The biggest, rustiest car cemetery in the world
Greetings from Old Car City, where more than 4,000 classic clunkers live out their days in Georgia's woods
By
Sarah Eberspacher
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A tree grows onto the fender of a 1953 GMC truck. Many of the cars have not been moved in 30 years or more.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/David Goldman) These 32 acres of vehicle-laden forest are known as Old Car City, billed as the world's largest classic-car junkyard. Owner Walter Dean Lewis inherited a general stor)


Owner Walter Dean Lewis walks past a 1950s school bus. "It's history. I saved them when other people were crushing them," Lewis says. "I don't know what I would do if I couldn't get up every morning and look at old cars."
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The auto parts office still stands at Old Car City.
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A tree grows under a Volkswagen Camper, lifting it off the ground.
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An ornament decorates the hood of a 1952 Pontiac Firechief. About four years ago, Lewis saw a photo of his junkyard being sold by a regular visitor to Old Car City. It was then that he realized the potential for profit as a museum
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The steering wheel of a 1948 Oldsmobile 98 convertible.
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Trees grow through the windshield of a 1937 Chrysler Imperial.
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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.