I visited the
U - Pick Parts yard today in Sun Valley, CA.. This is the
independent self serve yard near the franchise Pick Your Part. As I went to pay my $2 the guy said FREE and pointed to a sign. All I saw was “free,” smiled and said until how long? "
Dec. 30th" he replied. How nice! As I’m walking through the yard there are about 10 times the old cars they typically have. I’m stoked. This yard is coming around and finally headed back to its former roots. As I entered the back area I noticed there were fewer cars..., mostly trucks. I figured they are going to move all the trucks to the back and haven’t filled up yet.
Shortly afterwards something started to dawn on me. A lot of these old cars were familiar. They were the cars that had been up on the wall around the perimeter. Then it clicked and I got a sinking feeling. The admission was free and the cars were down because they were closing the place??? Sure enough as I got back to the check out gate and read more of the FREE sign it was confirmed. This place has been around since the dawn of the San Fernando Valley. I had been going to it for over 35 years. It wasn’t the franchise Pick Your Part that made you feel ripped off. They didn’t nit pick about “attached” items that were not significant.
I got parts for my Turbo Pinto here. All my clutch and bellhousing parts. And, over the 35 years I've gotten a boatload of other things too. Today they had odd things like Edsel's, Saab Sonnets etc. Sadly in 45 days it will be no more. For those who have been to the yard I’m sure you will understand the loss.
More info on the closing:
https://www.google.com/search?num=100&q=u+pick+parts+closing&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj13tnTtaDJAhWCRYgKHVItDLgQvwUIGygA&biw=1920&bih=920