Since Porsche tends to keep its engines and Porsche owners need Porsche parts, afterall. Phone calls are constant in the office, and it’s here you get a real sense of the enormity of the business.
Incredibly, a lot of stuff is even going back to Germany. Neil told us people ordered from as far away as Japan, Singapore, Europe and even Australia. In the office, there were another five men who specialise in selling salvaged Porsche spare parts 911s preceding the Eighties are generally hard to comeīy here, as the 30-odd year old parts are too worn for the LA Dismantlers to feasibly sell on.Īt the time of our visit, there were five employees working inside the workshop, dismantling various mangled Porsches and storing the parts in the devoted storage racks according to categories. All three warehouses carry the same era of cars and parts, meaning LA Dismantler specialises in Porsches ranging from the early Eighties right up to today’s latest variants. That’s quite a lot of Porsches, then, when you consider that this warehouse stores 300 salvaged cars alone!Īccording to LA Dismantler employee Caleb, the other two storage unitsĪre stacked with cars and parts to its maximum capacity, too. A move to the current location only seven years ago has since helped the LA Dismantler grow into a thriving Porsche parts business – so much so that the guys are also making use of two extra warehouses a few miles away from these headquarters. Then, 15 years ago, the owner of the LA Dismantler got more and more serious about Porsches and Porsche parts, opening up another small shop, which promptly became too small. It’s clear to see business is thriving.Originally starting life as a Honda-specific yard about 30 years ago, dismantling was more of a hobby before eventually turning into a fulltime job here.
A fine basis for an interesting project car, perhaps? Elsewhere, older and newer 911s, as well as Boxsters, Caymans and Cayennes, were stacked high in storage racks around the place. Neil then points out the car has arrived at the LA Dismantler after the engine was destroyed in a fire, but agrees the bodywork still holds up. As soon as we stepped inside, the first thing we were greeted with was an Eighties yellow 930, which by all accounts actually looked in great condition. We arrived early in the afternoon, and after a quick phone call toĮmployee Neil de Jager, who was going to give us the tour, he came to open up the large gate to let us in. Their well-protected facility north of LA. Located in the city of Sun Valley, Magnus Walker and I were invited by the Dismantler team to catch a glimpse of what happens behind the borders of It’s little wonder, then, that this is also the place where you’ll find the planet’s largest Porsche salvage, scrap and breakers premises, aptly named the Los Angeles Dismantler. Old or new, it doesn’t matter: if you’re looking for something Porsche, or indeed something special, your chances of finding it in this part of the world are high. Prevalent in California’s Golden State – Los Angeles in particular – and specialty shops and dealers are in abundance. Their body design to cater for US markets with the introduction of impact bumpers on G-series models in 1974. From race cars to production cars, the history of 911's coming to the States goes as far back as the birth of the marque itself. The US has always provided a special market for the Porsche 911. To read more about our Online Used Porsche Parts Store, please visit the Information page.Part automobile graveyard, part Porsche enthusiast's dream: welcome to the surreal world of the LA Dismantler, the planet's largest P-car breakers and salvage company. Preserve the environment, buy recycled Porsche parts today. Save money and valuable time spent by purchasing a Porsche recycled part here. At any stage in the search if you do not find the model or part you are looking for, please go to our Used Auto Part Locator and we will help you search the desired auto or truck part. Get started by browsing our Porsche online catalog and then selecting your automobile. You may choose to buy new Porsche parts from one of our aftermarket/replacement parts stores, but we ask you to consider buying OEM Porsche recycled parts and benefit not only yourself but the environment. Remember, you are buying here an original genuine Porsche part so the quality level, fit compatibility and overall functionality is never in question.
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