Old Cars Weekly – 05 September 2019

18 ❘ September 05, 2019 http://www.oldcarsweekly.com

GOLDEN

SANDS

SALVAGE

G

olden Sands Salvage, a long-

standing and popular vintage ve-

hicle and parts source in Bosco-

bel, Wis., closed on July 27. Keith

Swenson, who has operated the

southwestern Wisconsin salvage

yard for approximately 30 years, is seek-

ing a buyer for the business. What will

happen to the yard’s inventory of more

than 400 vehicles, most ranging from

the 1930s to ’80s, if a buyer isn’t found,

has yet to be determined.

Future for

recently closed

yard remains

uncertain

STORY AND PHOTOS

BY RON KOWALKE

Raymon Alt of Ironton, Wis., poses with the 1936 Nash 400 Deluxe sedan he

purchased on Golden Sands Salvage’s fi nal day of business under current owner-

ship. The car was previously updated with a modern Chevy drivetrain. Alt intends

to keep the car as a period hot rod.

The Golden Sands Salvage sign attached to the beauty fence fronting Airport

Road in Boscobel, Wis.

Sporting rust-through issues

under the headlamps and a

busted windshield, this 1955

Mercury Custom two-door

sedan is nonetheless complete

and restorable.