Fresno, California : Turner's Auto Wrecking

Visit to Turner's Auto Wrecking

I am spending the month of October at my  brother's in California, so I thought it was time to finally visit Turner's Auto Wrecking which is about 3 hour drive from my brother's. I have knows about Turner's since I was a kid and reading classic car magazines. 
I have planned to visit there for a long time, but haven't got it done. 

When I got there, it was a bit difficult to find the office - at least for me - so I called their number. In case you happen to visit, it's right by the railroad tracks. Turner's Auto Wrecking has over 10,000 vehicles from 1928 to present. I think you need a building just to store the titles! 

The owner himself was behind the counter and told me, they opened 63 years ago. That would be 1960. 

The place was amazing, but the area where I walked around, looking for parts for my 1950 Ford Convertible, was all more or less incomplete parts cars. They do sell projects too. 
Anyways, there were all kinds of vehicles from Packards, DeSotos, Studebakers, Edsels to more common Mercurys, Chevrolets and Fords. 

They had bunch of 1963 Imperials (main photo). I wonder if they came from Lowell Howe's Imperial Yard.

Here are some photos from the visit. 

Squarebird (aka 1958 - 1960 Ford Thunderbird) Collection

1958-1959 Edsels 

1949-1951 Shoebox Ford Section. Tudor and a Coupe, but pretty far gone.

These Packards look like they could still be restorable. White one is a 1952.

Row of Imperials. First some 1963s and then 1965 or 1966 LeBaron