junkyards

Still deciding on what to give Mom this Mother’s Day? Consider a clutch that came from a junkyard. But before you try sticking a bow on a greasy old pressure plate, there are a few things you should know. The whole idea came from Bring a Trailer, which recently posted about the products of Platinum Dirt. Like many of us, Platinum's founder Dustin Page is no stranger to salvage yards. What he hauls back to his Oakland, California shop include hood ornaments, upholstery and vehicle identification number (VIN) tags. There, bits from the likes of BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln, Mercedes-Benz and...