Rusty Gold at The Car Graveyard Mine

[@randyc8171]

The car with the yellow on the front is a 1940 Pontiac. The odometer which reads 05356? shows the car has traveled a total of 105, 356 miles. At 100,000 miles it flipped back over to 00,000.0 miles. The handle under the dash on the left is the parking/emergency brake. The lever on the right of the steering column with the round ivory knob would move down and forward to open the cowl vent. The Plymouth 2 door club sedan is a 1949.

[@Boga217]

And to think they drove them there, yet visitors now are needing 4wd..guys back then got stuff done. A whole nother type of human.

[@craigcricket7932]

Hello. I'm working on a 1940 Pontiac. Would you mind disclosing the location of that car? I would do my best to rescue it and put some of it to use on my car. Thank you.

[@craigcricket7932]

@@Boga217 Hi Derek. I have a 1940 Pontiac. They are World War 2 construction. Super Heavy Duty. High clearance vehicles. I'd match a good running one against any 4wd on that road. I'd like to salvage the one in the video. Any chance you know where it is? I could put some of it back on the road. Thank you. Hope your doing ok in these strange times.

[@InTheOldCandyFactory]

The lever in the Plymouth was a column shifter for the manual transmission

[@jacobshort6528]

Cars back then had ground clearance like our 4wd vehicles do today, because the roads were mostly dirt, gravel and mud. Rural secondary roads in Michigan were still being paved into the 1990s. After thunderstorms most American country roads were reduced to morasses of slimy clay ruts that folks threw branches and logs into.

[@straybullitt]

A lot of these comments are giving WMD a hard time about not knowing what the different controls are on a 80 year old car. If you put most of those guys in front of a Ford Model T and told them to drive it, they couldn't do it. Almost the simplest automobile ever built, and it would completely stump them. This is a mine exploration channel. If you guys want someone with a decent knowledge of random old vehicles, I recommend Mr. Goodpliers, or someone like that....

[@GRosa250]

Great video as always. It’s funny that young people aren’t familiar with manual transmission cars because now everything comes with an automatic. The pedal on the right is the accelerator (gas pedal), the one in the middle is the brake and the one on the left is the clutch. The car at 15:15 is a 1940 Pontiac Deluxe Six Business Coupe with a 223 cubic inch straight 6 engine and a 3 speed column shift manual trans. The car at 19:10 is a 1949 Plymouth Special DeLuxe Club Coupe with a 217.8 cubic inch straight 6 and a 3 speed column shift manual.

[@CycolacFan]

The chrome on that Plymouth’s grille looks perfect, they used to do it to a really high standard.

[@WesternMineDetective]

Shiny just like the day it was manufactured! They don't make em like they used to for sure.

[@jacobshort6528]

The 1938-1946 Plymouth used stainless steel for the brightwork. It holds up against anything except parts hunters and vandals.

[@leighsayers2628]

Stainless steel ...not chrome

[@jmarsh3347]

That Plymouth at 19:00, check out the chrome on the grill, not a spot on it despite being exposed to the elements for all that time. You won't find quality like that these days.

[@casedoumasr656]

Hello your picture quality is amazing the lighting in the mine is top notch. The car with the star on door might be a sheriff car or city police car because of the star back in the day. The other car 2nd has a 3 speed on the column and rhw extra pedal on floor would be thw cluch. Great explore and adventure glade your back ⛏️🏆🤔

[@secretdaisy6484]

Loved the old rusty cars. Can’t get enough of that. BTW if you find any old, vintage Levis snag ‘em. They’re worth a ton of money 💰! 👍☮️🌞🪨

[@Rob-n3h7d]

That was a spoon for cleaning out the drill hole for hand drilling meaning single jacking. Very rare find and should be in a museum.

[@NaomisAdventures]

Those old cars were so cool to see

[@mechanicman8687]

Great explore. You always produce the best videos. Thanks for taking us along. They sure left a lot of gold in that mine!!! Please be careful..

[@ferstuck37]

Love your exploration really makes the desert interesting. One question! do you carry an electronic air readout, having walked into mines myself, albeit not as deep as you. Reminds me of confined space requirements where you never know if you may hit a pocket of gas detrimental to your health.

[@jacobshort6528]

During WW2 when farmers, miners and loggers needed pickup trucks or larger trucks for hauling loads of whatever, they modified sedans and coupes. That Pontiac coupe had a wood board back wall and package tray, and the trunk was lined with boards. That car hauled payloads to the hammer mill. And I think I saw its hood in the parts pile at the bottom of the tailings pile.

