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Ah, yes, the place in Kaufdorf/CH. It's well known by junkyard-fans and alos known since decades by Swiss old-car-freaks.
In the last 1,2 years you have heard more about this junkyard, because the owner has started to convert it as a art-museum with art-installations and wooden made stepyards in 3 m height. At least, because it's the only chance to hold this place longer.
A few months ago I talked with a Swiss K 70-friend about it. Surely, he knows the place and the owner. Since around 15 years he discusses with the owner, to pick up one "Ovali"-Beetle, but he weren't never successful. The fight between the junkyard-owner and the local administration went now over 25 years.
But you must note, that the bullheaded junkyard-owner has principal reasons to be against the administration.
He don't need the money, he has earned enough during the years. The people have paid to bring the old cars, other people have paid for getting parts. Because the wrecks were'nt brought away, he hadn't to pay for dumping the rest.
Sure, a lot of oil and fuel was leaking into the ground, but he don't care about that.
Since some years, the owner hadn't sold any more cars and parts. He was getting rich enough. he main reason for him, to hold this yrad, is just to win the fight against the authorities.
Obviously the prototype of an old-style, stubborn "Schrotti" (German slang for a junk-yard-owner).
O.K., nice for old-car-lovers, because such sceneries were getting lost in Europe the last 15/20 years for about 99%.
In the last 1,2 years you have heard more about this junkyard, because the owner has started to convert it as a art-museum with art-installations and wooden made stepyards in 3 m height. At least, because it's the only chance to hold this place longer.
A few months ago I talked with a Swiss K 70-friend about it. Surely, he knows the place and the owner. Since around 15 years he discusses with the owner, to pick up one "Ovali"-Beetle, but he weren't never successful. The fight between the junkyard-owner and the local administration went now over 25 years.
But you must note, that the bullheaded junkyard-owner has principal reasons to be against the administration.
He don't need the money, he has earned enough during the years. The people have paid to bring the old cars, other people have paid for getting parts. Because the wrecks were'nt brought away, he hadn't to pay for dumping the rest.
Sure, a lot of oil and fuel was leaking into the ground, but he don't care about that.
Since some years, the owner hadn't sold any more cars and parts. He was getting rich enough. he main reason for him, to hold this yrad, is just to win the fight against the authorities.
Obviously the prototype of an old-style, stubborn "Schrotti" (German slang for a junk-yard-owner).
O.K., nice for old-car-lovers, because such sceneries were getting lost in Europe the last 15/20 years for about 99%.