FIELD OF DREAMS! Over 100 Dry Classic Cars in Kansas! 1950s - 1960s Classic Car Hoard (Pt 1)

Hey everyone and welcome back to Iowa Classic Cars! Today we are in Kansas at a friend's private collection of extremely dry classic cars and trucks. This guys likes all makes and models, but the focus of today's video is on the 1950s and 1960s vehicles. Wagons, sedans, coupes, its all here! Make sure to watch the whole thing because there are some really cool finds hidden throughout! Thanks for watching!
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[@jimmyday9536]

The front bumper alone from one of these cars has enough steel to make an entire Hyundai 😁

[@IowaClassicCars]

lol thats no joke

[@mastermindcardesigns7985]

Well keep them bumpers away from the Hyundai assembly line😂🤣😂🤣

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Yep

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

worst part is, it’s actually true.

[@adammiller2246]

LOL

[@roystoys3099]

Love The Station Wagons, The Old Car Hauler, The 39 Or 40 Ford Pickup, The Square Body Chevy Truck, The Finned Cars, Heck, Just About All Of Them!! Great Job For Saving Them From The Crusher!! 👍👊

[@MrRJDB1969]

Man, I'm starting to like the old wagons. Lots of potential there.

[@gregt722]

The origin SUV, but much bigger, roomier and beautiful.

[@robertgerber2533]

Would love to see some of those station wagons restored. Especially that Buick with stainless and ac. I don’t know why but station wagons are totally ignored by classic car collectors

[@michaeltutty1540]

The 61 Catalina Safari is another. And wagons are picking up in the market. The hardest parts to find for those old Buick and Oldsmobile wagons are the Sill plates. They do not say "Body By Fisher". They read "Body By Ionia"

[@williamdeegan7840]

My heart almost stopped when I saw that 58 Buick Limited. Words can't describe how much I love those.

[@stomper2582]

My dad drove one of those for years after I went on uncle sams all expense paid vacation. 👊

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

They proper look like something from a SCI-FI.

[@tailfin6595]

58 is my favorite year for Buick

[@bertramjensen8453]

I have never in my life seen so many 59 dodge two door sedans in the same place AMAZING!!! Very excited for the next video 👍

[@neilschipper3741]

OMG... I remember when most if not all those cars were new and on the showroom floors. Oops... I'm showing my age.

[@charlesmurray4013]

THAT'S OK ,SO DO I.LOL

[@KameraShy]

Likewise. These were the envy of the neighborhood. I am hitting about 90% on guessing the model year.

[@Englishsea24]

Sounds like a great time to be around

[@mgman6000]

@@Englishsea24 It was i was 14 15 when most these cars came out The dealers all introduced the new cars in october they used to tape up the showroom windows until the reveal day. It was exciting now most of the cars look the same and come out whenever they want. Ford broke the mold when they came with the 64 Mustang in spring of 64 and the rest is history

[@Pedroisanickname]

Wow! A lot of vintage sedans and wagons. Extraordinary collection and condition. I imagine they're all titled too. Thanks for the tour.

[@erikalbertson7483]

Love the big Buicks and Pontiacs ! I could spent a lot of time in that collection !

[@IowaClassicCars]

next time ill film it in more detail!

[@buckeyejim2989]

Thanks for the tour🙏😁👍 my favorite is the 421 4spd Poncho💔

[@IowaClassicCars]

thanks for watching

[@slickrickdarula9483]

God bless this man for saving all these cars!!

[@martinbeneteau309]

Wow, many good projects there. What a unique find, it's like being in a time capsule.

[@jakespeed63]

The Agents up north at Coldwar Motors HQ, would go crazy over this lot. So many projects so little time Thanks for sharing

[@eddyhouchins5508]

Scott would have them all running. "They are rare, and nobody cares." But WE do!

[@IowaClassicCars]

share this video with them! lets make it go viral!

[@jakespeed63]

@@eddyhouchins5508 Do I hear an Iowa Classic Cars summer shootout coming up?!

