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wendelin New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/18/2008 9:46 pm After hearing rumors that a car was buried in my backyard, I got bored and decided to look for it one day with a metal detector. I never found it and eventually decided to give up. Today I was bored again and decided to go see if I could find anything. The dinging began. I had no idea what I was digging up.. the hole just kept getting bigger and bigger.....Finally, I found this big piece of metal but still had no idea what it was. After some more digging a Ford emblem surfaced! Right then I knew I had found the car that I'd heard about. Apparently it had been buried there years and years ago to keep this certain part of the land from washing out when it floods in that field. We dug up enough of the car to get into the trunk (we ended up just pulling it apart to see if anything was inside- which is why the trunk is now torn up) Anyways, we eventually tired and had to call it a day. We've been researching it and trying to figure out what kind of car it actually is. So far, all we know is that it is a 50's model Ford. Maybe one day the rest of it will be dug up :P Sure, its a piece of junk, but how many people can say they found a car buried in the yard? http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/pho...451_7851.jpg http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/pho...450_7562.jpg http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/pho...453_8403.jpg http://photos-g.ak.facebook.com/pho...454_8674.jpg http://photos-h.ak.facebook.com/pho...455_8948.jpg http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/pho...456_9234.jpg http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/pho...464_9318.jpg Report this Post to the Staff

Spedward Pillar of the Community Australia 839 Posts	Posted 05/18/2008 10:13 pm wow! Don't think theres a car buried in my yard... Report this Post to the Staff
Southern Yankee Pillar of the Community United States 891 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 05:20 am All I can say is holy cow. That's a lot of digging. Can you imagine getting permission to hunt someones property and then seeing you dig a hole that big in their yard. Report this Post to the Staff
Jim1953 Pillar of the Community United States 2600 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 08:53 am Be sure to check the seat cushions for lost change. Jim Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 10:24 am if there was a car in my yard it would probably have a body in the trunk and I wouldn't want to dig it up Report this Post to the Staff
wendelin New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/19/2008 11:58 pm Lol we thought about there being a body in it lol.. I'm trying to figure out if I should dig up the rest.. its right behind my house and has already made a big mess lol. I would LOVE to see the interior though.. almost to it but no quite that close.. it gets deeper as it goes cause its at an angle in the ground.. Report this Post to the Staff
NGiles Pillar of the Community United States 527 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 12:49 am Where do you live? Maybe you'll find Jimmy Hoffa. Report this Post to the Staff
wendelin New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 2:38 pm lol that was brought up too! I live in West Virginia btw Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 05/20/2008 2:52 pm Amazing! You might as well complete your dig, would be interesting to see how much of it "held up" underground! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Topher Pillar of the Community Canada 965 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 10:25 am Put it on ebay. If you tell a good story, you'd be amazed at how much people will pay for it. Check out this story: http://www.digitaljournal.com/artic...r_over_9_000 Report this Post to the Staff
wendelin New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 05/21/2008 10:59 pm lol yeah I probably could sell it.. I've been debating on digging the whole thing.. I really wanna but its already made such a mess and I have no way of getting it out of the ground. If I dig any further I will be sure to post new pictures though! Maybe tomorrow I will consider digging to the interior.. Report this Post to the Staff
Double Mint Pillar of the Community United States 810 Posts	Posted 05/22/2008 12:01 am Id definitely complete the dig cause you could find old coins in the car. Especially under the seats and behind em. Oops didnt see that Jim wrote the same thing. Edited by Double Mint 05/22/2008 12:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/22/2008 6:42 pm get a backhoe out there or better yet,tell the police you found a car buried in your yard and you think that it might have been used in a crime....heck maybe Jimmy Hoffa's buried in there.... Report this Post to the Staff
littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/22/2008 7:37 pm do you have the key to it? Report this Post to the Staff
scmoore61 Valued Member United States 487 Posts	Posted 05/28/2008 12:36 pm With the price of scrap these days the car is probably worth $300 Report this Post to the Staff
Mr Finger Valued Member United States 405 Posts	Posted 05/31/2008 01:54 am Any update on this? Report this Post to the Staff
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