Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle

What Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle does

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle is Idaho's largest independently owned auto recycling group, operating five physical self-serve yards across Boise, Caldwell, Nampa, Garden City, and Twin Falls. Founded in the 1960s, the company has been in continuous operation for over 50 years and serves DIY mechanics, budget-conscious vehicle owners, and small repair shops across the Treasure and Magic Valley regions of Idaho.

The business operates a self-serve auto parts model in which customers enter the yard and extract used parts themselves from a large inventory of junked vehicles. The company augments the self-serve retail operation with a junk-car buying and removal service that pulls end-of-life vehicles from the surrounding area — free of charge in the Treasure and Magic Valleys. An online vehicle inventory search system allows prospective customers to confirm whether a specific vehicle or part is in stock before visiting a yard.

Revenue is generated through a low $1 entrance fee per visit, per-part sales from the self-serve inventory, and margin from purchasing and reselling junked vehicles. The business model is physical-asset-heavy — requiring significant land, vehicle inventory, and tow-truck logistics — but is labor-light because customers perform their own parts extraction. The company is privately held, independent, and has no publicly disclosed leadership, funding, partnerships, or financial results.

Name

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle

Legal name

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle

Website

https://pickapartjalopyjungle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle is an Idaho-based independently owned self-serve auto recycling group operating five locations, founded in the 1960s. It sells used auto parts from junked vehicles, buys junk cars, and offers free towing across Treasure and Magic Valleys.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Auto Salvage and Used Parts Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (562920)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies (5010)

akta.pro primary industry

Used Auto Parts Recovery & Resale (Salvage/Yard Parts, Rebuilders) (EUAIAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Dismantling & Depollution (Fluids, Batteries, Airbags) (EUAIAJAC)

Keywords

• Self-serve auto salvage
• Used auto parts
• Junk car buying
• Auto recycling services
• Salvage yard parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Boise

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Self-serve auto parts sales: Customers pay a $1 entrance fee to access the yard and remove their own parts from vehicles. Parts are priced at a fraction of dealer costs. Revenue comes from part sales and entrance fees.
2. Junk car purchases and recycling: The company purchases vehicles in any condition (running, non-running, wrecked, damaged) from sellers for cash. Vehicles are then recycled - usable parts are resold, materials are recovered, and scrap is processed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle operates self-service auto salvage yards across Idaho where customers bring their own tools to remove used parts from a large inventory of dismantled vehicles. The company also purchases junk and end-of-life vehicles from the public for cash, providing free towing when needed and recycling usable components and scrap metal.

Product overview

Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle operates as Idaho's largest independently owned auto recycling group, consisting of five physical salvage yard locations (Boise, Caldwell, Garden City, Nampa, Twin Falls) plus an online Vehicle Inventory Search system. The core offering combines self-serve auto parts removal—where customers bring tools and pull their own parts from organized rows of vehicles—with junk car buying and removal services. The Self-Serve Auto Parts (Pick-A-Part) service is the primary product, supplemented by Cash for Junk Cars and Junk Car Removal services. A Part Exchange/Store Credit program provides 60-day returns on purchased parts. The company serves the Treasure and Magic Valleys of Idaho with free towing included in vehicle purchases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Self-Serve Used Auto Parts (Pick-A-Part)
• Cash for Junk Cars
• Free Junk Car Towing and Removal

Quantifiable outcome

• Parts priced at a fraction of dealer costs - one customer reported paying $22 for parts that would have cost over $80 new

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Pull-A-Part: National self-serve auto salvage chain with the same DIY pull-your-own-parts model, multiple yard locations, and online inventory search. The closest direct comparable to Pick-A-Part Jalopy Jungle's core offering.
• Pick-n-Pull: Self-service auto parts recycler operating yards primarily across the western U.S. Directly comparable operating model, customer base (DIY mechanics), and pricing approach (entrance fee plus individual parts pricing).
• U-Pull-It: Self-serve salvage yard operator with a similar pull-your-own-parts model, low admission fee structure, and yard organization by vehicle make/model. Direct model peer for the DIY retail side of the business.

Broad incumbents

• LKQ Corporation: Large publicly traded recycled and aftermarket auto parts distributor with national wholesale, retail, and salvage operations. Competes in the same end-market but at far greater scale and with staffed service operations rather than self-serve.
• Copart: Online salvage vehicle auction company that supplies total-loss and used vehicles to dismantlers, recyclers, and resellers. Comparable because it feeds the same salvage supply chain, though it operates an auction model rather than self-serve retail.
• IAA (Insurance Auto Auctions): Major salvage auction company serving insurers, fleet operators, and buyers of end-of-life vehicles. Adjacent in the same salvage supply ecosystem but operates at national scale through auctions rather than self-serve retail yards.

Others

• Car-Part.com: Online marketplace and inventory-search platform used by salvage yards to publish parts inventory. Comparable because Pick-A-Part already runs a similar searchable inventory system, making it a relevant technology/ecosystem peer.

Regional players

• Pull-N-Save: Western U.S. self-service auto recycling chain with the same DIY pull-a-part operating model. Comparable in business model though serving different geographies (primarily Arizona and surrounding states).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pickapartjalopyjungle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pick-a-partjalopyjungle

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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