European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 6, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                All id card holders qualify As use of the Yards often begins at the local Auto Craft where records often Are kept of cars and parts most Yards offer a Gamut of parts from japanese and american with the demands Hea Viest on we keep american cars As Long As possible be cause there is a never ending demand for their says Roger weekend manager of the main Kastel it takes six to eight weeks to get new parts from the and it Doest make much sense to put High Cost new parts on an old car when Low Cost used parts Are prices for parts vary from Yard to but there always reasonable compared with new parts prices or the prices charged by european at Pioneer stripping Yard in Hanau an eight Cylinder engine costs a water pump in a Radiator costs an alternator a Generator a bucket seat at main Kastel a six Cylinder engine goes for a door for a tire for a tire with rim for at Rhei main a Battery costs a Generator and a four barrel Carburettor at All Yards parts Are bought As the condition of parts at the main Kastel Yard is noted on a report pasted to car when an owner turns in a car we ask him to note the condition of the Kerns we think this helps us and the stripping Yard As an expanded service some stripping Yards now Are Selling cars this is a new development for cars that Are in operating Rago offering the whole car instead of stripping it is a Way to provide inexpensive transportation for those who do not have a lot of this policy started with stripping Yard operators who became upset when they had to scrap cars that were in running we recommend that such sales be by sealed auction or by a Board which sets the Price As a percentage of the Blue Book in recent years the number of cars turned Over to stripping Yards has been sharply the 25 army Yards handle about cars a were getting More Yards All the time and were getting More said Dennis Auto specialist for 1st personnel More than cars Are turned in annually at the the 10 air Force with Ramstein getting about the Small Yard at gets just about 50 cars a and these must be tax paid because it is against British Law to strip a tax free As a British junk or end up with old american the Navy Yard at Rota gets about 150 cars a at any Given time larger Yards have at least 100 cars on when inventories build and Yards become crowded with cars whose parts have been contractors crush and haul cars tools and advice Are available to patrons at most most managers Are they often know which parts Are interchangeable if you cant find the exact part you Parsons at hanau1 s Pioneer Yard a Macadam cover carpet ing the Yard enables patrons to work under cars free of mud and a Concrete covering of the army Yard in Worms provides similar working Snyder says the surface of the Rhei main Yard will be covered with Concrete later this we have All the tools anyone needs and we help customers with the muscle says Pioneer Man Ager when we remove an engine we use a Cherry picker two Guys can free an engine in an and with the Cherry picker we Load it on a pickup truck or into the trunk of a few stripping operations Are As clean and neat As the Pioneer but most attract a following of old car owners who swear that they could not get along without the Friendly attitude of Yard attendants often adds to the in stripping Yard manager Elman Hodge Bright ens the surroundings with Flowers and we believe a Nice atmosphere makes our custom ers feel at we try to provide a service and we Hope people appreciate our Hodge David Bentley really Rolls old cars arouse the frugal instincts of weekend Mechanic David an army Bentley is equally adept at mixing up a Batch of goulash for the troops or Fin tuning an errant theres nothing Bentley likes better than rummaging through Auto stripping Yards for inexpensive spare for 14 years Hes haunted the Yards in Pursuit of a Hobby that has kept a string of old cars roadworthy and saved him Money in the Bentley would rather Patch up what others discard than drive around in a new car with a Load of debt Over his without the Bentley wonders if he would have any Money in the during my army i owned Only one new and that was a says a sergeant As signed to the 2nd 75th Field arty in i spent More time and Money getting it fixed than it was no More new cars for i stick to used cars and i repair them Bentley said As he replaced a fuel line on the engine of a 1978 vow scirocco his latest bargain i bought this car for 600 Marks and put in a used the body is sound and everything else is in Good the Blue Book Price is so in Way ahead of the by using strip Yards during the past 14 Bent Ley estimates his savings in the Cost of spare parts and labor at and Ive saved additional thousands of dollars by repairing old rather than laying out big Bucks for new he at military communities you always find cars that people give up quite often they can be fixed for a Small amount of but you need to make the Effort to search the Yards for the right drive fuel water windshields and exhaust systems through the years Bentley has gotten them All from the stripping he routinely does his own Brake jobs and engine tuneup and has done Complete engine Bentley recommends combining use of stripping Yards with Auto Craft shops for maximum savings and timely if you order new parts for your american car from cafes they Are going to Cost an Arm and a and youre going to wait weeks for them to he at German Yards used parts for european cars Are much More expensive than at military stripping and you can save additional repair costs by doing the work yourself with the help of those who operate the Auto Craft cafes charges More than an hour for labor and at German garages labor rates run from 65 to 100 Marks an compared to these costs the Craft shops Are quite a you pay just 50 cents or an hour for a Bay at most Craft and there is no Cost for tools or technical when youre finished you not Only have saved a lot of but you have the satisfaction of putting your car on the Road with each repair Job you gain More Confidence and reduce your dependence on costly garage without stripping Yards and Auto Craft Bent Ley is convinced that far fewer Low ranking gis could afford to maintain cars in because of the Cost of repairs and because insurance costs often exceed rates in the United stripping Yards and Auto Craft shops Are available for car owners at Many military communities in there Are a lot of people who Over look these Bentley the program for repairing cars is one of the army Best but to some people it remains a mys Ramundo 32nd signal Frank agrees with working under his vow camper outside the Eschborn stripping Yard near Maese said he paid just for a Small Section of exhaust it took him a half hour to replace the at a German garage that part and the labor would have Cost a minimum of or Maese you cant argue about the said Moses 58th engr a sunday visitor at the Eschborn the prices Are right and the Yards Are open when the service members need them August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 17