When the road gets long and you see a unique sign like this promising paradise, who
could resist? This is the terrestrial inland version of the ship graveyard on the Arthur Kill. This old Packard used a ship’s wheel as decortion.
Ships disintegrate on a mudflat sink into ooze, whereas here trees surge through,
Post-war automobiles had art deco “figureheads” of all sorts, like this 1950 (?) Pontiac, and
this DeSoto.
Strolling through these north Georgia woods gives hints of a post-petroleum future, a time and place where
archeologists yet-to-be-born might devote years of research and write dissertations on puzzling markers like these.
All fotos by Will Van Dorp. More road fotos . . . soon.
Note: Old Car City is about two miles off I-75.
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December 29, 2011 at 5:56 pm
eastriver
Geez, I love this. What municipality is this? Got more? As I am a sucker for old boats, I’m a sucker for old cars, too. Thanks!
December 29, 2011 at 6:38 pm
tugster
eastriver– happy new year. “old car city” is a “junk” aka treasure yard about a third of the distance between atlanta and chattanooga. 4000!!! cars disappearing into brambles, pine needles, and kudzu. well worth the $15 cover charge. google “oldcarcity” more pics of the yard soon.
December 30, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Ken
Not a car guy but those are nice pictures.