[@cdd4248]

You are so bright and consciousness. I really appreciate your videos and photography..nicely done.

[@nogaraserviziimmobiliarisr6007]

Beautiful video! Paolo from Italy.

[@atribecalledcookies4]

I see you have an older Jeep with the straight 6 engine, super reliable set up. I'm sure you know this but when you go out that far, always brings 2 or 3 extra bottles of coolant and or water , a qt or 2 of power steering fluid, 1 or 2 qts of trans fluid same with a couple qts of extra oil. A little tool kit wouldnt hurt either. Def a spare lol. You are one of the top 3 mine guys out here man, great work! Stay safe.

[@DSC800]

And an extra CPS (crankshaft position sensor). Such a little part that can fail at the wrong time.

[@LateNiteGrafix]

In the Plymouth, as with the others, the two pedals hanging down from under the dash are the clutch and then the brake. The small pedal on the floor to the right is the gas.

[@rebzdomine]

Greetings from Russia! Your vids feel refreshing, considering that here we have almost no deserts to explore. Appreciate your work👍

[@mechanicman8687]

Yeah,,this guy is the best Greetings from Southern California

[@jacobshort6528]

Greetings from Northern Michigan. Abandoned cars in the woods up here tend to rust into the ground. Partly because we spread Mega tonnage of salt on our roads during the winter. The newer cars just disintegrate.

[@ralphpatrick3071]

Fun explores! I think that was a scaling bar. Only wood dowels were used to tamp the dynamite. Metal could cause sparks. Oh, and the pedal to the left of the brake was the clutch pedal. Thanks, I enjoyed it! 😊

[@ralphpatrick3071]

@Wolfman True

[@caryward8251]

Enjoyed your video, especially the old cars but would like to view all of them! At 0:33, that is a hasp for locking up the building; the hinges are located on left side of the door; at least 2 of them. 16:07, motor is called a Straight-6 cylinder. 17:44, left pedal is Clutch, right pedal is Brake, & tall black vertical slender pedal is the Gas Pedal for increasing speed. 17:49, curved lever the Emergency or Parking Brake. Above your fingers is a button to squeeze with fingers to work it. 17:55, looks like lever to open an air vent located between hood & windshield on outside. 19:45, looks like a 1949 Plymouth with a Straight-6 motor. 21:01, Gear Shift Lever; would be mounted on right side of Steering Column and operated with right hand. Usually 3 forward and reverse. 21:08, left pedal is Clutch, right pedal is Brake, & what you called the foot hold is the Gas Pedal. 23:28, Brake Shoes. Come back and show all the cars!!

[@jackbehling5694]

I hope you're not doing this by yourself

[@caryward8251]

@@jackbehling5694 Not for certain how to react to your reply; do you think I don’t know what I’m talking about, that I couldn’t know these things without somebody’s help, or what? I’m over 70 years old and grew up with these things and my Dad had similar types of cars with those accessories. I did forget to add a fact about the Motors at 16:07 & 19:45. Even though they are a Straight-6, they are really a Flat-Head-6 Cylinder; sorry for the omission!! I grew up all types of old cars and I’ve seen and used the things I’ve talked about so I don’t need anyone to help me to discuss this subject matter. Also, did a lot of the mechanical work on our vehicles!!

[@jackbehling5694]

I was referring to the man going into the ground

[@caryward8251]

@@jackbehling5694 Sorry for my comments to you; sensitive when I think replies are aimed at me! Might designate who you are referring to.

[@ltform]

Thanks for taking the time to show the vehicles, good content in my opinion, another good one.

[@cantpassthebar]

Fantastic video - always enjoy a Western Mine Detective joint

[@MikeOrkid]

1940-41 Plymouth business coupe. The handle was for a parking brake. Handle to the right was for the "ac" (vent that opened in front of the windshield)

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

I'm glad there's somebody that will eagerly document their explorations in these mine shafts. I get fairly acute claustrophobia and sensory overload when inside areas like this especially in Southern California because of earthquakes. I've got a couple of Quartz and Gold mines(Nuevo Mine and Calico Mines) in my area and several more less than 40 miles away that I've been in but they make me nervous when I see that they're fortified with wooden structures inside because and once I get to the point where I find where it has collapsed, it makes me wonder how long before the next collapse.........*RUN!!!!* 😳🤪😬😯🙄🙂😃 Great videos!!!

