With millions of vehicles driven since the early twentieth century, junk and salvage yards are filled with wrecked salvage cars. Every year that passes adds even more salvage automobiles to the already overflowing junk and wrecking yards. These yards are in the business of buying and selling used wrecked vehicles and their parts to the public. Junk yards exist in every state within the United States and in almost every city or township, as well. The diversity of the vehicles within them is almost limitless. Damaged salvage autos consist of innumerable makes, models, years, and conditions.
And it is not just the yards that deal in wrecked vehicles, either. Individuals are also in the business of such autos. Some have the intention of rebuilding and restoring them for selling as drive safety vehicles, street legal and street ready. Of course, individuals can also buy wrecked automobiles as a cheaper way of owning their own personal vehicles and invest their time and money in rebuilding and repairing the vehicles. Wrecked automobiles have become products that people wish to buy and they consider many of them still useable. The phrase, “Use It All; Wear It Out; Make It Do; or Do Without”, can certainly apply to damaged salvage cars as the ideal practice of being environmentally “green.”
If parts are useable in salvage cars, they will certainly be used. Nothing is wasted as professional or amateur dismantlers will dismantle each vehicle into their separate parts. Even the frames may be used if not damaged. However, in many junk and wrecking yards, repairable autos remain fairly intact and these yards may organize them in areas according to their makes and models, as well. Whatever the case, wrecked cars are available to any who wish to use them, for parts or for restoration.