[@jessiejames2155]

I simply love coldwarmotors !!!! 😁👍

[@shaunclifton5281]

@@jessiejames2155 Best show ever ! Scott Rules

[@johnroof2663]

This gentleman has some rare cars there. I love those old fifties and sixties cars they all have their own unique styling something we no longer have today.

[@williamdeegan7840]

Why isn't there a LOVE button andonly a Like button. A yard this cool needs a Love button. You do a great job on describing the cars. Can't waite for the other videos.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Thanks!!

[@frankforrest1597]

Beautiful cars, all from an era where you could tell a Ford from a Buick, from a Plymouth,etc. Unlike today were they all just blend together and need to read the badging to know what you are looking at. Awesome collection, thanks for sharing this. 👍✌

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Very true. Though still even then, I can’t tell half the cars here. I can tell a lot of the exner cars, but that’s it.

[@bobgrewe988]

Love those older 59 Buick’s,Oldsmobile and Buick’s with the ac. Man, sweet!!!!

[@IowaClassicCars]

I agree!

[@milojanis4901]

My mom and dad had a '59 Olds Dynamic 88. HUGE land yacht. But it was a nice car.....Until my dad got home one day, and the oil light went on just as a rod came thru the block......

[@chriscarson1493]

The pink/tan Dodge is a 1960 Polara top line model extremely scarce 2dr hardtop. I'm a huge fan of anything Chrysler products but I love that 58 Olds Fiesta and the 60 Pontiac Safari wagons.

[@gtpcruiser02]

Chris Carson, My Dad had a 60 Dodge Phoenix that looked a lot like the salmon pinkish Polara. He also had a 61 Dodge Polara. Station wagon with electric rear window tailgate. Both cars had push button transmissions. Later on in the 60's I remember the Monaco became the high end model for Dodge.

[@2001rams]

What a great collection of very complete cars! Hard to believe this large group of quality cars still exist in one group in 2021. It reminds more on what you would see in an old film back in the 1970's before the cars were picked clean or crushed. Most of these cars are so complete and desirable that it makes you dream on what they looked new, how cool it would have been to be the first owner and at present dreaming about which one (would be hard to just pick one in this group) you would pick and bring it back to its original glory. I enjoy all your videos but especially like this one. Kept it up. Thanks.

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

Easy for me to pick the pontiac htp with the 421 and the 40 ford pickup. Always be in demand. better to pay a premium for something that is desirable.

[@morgandarby2364]

Imagine all the memories these cars made or are in and what memories are to come

[@danterry6328]

Dig all the fins. Thanks for the tour. Anything there you can’t live without.

[@1969bonneville]

There's a whole lot of my favorites in that yard. If I can only pick one, it's the 59 DeSoto at the very beginning of the video. It's the same model you saw in that junkyard a couple of months ago.

[@1gg1fan4]

Great stuff...what’s not to love? Looking at these is almost better than going to a car where every car is restored and then some. Looking forward the next videos.

[@IowaClassicCars]

thanks man!

[@victoriadurham29]

Those old station wagons are soooo nostalgics for me.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Definitely!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Yep. I wasn’t even born close to that era ether. one day I’ll have a 57-59 Plymouth, one day.

[@SJS-wq5wg]

I'm a Chev/GM guy, but the look of the 60 Ford wagons is cool

[@califdad4]

I thought that 58 Olds fiesta Wagon was impressive

[@IowaClassicCars]

i definitely agree with this comment lol

[@jedcarson3769]

1960 was the best year for all makes

[@califdad4]

@@jedcarson3769 I always thought 61-62 was better than the 60 that was basically a left over 50s

[@DavidSmith-fs4nt]

Nicest selection of cars you've shown that are restorable. I could spend hours walking through history there

[@henryg683]

A couple of nice station wagons!!!!

[@keithhebert9334]

Lots of nice cars I like that 59 Olds 98 2-door always wanted one of those

[@IowaClassicCars]

Same!