[@ActionAdventureTwins]

Yeah bro. It's been awhile since I seen one of your videos. I'm stoked!

[@rickvaiBBB]

Cool videos, you are a brave man. Hard to believe men worked in those tight conditions swinging picks and hauling dirt out.

[@TnTMyers2010]

Gorgeous Azurite! Great discovery! The connected rollers at 24:15 look to be from a conveyer system. Interesting that they would be near miscellaneous vehicle parts. All the scatter belongings on the floor was probably all that that person had. I think the typed form you were looking at was some type of freight bill and they sure did love C&H Sugar! By chance is this near the Kingston Range? Great job exploring and videoing. Thanks for taking us along with you.

[@craighaldane-gy3mk]

Would love you go on one of your adventures into the mine looks fun but terrifying.Unfortunately I'm in Scotland so I'll just have to watch your channel instead 😋.

[@CarswithNash]

Actually antique garbage is kind of interesting when you think of it… that’s a rare find, perfectly preserved garbage from like 70 years ago. Oh that lever under the dash of the car, the first one anyways you were wondering about that was the emergency brake handle. The one on the second car almost looks like a hand control for the brake. And they call them brake shoes when it’s in drum brakes.

[@AbandonedandForgottenWales]

New to the channel, fellow mine explorer from Wales, awesome video 💪

[@janblake9468]

Lever inside yellow car is the parking ("emergency") brake. Lever inside Plymouth is the gear shifter, but it is on the wrong side of the steering wheel.

[@ArdcoreGaming]

Great video as always. I look forward to your content. It inspires me to keep exploring. Im really nervous when it comes to enter mines.

[@edwardaustin740]

I haven't seen anything yet. I just started the video and I'm excited already.

[@georgescott249]

always great videos

[@WesternMineDetective]

Thanks man! Always appreciate the support.

[@georgescott249]

@@WesternMineDetective your videos are always very interesting to me

[@georgescott249]

i hope some day that you find your own gold mine ,and get to get lots of gold,you very much deserve it for all the walking and exploring that you do

[@jacquelatourcaptainunderpa8475]

The car's you showed are from the late 30's to 40's and maybe 50's other than that great video be safe my friend.

[@taliag5018]

The long lever to the left and below the dash may be the emergency brake

[@scottyg7284]

More of the car stuff please.

[@WesternMineDetective]

If I find more, I gotchu! Thanks for watching.

[@xmo552]

That and car has absolutely perfecto grill and hood chrome.

[@songwriteroc]

Foot holder lol it a gas pedal with break and clutch . Awesome video man

[@rainmancw9022]

That was really neat and fun

[@wmwanderer]

Be careful out there! That mine looks quite dangerous. Great adventure though :)

[@kittyfanatic1980]

Those old cars probably had the 8volt system judging by the long narrow battery trays. Pretty neat. They were probably the miners cars or cars they took out there to use parts for the operation. Miners were very resourceful back in the day. Reduce,recycle, reuse. Better improvise and improvise they most definitely did. I’m certain folks nabbed parts through the years as well.

[@rs2143]

That lever in the Plymouth three on the tree first second and third. 😊 nice video Thanks

[@jacobshort6528]

The car at 34:16 with the torn open roof is a 1954 Ford Motor Corp Mercury. I love that grille.

[@kendiholloway2378]

Fantastic adventure

[@brianbuswell6112]

That spoon is for pulling your cuttings out of a single jack drill hole . Black powder holes were hand drilled down at an angle. So the spoon was used to scrape out the cuttings . Powder was loaded with a wood dowel powder pole not metal .

[@johnlloyd3990]

Love your videos! Often time you see an exhaust manifold and call them headers. Just thought I would let you know

[@1949ala]

Very nice job...stay safe

[@Star_Gazing_Coffee_Lover]

Be careful young man and keep up the fine work.

[@DukeCronenwerth]

Really nice Cars

[@drewconrad7093]

Might be a haulage tunnel. You should get some samples. Both cars had clutches and were most likely three on the column.

[@bebeandjohnnotsonomadiclif5287]

Thank you. Be safe.

[@TheDutchGuy]

You missed the blink between the gravel in front of you at 14:45? I once found a diamond that way...

[@ismewhat1234]

Cool stuff nice video thanks 🤙

[@skeetermcswagger0U812]

The car at 21:39 actually has been burnt from the inside out.(hense interior is completely devoid of any non-metallic components) "You wouldn't think a car would burn like that......." Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) 'No Country for Old Men'

[@kathyarmstrong649]

Maybe someone ran a shine still in the mine with the soot on the cieling and a lot of C&H sugar bags.

