What a beautiful website! I spent an hour riding down memory lane, looking at all these vehicles that I have been dreaming about the last fifty years. I was hoping he would show some old vans. Maybe next time

@themotorcarsociety

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! More to come!

That Corvette Nomad is a one of a kind Motorama car! How do you just gloss by the most astounding find of the entire place?!?

@themotorcarsociety

Жыл бұрын

I wish we had more time!

Corvette nomad 1954 - WOW, excellent!!!🔥💙💙💙✨

A 54 NOMAD and all I here is "oh a 54 Nomad" Ahhh What a car to restore. Great watch and thanks.....

You got to love these collectors for preserving history. Everybody has a purpose and this mans is a good one. All of those classics have a story to tell from the day they drove off of the assembly line all the way until this very day.

You spent more time looking at a stack of hubcaps than the 54 Nomad! WTF?

Finally a "barn find" story of truely epic proportions. I really loved this story.

Man, oh man ! This is better than going to the county fair. I love old cars and trucks and could stay in there forever and NEVER get tired of looking.

11:53 Did he say '53 Corvette for 1,000 dollars? In '53, my dad was invited to an employees' VIP debut of the Corvette because he was a manager at GM. It was a Michigan version of the 'Futurama', and I went to see a rare first glimpse of America's legendary sports car! I was five years old, and in heaven! I got to drive an electric scale-model of the Corvette! Ever since, I've been enamored with cars, especially sports-cars, and became a mechanical engineer. Seeing all those old cars in the desert is a bit of nostalgia, having memories of most of them, many when they were new. It kinda make me feel as old as I am; just dust me off and make a few repairs! If only I could scrape up 1,000 bucks now...

Words are hard to find. This collection is truly amazing. Thank you to your host for sharing. Thank you to this channel for making this video. Long live the past!!!

@scottybarnes9323

5 жыл бұрын

And wants

I could have watched this a few more hours. Thanks for posting!

From Hemmings: As built for Motorama in 1955, the Chevrolet Corvette Nomad was essentially a 1953 Corvette from the A-pillars forward, grafted to a 1953 Chevrolet sedan chassis and wrapped in fiberglass bodywork. Power came from the Corvette’s 235-cu.in. “Blue Flame” six, rated at 150 horsepower and bolted to the two-speed Powerglide automatic transmission. Popular opinion is that the Corvette Nomad was destroyed after its Motorama days were over (though more than one may have been built), but a few replicas have been constructed over the years.

Wow. That guy is rich in history. Rich in land. Rich in buildings. Rich in tools. Rich in cars. Rich in cash. And best part ... rich in hospitality. Incredible video. Lucky me. Lucky you.

@hubriswonk

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool old man! And hip too!

when i was in high school i used to go to a couple of different junkyards to get parts for my 54 chevy, bring your own tools and pick. this is what they looked like. wow!

I am 64 years old and grew up knowing all of these great cars. It took a lot of money and effort to bring this group together. The caretakers know a lot about the collection and seem to know many great contacts. Apparently many know about this owner and his location. I get it that some of you do not agree with his hoarding this treasure, but that is being covetous. He has the right to grind them up into dust if he wants to. The cars belong to him or them and we should all be happy to see them and to wish we had this one or that one. I even saw one of the little Crewcut half scale Model T Ford's parked in there. I have three of those and they are mine for now. My grandkids enjoy them. One day these cars will be in someone else's hands. Until then just dream. No use ranting and crying.

@craigdallas784

5 жыл бұрын

I agree! As I get older I realize I own nothing. I have been granted temporary custody only. When I leave, it stays.

@mangopog9814

5 жыл бұрын

I wonder he restore then sell if so that makes sense, but to restore cover then let them set in dust absolutely makes no sense to me at all.

@thebigpicture2032

5 жыл бұрын

I like to restore cars and keep them just to look at. It gives great pleasure every time I look at them. Driving them is ok but things can get damaged or broken.