[@califdad4]

I remember as a kid they were all over the place cheap. My older brothers in-laws still had their 2dr 59 Olds 98 low miles and they got a new 66 Caprice 2dr hardtop and sold the Olds for a couple hundred dollars. A 6 or 7 year's old car today is nothing

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Yeah they look awesome. Think I prefer the 58 olds though.

[@califdad4]

@@isaacsrandomvideos667 I like the 58 better too

[@benchurchill1939]

What a guy! People would have said he's crazy at some time, but he has done the future a favour.

[@josephg41]

Can we all appreciate the '59 Chevy Spartan car hauler? that thing is a beast! factory V8, too. That'd be literally the ultimate truck if you have a restoration shop and want a classic rig to go pick up other classics. And if it were me, i wouldn't throw a diesel in it or F450 frame swap it like most guys would, they had 348's in them so they would haul just fine. I'd get it as stock as I could, and restore it right, but don't think for a moment that it wouldn't be a work truck. I wish there was a better look at that truck in the video.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Ill film it next time!

[@jeffdawson6041]

@@IowaClassicCars Hey, could you also film that 63(?) Buick wagon toward the end of the video? Just barely got a glimpse of it. Thanks for the great video...all my favorites in one place! You and your friend have great taste in cars!!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Oh yeah, that thing is awesome. If I had a 50s car, I’d definitely have one of those to carry it!

[@holgerwittmann6376]

WOW!!! One gem after another! Insane!

[@IowaClassicCars]

Thanks for watching!

[@franksantos4680]

What a clean yard....looks like A patina car show 💯🔥😎

[@yoranw4608]

Quite good these classic automobiles found a safe haven to wait for a future chance to be reborn. Awesome video

[@sirloinofbeef3862]

I lived in Kansas. Used to see this a lot.

[@mahulad7298]

Wings & Fins heaven. I could wander around marveling at this collection of classic American beauties for ever & ever😁

[@randybock82]

It's nice to hear someone who knows their cars.

[@aloysiusbelisarius9992]

The owner's love for Chrysler products shows with his collection. I had read in an article about the '57 Chryslers (the division, that is) that Chrysler (the corporation, that is) had a different approach to fins from GM and Ford. Even though GM gets the credit for starting the fin craze with the lighted bunions on Caddies from '48 to about '54 or '55, Chrysler wanted to see the value of fins from an aerodynamics perspective, the first serious such attempt after World War II. They had experimented with two cars, one a stock '55 Chrysler, the other also a '55 Chrysler but with fins added to the rear fenders. Their tests proved a noticeable improvement in overall stability of the car at speeds of 70mph or higher. Of course, we all remember fins as a styling excess, which most people view with the same regard as smallpox...but it's interesting to learn that Chrysler had tried to incorporate them with a useful scientific purpose. Now, the $64 question: WHERE in Kansas?? I'm in Kansas, and I only know of one oldtimer yard, and it wasn't this one.

[@ste7193]

Wow what a killer collection, I love those old early 60's ford wagons, don't see many of them in the UK 😔

[@ericpeterson1965]

That pink1960 Dodge is a rare Polara, I have seen maybe 5 in my lifetime.

[@bigblockjalopy]

Probably the rarest car there, it is a coupe! He didn't pay much or any attention to it.

[@shaunclifton5281]

@@bigblockjalopy Yeah, I was yelling "WAIT !!!" when he walked right past it. Especially since it has the fin chrome With the light ! Wow

[@JohnDoe-bc8wu]

Wagons everywhere I am in love!

[@jerrydaniel2541]

Plymouth with the fins. I remember my parents having it for a couple weeks. It had a push button auto on the dash. My dad hated the car so it went back to where ever it came from. I was like 5 yrs old.

