The 2003 annual Junkyard Dog Tour will be held in Klamath Falls, Oregon on Friday and Saturday, October 17th and 18th. Early-Bird arrivals will be Thursday, October 16th. For the two day all male event, there will be tours to local car collections, gas pump and sign collections, and even a wrecking yard thrown in for extra measure. Pizza and beer will be on Friday night, and there will also be a large barbecue with all of the trimmings on Saturday afternoon. A local car club will furnish transportation for the two-day tour in vintage cars for all of the Junkyard Puppies. No registration fee! Only cost involved will be $10 for the barbecue on Saturday and a small donation to each vintage car driver for gasoline. For a free three page detailed flyer, which includes the complete two day itinerary and information on motel reservations, send a legal size SASE to: JunkYardDog Tour, 161 Rockingham Circle, Eagle Point, Oregon 97524. The registration deadline is August 31, 2003!

Your tour sounds like a real winner and I would like to take part but by the time I add the flight there my pocket wont stretch far enough. Hope you all enjoy it.

Ya, that would be a little far to come, and expensive too! However, Dave Perry from down under was here in June for six weeks, but he arrived a little too soon to attend the JunkYardDog adventure in October.

I will contribute $5 so that Tony can attend the JunkYardDog Tour from Australia.

Anybody else???

I will send him some beer to make his flight over here more enjoyable!

Why not? I'll go along with that.

Heck I could even go for five dollars US seeing how the LOONIE is performing.

The way things are going I had better go and organise my passport.
The beer sounds like another excellent idea so long as it is cold, I may have English background but hot beer wont stay where it is put.

sounds like a very cool tour!

Ya, it will be, and there will be some nice country to view as well. You are more than welcome to attend if you can make it. So far, eight dudes (including Brucie too) have signed up already!

Another Junkyard Puppy has signed up. We should have a good turn out for this one!

We have added yet another new puppy to the list for this year's annual tour. We have had as many as 30 dudes attend the annual JunkYardDog adventures, and our goal is to beat that figure this year. Just a reminder, the deadline to sign up is August 31st, so we hope to see a lot of new puppies attending.

Okay dudes! Only 16 days to go before the deadline of the registration date of August 31st for this year's annual JunkYardDog tour, pizza and beer fest! Get your flyers and registration forms now so that you won't miss out on all of the private car and gas pump collection tours, the wrecking yard tour and the barbecue on Saturday afternoon.

Looks like we will have a lot of Junkyard Puppies attending this year's annual JunkYardDog tour to Klamath Falls, Oregon. At last count there are 15 VCCA puppies registered for the tour (with one puppy coming all the way from Utah), plus those old car dudes that live in the Klamath Falls area that will be driving us around in their vintage cars. So, it looks like, at this point, there will be at least 25 dudes going on the various wrecking yard and garage tours for the two days.

Also, just last week a collection of '57 Chevrolets on a farm north of Klamath Falls has been confirmed as part of the tour, so there will be more added excitement for those attending this year. For those of you that are attending, don't forget to make your motel reservations before the meet. There will be two groups arriving.....one group on Thursday evening and the other group (from Medford, Oregon) arriving very early Friday morning at around 6:45 AM. The JunkYardDog tour starts at 7:00 AM on Friday.

See you all there!

If possible could at least 1 of post a couple of photos so the rest of us can see what we missed out on.

Sure......if anyone on the tour has a digital camera. If not, it will be a few weeks before I get my photos processed, and I will have to scan a couple to post here on this site.

Two more VCCA dudes have officially signed up for the tour. That now makes 17 coming from Oregon, Washington and Utah. Counting those attending in Klamath Falls, it looks like we should have somewhere around 30 guys at this year's JunkYardDog two day tour which will be held in a little over two weeks from now.

Sounds like a herd of puppies. There are different names for different groups. Let's see now what would we call a herd of junkyard puppies??

How about: "sub-droolers"? or ?? :rolleyes:

Well, I don't know what you would call a herd of Junkyard Puppies, but they sure would be a "stinky" crowd!

PEE Youuuu.....LOL.

OK, then it is agreed that they will be called "stinky-droolers"?

How about "ear draggers", the older dogs are dragging something else.

Only three more days to go for the annual Junkyard Dog Tour. Our tour leader, John Fields, has some great tours lined up, including one surprise as well. Also, for us beer drinkers

The Junkyard Dogs (Moron Mikey and Skippy Doodle), and their gang from Medford, will meet the rest of you JunkYardDog puppies in Klamath Falls, Oregon at the Black Bear Restaurant on Friday morning around 7:30 AM. BE THERE!