[@flavaflav7769]

looks like fun,,,,those cars actually have some value to them. great video

[@craigcricket7932]

Hello. Would you mind disclosing the lication of that car? I have a 1940 pontiac. I would do my best to rescue that car and put some if it to good use on mine. Thank you. Looks like Utah or Arizona.

[@_Peremalfait]

The chrome trim on the Plymouth looks like new and probably worth a lot to someone restoring old cars. A shame so much of the sheet metal on those old cars is full of bullet holes, but at the time I'm sure they were thought of as just junk cars fit only for target practice. I'm guessing at some point someone had stored a couple boxes of personal items in the mine, and later were ransacked and strewn about. It would be interesting to know who left them there, and why.

[@jacobshort6528]

The cupside-down car at 34:26 is- according to my car-nut Dad - a 1955 Buick with a V-8 engine.

[@kevinhunt3623]

No risk, no fun. You really have balls. What was the most dangerous animal you encountered in the wild?

[@brianbloom1799]

That car with the star Might have been a old Police car, Sheriffs maybe, Nice body style.

[@keigger1]

At.the begining of the video, when he's about to head into the mine, did anybody else hear the old song "Big John" "ting" echoing in the back of their head? Or was it just me? 😂

[@poland1170]

WOW

[@mitchellhennings493]

In an area so was I. Good duty stations for Mine Exploring China lake. Which is at Ridgecrest California. Fallon Nevada. And one other place. I don't even know if they have enlisted personnel. That would be Hawthorne nevada.

[@chrisk28]

The yellow fronted 1940 Pontiac [?] with the star on the side.. could have been a Police Car?

[@pariariver302]

I think what you call a dynamite tapping rod might be something else. It appeared to be metal And not made out of a non ferrous material..... hence no sparkling. Great video and thanks for your efforts.

[@jacobshort6528]

That was likely a drill shaft. The bits were replaceable.

[@donhoughton271]

That car is a 1940 Studebaker coupe from what I can tell. Would love to rescue it from there .If you would send me the location .

[@freeridemoto7133]

stop being lazy, go do it yourself. old BOOMER people ALWAYS looking for a shortcut

[@hamilton1191]

Looks more like a "40 Pontiac to me. Even in respectable shape they're not getting very much nowadays, so this one would seem to be virtually worthless torn up the way it is.

[@craigcricket7932]

@@hamilton1191 I have a 40 Pontiac like it. Business couple. I would salvage that one if I knew where it was. You are correct. They are not a high dollar car. Mine is sentimental. From my parents estate. It's rough. Not worth much. But it's what I have.

[@Broncofan-4life]

Do you need to worry about the air quality inside those mines? I would bring a oxygen monitor with me.

[@JanoschNr1]

Yesterday I found out throu a video that they not only used wood as support beams because the trees were local, not heavy as metal so easier to transport but way more importantly, when a tunnel is about to colapse the wooden beams startk to crack extremly loudly giving everybody a big headsup to leave the mine asap.

[@Donaldperson7]

Amazing how stainless steal lasts in the desert

[@perezquad]

Cool video. Cars were awesome...were all the cars in a wash? Maybe flashflood took them into the wash?

[@ross798]

Fun seeing a young person trying to figure out what those items are on a car.

[@babbalonian2]

16:29 will it start, and drive 142 miles home? lets find out.

[@davidbell9130]

keep safe keep finding

[@jacobshort6528]

At 21:22 you thought the lever was a foot holder. Nope! It's the gas pedal. This is why a standard transmission and a clutch are such good car theft prevention against Millenial thieves. They don't know what it is!

[@Donaldperson7]

Don’t know if there stollen or broke down and left? Chances are they are they were just abandoned

[@jbjones7931]

You shouldn't be going out there alone. All is fun until u get hurt or stuck. That said I wouldn't mind tagging along on some of these, just less likely to go in the mine myself.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

Hey if you find some very old vintage Levi’s! there worth a gold mine!

[@tm8747]

it would be nice to see the same thing for myself if i knew where the mine location was?

[@garyharrall4002]

What's with all the cars and car parts I wonder? Possibly stolen cars? Maybe a car theft ring from back in the day?

[@DukeMitchell.223]

Good job kid, why don’t you prospect some of those sulfides and quartz ore, you might make some good coin.

