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Subject:Re: Empty yards
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:24:48 -0500

http://www.wayoutsalvage.com

Arkansas, not Texas.  Near Ft. Smith, I think.  Haven't bought anything
from the place, but it was recommended by a body shop.

Dave Mc

On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 7:49 AM, Mike South wrote:

> Anyone know where to look in the Dallas area (or anywhere in Texas for
> that
> matter--although lots of Oklahoma and Arkansas are closer than parts
> of
> Texas for me :) ).
>
> Is there a site that lists these?  If not, we could make a custom
> google map
> with all the locations and put comments/ratings on each one.
>
> mike
> 85 Westy
>
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Tom Stone  wrote:
>
>> Speaking of vans in Virginia, back in the air-cooled van days, we
>> were
>> cruising the back roads of Virginia and came upon a junkyard in the
>> middle
>> of nowhere called M and M Salvage.  We stopped and went through the
>> yard,
>> found a few parts, and left. Years later, we moved to Frederick, MD
>> and
>> graduated to an '83 Westy. We took the trip to M and M a few more
>> times
>> during those years and found a few Vanagons, mostly air-cooled at the
>> time,
>> in the yard.  It has been at least 21 years since I have been back to
>> M and
>> M.  It may be thriving or dead.  Would be fun to find out.  It was
>> located
>> between Ruckersville and Standardsville, VA.  Not much to see in the
>> area
>> but it was fun once we arrived! At the time, the yard was mostly
>> foreign
>> cars so there was still plenty to see if you have other afflictions
>> beside
>> Vanagons.
>>
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mark Dearing To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Mon, Nov 16, 2009 3:39 pm
>> Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Empty yards
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 11/16/2009 1:40:17 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> kimbrennan@MAC.COM writes:Yah, now  we know where all the East Coast
>> Vanagons went, between thesetwo locations  that's a couple of hundred
>> vanagons.Well not all of them I have a few here at my shop as well,
>> plus the
>> ones Idrfive and am trying to sell  later  mark dearing salem Import
>>  Servicesalem Va
>>
>>