Re: [AMC-list] Marlins at PnPulls

[Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Cool! I see 2 '66 Ramblers in Birmingham and a '64 in Jackson. Do the
yards pull a part on request? Or is it completely drive out with
tools, scan the lot, find the parts, pay and pull? The parts I'm
looking for aren't worth a drive to Jackson, but might be worth a
drive to Birmingham.

On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's easy Bruce! You have "Pull-A-Part" in Atlanta. Go to
> www.pullapart.com and they have a search feature. You can put in the
> location and search for any car you want. You can do the same thing at
> www.picknpull.com. There are no locations near Atlanta -- closest are
> Tallahasse and Panama City, FL, then Virginia Beach, VA. You have THREE
> Pull-A-Part locations in Atlanta alone, then one in Augusta too. Augusta GA
> and Columbia SC are close to me -- Columbia about an hour away and Augusta
> about an hour and fifteen minutes.
>
> Note that both tell you if they have a "1978 AMC Concord" or whatever, and
> even where it is in the lot (what row it's on anyway), but they DO NOT tell
> you what's left on it or what condition it's in. That would be way too much
> hassle! When a car comes in they make a bar code label for it and plug it in
> the computer then stick it out on the lot. When they crush it they scan the
> label and take it out of the database. So when looking for something
> specific make sure there are several cars with interchangeable parts on the
> lot or you may be disappointed. When I have to go for something I'll look
> around at any AMCs and see if there's anything worth mentioning on the list
> or worth taking there. Nothing so far.
>
> They generally leave a car out for six months then crush it. These are
> really crusher operations, they just sell a few parts first! There is a
> crusher on site.
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