"Huckleberry trail is a hiking trail/nature preserve in Oakland near Skyline Blvd. Deep in the trail are two old cars dumped there many years ago. They are very decayed in their resting places, but they can still offer a lot of information." leo pyskacek -- 8th grade
Huckleberry trail is a hiking trail/nature preserve in Oakland near Skyline Blvd. Deep in the trail are two old cars dumped there many years ago. They are very decayed in their resting places, but they can still offer a lot of information.
The models of the cars are a 1937 Ford Cabriolet, and a 1938 Plymouth sedan. The engine number for one of them is 716750. An engine number is a number commonly found on the engine block. There are also tires alongside the cars laying on the ground, most of them slightly buried. One tire has the name “Da Luxe” inscribed on the rubber, and the other tire says “Silvertown.” Some features of the cars are a rumble seat and a split windshield. A rumble seat is a loose seat on the back of an old car, commonly exposed. A split windshield is a windshield design from the early 20th century that has a metal bar down the middle separating both sides of the windshield.
Although the car’s impact on the environment is small, the environment has had a large impact on them. The outside conditions such as rain and wind have taken a massive toll on the cars' conditions. Many of the parts are rusted, broken, or just gone. It also appears that people have taken the engine off of the cars. All of these factors have made it harder to identify the models.
There are also multiple other cars abandoned around the Oakland hills, the abandoned cars’ rusted appearance offering a small window into an age long past. ”Deserted car frames connect all types of parks and open spaces throughout the Bay Area. Each one has its backstory but there’s at least one recurring theme. Before trails, the outdoors was usually for ranchers, and even though the land has shifted from agriculture to open space, leftover cars disintegrating in the dirt link the two eras.” says Eric Brooks in his article How Marin County hiking trails became car cemeteries.
The models of the cars are a 1937 Ford Cabriolet, and a 1938 Plymouth sedan. The engine number for one of them is 716750. An engine number is a number commonly found on the engine block. There are also tires alongside the cars laying on the ground, most of them slightly buried. One tire has the name “Da Luxe” inscribed on the rubber, and the other tire says “Silvertown.” Some features of the cars are a rumble seat and a split windshield. A rumble seat is a loose seat on the back of an old car, commonly exposed. A split windshield is a windshield design from the early 20th century that has a metal bar down the middle separating both sides of the windshield.
Although the car’s impact on the environment is small, the environment has had a large impact on them. The outside conditions such as rain and wind have taken a massive toll on the cars' conditions. Many of the parts are rusted, broken, or just gone. It also appears that people have taken the engine off of the cars. All of these factors have made it harder to identify the models.
There are also multiple other cars abandoned around the Oakland hills, the abandoned cars’ rusted appearance offering a small window into an age long past. ”Deserted car frames connect all types of parks and open spaces throughout the Bay Area. Each one has its backstory but there’s at least one recurring theme. Before trails, the outdoors was usually for ranchers, and even though the land has shifted from agriculture to open space, leftover cars disintegrating in the dirt link the two eras.” says Eric Brooks in his article How Marin County hiking trails became car cemeteries.
