the JUNKYARD -3 LAMBORGHINI MIURAS

[@gray7863]

Magnus you are so right about the time before the internet, when going to a junkyard was an experience, if you found the parts you were looking for or not, just taking in all the sights was worth the cost of admission . Your choice of filming from dark to light was fantastic !.......Thanks

[@wysoft]

When I was young and just getting started working on cars, I learned so much about different vehicles and designs, simply from walking around the junkyard and looking at different cars. I enjoyed doing it so much that sometimes getting the parts I needed became secondary.

[@FMFGUF]

@@wysoft Me too. A mate and me would regularly cycle or drive miles just to rummage about in local ones in Surrey, one in Chobham woods being a favourite.

[@16driver16]

That's still exists.

[@FMFGUF]

@@16driver16 That's good to hear.

[@substandardabuse6028]

That Rabbit was Rudi watching you enjoy his awesome collection of incredible cars

[@justinstiff5641]

That rabbit rode in the junkyard on homeboys hat full of flowers 💐 🐇

[@lukasprien4338]

Facts

[@NateSpring]

m noice

[@oceania2385]

A Porsche wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.

[@vikingtrad3r]

First thought was Gandalf

[@THEWOLFOFHEALTHCARE]

hahaha amazing

[@captain_context9991]

Yeah, sadly he is a couple of decades too late to rescue anything in this junk yard. This truly is junk.

[@openclockclubarchive325]

Beautifully presented. Love the lack of sensationalism.

[@poplaurentiu4148]

Sweet Lord almighty some of those cars are beyond bonkers : Carraciola & 300 gullwing are the top most expensive North 6 million or beyond but this is the Holly grail of junkyards even those 3 Miuras and one-off ISO Griffo i know the right person : John from Curated would be like..

[@ИванИванов-о6ц6м]

professional seller

[@cyrxl]

I thought the opposite? It seems very scripted to me

[@DarylHiers]

what do we call the hats then?

[@readrepairs]

@@DarylHiers Good question. I don't know,. Folk vibes.

[@OscarRojo72]

I worked in the metal fabrication building at the junkyard, I was 15 years old and knew Rudy very well, about 30 percent of the porch alloys on V.W in L.A came out of that yard , the yard originally ran from Alameda to Juniper.

[@RegionalRadioShackManager]

By any chance you think there’s more cars apart from the ones in that junkyard?

[@Micheriet]

Do you maybe have any old pictures from that time? And it would also be interesting to hear more stories about the place and the man himself. I bought the red 356 on the left by 0.15 in the video, and would love to see old pictures and hear some stories. Or if it is possible to ask you some questions that I am interested of knowing? It would be much appreciated. Thanks // Michael in Sweden

[@JustaSanderoRS]

Kinda sad to see those cars like that, but at the same time its a bit magic, i dont know how to explain

[@premonemo]

I think you just did

[@Yourmission9]

I’m in agreement, but at least they were saved from the crusher, and I really like the aesthetic

[@mari0c0leman]

It’s a look at the beauty that once was, but, still exists.

[@sweeneymotorsports82]

It’s just beautiful the way it sits, kinda sad to see it all get sold!

[@jamiemorgan4146]

As George Harrison said, “All Things Must Pass”. There’s a time to live and a time to die. There is a time for everything. Then we have to move on.

[@risinbison1106]

It’s not very often I watch a video and am completely stunned by what I’ve seen. I’ve driven by the yard a few times, I knew they had Porsche and Mercedes all over but 3 rare lambos and the ultra rare cars, wow.

[@GHOSTJERKER]

I would pay admission just to poke around that place!

[@geoffreycarter3981]

These cars are considered by so many (at least by car people) as a pinnacle of human design and automotive achievement. This, coupled with the emotional connections that cars have the ability to instill, makes this such a fascinating watch. It's a stark reminder that all cars are just objects, subject to the elements and decay as much as anything else. An wreck can end the life of any car, no matter the monetary or sentimental value, as well as the lives of its occupants in just an instant.

[@scoobyroorogers]

Well put.

[@Cars.andclaws]

Gandalf😂

[@spannersautoandcomputerser1649]

OH MY GOODNESS - all those 356 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW. SIMPLY amazing collection.

[@Rob1970s]

I love them sooooo much 😍 !!!!!

[@DailyStalkerUpdate]

All junk though.

[@JamesBerlo]

I hope you keep us posted on the Disposition of this Place and all the treasures.

[@Mercmad]

I worked with a Guy who visited there often in the 70's and once asked Rudi why he didn't sell the 500K because he could get a Million for it .Rudi responded with "I have a million in the bank,and I have this car ". At that time it say outside.

[@hydrocarbon82]

Some people just like to have things, not pristine, but just have it. My guess is Rudi had everything he wanted, lucky guy.

[@jameseastwood4984]

Yup and the dollars de-value, whilst the Merc's value goes up.

[@k.t.3120]

Nazi had stolen money !!

[@Matthew-x9d]

Magnus, You are a born story teller. I’d love to spend time with you hearing a few more. You are a living legend who can turn a word mate. Peace man.

[@ZIPCORD]

Like the California town of Bodie this place needs to stay intact in a state of arrested decay. Many including my self are amazed at this collection. On the other hand the value of much, other than complete cars, is limited to another parties needs. And if that need was significantly strong these pieces would be gone already. Like Rudi many will bid at the auction hoping to catch a ride on his dream. But whether that dream ascends or spirals downward will depend upon their drive and wallet thickness as they attempt to make something of this assemblage of what individually were someone else's - broken dream. Excellent presentation BTW!

[@Kolinu2]

This is photographic heaven.

[@dougderby9454]

Grew up around the junkyard. Uncle had one for 40 years. People would drive cars and trucks to the yard. Sell them to him. Usually rusted terribly. Engine and trans still good. Interiors often in really nice shape. Mostly with 80-100k miles. Now I live out west. Interiors are almost gone from the sun. Trim also. No rust. And drivetrains have 200-300k miles. If only they could be combined. 😮.

[@owenacker4950]

This is really special, this place has been shrouded by mystery for so long.

[@ИванИванов-о6ц6м]

святые зенкевичи !

[@Rob1970s]

I didn't know that it existed . What a place !!!! It's priceless . !! Absolutely MAGICAL ✨😳. ✨

[@mizeadventure9438]

Incredible. The filming and light was so well done.

[@tednruth453]

Those rabbits are highly trained security professionals....

[@MisterHughes]

Once in a while the algorithm delivers. What a great video. What a great place. Only thing I couldn't identify was the blue car at 22:51

[@FMFGUF]

I think it's a Lamborghini, possibly Miura, but not sure of exact model/year.

[@Freimopp777]

Maserati Mistral

[@FMFGUF]

@@Freimopp777 Yes, well recognised!

[@MisterHughes]

@Freimopp777 Yep, just a few hours after I watched this I got a short video in my feed about the Mistral. The algorithm is spooky sometimes.

I really like how naturally and with how much love and appreciation and high quality you make those videos. And you kill me with the prices in the 90's ,where I could have buy a Porsche..., but I did not.

[@louievee6300]

Only YOU can have made this special junkyard tour so perfectly presented!!

[@tjnucnuc]

I disagree. It sells itself.

[@louievee6300]

@@tjnucnuc I apologize for my personal opinion, I’ll wait for your version.

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

Ian Tyrell may well be getting a few more Lambo’s to recover / restore. As the world leader shop, I hope these go there. The Gullwing.. OMG! What a beauty it can become.

[@E92M3Guy]

Incredible. ! Someone needs to buy the entire yard, build a dome over it, and turn into a mueseum , charge visitors to come and see all of it, in as is condition. 👏👏👍👍

[@tezzrterry7485]

Jay Leno could be your man?

[@E92M3Guy]

@@tezzrterry7485 or Jerry Seinfeld. ?

[@chrispiazza7487]

Interesting, my shop is just north of this location on Alameda. I drove by the yard a good 30 years ago and they had the doors open. Looking in was very surprising, to say the least. Thought I was seeing things all those years ago, until I came across this video! Thanks for supplying my fading memory with solid evidence!

[@b888cky]

I have enjoyed every second of this video.

[@jamesmisener3006]

What an honor to have the privilege to show "the Junkyard" tell the stories and discretely drop the Easter eggs coming up for auction. Respect for the family and your connection to them. If I was forced to give you a nickname it would be "the Peacock" I hope that doesn't offend you. I thought that when you did videos for Hagerty. Cheers 🇨🇦

[@Rob1970s]

I was so taken by this man's narration skills and cinematography. The thumbnail Drew me in but his knowledge and the surprize's kept me on the edge of my seat . At times I nearly fell off !!!! I'm so astounded . I'm hopefully going to be dreaming about this place tonight when I finally stop my mind from thinking about it !!!! .