[@fonziebulldog5786]

Oh my, was it Christine who guarded the front yard. 😊👍

[@TheChoochooboy99]

That 1960 Pontiac 4 door hardtop at the very beginning is one of my dream cars. Those 4 door flat tops have great style, no matter which division they came from. I also would love to have that Invicta wagon or the 59 Olds 4 door hard too.

[@JazzStrat781]

Awesome Ryan, just fins for days! 👍

[@IowaClassicCars]

thanks man, absolutely!

[@RichadTheLionHeat]

You are absolutely on track with identifying just about 99% of these beautiful American sculptures classics. Ran across your channel by accident. I have a deep endless passion for the big fin era “Forward Look” cars, along with the GM and Fords. Sharing with other classic car enthusiasts family, friends, military and law enforcement professionals. Great job, keep them coming. 👍🏻😉🚙🚕🛻🏎🚘🚔👍🏻😉🇺🇸👍🏻

[@bozodog428]

Lots of great projects, especially that Buick Invicta wagon. Thanks for sharing.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Thanks for watching!

[@bobbycountryman2607]

63 impala is my favorite. So many cars! All Saved from 1 graveyard to another?

[@gregfair1749]

Ummmm...... favorite car you say...... oh, ALL OF THEM!!!! 😂😁 seriously, when it comes to cars of that era it’s almost impossible to pick a favorite!

[@petesmith8362]

Love everything PONTIAC.... Nice collection!

[@DudesWithWrenches]

Beautiful collection you dont have to restore everything to appreciate it. Better off in that yard then in the crusher.👍

[@IowaClassicCars]

Thats the truth!

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

True

[@jerrydaniel2541]

That 2 door Pontiac turned this mans eye. It must have been a beautiful when it was new, good styling....

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Mr Daniels, there is a simple way to see them again... although not in person unfortunately. Just look at the lovely kodachomes when all these automobiles were brand new, pick a specific year and place/location/name of an area (park, highway, street, neighborhood) or for a full example "1972 automobile dealership kodachomes." You can look as far back in color and a grand quality of film till 1939, although there are some kodachomes in 1938-37-36 and 1935 full color, not colorized it was real color. The earliest examples of color film was 1924.

[@nancykitzinger3078]

He's got some really prime stuff! They look awesome! I love the 1960 Pontiac! He has a goldmine right there!

[@IowaClassicCars]

that he does!

[@nathanhall6968]

Where is this place in Kansas at

[@nancykitzinger3078]

@@nathanhall6968 If I remember right, the location was undisclosed. In the video description he states it is a private collection.

[@Chevy-cz9ge]

I saw a couple of sedan deliverys that would be nice projects. Stay safe people. 🙂

[@davidcraddock7011]

really nice cars of my youth

[@ronaldzeoli7528]

That guy has a he'll of a lot of awesome old cars in good condition. Totally cool video

[@gabrielabate6020]

Being a Ford guy, my favorites would be the 57-60 2 door hardtops, and definitely the 1960 Starliner!

[@aztecworrior79]

Could you imagine sitting inside some of those cars and feeling the story and imagining the families that commuted in these cars, The places they lived and where they went!.. you could turn on the radio and listen to Elvis Presley playing on the radio I miss the classic America those were the good ol days and they will never be like they were before. A gallon of gasoline was only $.15c at the time, A soda pop and potato chips Were only five cents!.. I used to walk inside the mom and pops grocery stores without a shirt and shoes, Time flies!..

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 for all the original color 58 more 59 just amazing still today 👍thank you for great memory camera 🎥 person too.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tonyg8362]

Got a 60 Pontiac wagon, drive it everywhere, well built great car.

[@markfortin421]

Very Cool! I like the fact that almost all the cars are 90% complete...not picked over junkers with all the rare stuff gone. Over half of them would be very restorable with minimal rust issues and all the trim parts. Thanks for posting!