@flyingwithchristina

5 жыл бұрын

You could say the same thing about the Rosetta Stone, or the Mona Lisa, or the Antikythera mechanism. Who gives a damn about it's historical value to humanity, if you own it, you can grind it to dust if you like. And you'd be wrong. You're doing a disservice to humanity if you do.

I couldn't sleep at night knowing I had all these classic slices of Americana in my storage, Totally awesome. Thanks for sharing.

I am a 64 yr ole disabled Vet...this vid took my breath away. Just beautiful, gorgous, awestruck!!!...I'll take old over new in a heartbeat...unbelieveable...I like the ole studebakers...OLD continentals, old Tbirds, packards...I'd LOVE to come visit...and get lost there!!!...I KNOW I wouldn't come away...empty handed!!!...jus...outstanding!!!........................Ole Vet...

@tomjosker2146

4 жыл бұрын

tomjosker@gmail.com

A magnificent car collection! I am in awe! Thank you for sharing!

I can't get my head around this, it's so overwhelming. Only in America. Only in America. But more astonishing is that people can actually take what look like a total wrecks and restore them to their factory fresh glory.

Excellent collection !!! Never will we ever see beautiful Automobiles like these made again PRICELESS .. thank you for the tour

My God, what an absolute classic cars goldmine!!!!

@billyisaacs4827

Жыл бұрын

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I remember the 427 mystery engine it was the game changer in 60s circle track racing, all the big boys ran them. to see one in a street car is amazing!

Lotta nice stuff and memories in those sheds. Wish I still had the energy to rebuild some of these.

This was a blast from the past. I am old enough to remember lots of these cars when they were still driving around.

W.t.? The coolest wagon in in the world 🌍 and your give it two seconds. You act like you've seen a million on of them, alot of cool cars! Thanks

I watched all that to see the Nomad Vette, blinked and it was over. More about it !

@lkendrix7782

3 жыл бұрын

A better question is if it’s an original or a reproduction? From what I heard the one that a part of the 1954 GM Motorama was destroyed! However GM did produce a total of 5. Only 3 are known to exist. www.corvettes.nl/gm_prototypes/nomad/

I have a special record and doc on that 54 Nomad. I had a 55 Nomad at the time and am one of the charter members of the Northwest Nomad Assn.

that 65 imperial was beautiful, even under all that dust

@gregorymeyer84

5 жыл бұрын

And a convertible too I wouldn't mind having that myself.

I just saw my childhood pass by!

I absolutely love going through these old outdoor museums! Where I live they have come in and crushed all the old vehicles and cleaned them out. It's a shame.

After seeing that 54 Nomad I now believe Big Foot does exist. This gentlemen has one of most amazing car collection's, lucky guy!

Loved it thanks for sharing,seeing all them old cars sure brought back memory's for me when I was growning up. Love them old cars still!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG!! And it is in the Desert! Surface rust only on most of the Cars!

The Corvette wagon is badass and super super rare to

My goodness.....I could spend years wandering around in this place......

@toddburgess6792

2 жыл бұрын

I bet it smells good like an old fashioned yard should, as opposed to the perfumed stank of the salvage yard configurations of today. Fred Sanford would approve. ;-)

Wow great cars lucky older gentleman, he seems really nice also! Thanks for sharing

This place is amazing!!

@elbertchristian1222

5 жыл бұрын

I thought that same thing as I watched the video.

WoW, just what I've been looking for . . .

Some of these old times have the best stories ever told. One day I hope someone sits one of them down and writes a movie script, it's such a wonderful thing finding these rare beauties saved by hard working archeologists saved in whole collections like this. Hope these guys are recognized as great American heroes one day. If it wasn't for them car history would be lost forever.

I Love All The Older Cars Like From The 50s,60s ,70s I Could Just Walk Around There All Day And Just Sit And Look At Them All Day , Nice Video.

