got stuff done. A whole nother type of human.
Hello. I'm working on a 1940 Pontiac. Would you mind disclosing the location of that car? I would do my best to rescue it and put some of it to use on my car. Thank you.
@@Boga217
Hi Derek. I have a 1940 Pontiac. They are World War 2 construction. Super Heavy Duty. High clearance vehicles. I'd match a good running one against any 4wd on that road. I'd like to salvage the one in the video. Any chance you know where it is? I could put some of it back on the road. Thank you. Hope your doing ok in these strange times.
The lever in the Plymouth was a column shifter for the manual transmission
Cars back then had ground clearance like our 4wd vehicles do today, because the roads were mostly dirt, gravel and mud. Rural secondary roads in Michigan were still being paved into the 1990s. After thunderstorms most American country roads were reduced to morasses of slimy clay ruts that folks threw branches and logs into.
The chrome on that Plymouth’s grille looks perfect, they used to do it to a really high standard.
Shiny just like the day it was manufactured! They don't make em like they used to for sure.
The 1938-1946 Plymouth used stainless steel for the brightwork. It holds up against anything except parts hunters and vandals.
Stainless steel ...not chrome
Great video as always. It’s funny that young people aren’t familiar with manual transmission cars because now everything comes with an automatic. The pedal on the right is the accelerator (gas pedal), the one in the middle is the brake and the one on the left is the clutch.
The car at 15:15 is a 1940 Pontiac Deluxe Six Business Coupe with a 223 cubic inch straight 6 engine and a 3 speed column shift manual trans. The car at 19:10 is a 1949 Plymouth Special DeLuxe Club Coupe with a 217.8 cubic inch straight 6 and a 3 speed column shift manual.
My Jeep is manual, the pedals just look different. I know what a clutch pedal is
And I think the foot push button on the floor above the gas pedal would activate the starter motor, as I recall hahaha.
Those old cars were so cool to see
That Plymouth at 19:00, check out the chrome on the grill, not a spot on it despite being exposed to the elements for all that time. You won't find quality like that these days.
That was a spoon for cleaning out the drill hole for hand drilling meaning single jacking. Very rare find and should be in a museum.
Hello your picture quality is amazing the lighting in the mine is top notch. The car with the star on door might be a sheriff car or city police car because of the star back in the day. The other car 2nd has a 3 speed on the column and rhw extra pedal on floor would be thw cluch. Great explore and adventure glade your back ⛏️🏆🤔
Great video! The three pedals in the old cars are round clutch and brake pedals and rectangular gas pedals.
Greetings from Russia! Your vids feel refreshing, considering that here we have almost no deserts to explore. Appreciate your work👍
Yeah,,this guy is the best
Greetings from Southern California
Greetings from Northern Michigan. Abandoned cars in the woods up here tend to rust into the ground. Partly because we spread Mega tonnage of salt on our roads during the winter. The newer cars just disintegrate.
You are so bright and consciousness. I really appreciate your videos and photography..nicely done.
I think that you meant 'conscientious' not consciousness. But he is.
I'm glad there's somebody that will eagerly document their explorations in these mine shafts.
I get fairly acute claustrophobia and sensory overload when inside areas like this especially in Southern California because of earthquakes. I've got a couple of Quartz and Gold mines(Nuevo Mine and Calico Mines) in my area and several more less than 40 miles away that I've been in but they make me nervous when I see that they're fortified with wooden structures inside because and once I get to the point where I find where it has collapsed, it makes me wonder how long before the next collapse.........*RUN!!!!* 😳🤪😬😯🙄🙂😃
Great videos!!!
Great explore. You always produce the best videos.
Thanks for taking us along.
They sure left a lot of gold in that mine!!!
Please be careful..
@Mechanic Man: Dude! It's a COPPER MINE!! Blue Azurite and Green Malachite are indicator minerals for copper! But gold is sometimes also found near copper. In the same neighborhood.
Fun explores! I think that was a scaling bar. Only wood dowels were used to tamp the dynamite. Metal could cause sparks. Oh, and the pedal to the left of the brake was the clutch pedal. Thanks, I enjoyed it! 😊
@Wolfman
True
In the Plymouth, as with the others, the two pedals hanging down from under the dash are the clutch and then the brake. The small pedal on the floor to the right is the gas.
Fantastic video - always enjoy a Western Mine Detective joint
Thanks for taking the time to show the vehicles, good content in my opinion, another good one.
Actually antique garbage is kind of interesting when you think of it… that’s a rare find, perfectly preserved garbage from like 70 years ago. Oh that lever under the dash of the car, the first one anyways you were wondering about that was the emergency brake handle. The one on the second car almost looks like a hand control for the brake. And they call them brake shoes when it’s in drum brakes.
Cool videos, you are a brave man. Hard to believe men worked in those tight conditions swinging picks and hauling dirt out.
1940-41 Plymouth business coupe. The handle was for a parking brake. Handle to the right was for the "ac" (vent that opened in front of the windshield)
During WW2 when farmers, miners and loggers needed pickup trucks or larger trucks for hauling loads of whatever, they modified sedans and coupes. That Pontiac coupe had a wood board back wall and package tray, and the trunk was lined with boards. That car hauled payloads to the hammer mill. And I think I saw its hood in the parts pile at the bottom of the tailings pile.