[@cluricaun78]

That was a super fun video, was almost like being there, thanks bro :)

[@IowaClassicCars]

Glad you liked it

[@danteinferno3097]

What a great collection greatest years for cars

[@edwardberwind8544]

Some real classics and pretty much rust free. Thanks for sharing.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@johndonlon1611]

Lots of really cool and rare station wagons. Also, saw Packards. Show more of them. Glad these are in a dry climate, a yard and not buried in forests and swamps as lot of these are. Many of these cars have good glass as well.

[@myMotoring]

Patina heaven

[@tucka1234]

So awesome, it's like there all parked at the drive in, stuck in time

[@JamesSmith-oe1ot]

This was good As I now don't feel so bad for having 8 projects to complete

[@MrJamers007]

Being also a James Smith, I only have 3 projects to complete. Looks like I am falling behind!

[@JamesSmith-oe1ot]

@@MrJamers007 you are doing great Jimbo Us Jim Smith's need to stick together.

[@isaacsrandomvideos667]

Wish these big old American pieces of art (and sadly rust) were cheaper here. In the US I bet one car from that lot would be 500-2000, over in the U.K. I bet 8-15k. Trust me, if they were, I would have probably about 20 of them.

[@stevenhagebusch9561]

Would he be willing to part with any of the ole full size ponchos

[@jamespn]

Flat top Pontiac is cool. All the trim and glass is in place, I bet the Swedes are definitely interested.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Lol i think they would like it!

[@thejeepdoctor]

I love the 58 Buick. I remember my Grandfather had a Special. Black with a white roof. I always thought it was a super cool car.

[@ianoneillpsychotherapy162]

I want to shake the hand of the curator of this collection of ghosts, these are truly the cars that most people drove, they are perhaps much more important to history than the muscle cars and convertibles we all cherish. Tucked away in one of the rows I saw a 64 Belvedere 4dr - most were four doors, the vertical parking lamps of the 63 was an everyday sight, now long forgotten - yup, a field of ghosts. Kudos to you bro.

[@dennisthehirev580]

The poor orphan Hudson step down was completely ignored. Aaaargh! Guess that makes me old. Nice video, thanx.

[@guyfuller1369]

That Ford pickup would make a gorgeous hot rod. Cheers!

[@loganshotrod4x464]

So much potential... so much work & money. That 40 Ford truck would be my first project out of the lot.

[@timhanson2080]

I'll take that 61 Pontiac bubble top.

[@IronHorseGarage]

Awesomeness!!!

[@IowaClassicCars]

😎😎

[@dee106ful]

I'd take the 421 in a heart beat

[@cynthiarowley719]

My first reaction; they are all the same terracotta color!

[@michaeltutty1540]

Some really beautiful cars there. That Pontiac you weren't sure of the year is a 61 Catalina Safari, a very rare car indeed. There are a bunch of my dream cars there, that is for sure. Trouble is people keep thinking neglect is patina. Patina is from use, not sitting outside neglected and let rot.

[@williamdeegan7840]

Can your friend be my friend. Damn, what a cool collection. You don't see 61 Pontiac Bubble Tops everyday. Nor do you see 58 Olds Wagons. Are you aloud to walk around and look. I live in Pennsylvania ,near Philadelphia. I could spend my vacation in the yard. Ask him. Please.

[@petervitti9]

Excellent episode!

[@IowaClassicCars]

Thanks Pete!

[@stevenredman1582]

That '65 Pontiac hardtop with the 421 is a Catalina 2+2. John DeLorean's GTO for grownups.

[@thecollectoronthecorner7061]

Of all the vehicles there thats the one I would pick. Its most likely going to be high dollar. However you could buy it and always get your money back. Be able to own it for a little while?

[@johnschreiber4252]

Lots of love for the 60 Pontiac. Dad had a lot of those cars.

[@Wooley689]

So many great projects, not enough money. I like all the wagons especially the ones I never knew existed.

