Leroy Horn is a mild-mannered friendly individual who started Horn’s Auto Sales & Salvage at his home in 1961 as a part-time business. In 1975, he decided to make it his full-time job. Horn lightheartedly recalls that it seems he made more money working it as a part-time business.
2. The “California” script on this 1967 Buick Skylark California GS is reported as very rare and hard to find. This one has the script on both rear fenders, but the only way to get the script is to buy the complete car.
6. The latest addition to the yard is a 1954 Oldsmobile Super 88 two-door sedan. It has the power brake option, adding $37 to the original sticker price.
7. The engine and transmission have been removed, along with body and trim parts, from this 1951 Studebaker Commander, but there’s still useable parts remaining.
8. Before you can get near this 1959 Pontiac Catalina sedan, you’ll need to do some work with a brushing tool to clean out the skin-ripping briars around it.
10. The least popular 1958 Edsel in the low-end Ranger series was the four-door hardtop, with just over 5,000 sold. The grilles are gone, but a lot of other parts remain.
17. The oldest car seen in the yard is this 1939 Oldsmobile. It is for sale only as a complete unit. A magazine ad in 1939 touted these cars as “A Honey to Drive!” at a price of $777 and up.
20. This 1967 Chevrolet long wheelbase pickup has a non-original engine under the hood and has a standard transmission. There are several more 1967-’72 Chevy pickups in the yard available for parts removal.
21. The original color on this 1958 Chevrolet Biscayne two-door sedan was Silver Blue. It was an automatic, but the transmission and engine have been removed.