New to the channel, fellow mine explorer from Wales, awesome video 💪
That and car has absolutely perfecto grill and hood chrome.
I see you have an older Jeep with the straight 6 engine, super reliable set up. I'm sure you know this but when you go out that far, always brings 2 or 3 extra bottles of coolant and or water , a qt or 2 of power steering fluid, 1 or 2 qts of trans fluid same with a couple qts of extra oil. A little tool kit wouldnt hurt either. Def a spare lol. You are one of the top 3 mine guys out here man, great work! Stay safe.
And an extra CPS (crankshaft position sensor). Such a little part that can fail at the wrong time.
Would love you go on one of your adventures into the mine looks fun but terrifying.Unfortunately I'm in Scotland so I'll just have to watch your channel instead 😋.
I haven't seen anything yet. I just started the video and I'm excited already.
Be careful out there! That mine looks quite dangerous. Great adventure though :)
Great video as always. I look forward to your content. It inspires me to keep exploring. Im really nervous when it comes to enter mines.
The car's you showed are from the late 30's to 40's and maybe 50's other than that great video be safe my friend.
Foot holder lol it a gas pedal with break and clutch . Awesome video man
Lever inside yellow car is the parking ("emergency") brake. Lever inside Plymouth is the gear shifter, but it is on the wrong side of the steering wheel.
More of the car stuff please.
If I find more, I gotchu! Thanks for watching.
Beautiful video! Paolo from Italy.
Really nice Cars
Yeah bro. It's been awhile since I seen one of your videos. I'm stoked!
That was really neat and fun
Be careful young man and keep up the fine work.
Fantastic adventure
Enjoyed your video, especially the old cars but would like to view all of them! At 0:33, that is a hasp for locking up the building; the hinges are located on left side of the door; at least 2 of them. 16:07, motor is called a Straight-6 cylinder. 17:44, left pedal is Clutch, right pedal is Brake, & tall black vertical slender pedal is the Gas Pedal for increasing speed. 17:49, curved lever the Emergency or Parking Brake. Above your fingers is a button to squeeze with fingers to work it. 17:55, looks like lever to open an air vent located between hood & windshield on outside. 19:45, looks like a 1949 Plymouth with a Straight-6 motor. 21:01, Gear Shift Lever; would be mounted on right side of Steering Column and operated with right hand. Usually 3 forward and reverse. 21:08, left pedal is Clutch, right pedal is Brake, & what you called the foot hold is the Gas Pedal. 23:28, Brake Shoes. Come back and show all the cars!!
I hope you're not doing this by yourself
@@jackbehling5694 Not for certain how to react to your reply; do you think I don’t know what I’m talking about, that I couldn’t know these things without somebody’s help, or what? I’m over 70 years old and grew up with these things and my Dad had similar types of cars with those accessories. I did forget to add a fact about the Motors at 16:07 & 19:45. Even though they are a Straight-6, they are really a Flat-Head-6 Cylinder; sorry for the omission!! I grew up all types of old cars and I’ve seen and used the things I’ve talked about so I don’t need anyone to help me to discuss this subject matter. Also, did a lot of the mechanical work on our vehicles!!
I was referring to the man going into the ground
@@jackbehling5694 Sorry for my comments to you; sensitive when I think replies are aimed at me! Might designate who you are referring to.
The long lever to the left and below the dash may be the emergency brake
always great videos
Thanks man! Always appreciate the support.
@@WesternMineDetective your videos are always very interesting to me
i hope some day that you find your own gold mine ,and get to get lots of gold,you very much deserve it for all the walking and exploring that you do
looks like fun,,,,those cars actually have some value to them. great video
Gorgeous Azurite! Great discovery! The connected rollers at 24:15 look to be from a conveyer system. Interesting that they would be near miscellaneous vehicle parts. All the scatter belongings on the floor was probably all that that person had. I think the typed form you were looking at was some type of freight bill and they sure did love C&H Sugar! By chance is this near the Kingston Range? Great job exploring and videoing. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Very nice job...stay safe
That lever in the Plymouth three on the tree first second and third. 😊 nice video Thanks
Cool stuff nice video thanks 🤙
Those old cars probably had the 8volt system judging by the long narrow battery trays. Pretty neat. They were probably the miners cars or cars they took out there to use parts for the operation. Miners were very resourceful back in the day. Reduce,recycle, reuse. Better improvise and improvise they most definitely did. I’m certain folks nabbed parts through the years as well.
Fun seeing a young person trying to figure out what those items are on a car.
Love your videos!
Often time you see an exhaust manifold and call them headers. Just thought I would let you know
You're a very brave man to explore disused mines.
That spoon is for pulling your cuttings out of a single jack drill hole . Black powder holes were hand drilled down at an angle. So the spoon was used to scrape out the cuttings . Powder was loaded with a wood dowel powder pole not metal .
