In our humble opinion, junkyards are shrines. They are holy places. Places where the souls of old cars mingle...and slowly turn to crap.
But aside from their spiritual value, junkyards—oops, "recyclers," to use the term favored by the junkyard PR flacks—can also be great places to get parts. Many cars are scrapped only because of an isolated problem—for example, a bent frame from an accident, a cracked engine block...or the overwhelming stench of dog puke. All of the vehicle's other components might well be in decent condition. Or, as our buddy, Alan Nissenbaum, likes to say, "All of the other parts on your car are used...so what are you worried about?"
Like any new experience, going to a junkyard can be a little intimidating for the virgin scrounger. So, we thought we'd walk you through the process—otherand pass along a few suggestions based on our decades of experience digging for obscure parts and fighting off the rabid German shepherds—at the many fine recyclers in Our Fair City.
--Tom and Ray
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