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August 6, 2008
Great Pickin’s in Chilliwack, BC
By Jen Dunnaway
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I’ve been up in Canada for the last few days visiting with my dad, and since car-craziness is genetic, it didn’t take much for me to persuade my old man to come check out one of my favorite Canadian junkyards. I don’t know how I’ve managed to neglect Pick A Part, this little gem of a yard less than an hour’s drive east of Vancouver, but I think it’s been vastly improved in the last five years or so. For one thing, its online vehicle search is the most user-friendly I’ve ever seen for a junkyard: not only can you search by model and year, but it’ll even tell you what engine each car has and what color the body is. Once you’re there, they don’t ding you with admission or wagon-rental fees, but instead hand you a printout listing the rows and numbers of the cars you’ve asked about so you can locate ‘em. There’s a tool bin from which anyone can borrow whatever it is they’ve forgotten (just bring it back: honor system), and the staff is similarly generous with things like engine hoists ("just take it"). It’s not like it’s the world’s hugest yard, but it’s got mad variety and is meticulously organized, with a lot of older iron: the overall character of this yard seems more 70’s/80’s than 90’s, though there’s a ton of late-model stuff as well. The verdict: If you live anywhere in the Pacific Northwest or Western Canada and you have not yet been to Pick A Part in Chilliwack, this yard is absolutely worth traveling for, especially since you know what’s going to be there when you arrive. I got a fender and bumper for my diesel Escort, and I’m going to be driving up again in the near future to strip their Eagles. See more junkyard pics after the jump!
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pickapartpartsgirls
Aug 9, 2008 at 4:24 pm
Hey just to let you all know pick a part has a new sale every saturday.. So check them out!!
Here is the link to our specials….
http://www.pickapart.ca/specials.php
rob
Aug 8, 2008 at 9:21 pm
OMG THEY HAVE A FORD MUSTANG II and its in nice shape.
Cole
Aug 8, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Heh, ive driven past here a few times while on holidays.
tq
Aug 8, 2008 at 6:46 pm
half of those cars are restorable and that’s a pretty amazing junk yard
GTR
Aug 8, 2008 at 3:56 am
They had a s15 silvia there, i couldn’t believe it. I stripped everything off that bitch.
josh"ibsolow"
Aug 8, 2008 at 3:14 am
to bryan that said that theres no junk yards like this in Florida. theres a pick-a-part in jacksonville FL. iv been ther twice myself
Ben Kennedy
Aug 8, 2008 at 2:41 am
I was there just a few weeks ago. Pretty much amazing.
Bryan
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:34 pm
The junkyard’s we have over here in Florida are crap. There nothing like this. Prop’s to who ever owns this junkyard by keeping it clean.
Bryan
Aug 7, 2008 at 7:33 pm
wow
Boygohard
Aug 7, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Damn, that is tight!
Anonymous
Aug 7, 2008 at 6:31 am
sweeeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!
Noname666
Aug 6, 2008 at 10:56 pm
They have an 81 Malibu sedan there. Time for me to drive to B.C. and get what parts I need
Road Trip anybody?
danielleb
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:38 pm
I have been to pick-a-part many times and love it!… going online and knowing what is there before heading out is a great feature too! The staff pretty awesome too!
Pick A Part Salesladies
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:14 pm
RE: Anonoymous
“What is that Pontiac in the sixth picture? A Grand Am?”
Its actually a 1981 Pontiac Le Mans….
Pick A Part Salesladies
Aug 6, 2008 at 8:08 pm
AWESOME!!!!
SuzyBruisy
Aug 6, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Hey anonymous, that car is a Canadian ‘81 Pontiac LeMans. The LeMans name continued in Canada through the 80’s after the US version was re-badged Bonneville in 1982. I’m not 100% sure if the one you’re looking at had a Canada-only trim package, but I do know the LeMans is a lot more common there than in the US, where I hardly ever see any. Here’s some 81’s on CarDomain: http://www.cardomain.com/MakeModel/Pontiac/Lemans/all/all/all/1981/1981
Anonymous
Aug 6, 2008 at 6:19 pm
What is that Pontiac in the sixth picture? A Grand Am?
Chris
Aug 6, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Why don’t they have anything like this in Southern California!?!?
It’s been a nightmare trying to find the smog pump and hoses for my LT1 Jeep…all I need is a car to pick at for an afternoon. Is that so hard to ask for?