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2. Wrecking yard - Wikipedia

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   At the salvage yard, the automobiles are typically arranged in rows, often stacked on top of one another. Some yards keep inventories in their offices, as to the usable parts in each car, as well as the car's location in the yard. Many yards have computerized inventory systems. About 75% of any given vehicle can be recycled and used for other ...

3. Vehicle recycling - Wikipedia

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   At the end of their useful life, vehicles have value as a source of spare parts and this has created a vehicle dismantling industry. The industry has various names for its business outlets including wrecking yard, auto dismantling yard, car spare parts supplier, and recently, auto or vehicle recycling. Vehicle recycling has always occurred to ...

4. Motorcycle components - Wikipedia

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   A motorcycle fork is the portion of a motorcycle that holds the front wheel and allows one to steer. For handling, the front fork is the most critical part of a motorcycle. The combination of rake and trail determines how stable the motorcycle is. The 'fork' on a motorcycle consists of multiple components.

5. Salvage title - Wikipedia

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   Experts recommend caution when purchasing a salvaged vehicle, because there may be hidden damage, [3] which, if unrepairable, may render the vehicle a "pile of parts." [4] A junk title is a different classification for cars that can only be used for parts or scrap, and are not to be repaired to road-worthy conditions. [5]

6. Scrap - Wikipedia

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   Scrap consists of recyclable materials, usually metals, left over from product manufacturing and consumption, such as parts of vehicles, building supplies, and surplus materials. Unlike waste , scrap can have monetary value , especially recovered metals , and non-metallic materials are also recovered for recycling.

7. Vehicle impoundment - Wikipedia

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   Vehicle immobilization is a key part of the act of impounding.. Vehicle impoundment is the legal process of placing a vehicle into an impoundment lot or tow yard, [1] which is a holding place for cars until they are placed back in the control of the owner, recycled for their metal, stripped of their parts at a wrecking yard or auctioned off for the benefit of the impounding agency.