We leave in 3 hours! Did someone say BEER!!!!!!!!!

Ya, someone said "BEER"! Why do you think we have this stupid tour every year anyway?

Have a safe trip down later today too!

"Hide the babys, and grab the old ladies, finish the brew! here comes Brother Love's(aka JunkYardDog) Traveling Salvation Show!"

or did that song go "Grab the babys and hide the old ladies"?

You all do remember Brother Love don't you?

Who? Hum........okay, give me another beer

Hey Skip

Wish that I was coming along with you and the guys on this years JunkYardDog Tour. What is it that I hear you are now letting some of the Ladies on the tour? Its it so they can help carry all the goodies back to the truck or just someone to carry the beer and get the pizza?
Happy hunting form Downunder.
Say hi to all the guys and I hope that the Oregon sunshine is warm and not wet.
DAVE

Hey Dave!

We just returned from this year's adventure, and we missed you and I'm sure that you would have had a great time! Yes, there were two ladies on this year's annual JunkYardDog adventure.......and they were extremely helpful too! They drove two of the vintage cars (a 1960 Chevrolet and a 1967 Camaro respectively) that carried the Junkyard Puppies to each tour destination. The local car club, the Joyriders, provided the cars that chauffeured the Junkyard Dogs and their puppies to each tour stop and they did a great job! These two ladies and their cars were more than welcome and they deserve a big "thanks" for helping us out because without them we would have been short on cars.

The annual adventure this year was great! There were a total of 27 attending (that count also includes the vintage car drivers from the Joyriders, and those that helped with this year's tour). The lead car was a really cool red 1954 Chevrolet convertible and it carried the JunkYardDog's. The weather was absolutely perfect and so was the scenery. We found lots of vintage Chevrolets scattered around the Klamath Falls area too! Our tour leader, John "Air Force" Fields did a fantastic job organizing this advent and his choice of tour stops (which included a great wrecking yard by the way) was excellent. The food was great too, and on Friday night the whole gang, including the ladies, met for pizza and beer. Many of those attending the pizza party had the draft beer of their choice with their pizza

A L R I G H T .......!

A L R I G H T .......!

Okay dudes! "Grumpy" from Kearns, Utah just sent in this photo of the Junkyard Dogs on tour. The photo was taken on 10-18-03 while the JunkYardDog tour group was waiting to enter the Potato Festival Parade in Merrill, Oregon (population 837) which was part of the two-day JunkYardDog Adventure itinerary.

Behind the wheel is John "Air Force" Fields who was the tour leader and the main-man instrumental in making this two day tour possible. In the front, passenger side is yours truly, Skippy Doodle, the old JunkYardDog himself. In the rear seat, passenger side, is Moron Mikey (the other JunkYardDog) doing what comes naturally........being a Moron! Next to him, and directly behind "Air Force", is Harley Dude Joe. The car is a dandy 1954 Chevrolet convertible with a continental kit, and the car is owned by John Fields. He has owned the car for some 20 years or more. The '54 rag top was used as the official lead tour car for this year's two day JunkYardDog Adventure.

Very cool, we need more pics.

Yes.........but I'm going to give them to Billy Boy Barker like Brucie did! ha ha!

Actually, there were at least five Junkyard Puppies that came home with new treasures of some kind!

Here's some of the photo's I took...

"1939 Coupe Pickup"


"1960 (corrected) Belair"


"1967 Camaro 350 SS Coupe"


"1954 Belair"


"1957"


"1938 (corrected) One Ton"

Hey Grumpy! Thanks for posting the great photos for the rest of the dudes to see. That is greatly appreciated! Next year for our annual adventure we will make you the official digital photographer! Ya!

As an update on some of the photos that Grumpy posted, the 1939 coupe pickup was found in a private collection in downtown Klamath Falls, and this vehicle is only one of several dozen high quality cars owned by Harold Heaton of Heaton Steel.

The 1960 (corrected) Chevrolet and the 1967 SS Camaro were two of the cars used by the Joyriders to haul around the 16 Junkyard Puppies that attended this year's annual event. The photos of these two cars were taken while in line up formation for the Potato Festival Parade in Merrill, Oregon. By the way, the same owners (a husband and wife team) of the 1967 Camaro SS Coupe also own a matching 1967 Camaro SS Convertible as well, and both cars were on tour the previous day. The coupe is "her" car, and the convertible is "his" car.

Just to keep the record straight, the black 2-Door Sport Coupe is a 1960 and not a 1961.

