Under1981.com Antique Auto Parts in Grimsley ... - Junkyard Life

Tour a remote Tennessee junkyard that serves customers around the globe. Under1981.com Antique Auto Parts is a private junkyard that does 99.9% of its business via the internet and is owned and operated by a guy who is known only as "Murf." Murf's 7-acre junkyard is loaded with more than 125 vehicles built before 1981 and includes thousands of loose parts that have been pulled from vehicles that were dying for a date with the crusher. "They can't all be restored, where would you get the parts?,? said Murf. I know, it's not always a pretty picture but Murf and his wife, Lorrie, have found a way to move hard-to-find parts from the backwoods of Grimsley, Tennessee into the hands of customers as far away as Serbia, Australia and the Netherlands.
The junkyard is home
??Murf?s junkyard, which is also basically his home, has been open 5 years and is open for business to the public but not to just anybody. "I only let people come in to pick up parts by appointment only,? said Murf. ?My place is barely visible from the road and I?m not even open to locals, except by word of mouth.? Murf?s wife, Lorrie, operates the website side of the business where?customers are encouraged to email their parts request and be patient, not just ?show up? and ?walk around.? Murf and Lorrie stay busy interacting with customers and may answer more than 100 emails concerning parts per day. A high tech junkyard with solo manpower is hard work no matter how fast the internet connection.

Old car buff in his element
??Murf, 47, loves old cars and is in the business of saving what he can from the crusher. ?Sheet metal pieces are my most requested item,? said Murf. ?I will cut anything up.? Currently the oldest car in Murf?s yard is a 1946 Ford and his favorite is a 1961 Olds. ?I like different,? said Murf.?

Spreading classic parts around the world

??It?s amazing what one little junkyard in Tennessee can do to keep the old car hobby alive on a global scale.?Murf and Lorrie are always on the hunt for good deals or hard to find automotive items.?They buy, sell and recycle auto parts from local Tennessee junkyards, Ebay and Craigslist?to maintain thousands of parts and hundreds of cars in Under1981.com?s?inventory. Murf and Lorrie are saving classic cars and parts that would?inevitably?find their way to the crusher. Those rescued cars and parts then find their way to restorers and classic car hobbyist around the world. We can all feel better about that.


? Jody Potter, junkyardlife.com
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DETAILS
What ?-?Under1981.com Antique Auto Parts
Where -?Located 2 hours east of Nashville in Grimsley, Tennessee.?
Hours -?Murf?s secret junkyard is open by appointment only. Email them.?
Email:?UNDER1981COM@YAHOO.COM


Find out what he currently has for sale at these links:
Under1981.com Antique Auto Parts
eBay -?http://motors.shop.ebay.com/under1981/m.html
Elderly Iron -?http://www.elderlyiron.com/index.cfm

Source: http://www.junkyardlife.com/2011/05/junkyard-tour-under1981com-antique-auto.html

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