Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:14:21 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Looking for SFBay Salvage Yard to Accept Van Shell
Comments: To: Craig Oda <craigoda@GMAIL.COM>
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I am in SoCal but you can likely find something similar up there,
perhaps in a less upscale neighbor hood than PA. I called around to
various independent tow truck guys asking questions until I found one
with the best answers. For a small fee he will pick up a vehicle in any
condition and take it away, period. It does not need wheels mounted.
Sometimes the entire Vanagon suspensions are missing, as well as all
doors, engine, tranny, interior....One was even cut in halves, leftovers
from my stretch project. If necessary he will put floor jacks and boards
under it and drag it up onto his tilt bed tow truck with it's power
cable hoist. Then he will say $50, I pay him, and he drives off. This
has happened a bunch of times, often with my wife cheering loudly from
the front door. He even lets me fill it up with whatever auto related
junk/stuff I want to be rid of that the municipal waste haulers won't touch.

Tow truck guys know where to take things for the lowest cost. I'm sure
my guy actually gets paid at the other end too. He sometimes eyes parts
I leave on as though he can sell some of them.

Mark



Craig Oda wrote:

>Hi, I'm looking for a salvage yard in the SF Bay area that will accept
>a shell van for crushing or parts.  I am willing to pay reasonable
>amounts for the tow.  I need to get the wheels back once it gets to
>the salvage yard.  I am in Palo Alto, CA so something near here would
>be ideal.  Also, I have AAA Plus.  Is it possible to use this for the
>tow?  Not my van.  I want to strip an engine and spare parts out of a
>van that is enroute to a junk yard.  I would like to get the van to my
>house, take the engine out and then get it off my property as soon as
>possible.  I need to get the wheels back for the original owner.
>Please mail me directly if you have any leads on a yard that would
>accept a van shell, preferably one that I can pay a reasonable (cheap)
>amount to for the pickup and tow.
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