Abandoned Cars: Survival Salvage Ideas

[Steve]

Leaf springs are a decent piece of steel, could be made into a machete / sword. Headlight reflectors could be used to start a fire. Windows make cold-frames. Bonnets could be sleds for dragging stuff around.

You can actually make quite a decent lathe / milling machine based around an engine block too, if you have the inclination. This allows you to make much more useful stuff in the long term.