At.the begining of the video, when he's about to head into the mine, did anybody else hear the old song "Big John" "ting" echoing in the back of their head? Or was it just me? 😂
Thank you. Be safe.
keep safe keep finding
Love your exploration really makes the desert interesting. One question! do you carry an electronic air readout, having walked into mines myself, albeit not as deep as you.
Reminds me of confined space requirements where you never know if you may hit a pocket of gas detrimental to your health.
Might be a haulage tunnel. You should get some samples. Both cars had clutches and were most likely three on the column.
That car with the star Might have been a old Police car, Sheriffs maybe, Nice body style.
Amazing how stainless steal lasts in the desert
Yesterday I found out throu a video that they not only used wood as support beams because the trees were local, not heavy as metal so easier to transport but way more importantly, when a tunnel is about to colapse the wooden beams startk to crack extremly loudly giving everybody a big headsup to leave the mine asap.
The car at 34:16 with the torn open roof is a 1954 Ford Motor Corp Mercury. I love that grille.
No risk, no fun. You really have balls.
What was the most dangerous animal you encountered in the wild?
You shouldn't be going out there alone. All is fun until u get hurt or stuck. That said I wouldn't mind tagging along on some of these, just less likely to go in the mine myself.
Loved the old rusty cars. Can’t get enough of that. BTW if you find any old, vintage Levis snag ‘em. They’re worth a ton of money 💰! 👍☮️🌞🪨
The yellow fronted 1940 Pontiac [?] with the star on the side.. could have been a Police Car?
I think what you call a dynamite tapping rod might be something else. It appeared to be metal And not made out of a non ferrous material..... hence no sparkling. Great video and thanks for your efforts.
That was likely a drill shaft. The bits were replaceable.
The car at 21:39 actually has been burnt from the inside out.(hense interior is completely devoid of any non-metallic components)
"You wouldn't think a car would burn like that......."
Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones)
'No Country for Old Men'
Oh no no no no, not the classic “chop chop choo” time filler sound
In an area so was I. Good duty stations for Mine Exploring China lake. Which is at Ridgecrest California. Fallon Nevada. And one other place. I don't even know if they have enlisted personnel. That would be Hawthorne nevada.
Maybe someone ran a shine still in the mine with the soot on the cieling and a lot of C&H sugar bags.
The cupside-down car at 34:26 is- according to my car-nut Dad - a 1955 Buick with a V-8 engine.
The chrome trim on the Plymouth looks like new and probably worth a lot to someone restoring old cars. A shame so much of the sheet metal on those old cars is full of bullet holes, but at the time I'm sure they were thought of as just junk cars fit only for target practice. I'm guessing at some point someone had stored a couple boxes of personal items in the mine, and later were ransacked and strewn about. It would be interesting to know who left them there, and why.
I will take that car!
wow you found a treasure
WOW
You missed the blink between the gravel in front of you at 14:45? I once found a diamond that way...
At 21:22 you thought the lever was a foot holder. Nope! It's the gas pedal. This is why a standard transmission and a clutch are such good car theft prevention against Millenial thieves. They don't know what it is!
Cool video. Cars were awesome...were all the cars in a wash? Maybe flashflood took them into the wash?
Hello. Would you mind disclosing the lication of that car? I have a 1940 pontiac. I would do my best to rescue that car and put some if it to good use on mine. Thank you. Looks like Utah or Arizona.
Do you need to worry about the air quality inside those mines? I would bring a oxygen monitor with me.
That car is a 1940 Studebaker coupe from what I can tell. Would love to rescue it from there .If you would send me the location .
stop being lazy, go do it yourself. old BOOMER people ALWAYS looking for a shortcut
Looks more like a "40 Pontiac to me. Even in respectable shape they're not getting very much nowadays, so this one would seem to be virtually worthless torn up the way it is.
@@hamilton1191
I have a 40 Pontiac like it. Business couple. I would salvage that one if I knew where it was. You are correct. They are not a high dollar car. Mine is sentimental. From my parents estate. It's rough. Not worth much. But it's what I have.
Hey if you find some very old vintage Levi’s! there worth a gold mine!
1940 Pontiac sport coupe
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Good job kid, why don’t you prospect some of those sulfides and quartz ore, you might make some good coin.
Don’t know if there stollen or broke down and left? Chances are they are they were just abandoned
30:20 Chuck june 1963!
it would be nice to see the same thing for myself if i knew where the mine location was?
The lever was a gear shifter
What's with all the cars and car parts I wonder? Possibly stolen cars? Maybe a car theft ring from back in the day?
The Plymouth s a 1949 Deluxe
Flathead 6's motors
16:29 will it start, and drive 142 miles home? lets find out.
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wonder how they rust with no rain there...but perhaps they do get rain...dunno...
Sun burns the paint, moisture in the air at night rusts the surface of bare steel.
Yellow front end car 1941 Plymouth other on is 1949
Are you a licensed detective?😅
A real detective has a magnifying glass , everyone knows that !😊
Lever ha ha🤣
1920
¿¿"!SE TE OLViDÓ AGREGARLE LA TRADUCCiÓN AL CASTELLANO!"??
Man these are ripe for making a rat rod