Will be posting some of my selections later from the 104 pictures that I took on the tour.

Is that an original color for a '39 coupe PU?

Sure is nice, this must be the grandfather of the "new" Avalanche, back to the future (again).

Hey Lenn, Where did you find the 37?

Skipper, you forgot the "The Teach Kordic" from Portland, he was new this year.

As I recall "The Teach Kordic" was at a JunkYardDog adventure years ago........you know, back when you were about 10 or 11 years old.

Hey!
Great pics...How 'bout some pics of the junk!

Hey Brucie! You mean you didn't see that truck? You were on tour with us weren't you? I saw the truck........right in Grumpy's back yard in Utah!! ha ha!

Before you start any adventure you must eat.



Although this is a modern wrecking years some interesting projects are still available.



In addition to several nice cars this collector had an abundance of petro memorabilia.



Nice pumps.



Just arrived from Finland a nice 2 ½.



Slight delay in the tour while John (Tour Leader) tightens loose lug nuts. (Among the items NOT in the trunk was the lug wrench).



This is my driver and ride. Sherill did an excellent job of piloting me around on the tour.

In excess of 27 cars in this collection, to include a back row of one each of all the examples of the full size convertibles that are discontinued.

CONTINUED


Soon to be added to the other cars is this 58 Cameo Carrier.



Would fit nicely in any ones collection. A pristine 48 Woody.



Outlining the “BEST FLAG IN THE ENTIRE WORLD” are small potatoes.




This original un-molested 409 occupies the engine compartment in a 1963 Chevrolet Impala with 12,000+ miles.



When the JunkYardDog lays down for a nap you know the

tour is over.

dog, grumpy, & ray,

thanks for all the great pics...hope to tag along next time...


epi

Hey Raymondo! Thanks for posting additional photos for the Chevy dudes to view of our latest JunkYardDog adventure. That was an excellent selection. HOWEVER, I must take issue with you on one of the photos. First, on the photo of me supposedly taking a nap, you captured my bad side, not my good side! I have always told you that when taking a photo of me, always take the front view, not the back view because the front view is a little more flattering even though sometimes it is difficult to tell the front from the back.

Second; I really wasn't taking a nap. Actually, I was just checking out a Box Elder bug that was crawling on the floor (the bug can be seen in the photo just to the left of my nose) since this type of bug is one of my favorite appetizers right before pizza and beer. Turned out to be a darned cricket though, and I hate crickets with a passion! They taste awful!!!

Sorry, I labeled two of the photos wrong... I just knew it would happen! I couldn't remember the year of the black chevy, even though I asked (and recieved detailed answers and explainations several times)!

Also, the truck in the field is a '38, the '37 I typed was a subliminal slip. I'm disappointed that I wasn't corrected on this point, you guy's are starting to slip! I saw it from the road (in Nevada) and couldn't resist taking a closer look. It's not mine, but I would like to have a big back yard like that!

I agree they are good photos and I thank all who posted them.
I especially noted the 37 /38 1 ton, the turret is totally different to the aus design. Ours are more rounded with 3 ribs running front to rear although the hood area (by what I can see) is the same.
The tour cars look to be nearly as interesting as some only seen at the various locations. I will try to get an apropriate photo of my 38 and 39 posted for comparison shortly.
Look forward to more photos.

How about putting some names on the faces in the first photo that Ray posted.

Partial identity of faces.
Left to Right
Jim Schoffstoll (Portland)
Jerry Neff (Salem)
Ardie Overby (Beaverton)
Steve Kassis (Lebanon - The Filling Station)
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John Fields (Star hat - Our tour guide, Klamath Falls)

Here are the rest of the dudes that Raymondo had question marks for. Left to right, starting where Raymondo left off:

Harley Dude Joe (Ruell) - Eagle Point, Oregon

Moron Mikey (Stanley and he is also the other JunkYardDog) - Medford, Oregon

Ronnie The Rascal (Quadros) - Medford, Oregon

And seated directly behind John's star hat is Hi Roller Al (Erickson) - Central Point, Oregon

Now you have all of the dudes that were shown in the photo!

Thanks for the names, do any of them use "Chatter"?

Yep!

Hey! You guys forgot me! I'm in that picture.

Do you see the white shoe to the right of Steve Kassis? Well that is me! Also I'm in a couple other of the pictures as well.

Ya, that's your shoe all right, but if we have seen one shoe we have seen a zillion shoes! "Look everybody.......there is Brucie's shoe!!" ha ha!

Hey JunkYardDog,
I know how he can tell...It looks like he found what Stovebolt left behind!