1954 Nomad at 16:55....you're welcome.

Geez, what a gold mine !

much thanks for sharing this beautiful treasure trove

Gosh...I am speechless.....so many treasures...like Disney world for car lovers...and actually I like the old gentleman-without him most of these cars would already have died many years ago .I so appreciate the video !!!

Great walking tour, nevermind the hate on here... they are just jealous. Thank you for posting this !

@seanmeisner3190

5 жыл бұрын

I'm with you. That was a great chance to see some very special old iron! I'm glad that this gentleman has saved so many of them, because let's face it, without folks like him, most of them would've been recycled into washing machines and minivans long ago.

Quartzsite, Arizona, USA just to the west by a truckstop!

@king0cans

3 жыл бұрын

Thats correct.

@lylebrookover1299

3 жыл бұрын

The old guy that owns all those cars in Quartsite is a BIG ASS HOLE HE THINKS EVERYTHING IS WORTH AT LEAST 100,000 DOLLARS KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS

@king0cans

3 жыл бұрын

@@lylebrookover1299 says the cheap ass with no content on his channel. Stay in California.

Having a father that was an auto body repairman for 40+ years, and hanging with him for most of my youth, I recognized so many of these cars. I found it odd that the guy kept having to tell them what kind of car it was. I was confused about the Corvette Nomad though. I had only seen pictures of something like that as it never was produced. I truly enjoyed the trip down memory lane seeing all those old cars. I could browse through their inventory for days. Thanks for the video.

Watching patinated lead sleds basking in the sun never gets old.

'57 Eldo Brougham 001? GASP!!! How could one guy aquire so many gems? At least they're all in a moisture-free desert environment. And the white Pontiac "hearse" at the end is actually an ambulance. GREAT vid!!!

@MrGTO-ze7vb

5 жыл бұрын

You would be surprised many of these cars are from LA to San Francisco. I used to collect them in San Jose back in the 1980s... very affordable

@UberLummox

5 жыл бұрын

You're right. I moved from the rust belt (Maine) to AZ in the '80s and was buying rust free old cars by the bushel. People out West don't realize how good they have it even now.

@calecarter8738

5 жыл бұрын

UberLummox I know a guy who restores these broughams, I've helped him a few times with parts restorations for these cars. He had a nice collection of them. Beautiful cars but an absolute challenge to restore!

@bbtoyshop

5 жыл бұрын

I have lived in Az for over 50 years and the sun and heat will destroy cars in other ways also

@UberLummox

5 жыл бұрын

You've got that right. Interiors, rubber seals, and paint fried. My favorite look was taillights once red, turned almost all white from the scorching sun!

Amazing place and cars!

a mountain of amazing oldies

Incredible collection, save those old souls, absolutely awesome

That place is a restorer's dream!

3 seconds on the Nomad Vette? That's what I wanted to see.

@palerider2451

3 жыл бұрын

I agree !

@dieselgrandpa4181

3 жыл бұрын

I agree also, they didn't look at any car long enough to make the video interesting. I had to keep jumping ahead to find that 3 seconds.

@glennabel2331

3 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that there was only one 54 Corvette Nomad built. I was for the Motorama. After a year on tour, the car was destroyed.

@davidanderson3944

3 жыл бұрын

its on a separate video.

@gbaker9295

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidanderson3944 that makes sense. No, not really

OMG OMG OMG OMG I am in absolute love with that 63 Bonneville Hearse at the end of the video!!!!!!!!!!!!

So glad I saw this. I made sure I read all the comments and replies before I commented. I was very happy to see them drive by all the cars regardless of their banter. I wouldn't have had the giddy feeling in my tummy had they not posted this video. I was able to see and listen to the gentleman who owns them. I also saw mechanics working on some of them and if they were responsible for the bodywork then a big hurrah to them. I think I peed a little.

This man's collection is amazing. I would like to meet him.

