Re: Breakers yards in the 70's & 80s.
Re: Breakers yards in the 70's & 80s.
Back in the early sixties I used to work in the local breakers on a Saturday, and one of my main jobs was chopping body shells up with a huge felling axe to save them money on oxy- acetylene. I got paid half a crown for the day, a veritable fortune to me then... happy days...Re: Breakers yards in the 70's & 80s.
Re: Breakers yards in the 70's & 80s.
Yes, many a time spent at the breakers in my early days of motoring (1980s) pulling bits off cars, I once owned a red metro , and one day someone ran into the back whilst my wife was driving, fortunately no one was hurt, and eventually the other party’s insurance sent me a cheque for the cost of repairs, so off to the breakers and I found a complete rear hatch in ..red..that exactly matched my colour, and after my bil sprayed it it looked better than new, and I was quids in too, now you can buy a whole car,( minus engine and gearbox) at the scrappys and take off what you want..Re: Breakers yards in the 70's & 80s.
Many strange things happened to my old Triumph Dolly including the petrol tank springing a leak. Off I went with my Dad to look for a replacement. One of our local breakers had closed down but had left a few bits and pieces in the yard but there were no cars there. We had a look around and found the exact tank just lying there on its own.
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