[@lucasrem]

Thanks Magnus, happy you got involved. We need collectors, it's a museum, not interested what it is worth.

[@rrrosengren]

Wow, what an incredible place.

[@AliasHSW]

Full props to the editor and storyboarding and script writers and cinematography - basically the whole production team & MW.

[@jmsjms296]

Dude's in the mood. He likes it lyrical... I'm touched.

[@alejandrovolpe2643]

Very ...very interesting !!!! Thank you !!! Magnus

[@lavender_castle1410]

Beautiful place and wonderful presented! Greetings from Germany! ❤😎👍👍👍

[@michaelmerta8956]

Fantastic great I'm only 74 and would like to see it myself. Thank you for sharing your wonderful trip to Rudy's automotive collection.

[@stuartstephens]

On top of the eye popping inventory, it's one of the most orderly junkyards I've ever seen.

[@NORTHERNROVER1]

Hey Magnus, really enjoyed your tour. I had only seen this place in the background of parts and car auctions in the past and always wondered exactly where and what it was. I'm in Canada where all the foreign stuff left is mini Coopers and MGs, most of the Porsches have gone to the States or back to Germany so this is kind of refreshing. Cheers!

[@nickbruni8041]

Like opening king Tuts tomb for the first time.. But way cooler in every sense , especially the videography .✊🏼( AND only one guy can rock a wildflower hat with class )

[@squid_fish]

That rear track on the orange/red Miura -good golly yowzaaa ❤

[@FMFGUF]

Yeah, wonder what that's all about?

[@squid_fish]

@@FMFGUF Mo powa laid down lol

[@tobiasluerssen7814]

Wow, walking down every corner of this yard must be fantastic...as you said like a kid in a candystore. Thank you a lot for sharing and this awesome Video! Regards from Germany 🤙😎

[@MossMini]

This was a man's dream and life. It a pretty good way to live.

[@matthewquirk37]

You know Magnus I probably learned more about you in this video than anything else. I was lucky enough to have a dad that hauled me to junkyard in the 60's and on. We were searching for race engine cores. I grew to love, what it seems you love - the energy. It is just a time capsule of stories. One of the best junkyard s was in my home town. A dinky little New England town. It was tiered. 20's on the lowest then 30's and 40's. Then a tier of big fat 50's cars. Huge hulks. Then came the era of my youth; 60's and 70's cars. I loved sitting in the rusted out remains of big 30's sedans and dream of where they had traveled, and how grand they were when new. They truly have brief life spans in most cases, but they all have great stories to tell if you listen closely.

[@Touringtim]

Excellent work Magnus, perfect delivery and presentation.

[@oliverholzmann2588]

The location is absolutely incredible, and the story is so fascinating. Thank you for sharing and bringing the story to life.

[@davidklauer3422]

It’s not a junk yard, it’s a museum Might valuable one at that Hope everything gets a home, and a new life in some form or fashion

[@JayB-bq7hh]

Great video , very cool.............I love auto junkyards , so much to see............

[@andrewkamin-lyndgaard594]

Appreciate the effort + creativity to put this together. Thoughtful to do it before it is gone.

[@wolfgangw.8243]

thanks for the presentation of this uniq place, you are the perfect person for this, because you feel the old rusty cars

[@gregorbien1719]

It's like a sick dream. THX! Magnus

[@davenelson8187]

Read an article in a mid 80s Road and Track magazine about an auto scrap yard in NY. Apparently they scrapped around 750,000 cars per year! On top of that, they would find on average around $1.25 per car when stripping down the vehicles before crushing. Essentially a hidden paycheck of over a half a million dollars in loose change! 😮🎉

[@vegasuperstar6]

That was awesome!! I really enjoyed that junk yard tour! It was done so well!! I wished i woukd have known about magnus walker whenni moved to LA IN 1998. I moved there to work for von dutch but it didnt last long when it switched owners. I was into design and had alot of vintage drag racing hot rod jackets and shirts. I would have loved to work for magnus cause hes just a super great authentic guy living the dream! .

[@jfu5222]

Mornings first light, my favorite time of day. Thanks for another wonderful video.

