Chevy Supply of Assonet Yard

8/17/22

Sam: While I was looking around for Impala parts online, I came across Chevy Supply of Assonet, in Freetown, Massachusetts. The owner, John, has been collecting and restoring Chevys since 1961, and he currently has a four-acre yard filled with Chevrolet cars from 1938-1972. I was initially looking for a salvageable rear decklid filler panel to replace the rotten one in my car, but I found some other small missing pieces for my car instead.

Above and Left: Entrance to the CSA Yard and a Full Shot of the Yard

As soon as I pulled up into the yard, I knew I was in the right place. Rows and rows of classics, stretching from the front fence all the way to the treeline. There were plenty of 65-66 B-bodies, including a 65 4-door post with a straight six that was mostly complete. Most of the cars in the yard were too far gone to be anything more than parts cars, but there were a few that could probably be saved with lots of time and money.

1966 Chevy Caprice 4-Door

Here's a hardtop Caprice that had seen many a better day. I was going to try and pick some parts off it for my car, but the doors were stuck shut. I still took a picture of it for posterity.

Above: Two Remains of 1966 Chevy Biscaynes

Here's two more B-body cars I checked out. These were both pretty well stripped, the second one even having its rear end chopped off. Neither of then had much in the way of parts I could use.

1965 Impala Remains

Here's the remains of a 1965 Impala SS. From the hole in the firewall, we can tell it was originally a manual brake car. I didn't take a picture of the VIN or cowl tag, so I don't know what engine it originally came with. It did still have the original AM radio, which I pulled the knob spacers off of for my car.

1968 Chevy Caprice Sedan

Here's a de-clipped '68 Caprice sedan that I harvested my missing seat trim from. Despite the junk and parts stuffed inside the car, the seats were still in good shape with no visible rips or tears. I might go back in the future to get the B-pillar covers since the driver's side on mine was busted and fell apart when I got the car.

1965 Chevy Chevelle Malibu

This sad '65 Malibu was in tough shape. The hood had rusted so badly the top skin was starting to separate, and I had to grab a good two inches under the lip to push it up. This was a factory AC car, but the motor had long since been removed. I cut the blower motor resistor plug out of it to replace the melted and fried one in my car.

Above: Left to Right: 1966 Chevy Nova SS, Original Survivor '63 Impala with I6, and a '55 Chevy 150

Here's a couple of amazing classics the yard owner John had. The 66 Nova is a documented L-79 350 h.p. 327 car with completely original drivetrain and one factory repaint in the rare Aztec Bronze color about 25 years ago. The '63 Impala is a completely original car from New Jersey wearing its factory Tuxedo Black paintjob and 230 CID engine. Even with the little six, it sounded great! Last, but certainly not least, is a '55 Chevy 150 project/parts car that is currently non-running and couldn't object to the photo being taken of it.

Rare 1937 Chevy Cabriolet

This car was actually purchased from a previous New England Auto Auction at the Owl's Head Transportation Museum in Maine back in the 80s. It's a very rare car and only one of 1,724 ever produced. It currently sports a '61 261 CID engine, as well as a cow horn and wolf whistle. The fenders were repainted at one point, but the car still wears some of its original paint.

1958 Chevy Cameo Pickup

Here's another rare sight: a 1958 Chevy Cameo pickup in Kodiak Brown. This isa original paint California car with only 32k miles on its straight-six engine! It needed a little help to get primed and started, but it ran great once it finally got going.

1963 Chevy Impala

In contrast to the perfectly-preserved '63 Impala, we have this one in the yard. It's been stripped of its front chrome and the low-beam headlights, and rust is starting to show through on the hood lip. After pulling a couple horns and sorting through a box of dead ones, I finally pulled a working, good Delco-Remy low note horn for my car off this Impala. And just in the nick of time, as the sky looked like it was going to rain.

Above: 1938 Chevy Master Coupe (Red) and a 1932 Ford Hot Rod (Black)

Two more of the classics at CSA. The Master Coupe belongs to John, but the '32 Ford is his friend's. Both got moved around while I was there as part of a collection rotation.

1956 Chevy Bel Air

This car was owned by someone visiting the yard. I tried to get a cool stance shot of it, but my finger ruined it (sorry!). Hopefully, I'll be able to do like the owner of this classic and drive my car out to the yard next year to get parts, although mine won't look as nice as this just yet.

Above: Classic Chevys

Pic 1: Chevy 'Vette C2 (Yellow) and another '66-67 Nova (Teal)

Pic 2: Shot of the Garage at CSA

Here's a couple more cars from John's collection: a C2 'Vette and a 66 Chevy II 100 two-door sedan. I didn't get a close look at them, but they both looked great from a distance. Last but not least is a shot of two more Nova's inside the garage, along with the '37 Cabriolet that's been pulled inside. The Nova on the left just had a 327 swapped into it (originally a straight six car), new quarters and fenders installed, and was in the process of getting brake lines installed when I arrived. The other Nova was finished and in great shape. I think it might have been used as a guide to route the brake lines. With that, we conclude my visit to Chevy Supply of Assonet. I will definitely be making a trip back here next year!

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