[@GoodTimeBikes]

30:20 Chuck june 1963!

[@chrishays4835]

wonder how they rust with no rain there...but perhaps they do get rain...dunno...

[@conqueringlion420]

Oh no no no no, not the classic “chop chop choo” time filler sound

[@Donaldperson7]

I will take that car!

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

wow you found a treasure

[@richardgray8939]

The lever was a gear shifter

[@jimpantle3780]

The Plymouth s a 1949 Deluxe

[@JohnShinn6078]

🤠👍

[@jimmyrivano3477]

😲😲👏👏👍👍👊👊🏆🏆🙏🙏

[@rudedog7682]

1940 Pontiac sport coupe

[@donhoughton271]

That handle you didn't know what it was is the hand break.😅

[@richardgray8939]

Not no such thing as a handbrake that was the parking brake like all vehicles have some have a pedal

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

brake

[@CycolacFan]

@@richardgray8939 outside America a parking brake is sometimes called a handbrake to distinguish it from the footbrake.

[@richardgray8939]

@@CycolacFan wrong here in America and everywhere else I handbrake was applied on coaches and wagons to slow them down Parking brake and emergency brake put on cars is not a handbrake I repeat is not a handbrake parking brakes and emergency brakes were not made to stop the car or vehicle

[@CycolacFan]

@@richardgray8939 you’ve checked every country in the world to verify that have you? 🙂

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

Are you a licensed detective?😅 A real detective has a magnifying glass , everyone knows that !😊

[@gerrywood3584]

Yellow front end car 1941 Plymouth other on is 1949

[@MrRoughknuckles]

Flathead 6's motors

[@richardgray8939]

Never did point out the clutch pedals you mentioned a brake pedal on a gas pedal

[@guillermomiguel5744]

¿¿"!SE TE OLViDÓ AGREGARLE LA TRADUCCiÓN AL CASTELLANO!"??

[@CoasterToast]

Man these are ripe for making a rat rod

[@westho7314]

Could be a military staff car, that was painted yellow after the war and most the yellow has flaked off by exposure over the years , looks to be WW2 era gull wing hood may be missing ,, Great bullet riddled yard art. Some moron tried to pry the speedo cluster out of the one. Unfortunately the mentality of some desert > exploiting explorers< If the mining claim is still active you can contact the claiments about vehicles, If claim is abandoned & now on public land it has likely reverted back to BLM/ national park or forest, the relics are now protected (anything over 50 years old, cars, cans junk wood, buildings etc) stays where it lays for posterity's sake.Though thieves and vandals don't care about posteriety or others peoples property, No rusty gold here to scrap or restore. there having the vehicles and old mining machinery still in place and intact makes it interesting history for exploring without thieving or vandalizing..I dont know if your doing these mine shafts alone. but if you are alone you may want to consider having a partner,, I live at the bottom of the hill from Cerro Gordo, Known that town for past 50 years, so many inexperienced idiots & fool hardy embeciles,, tourists & city slickers, have gone in those shafts alone (like the current owner of Cerro Gordo), & i know quite a few instances over the years where people go hurt, some badly by falling beams, rocks and cave ins while looking for bottles, antiques , mining carts and old rat eaten levis to steal . most had people with them, but a few died a lonely death with no one knowing where they are.. The desert has countless mine shafts with no cell connect... I enjoy the old workings, equipment, cars and buildings, but have zero interest in going underground, Back in the 1960's it was a big thing to go to ghost towns and loot the places for artifacts, nobody cared back then. I inherited 2 garages full of antique mining equipment and antiques collected by locals from Cerro Gordo from the 1930's to tje 1980's when they finally got a caretaker for saftey reasons,, Being in my 70's now and have explored the Death Valley area by foor, 4x4 and moto for many decades.,ive known too many old timers who worked in many of those mines, including family members, most ended up disabled from lung diseases, falls, explosives, and other accidents, it was a horrible life for them making $5 or less a day for a 12 hour shift,, History they would have rather just forget, The last miner alive who worked Cerro Gordo died 2 years ago, i knew him for 50 years. His collection of mining stuff that filled his house and yard was amazing.& i ended up with alot of it that his family did not want. Its all just yard art in a semi ghost town now. Rusty gold as you and the reality TV thrill-billie pickers call it. Be safe & take care, and as a cautionary tale, don't go underground alone.As you will surely come to fully understand the meaning of "You cannot fix stupid" if anything goes south and your alone down there...

[@junie1955]

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