[@carkingspot]

One of a kind junkyard, especially nowadays. That 300SL and the 356 are what I would be interested in. Happy bidding.

[@Petrolhead912]

My head just exploded 😛 Great video man

[@Alexander-zs5rj]

Nice Dog ❤ & Rabbit 😊 ; Good Video 👏 and greetings from 🇩🇪

[@jamesthompson8008]

This collection is absolutely off the hook!! I'm TRULY hoping it sets a landmark on sales.

[@LulaRoberts]

A hidden wealth of automobiles. Only the owner saw a future long before anyone else did. R.I.P. Sir.

[@pollatso]

A once in a lifetime event is about to happen & every big car guy will be there.. magnus walker we can’t wait 👍👍🙏🇬🇧

[@jasonheflin588]

I love walking around junkyard there something cool about the stories behind the cars, should be a museum!

[@thomasprochaska5083]

what a fantastic place to be. Great thanks to the previous owner for rescuing all these beauties. I really hope that ALL cars and parts and pieces will be sold for good price and ALL cars will be restored in the next several years to come!!! Best regards from Austria

[@Yourmission9]

Love the video, love the aesthetic of this junkyard. I’d love to build a barndominium in the center and just enjoy looking at all those treasures everyday

[@davidmarshall6409]

Whenever I watch Magnus Walker all I can focus on is how he pronounces his T’s as D’s. “a 3 litre modor’. “Audo Show’ “Rudy got a ledder from Porsche” Once you hear it you can’t stop noticing it. Great vid though. How RM go about trying to catalogue all that is beyond me.

[@patmayer7222]

,,,...just,,,,so cool,........made my week,,,,great storyteller,also.❤

[@honestreviewer3283]

Well made and very interesting video, thanks. Look at how they restore old WW2 warplanes back to flying condition, and some of them were in much worse shape than the cars in this yard (pulled out of bogs after 70 years, etc.). How great Rudi had the foresight to preserve these vehicles; too bad he didn't live to realize how valuable they've become.

[@Dave_Boyer]

What an amazing collection of art. Something that hasn’t been touched or molested in over 40+ years is just amazing.

[@wadepaul2943]

I just love the idea, But that hat is the best thing I have seen all year!

[@edmatthews9235]

Hands down Best Video by Magnus to date. Wow Rudy was a cool dude and new his stuff and must have had a lot of money even back then the cost to buy and move these cars around still cost real money. Yes cheap prob paid $2000 for those SL gullwings. That alloy body car in around 1980 had to still been 10,000 25,000 the Lambos also had to have been 10,000 to 20,000 each but then again a Ferrari GTO would have been the Holy Grail in my book. Believe it or not GTOs in the early 70s traded for $8000 to $10,000. Now they are 50 Million to 100,million. Any amazing Video Magnus and that hat is Nutzzz

[@Rob1970s]

Only two minutes in and I had made the decision to subscribe !!!! I'm so glad that I found you . From New Zealand .

[@hans33sw]

Really cool! No words on the Facel Vega?

[@ZacharyBraxton-kl5bs]

I might have walked pass that place. Cars wasn't on my mind back then. Lovely collection. Vintage love in that pla.

[@morrowstevenj]

Beautifully shot. Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@beatglauser9444]

I LOVE, LOVE; LOVE the Iso Grifo convertible. The Grifo might be one of my all time favourite cars: An incredible classy GT car of the Sixties. Best of two worlds. Chevy reliability and Italian class and Beauty. Today I was at a preview of a classic car auction in Berne Switzerland. There was one of the last Grifos with sleep eyes an an ugly hood. The classisness of the original design of the front is not there anymore. It is a pity that you do not take a closer look on the awesome Facel Vega.

[@unclemuir]

I was lucky enough to have been a customer of Rudi's back 45 years ago. The 600 MBZ that had cars stacked on top supplied me with window switches. In one of the barns there were 300SL roadster hard tops stacked side by side by the dozens. You have no idea what you would see walking around Rudi's. I told people about this many years ago. Rudi had one price, expensive but he knew what he had. I liked Rudi.

[@lukasprien4338]

It is so increadibly misterious and fascinating to see these beautiful old works of art. But at the same time its so saddening to see them destroyed, and rotten like that, sometimes boyond fixable. And how so many of these were not even kept but just scraped while some people today would kill to have one of these artpieces. Truely legendary

[@bigbird2451]

What a miraculous place! Thanks for the tour. Well done Sir!

