Ray's Wrecking Yard Roster

Over the years, we have been unable to find any comprehensive listing of salvage yards for the auto enthusiast, restorer or body shop. Any lists we found were usually less than 100 yards, with unreliable and/or out of date information. As we compiled a list of yards and sources over the last 10 years, we decided to create a guidebook which answered many of the common questions normally asked by customers, and could become part of a core reference library. We called each of these businesses asking about the years and types of vehicles in their yard, specialties, size of yard, etc. We created a cross-reference at the back of the book linking various specialty cars, fam machinery etc to the yards that have them. The result is a glove box size guide book with information on over 5000 yards, with 10,000 + listings for all 50 states. These are sub-divided into Vintage, Late Vintage and Late Model aged yards.

A synopsis of salvage and used-parts source information for the auto enthusiast and do-it-yourselfer, this book lists over 5000 wrecking yards by state and specialty and gives yard addresses, telephone and FAX numbers, e-mail addresses, and shipping and payment information. A cross-reference section indicates which wrecking yards deal with which types of cars. Happily, the Harveys (Wyoming-based entrepreneurs who jointly own 17 classic cars) didn't compile all this information from phone books or the Internet--they actually telephoned each yard to find out its specialties and rules. Some yards, for example, allow buyers to bring tools and pull needed parts themselves; others prefer to have their staff dismantle and sell parts. This unique guide will be a real time-saver for the growing numbers of people who are choosing to recycle by getting car parts from salvage yards. Recommended for all public libraries.
-Eric C. Shoaf, Brown Univ. Lib., Providence, RI
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