The world's largest junkyard

• The largest junkyard in the world

At 50 miles from Atlanta is part of the forest, full of rusty machinery. On the plate is written: "The oldest cemetery in the world of cars, 80 years."

In the "city of the old machine" more than four thousand classic cars, most of which in 1972 the production or older. This is the "Fords", "Cadillacs" and even a rare milk truck Mack, produced in 1941.

The history of the cemetery of old cars has its roots in 1931, when the Lewis family opened in the town of White's department store. They sell a variety of things - from auto parts to clothing. When the US entered World War II, and resources such as steel and the tires began to finish, Lewis added to your business landfill. They bought old cars, dismantled them and sold the parts. By the end of the 40s department store turned into a full-fledged platform for collecting and cutting unfit vehicles. It was then born the current owner of the cemetery Dean Lewis.

All his childhood Dean played with cars. "I have traveled millions of miles without moving an inch!". Therefore, when in 1970 he went to his father's business, he decided to manage it quite differently: Dean decided that it will not dismantle cars and save them. Over the next few decades, Dean spent thousands of dollars on the purchase of a variety of old and wrecked cars at auctions and from private individuals. One of the most popular cars of Lewis - a "Ford" in 1940, used in the film "Murder in the district Koueta" (1983) with Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith.

The cemetery has grown so much that he had to buy more land. Some samples Dean sold, but it was not a place where collectors can a good deal - each car has nostalgic value and Dean refused to sell them if you did not feel that the price is really worth. Many buyers in search of spare parts left disappointed, but when Dean asked, he said: "Everything for Sale".

More he did not say. He realized that earn more by taking an entrance fee and photographing. Today the cemetery of old cars visited by hundreds of visitors a year. Entrance fee they pay $ 15, and 10, if they want to take pictures. Dean parts are no longer sold, and now they are a part of his amazing museum collection.