[@dotpeat1372]

A beautiful shockwave, excellently presented. Reminds me when stampcollection made a hit when the government revealed their gigantic storage of all & ever produced stamp. Suddenly low numbered production appeared to be highly available dropping investments to paperpulp prices... restoring my hobby back comfortably affordable! Memorable document this upload, many thanks!

[@carfan3762]

Fascinating and awesome. It gives the creeps to see all those exceptional cars reduced to crushed skeletons. I hope many if not all of them will find passionate specialists and collectors ready to put them back to life again. And thank you Magnus for this incredible tour your have given us through this unbelievable junkyard. Your knowledge is impressive. Congrats 👍🙏

[@georgef1176]

That is unreal and beautiful. There is so many cars that can be restored in there. Back then just sold as junk. Today sold as treasure.

[@DavidGibson-se1ev]

Well presented you make a junk yard sound artistic and with those cars it sure was Love your knowledge of the cars and especially Porsches, amazing So true they are now obsolete the old junk yard. I am just amazed how much Rudy obtained over the years wow It will be interesting to see if you purchase anything from the auction. Thanks Dave

[@johnnymula2305]

Someone with some deep pockets is going to be lucky enough to take advantage of such treasures.Thanks for sharing! I canr wait to see the follow up auction.

[@chadibaytamouni3503]

Latest trend with Magnus, the ability to sell you a rusty wrecked old car and keeping it as is even without restoration sounded pretty cool to me! A testament on how deep of a car enthusiast he really is! Very impressive skill!

[@gregorydahlen2103]

Thank you Magnus. I was there for a preview on Tuesday 10/1/2024. It was awesome and Jason was ever so accommodating.

[@chrisbee3147]

Loved this ❤ It gives me goosebumps like the way I imagine fine paintings do for art collectors. These are works of art.

[@RobertHatfull-df4ch]

Sweet place cheers for takeing us along for the ride .

[@mattgrill5786]

Great video and amazing bit of history. Really interesting, and Magnus, your hat is fabulous!

[@curtisangeletti8198]

Thank you for way of telling this story along with your flare for playing with the light and contrast of things

[@SuperLuckyCat7]

Thxalot for sharing this absolute blast of a Junkyard. And hat's off for editing visual qualities etc.

[@richardhobo1063]

This video was excellent, very absorbing and that opening single shot was just epic. I also love the fact that Magnus went there first thing in the morning, the way a real car guy would. Like a kid getting up super early on Christmas Day.

[@motorlibro]

Rudy had the towing contract for LA for a while, most of those cars were left at accident scenes or broke-down on the highway..either way, they were towed and the towing/storage exceeded the cars value or the owner's checkbook (or both). Over the years I tried to buy stuff from Rudy but he didn't want to sell anything that I asked for (well, I was looking for Mercedes 500K parts that one time.,..) his son Ben was easier to deal with and even sold stuff to the Classic Center.

[@HomeWithDrew]

I really like your documenting style and thank you for giving so many stories of the cars. Gone are the day of finding upgrades for your car from hunting scrap yards to see what's on

[@bos6782]

Great episode, I’d kill to be at that auction just to watch the sale of some of these classic time pieces. Wish I could afford to buy an old 912.

[@GlenB-qo7wd]

Really enjoyed watching this. As kid was always going round scrap yards and place would be fantastic to walk around.. The red leather on the S38 door look amazing for its age. I'm 62 now and scrap yards are quite rare now and there definitely not nothing like they used ta be.

[@junk-man1525]

Would be fun to push some of those radio preset buttons and see which frequencies the drivers had saved.

[@jmsjms296]

Come on

[@nigelratledge3485]

Incredible, just incredible! I spotted another old Lamborghini at 5m.49s : a blue Jarama!

[@hamishcruden7623]

Thanks for showing us such an amazing show...

[@ROTTBOXX]

Rudy saved a bunch from extinction, and if there are any sons, grandsons, family left... they will be quite well off after the action. Amazing collection he amassed

[@matthewsmith6486]

Man O man! I sure hope all the good stuff finds a home and doesn't just all get melted.

[@plemplem_orginals]

This movie and your hat are already cult. Thanks Magnus.

[@NightfallDrives]

That opening strolling one-take monologue was something to behold. Great video 👍

[@Builtbyronny]

Awesome thank you for sharing 👍