"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/07/2016 at 11:34 • Filed to: abandoned and neglected, dots, el camino
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"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
03/07/2016 at 11:34 • Filed to: abandoned and neglected, dots, el camino | 2
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I’m a sucker for abandoned cars and buildings, and musta drove past this one many times, but never noticed it as I always approached from the North. Yesterday I was coming from the South and saw this !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! sitting in front of a similarly neglected building.
Poor thing’s had all its windows smashed.
And I’m not sure if it had seats at one point (and a complete dash) or if they were stolen. The fact that none of the lights are broken, and there is as much left of it as there is makes me wonder how long its been sitting. If this had been in the city, I’m sure vandals would have taken, or taken a blunt object to them long ago.
There was a box of parts in the cabin and some miscellany in the bed, leading me to believe it was/is someone’s project.
Looks like it dragged up from AZ, where it last lived it seems until the plates expired in ‘98.
The building it is in front of:
Lots of faded warning signs about flammable materials, I wonder what it was used for, and if it currently is being used.
Edit: Forgot I was going to check Google Maps before posting. Looks like it’s been there since 2013, according to the Street View date. Its been moved out of the field, but otherwise left untouched. I wonder if they pulled it out to sell it. I should check craigslist...
crowmolly
> Takuro Spirit
03/07/2016 at 11:44 |
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I believe that’s a 1973 Elco.
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Takuro Spirit
> crowmolly
03/07/2016 at 11:50 |
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I didn’t feel like being too much of a creeper and start grabbing vins or popping hoods.
Birddog
> crowmolly
03/07/2016 at 11:51 |
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Yup! The only year for that front facia.
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Birddog
> Takuro Spirit
03/07/2016 at 11:55 |
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What a shame. I feel a bit sad for the old guy.
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crowmolly
> Takuro Spirit
03/07/2016 at 11:56 |
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Yeah, some people don’t take kindly to that. The building looks abandoned to me though. Do people still live/work there?
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Takuro Spirit
> crowmolly
03/07/2016 at 12:03 |
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I don’t think so. I don’t drive past it often. On Google Maps it looks like its being used for a parking lot.
I checked the tax data of the land plot, and its owned by a guy that runs a powersports part and painting company in town. Maybe he uses it for storage?
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crowmolly
> Takuro Spirit
03/07/2016 at 12:05 |
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That would make sense. Might be a car brought to him to work on that never got together?
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Takuro Spirit
> crowmolly
03/07/2016 at 12:07 |
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Who knows. Gotta love the mystery though!
Chris Clarke
> Takuro Spirit
03/07/2016 at 12:17 |
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I had an almost identical Chevelle Malibu. El Camino would be a fun one to save, but this looks to be beyond saving.
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Takuro Spirit
> Chris Clarke
03/07/2016 at 12:23 |
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I’m sure the years sitting in the weeds has not done good things to the frame and floors. :(
AutoSavant
> Takuro Spirit
03/09/2016 at 14:27 |
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That thing is salvageable. Wonder if it’s one of those “restore it someday” cars, or the owner ran into some hardships.