Art in the Junkyard

Art photography by Chris Garza, in various Oregon junkyards. The hearse was not junked, but was driven there by the owner of the Graveyard Carz TV show.

Junked: Ford Zodiac Mk II 206E

I had never seen a Ford Zodiac in person before I came across this hulk languishing in a Canadian junkyard three years ago. Zodiac was the luxury variant of the Zephyr, and was the largest Ford passenger car sold in the UK during its production run. This one is a Mk II model sold between 1956 and 1961. They came with a straight six and were sold in two body styles, "Highline" and "Lowline", named for the roof height. In 1959 Ford cut out a couple of inches from the roof and redid the interior with a revised rectangular instrument panel to make the Lowline. That dates this car between 1959-1962. Don't bother asking where to find it for parts, this car is long gone.

First Photography Feature: Light-Painted Night Photography-style Digital Darkroom Work by Chris Garza

Periodically I will be adding posts dedicated to my car photography, especially where junkyard cars are concerned. These photos were all taken in 2012 at Springfield Auto Recycling in Springfield, Oregon, and edited in Picasa, and Preview, Apple's basic editing/viewing application for Macs.

It's hard to believe, that long ago, these cars were almost certainly well-loved by their first owners, but fell into abject decay and then ended up in the junkyard. I will let the pics speak for themselves, and won't add an explanation or description.

And now, these cars have a bleak future of decaying further and having many more parts pulled, before they are crushed and sent to Asian and Latin American manufacturing countries as steel and iron in ingot form.