His investment in the buildings and cars will definitely appreciate.

I couldn’t walk thru that place without crying. The continental convertible? Wow.

WOW! Just building after building of history, art, power, engineering, dreams... I would be lost for days, just to gawk!

nice corvette nomad replica :)

When I was stationed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia there were a lot of 40's and 50's cars just sitting on the side of the road out in the desert, bodies solid but completely sandblasted by the sand storms. The thought crossed my mind back then that it might be worth shipping them back.

@krahnpm

5 жыл бұрын

It's hard for a foreigner to export a used car from Saudi - been there -BUT was not able to do it!

@jjhpor

5 жыл бұрын

The army sent me to Germany in1965. PArking lots on the bases were filled with old cars that GIs had just abandoned over the years. I remember several early 50s BMWs, some Auto-Unions and Benzes. They were typically worth less than $500 at the time. I bought a '65 VW in 66 for $625, 14,000 miles.

@chipper55ful

3 жыл бұрын

Write USMC , property of

Very nice to see these wonders, maneco - Porto Alegre-RS - Brasil.

Blown away!!! By all those beautiful cars

i wish this guy was my grandpa . " hey grandpa , which one can i restore ?"

Wow so glad they try to restore what they have the old guy in the hat sounds like he's about 20 thats cool 😎

Slurp, gasp wheeze. Truly awesome. My father owned several of these but not at the same time.

That a lot of responsibility to have ! Looking after All that History and memories,Thank you

..that looks like the kind of place where you might discover a P-51 Mustang fuselage, F4U Corsair, or maybe a disassembled B-25 in there...

Let's get back to that '54 Nomad from the old GM Motorama!

@hoodagooboy5981

2 жыл бұрын

Where was it in the video... I was skipping around, never saw it.

@williamsteele

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoodagooboy5981 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqSKsNlqmtCoZsY.html

@87formula

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoodagooboy5981 Me either

@daveondre4892

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoodagooboy5981 16:53

@hoodagooboy5981

2 жыл бұрын

@@daveondre4892 Thank you. I see why I didn't see it, they hardly showed anything about it.

To amass a collection like this is astounding

What an amazing collection.... jaw on the floor, and the guy knows them all inside and out.

Close your eyes and that guy sounds like Strother Martin - "What we have here is failure to communicate..." LoL

@johnboy3377

5 жыл бұрын

John Tilson 😂😂😂😂 so true

Wow that 54 Nomad blew me away

Amazing automotive gold mine.

Thanks for sharing!!!

This guy should be on "Hoarders"

I don’t know how one man is allowed to own so much automotive history and not have it displayed!! Some extremely rare pieces of iron! Where ever this is.!

@stevenwilliams1915

Жыл бұрын

Allowed to own? Friggin communist...

@phillipsprague3275

Жыл бұрын

@@stevenwilliams1915 communist? I was being facetious! I wish all these rare pieces of iron could be resurrected and displayed for all to see and appreciate!

@ericcraig9337

Жыл бұрын

Quartzsite Airport, Quartzsite, AZ 85346

Simply fantastic love it

Wow. An amazing collection

that's quite a beautiful collection! Thanks for sharing! Video could have been longer though.

What a collection! Makes me sick to remember the cars I gave away.. Two nice drive-able 58 Impalas, one '58 Chevy truck also drive-able. Sold my cherry 55 Chevy for 75.00 and my '55 Studebaker 2 door Starliner Coupe for 100.00.

@jjhpor

5 жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad. I sold two Porsche 911S coupes and a '58 Speedster dirt cheap, a Lotus Elan, a Lotus Cortina and two TR-3s. It's only money. I had a blast with them all.

