From the archives:
Last Friday, I returned to Horopito scrap yard, which I'd previously visited in March 2008. On that occasion, I was on holiday with the future Mrs_wagon, so the visit was fleeting, to say the least. This time however, I went with my cousin and uncle, both long-term Land Rover enthusiasts (fortunately not members of the 'One Life...' brigade) and the women were suitably dispatched to the shops, so I had high hopes of taking my time and absorbing and photographing everything of interest.
Anyway, this is what greets visitors on arrival to the yard, a good taste of things to come:
There was no evidence of it having been vandalised, rather just picked of parts over the years, which is refreshing since it's easily approachable from the roadside. Anyway, at the reception we handed over our optional $2 (£1) donation so as to take a look round the 'museum' part and the yards. First up was the upstairs section of parts for sale:
My uncle was excited to find a 'pork pie' tail lamp for his Series 1 LR project, which to him was a seal of approval as to the stock as they're apparently hard to find. He'd recently picked up a pair so didn't buy, therefore we weren't able to ask about prices though had heard they aren't cheap. Fair enough I suppose.
Got to admit this would be a much nicer shot without the poundland trim. Give it 25 years or so and it might just be interesting but I doubt it really.
Not sure how much call there is for used distributor caps and leads. Maybe I've just never owned an obscure enough car.
Plenty of demand for grilles I suppose:
Interesting to see a D-Series next to a Trader, I didn't know they sold them concurrently; or is this perhaps just a dealer sign to illustrate what they service?
Lastly for now, I'll leave you with a Cavalier SRI type wheeltrim which has me stumped:
I'm thinking Subaru for some reason but can't think what model. I like that the valve cap hole looks to be the same size as the wheelnut ones. They probably are on most cars and I've just never noticed.