Anyone buy a group of about 8 A body parts cars out of southwest PA this past summer?

[timk225]

I knew someone who had a group of about 8 or 9 A bodies sitting in his yard for 20+ years. 3 yellow Dusters, a white Duster with custom stripes, and a few brown, blue, or green Darts and Dusters.

This guy was a real cast iron A$$HOLE in every sense of the word, he'd never sell parts or anything, the cars just sat there rusting for 20+ years. The last time I spoke with him was in the very early 2000s.

Last summer (May 2024), I got to wondering if those old cars were still there. A little super slick stealth work with my DJI drone confirmed that yes, they were still there and untouched.

Then just recently, I was searching some real estate sites for something unrelated, and it popped up in the search results that the house on this piece of property was sold this past July. A little checking online and another drone flyover confirmed that the house was sold and all 8 or so of the cars were now gone. The following weekend I drove by the house and spoke to the new owners, they said the previous owner took all the old cars away, but they didn't know anything else.

The owner in question had moved to Washington state, so surely he didn't drag these cars with him. I made up a list of about 7 local junkyards and called them all, and they all said they didn't get those cars in.

So for all I know, the cars were listed for sale, maybe even here, and I just never saw it. Anyone know anything about them? The previous location of the cars was roughly 30 miles NE of downtown Pittsburgh.

 

[My own man]

Maybe sold, maybe in local storage ?

 

[Cranky]

I knew someone who had a group of about 8 or 9 A bodies sitting in his yard for 20+ years. 3 yellow Dusters, a white Duster with custom stripes, and a few brown, blue, or green Darts and Dusters.

This guy was a real cast iron A$$HOLE in every sense of the word, he'd never sell parts or anything, the cars just sat there rusting for 20+ years. The last time I spoke with him was in the very early 2000s.

Last summer (May 2024), I got to wondering if those old cars were still there. A little super slick stealth work with my DJI drone confirmed that yes, they were still there and untouched.

Then just recently, I was searching some real estate sites for something unrelated, and it popped up in the search results that the house on this piece of property was sold this past July. A little checking online and another drone flyover confirmed that the house was sold and all 8 or so of the cars were now gone. The following weekend I drove by the house and spoke to the new owners, they said the previous owner took all the old cars away, but they didn't know anything else.

The owner in question had moved to Washington state, so surely he didn't drag these cars with him. I made up a list of about 7 local junkyards and called them all, and they all said they didn't get those cars in.

So for all I know, the cars were listed for sale, maybe even here, and I just never saw it. Anyone know anything about them? The previous location of the cars was roughly 30 miles NE of downtown Pittsburgh.

Nope....and you fly drones over people's property....? In Texas that drone might get shot down LOL

 

[Kern Dog]

Yeah, I have mixed feelings about this one.
I've been the guy on the outside, looking at collections and pissed that the owner was so stubborn about NOT selling anything.
But.....
To literally invade the man's property and space with a sneaky effort like using drones?
Who is the real asshole here? What makes your rights worth more than his? What actual right do you have to spy on what is private property?

 

[tom999w]

Yeah, I have mixed feelings about this one.
I've been the guy on the outside, looking at collections and pissed that the owner was so stubborn about NOT selling anything.
But.....
To literally invade the man's property and space with a sneaky effort like using drones?
Who is the real asshole here? What makes your rights worth more than his? What actual right do you have to spy on what is private property?

Don't sweat it, the air above your house is not your property.

Also, you're talking about old drones. The new drones are so small and quiet, you don't even know they're there. My nephew has one, it's white and blends in with the sky. Then it goes so high up that a human can't hear or see it. And it takes good quality pictures and videos.

 

[Kern Dog]

Really? THAT is the angle that you're taking?
A fenced yard should be enough to keep the intruders out. Maybe flying drones overhead isn't illegal but it is a shitty invasion of privacy. I would absolutely shoot one down that tried to spy on me.

 

[Cranky]

Don't sweat it, the air above your house is not your property.

Also, you're talking about old drones. The new drones are so small and quiet, you don't even know they're there. My nephew has one, it's white and blends in with the sky. Then it goes so high up that a human can't hear or see it. And it takes good quality pictures and videos.

Sorry but if I see a drone flying over my property.....never mind.....old or not....and if one uses one against me in a court of law....don't care....if you know what I mean.

 

[67CBodyGuy]

I don't see the big deal here. The real crime is letting good cars rot for 20 years. If you want privacy, put your cars under a roof, it's better for them anyways. Maybe a drone can see your yard cars from above the road or other public space, so then what's your argument? Google and other outfits are taking hi-rez photos from space that have pretty good resolution and easy public access and can also see your yard cars, so again what's your argument there?

 

[Kern Dog]

The “ real crime” is letting cars rot?
Can you really be this dense and misguided?
Personal freedoms trump everything. You have no right to my property. None. I have no rights to yours no matter how much I want it.

 

[timk225]

My drone is a DJI Mini-2. If I have it 150 feet in the air, you can barely hear it or see it unless you know right where to look. It'll fly up to 1640 feet maximum altitude. My distance record with it is just over 20,000 feet away.

Perhaps I don't have the best attitude about this, but if I want to know, I'll find a way to see in their yard. A harmless drone flyover, and it is all done.

Some may say "what right do I have", and there's probably a valid argument there, but my answer is "I don't care. I want to know what's there and will use technology to help me".

There is another property that I keep a much closer eye on while making the effort not to call attention to myself, I'll park about 1200 feet away and fly the drone in to look for a House For Sale sign every few weeks, but that's another story. I also watch online and have alerts set on Redfin, Zillow, and Realtor.com.

And no, I'm not stalking. I'm conducting surveillance operations. There's a difference!

 

[Kern Dog]

The fact is, you are where you are neither asked nor allowed to be.

 

[Kern Dog]

Go ahead and take a poll to see how many people WANT you to fly over their yard to get a look at THIER cars, homes, pets, maybe even their wives sunbathing, etc.
I strongly suspect that it will be an overwhelming consensus of negative responses. Just look at the lack of LIKE-THANKS-AGREE that you guys have received in this thread alone.

 

[Two Time Signet]

Flying over someone else's place without their permission is a no no but zooming in from your airspace or public space staying under the 400-foot altitude limit above ground level is acceptable if not restricted airspace for like an airport. I'd understand why someone would shoot a drone if it went into and stayed in the airspace above their property at or below 400 feet above ground level without their explicit permission. I wouldn't risk discharging firearm in city limits due to your emotional response, a friend did that and yeah paid for it. It's outside of city limits, someone is flying a drone in my backyard and not just passing through? Yeah if it doesn't risk others I might take it down if it doesn't leave. Don't use a slug or bullet and risk it coming down on someone else's body or property, that is worse no no than the drone pilot.

 

[Car Nut]

There was a car show in 2017 called Carspotting. They used drones to fly over people’s lots, they were looking for Classic muscle cars.

https://www.discovery.com/shows/carspotting

 

[Car Nut]

Found both of my Chargers a 68 & 69 using Google map,