@jameson6930

5 жыл бұрын

Who knew

@garthlocklin6355

5 жыл бұрын

Same here, sold my 1st '62 Impala that I bought for $100 from a friend in 1979 and sold it for $125 a year later and thought that was a deal! Sold my '71 Torino 500 w/302 for $175 before that and it was beat, rusty and wrecked down one side. Sold a mint Rambler American with a blown clutch for $50 in 1982. I bought it for $300, drove it everywhere. I finally got lucky in 1999 and bought a 2nd Impala for $200 and sold it 3 days later for $1750.

Thank you for sharing your video, it is always interesting in seeing what other people collect. He must have spent a small fortune buying all the cars he had. It was like going to car shows here in western Pa.for 10 years to see so many rare automobiles in one video.

I've been through Quartzite a half dozen times in an 18 wheeler, stayed overnight several times and never knew this place was there. BUMMER!

OMG. could spend days just in there.

Amazing...

Mindboggling how someone can amass so much in one lifetime! WOW!!!

amazing collection. hopefully they will be back on the road one day.

Its like going to a museum. Sometimes there is too much to appreciate or comprehend.

This is without any doubt the greatest basically anything that floats flys or drives museums I've seen in my 66 years on this planet. Only a idiot would call it a junk yard I'd love to take a 3 week vacation here.

@mr.blackhawk142

2 жыл бұрын

Earth is.....FLAT.

Nice to see those old vechials.

So many dream cars there.

There were 3of these Corvette based cars. The Corvette, the Nomad and a fast back version of the Corvette. I saw them at the GM Motorama in '54 in L.A.

@ronpickering81

2 жыл бұрын

Corsair...

@61rampy65

2 жыл бұрын

@@ronpickering81 No, Corvair. Corsair was an Edsel model.

I've been sort of a "car guy" all my life and this collection is truly breathtaking for several reasons (notice I didn't get cliche and say 'on many levels' ?) This is in-fact, a globally significant collection, in mostly good condition (thanks to desert air) examples of a period of time and place which by its very nature is emotionally moving to anyone who is observant and/or who may have owned any of these cars back in the day, like me. And, this is just one country. But, the USA arguably does in-fact historically lead the world in production, innovation, style, form and function. And who cares if the collections' owner wants to do nothing with them other then enjoy them on his terms? He has consciously assembled a living, marvelous treatise of the automobile. In short, pretty cool! ps: If I had his resources, I'd probably be the same way, maybe worse, and not be sorry about anything.

Dam I wish I was part of this family. Amazing collection. Mind blowing

@michaelreis9141

3 жыл бұрын

Ya, this guy's kids could be like "I need some spending cash, I'll auction off a Continental..."

Truely a car person. Never walks anywhere, even when going past all those beautiful cars.

Once did a roof quote for a fellow near Chicago on an empty warehouse. Or so I thought. Had to go in to check the water supply and found rows of cars under tarps. No one around so I decide to take a peak. This was about 1985. Every one was the same. I believe they were 1960, or around there, white Lincoln convertibles. About 25 of them. All like new. I may be wrong about the year, but it was close to 1960. We never did the roof and 5 years later I heard he died. I have often wondered why so many of the same and why he stored them like that and what happened to them. Guess some secrets will never be found out. Never did go back and live in Wisconsin for 26 years. I doubt I could even find the warehouse, it was in Elk Grove Village in the industrial section. Wouldn't it be something if they were still there? 33 years later.

Q-Site Arizona.. The owner is very nice. Many of the cars are for sale as he always has good cars out front.

@jetman1963

5 жыл бұрын

Who and Where is this?

@35sixer

5 жыл бұрын

Q-site right behind the Loves gas station south side of the I-10. Just look for the all the cool cars.

@Sc-tch

5 жыл бұрын

@@Timewontletme Is it this place? www.desertgardenscars.com/

Awesome video for a car head. Thank you.

If I ever won the lottery or came into a nice chunk of change I wouldn’t buy a 2019 Mercedes. I’d go to a place like this and get a classic and have it restored! To me they are pieces of art. Thanks for posting this!! Love this stuff.