West Eugene Street Sweep: Everything from a Pierce-Arrow to a Volkswagen Beetle

VW Bus high-top camper. Note the extremely rare original "sport" hubcaps.

1964-65? Ford Falcon and Ranchero. Both are in very rough condition.

Falcon and Ranchero, again. Notice extensive body damage on Ranchero.

 Very well-preserved Ford Pinto, likely a 1970 or '71 model judging from license-plate letter combination, hubcaps and slim bumpers.

Front view of above Pinto. You don't often see any kind of Pinto, especially not one in this good of condition.

1967 Dodge Dart. Very nicely restored.

1935 Pierce-Arrow. Never in my life would I have thought I'd find one of these in this state of neglect, on a gravel street, 75 years after it was made. The car next to it is a 1939 Buick touring sedan with added-on portholes.

Circa-1952 Cadillac sedan and 1966 Buick Riviera in the same carport as the Pierce-Arrow and 1939 Buick.

1935 Pierce-Arrow, viewed from the front. This must have been someone's pride and joy that they poured many hours and dollars into restoring, only to let it deteriorate in an exposed carport.

Look closely at this picture, and you will see a 1970s Jaguar XJ6-C inside the carport.

Derelict 1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle Sun Bug edition.

1972 or '73 Fiat 124 Spider. The elderly owner of this car was gracious enough to let me into his carport, take pictures and even sit behind the wheel.

Fiat 124 Spider interior. You can see that some restoration is needed, but it's not to the point of needing to be gutted and completely redone. A good cleaning, new seat covers and new carpet would do this car a lot of good. The dashboard and console are in unusually good condition and are very original.

Front of Fiat 124 Spider. The grille badge is not correct (where there would be a circular red badge with "FIAT" written in the center and a gold laurel wreath encircling it, there is instead a badge from the vinyl top of a mid-70s Mercury Cougar.

Very nice Ford Mustang II hot rod.

 Equally nice Colonnade-body Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme.

Early 1980s Toyota Celica coupe, in nicer condition than most others.

Dodge Route-Van camper conversion, circa 1955, and Chevrolet Camaro Rally Sport, circa 1978.

1959 Chevrolet El Camino, in need of restoration.

Morris Minor 1000, circa 1959. This would be an excellent project car.

Ford Galaxie 500 coupe, late 1960s vintage.

Datsun 620 pickup, converted to utility trailer. Normally, just the bed is used to make a trailer, but here we have most of the cab as well.

Oldsmobile Cutlass hot rod, circa 1969.

Countryside Find: 1925 Buick Roadster

This 1925 Buick roadster was photographed on a two-lane country road near Junction City, Oregon on a hundred-degree day in August 2009. It is definitely a project, but all the hard work such as structural-wood replacement, metal work and primer application seems to have already been completed.  

Hard-to-find single taillight and spare-wheel holder are still present, but rear bumpers are conspicuous in their absence. 

Once again, no bumpers, but the fenders appear straight and retain their decorative scallops, rare original headlamp lenses are intact, and grille appears to be very nice. Due to the absence of the Buick logo on the grille, I originally thought this was a Packard when I first caught a glimpse of it while going by it en route to the golf course, but it likely wouldn't have been parked by the side of the road exposed to the elements if it was.

The dash looks pretty good but needs further restoration, and what might be the original color is visible along the top, near the windshield.

Original hub cover with Buick script looks great after 84 years, and may have been restored. Turquoise paint on wooden wheels looks good, may have been original color.

The running boards and door handles are missing, but this looks like a great project nonetheless. I don't know if this car is still available for sale, since I haven't been out that direction since these pictures were taken.