[@peterselten500]

Thanks to both you an the owner for the tour I've seen on yt on your channel an others of tours of junkyards where theirs cars for sale if anyone wants a car they are out there you will have get going an find them I've got what I want I enjoy seeing them saved an restored an I love a lot of the cars from the fifties up to.the seventies an the pickup to the mid eighties

[@finfan83]

Wow, so many gems in there ! Both in terms of individually optioned curiosities, and in terms of rare model years / models ! That '58 Buick Limited ! That '59 Biscayne ! THe '57 Packards that you skipped ( ;-) ) the '60 big Dodge Matador (or Polara with stars snatched off fins) that you wanted to have identified ! the 1960 Fury with Sky-Hi rear window. So glad those are kept responsibly as a restoration material without sinking into ground or being pierced by trees.

[@Impala-xm5oq]

Dankeschön für das schöne Video, da gehen Kinderträume in Erfüllung. Ich komme auf Deutschland.

[@MLMUSICA]

Its nostalgic to think that all these cars onces belong to people and drove them and around once got bought brand new , would be kool do find ex owners and hear the stories of those cars

[@sd90mac8]

That was a very impressive video, of classics!!!!!! Where's the 1958 EDSELS????? More please!!!!!!!!,✌️🤠👌👍

[@bradroberts6447]

I would like to get any one of these. So cool, so much history.

[@katbot2190]

I really enjoyed that. A lot of those cars I never knew existed. Beautiful.

[@IowaClassicCars]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@KameraShy]

Favorite car? Like choosing your favorite child. Great to see these vintage cars being saved and protected. When America was great.

[@IowaClassicCars]

haha glad you enjoyed!

[@toddlundblad8638]

My favorite is the 60 Galaxie sedan. If ever available I would be interested.

[@follow_the-truth]

I always wonder how is it possible that there are still so many US classics of 50s n 60s that survived. It' s like never ending if u see all these yards with hundreds of classics and many many thousands all over the world in private garage boxes. I mean thats a good sign, they will not die out so quickly, thanks God.

[@williamdeegan7840]

What year , if you know, was the Pontiac Sedan Delivery? Looked like 49 to a 52. And those 60 Buick wagons and the 59 Bonneville 2 door hardtop. WOW what a cool yard . Sorry, if I seem excited. Yards don't look like this in Pennsylvania.

[@williamsimmons152]

Yeah there is one somewhere around maple grove on or off rt 100.

[@mexicanspec]

William, I don't think that was a sedan delivery. The chrome trim on the rear door makes me think it was a first call car.

[@williamdeegan7840]

If you look up 49 -51 Pontiac Sedan Delivery on Google, you can see that the Silver Streaks were on all Sedan Deliverys. If it were an Ambulance or a Hearse instead of the Pontiac name it would have just had a Piece of chrome where the Pontiac name would be..

[@mexicanspec]

@@williamdeegan7840 You are right. I just looked at some Google images. I wouldn't have thought Pontiac would have used the trim on the rear door, but I guess they did. Generally the professional vehicles are more ornate than the factory cars.

[@williamdeegan7840]

@@mexicanspec This isn't the same year , but I had a 66 pontiac Bonneville Hearse/Ambulance, 1 of 102 made. It was built by Superior Coach. It used 65 Corvair taillights, 63 Tempest Hubcaps and a Cadillac windshield. Being a Bonneville you would think it would have had the Ribbed Panels on the bottom sides of the car, like on a regular production car, but they didn't. Superior used a thin chrome strip on the lower body line instead of the ribbed pieces . It's all good. Wish I could go to that yard.

[@keithoneil6711]

Love to have some of them ween they was new very beautiful perfect amazing looking cars

[@eddiebennett2994]

My favorite would be the 57/58 Packard

[@357bullfrog9]

That would be my dream trip to walk through that yard

[@racer67]

Some really nice ford wagons in there! And a few other gems! Very nice!

[@alwcurlz]

4:00 Another wagon, 1960 4435....wow.....NICE condition AND with A/C. He knows the good stuff!

[@charlescummings1484]

Wonderful! Thanks. From CT, U.S.A.