I went to Bradford and just got back. Well, the rare dodge Pioneer I was going to strip had an unfortuanate encounter. It seems the man with the forklift was having too much fun and threw some stripped-down 90s cars around in the very back where this car was. They also took a stripped and rusty 60s or 70s Chevy and threw it on top of the Pioneer, collapsing the roof for good and renering the roof trim utterly worthless except for maybe one strip. I brought all the tools necessary to strip this car. All that was left was trim and I didn't bring my hammer!!:clonk:

So I come up to it's bullet-holed fins and TRY to remove the trim and reflector bezels. Sadly, the bezels broke-both of them! If I had more time and my hammer, maybe they could have come off in one peice! :mad: I still bought them anyway. But, only because the reflectors were still in them and I had no time to pop them out. The "Pioneer" scripts could have gone better. Again, no hammer and so I had to very gently insert a flat head screw driver and wiggle them out. All went well EXCEPT on each of the scripts, a peg broke off and the broken pegs would not come out of the car. It turns out the weather stripping up front was dry. Well, now that rare wagon is officially a shell, R.I.P.

I decided to try and strip the rusty Chevy on top of it and try to make my trip worth while. Only one good peice of glass left on the car-the side vent window on the driver's side. I tried desparatly to remove it, all nuts and bolts removed and the only thing that held me back was a stubborn window crank! (yes, this vent had a window crank). Again, I wish I had my hammer. I was able to remove the mirror, and the trim along the bottom of the door. The mirror is in great shape, but is missing the glass. most of the trim from the pioneer is fixable and I'll try to repair it. But, I hope to go there again for the Chevy. Hopefully before someone breaks that vent. I had no idea what Chevy this was on top or what year and I knew it was beyond repair so I got the trim tag as well so I could identify my parts better with less hassle. I'll crush the tag when I'm done.

I'm sorry, I just had to tell this story. All in all, it cost me $15.00 for all the trim. I should at least break even-I hope.

You are lucky. Around here they won't let you in the junk yards. You tell them what you want, and if they have it, they go get it for you.

You are lucky. Around here they won't let you in the junk yards. You tell them what you want, and if they have it, they go get it for you.

This is the only "u pull" yard I know of around here. I'll be honest, I know the inventory almost better then some of the employees there and this is only my third time! good thing about self service yards is that you may find something else you want/need. Such as with the poor Chevy that piled up on the Pioneer. He is next on my strip list. A total rust bucket but it has good doors, decent cranks, LOTS of trim, and a decent rear bumper, but needs rechromed. This car is just too darn rusty to save. For me, again ME, THE classicfan1 to say a Classic Car is beyond savable, it MUST be bad. lmao

Never heard of a Dodge Pioneer so I went to Google Images and saw a few pictures. Too bad you couldn't save it. Thanks for sharing your adventure.

Yea, not many have heard of the Dodge Pioneer. They were beautiful in their day. This picture was taken on my second trip in August. Picture this with a four-door 1967 Chevy tossed on top of it and you will see what I had to work with.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa306/rlfan1/Davidsons%20Junkyard/018.jpg

Well, so far, it looks like I may be stuck with most of those parts from that day. I sold the scripts for $10.50 on eBay, but the rest has not sold. I'm still $4.50 in the hole and stuck with the parts. As for the $4.50, not a big deal, but it just shows I haven't even broke even yet. But considering how cheap I bought all that stuff for, I think I did pretty good. Just have to get rid of the rest!

Stephen, I love going to the wreckers here! I have done pretty well on some older iron they get in. Even if it's a 4-door, the steering wheel and other stuff under the hood will swap over to a 2 door. I had never heard of a Dodge Pioneer either. Looks cool though! Good luck on the parts scrounging.
Dano:beers:

http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/pictures/1961_Dodge_Pioneer.jpg

This one is in better shape...