>>Due to State and Local regulations,
> Asinine laws. Here a car can be bought from a wrecker no problem...
> But there are no Vanagons... (well, just the surprise roughie spotted by
> listee John Pronk).
> Andrew Grebneff

The key words here are STATE and LOCAL...the more regulatory states and
communities are pretty much anti-recycling...junk yards are 'eyesores' and
older cars are 'junkers'.

My area ( Western Appalachian fringe) is as you describe your salvage
environment; even scarce on Vanagons.

Reduce, Recycle, Reuse.
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Stephen
Chillicothe OH