Just curious if the cost of steel has hit other parts of the country. We have lost three classic car (50s & 60s) junk yards in the last several months here in southern NC to the crushers. I just got back from one in SC today and it is gone. Probably couple hundred cars crushed. Same answer " steel prices are too high to hold on to them".
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Pete, was quoted $10.50 per hundred weight for scrap yesterday. At that price all the scrap will be gone in a short period of time. Saw a '64 F**d with the 427 emblems on the fenders on the way to the crusher a couple of weeks ago. If it was a real car, the fender and door tags would have to be worth several thousand of dollars.
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Pete, was quoted $10.50 per hundred weight for scrap yesterday. At that price all the scrap will be gone in a short period of time. Saw a '64 F**d with the 427 emblems on the fenders on the way to the crusher a couple of weeks ago. If it was a real car, the fender and door tags would have to be worth several thousand of dollars.
Dick WhittingtonComment
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Dick, we have one good one left just across the SC line. Will try to get back there soon before it's gone.
PeteComment
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Dick, we have one good one left just across the SC line. Will try to get back there soon before it's gone.
PeteComment
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Gale Smith's junkyard in White Pine, Tennessee just above Morristown is still in existence. A good one to walk. Many lettered and numbered muscle cars.Comment
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Gale Smith's junkyard in White Pine, Tennessee just above Morristown is still in existence. A good one to walk. Many lettered and numbered muscle cars.Comment
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Dick,Around here we are not even allowed to walk in the junk yards anymore. My son wanted me to take him a few years ago just for fun. WE went to three joints and got the same answer. Insurance companies prohibit it. When I was a kid I used to live in those places. JDComment
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Dick,Around here we are not even allowed to walk in the junk yards anymore. My son wanted me to take him a few years ago just for fun. WE went to three joints and got the same answer. Insurance companies prohibit it. When I was a kid I used to live in those places. JDComment
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Floyd Richardson's used to be the place to go in SC. Wasn't too far from you. Had more Vette salvage than any yard in the SE in his prime. Been gone probably 20 years now. Was full of C-1 and C-2 carsDick WhittingtonComment
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Floyd Richardson's used to be the place to go in SC. Wasn't too far from you. Had more Vette salvage than any yard in the SE in his prime. Been gone probably 20 years now. Was full of C-1 and C-2 carsDick WhittingtonComment
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as dickie mentioned, Floyd Richardson's yard was THE place to go for c-1 parts. i bought a complete working 57 wonderbar with original antennae for 35 bucks in 1970. there were c-1's with trees 4 to 6" in diameter growing thru the hood openings of some of his vettes. old floyd had diabetes and the last time i stopped by his place, he was missing a foot. he didn't last too long after that. i heard someone from new england bought the entire yard and it took 17 tractor trailer loads to get the cars out of the yard.anybody wanna pay 3500 for the wonderbar? just kiddin.mikeComment
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as dickie mentioned, Floyd Richardson's yard was THE place to go for c-1 parts. i bought a complete working 57 wonderbar with original antennae for 35 bucks in 1970. there were c-1's with trees 4 to 6" in diameter growing thru the hood openings of some of his vettes. old floyd had diabetes and the last time i stopped by his place, he was missing a foot. he didn't last too long after that. i heard someone from new england bought the entire yard and it took 17 tractor trailer loads to get the cars out of the yard.anybody wanna pay 3500 for the wonderbar? just kiddin.mikeComment
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Basically, there are two kinds of scrap yards: open and closed. The open yards are getting harder to come by, but there ARE 'u-pull-it' yards still in existance. Closed yards are more typical, especially those dealing with newer wrecks and yes, they'll want you come to the counter, describe what you're looking for and keep you OUT of the yard itself.
That's done for several reasons with insurance being just one. The other reasons for 'closing' the yard to the public include:
(1) The public often takes '5-finger' discounts on parts...
(2) Some tear into cars damaging surrounding parts while getting to the ones they want/need.
(3) Some 'cobble up' perfectly good items like wiring harness assy's just to get a connector or two...
(4) Some cars stored in the yard are in 'limbo' regarding title and aren't available to part out just yet.
(5) Some yards 'reserve' cars without segregating them from non-reserve cars (reserve means the car is being held for total resale vs. being parted out).
But, any yard that has a 'closed' policy CAN get around insurance restrictions by sending you out with an official 'escort'. It's just that many don't want to 'waste' yard labor hand holding folks for what they consider to be a low probability or nickle/dime sale....
An approach that's worked for me at various closed yards, is to show good faith. Offer to leave bags/tools at the front desk and surrender your credit card and/or driver's license while you walk the yard and see what's there. Often, that serves to change your credibility status from 'nuissance' customer to 'serious' customer....Comment
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Basically, there are two kinds of scrap yards: open and closed. The open yards are getting harder to come by, but there ARE 'u-pull-it' yards still in existance. Closed yards are more typical, especially those dealing with newer wrecks and yes, they'll want you come to the counter, describe what you're looking for and keep you OUT of the yard itself.
That's done for several reasons with insurance being just one. The other reasons for 'closing' the yard to the public include:
(1) The public often takes '5-finger' discounts on parts...
(2) Some tear into cars damaging surrounding parts while getting to the ones they want/need.
(3) Some 'cobble up' perfectly good items like wiring harness assy's just to get a connector or two...
(4) Some cars stored in the yard are in 'limbo' regarding title and aren't available to part out just yet.
(5) Some yards 'reserve' cars without segregating them from non-reserve cars (reserve means the car is being held for total resale vs. being parted out).
But, any yard that has a 'closed' policy CAN get around insurance restrictions by sending you out with an official 'escort'. It's just that many don't want to 'waste' yard labor hand holding folks for what they consider to be a low probability or nickle/dime sale....
An approach that's worked for me at various closed yards, is to show good faith. Offer to leave bags/tools at the front desk and surrender your credit card and/or driver's license while you walk the yard and see what's there. Often, that serves to change your credibility status from 'nuissance' customer to 'serious' customer....Comment
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