Autopia (continued)

More images of backyard automobiles, not necessarily abandoned--but decommissioned.



While many of these broken down hulks have worth as scrap or parts, for most owners the value is sentimental.


Children play in the cars, imagining long trips, or flights of speed. They take turns being the driver. Some make noises as they pretend to shift.

It's more common to find multiple cars, a herd, than a single steed. One backyard collector, claimed to have mothballed every car he'd ever owned.