A Junkyard Of Classic Cars Located In Rural Georgia
Eddie McDaniel, who goes by Fast Eddie, walks through Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard, where he occasionally plays piano for visitors Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Over 4,000 classic cars decorate 32 acres of forest which have been turned into a junkyard museum by owner Walter Dean Lewis. The two grew up playing in the cars on the lot which started as a general store selling auto parts in 1931 by Lewis’ parents. Lewis stopped selling parts about six years ago when he realized he could sustain the business more as a museum, charging $15 for visitors just looking, and $25 for photographers. Many of the cars have never moved in over 30 years and in some cases, trees now grow through them, even lifting some off the ground. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Trees grow through the windshield of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Many of the cars have never moved in over 30 years and in some cases, trees now grow through them, even lifting some off the ground. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Judith Kimber, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, takes photos while walking through Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Trees grow over a car at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Maintenance man Rockey Bryson walks past cars stacked at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. “It’s kind of sad to see them. There’s a lot of history here”, Bryson said. “No telling how many senators or governors might have drove one of these cars”. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
An ornament decorates the hood of a 1952 Pontiac Firechief as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. About four years ago, owner Walter Dean Lewis saw a photo for sale by a regular visitor to the junkyard of over 4,000 classic cars. It was then he realized the potential for profit as a museum, not just selling parts. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Messages greet visitors on the “Tree of Knowledge” as maintenance man Rockey Bryson walks by at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Six miles of trails wind through the 32 acre forest which is home to over 4,000 classic cars. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Maintenance man Rockey Bryson looks at a 1946 Ford truck used in the movie “Murder in Coweta County” starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. “There’s a lot of them sitting back here I don’t want to see going to rust”, Bryson said. “It’s kind of sad to see them. There’s a lot of history here”. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
A tree grows onto the fender of a 1953 GMC truck as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Owner Walter Dean Lewis walks past a 1950s school bus as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Trees grow over a car at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Over 4,000 classic cars decorate 32 acres of forest which have been turned into a junkyard museum by owner Walter Dean Lewis. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Maintenance man Rockey Bryson looks at a 1946 Ford truck used in the movie “Murder in Coweta County” starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. “There’s a lot of them sitting back here I don’t want to see going to rust”, Bryson said. “It’s kind of sad to see them. There’s a lot of history here”. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Cars sit stacked at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. “The only thing I ever knew was cars and trucks”, owner Walter Dean Lewis said, who acquired over 4,000 classic cars which are displayed amongst 32 acres of forest. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Eddie McDaniel, who goes by Fast Eddie, plays piano for visitors at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard, Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. McDaniel and owner Walter Dean Lewis grew up playing in the cars on the lot which started as a general store selling auto parts in 1931 by Lewis’ parents. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
A tree grows under a Volkswagen Camper van lifting it off the ground as it sits at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
Broken glass remains on a car at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. The owner stopped selling parts about six years ago when he realized he could sustain the business more as a museum, charging $15 for visitors just looking, and $25 for photographers. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)
A message greets visitors along a trail at Old Car City, the world’s largest known classic car junkyard Thursday, July 16, 2015, in White, Ga. Six miles of trails wind through the 32 acre forest which is home to over 4,000 classic cars. (Photo by David Goldman/AP Photo)