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Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2014 Coverage: Scenes From The Incredible East Coast Junkyard


Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2014 Coverage: Scenes From The Incredible East Coast Junkyard

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Today we bring you the first of two galleries from within the confines of Fleming’s Junkyard in Egg Harbor, NJ. Joe Grippo snuck off into the wilderness after hanging out at the Pumpkin Run car show to show us the quietly decomposing collection of automotive history at Fleming’s. There are few yards like this left in New England. Many were squeezed out of business and their contents were smelted rather than preserved. The woodsy setting, patina clad classics, and projects waiting to escape make Fleming’s a super cool place to see in photos. It has to be sublime in person with old cars stacked up on each other, old trucks standing guard as the weeds and grasses slowly envelope them, and a “never know what you are going to see next” feel to the place.

The event itself is a lot more than just wandering around a junkyard (even though there’s nothing wrong with that!) and it was the brainchild of one Harry Fleming, the owner of the now retired auto graveyard, the event has grown by leaps and bounds.Its a gathering of enthusiast from all aspects of mechanical machinery.The vehicles range from, but not limited to, Antiques, Classics, Street Rods, Lead Sleds, Rat Rods, Muscle cars, Motorcycles, Military, and Vintage Racecars. These photos concentrate on the old yard and its rotting contents.

 

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7 thoughts on “Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2014 Coverage: Scenes From The Incredible East Coast Junkyard

  1. rusty jones

    “You can get so confused
    that you’ll start in to race
    down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace
    and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space,
    headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

    Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

  2. Paul Stier

    While each of these vehicles contains a handful of parts that could be used by a restorer, I see a day coming soon with 3D printing where any part of any vehicle will be made to order. From the smallest bracket or emblem to a hood, fender or roof.

  3. Tom P

    Damn!! That second picture, the one above the red link to the album, shows a Consul Capri like mine with the Cougar stacked partly on top. I hardly need an extra project but do need parts. Amazing just to see another.

  4. Tony

    I live about 5 miles from this place, and went to one of their car shows a few years ago, I will never go back because I cannot stand to see so much classic iron go to waste ! ! They will not sell or even discuss any offers on any of the vehicles in the yard . WHAT A TERRIBLE WASTE ! ! ! ! ! !

  5. Tony

    I should also mention that it is not in Egg Harbor N.J., it is in Egg Harbor Township N.J., these two towns are about 20 miles apart …………

  6. Mike

    I’ve heard of other places like this w/ mountains of classic cars/parts but the yard owners are unwilling to sell anything. What is the motivation behind this? It makes no sense, but seems prevalent in the old-school-junk-yard business.

    Or is it some Mad Hatter type of iron-oxide poisoning that affects the salesperson portion of the brains of these yard owners?

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