Sean - It may also be useful to list days/hours that the yard is open. I know several yards that are only open Saturday. The National DeSoto Club also maintains a Salvage Yard Directory. Don't know if it's online, though. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "PaddyCaddy ." <paddycaddy@xxxx> To: <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 4:30 PM Subject: [Chrysler300] SALVAGE YARD DIRECTORY > > OK guys - here goes. > > Being a masochist when it comes to my personal workload and perpetual > projects, I've roped myself into another one and agreed to compile a state > by state list of salvage yards that will eventually be available to any club > member via the website and/or in the newsletter once it's "done." By "done" > I mean that I'll be ready to present it to the Club by the end of the year. > So we'll all have a good six weeks or so to contribute. I'm not sure > I'll be babysitting it after that - so you'll need to contact me within that > time frame. I'll include every listing I get - from or about any yard > worldwide. > > I've coordinated with the powers that be in the club to start compiling this > list once the next newsletter is mailed out - which they predicted would be > in about 3 weeks. There will be an ad in that newsletter with my address > requesting input from everyone who cares to contribute. That way I can get > all the input from online sources at the same time I get mail from people > not on the internet. > > SO PLEASE DO NOT START SENDING ME ANYTHING NOW. IT WILL BE DELETED TO KEEP > THIS INBOX FROM FILLING UP. > > I'll be setting up a special email address for this specific purpose, and > will let you know soon what it is when to start submitting stuff to it. > > The guidelines that me and the club brass have agreed to are as follows: > > Only yards that have parts for any Mopar vehicles UP TO 1970 will be put > onto the list. > > Please DO NOT send me new reproduction parts dealers. Only places that have > used parts and/or parts cars will be included. If someone wants to compile > a separate list of, say, NOS suppliers or repro dealers - be my guest. I'm > doing the SALVAGE list. > > If you are submitting an entry, please include all the obvious contact > information such as full name and address of the place (duh) as well as > phone numbers, fax, email, website, and so on. > > I might also be including a brief description of each yard - limited to one > sentence or two - that will help potential buyers. But I WILL NOT be > including any personal opinions about said establishments. I think after > recent discussions on this listserver - that should be obvious ! > > For example, facts that can be helpful such as "does not pick or ship parts" > or "has an abundance of late 50's DeSotos" will likely be included with a > listing. But statements such as "that guy is my hero" or "they suck" will > not be included. > > Get it ? > > If anyone has any questions - lemme know. I think that should give > everyone good enough idea of what we are doing here to provide club members > with a new resource. Just have your info ready to submit in a few weeks > time. > > We just had our first frost here in Virginia - so it's time I headed back to > the yards myself now that the vast, endless squadrons of mosquitos are all > dead ! > > Happy Pickin', > > Sean. > > _________________________________________________________________ > Surf and talk on the phone at the same time with broadband Internet access. > Get high-speed for as low as $29.95/month (depending on the local service > providers in your area). https://broadband.msn.com > > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >