Photos: Some people earn a living from these Sharjah junkyards, buying and selling auto spare parts and written-off cars

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Photos: Some people earn a living from these Sharjah junkyards, buying and selling auto spare parts and written-off cars

Rico X. shares these pictures of the junkyards in Sharjah

Published: September 14, 2021 17:42 Manuel Almario, Senior News Editor

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Reader picture — A photo series of the car spare parts and junkyards and the amazing people who work tirelessly to sort tyres, stacking car axles, and other spare parts. This junkyard in Sharjah where used cars, insurance write offs and spare parts are shipped in from Asia, North America and sold off for a profit. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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reader picture — A mechanic working away repairing parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Unloading new imported tyres on and stacking them for sale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A damaged sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — An insurance written off sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Some luxury and sport cars are being broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A smashed windshield of a four-wheel-drive. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A sport car involved in a serious rear-end accident. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A written off luxury car buried among other high-end cars, awaiting to be broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Inside a destroyed but beautiful yellow sport car. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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reader picture — Pile of used in car entertainment systems ready for resale or to be broken down into parts. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Inside a shop that sells headlights and rear lights for motorbikes and cars. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A worker is building a wall of tyres recently offloaded from the delivery truck. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Half a sport car with air bags deployed. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Peeking through the back window of a luxury vehicle. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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reader picture — Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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reader picture — Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A wall of spare engines for sale. Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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Reader picture — A wall of car spare parts in a workshop in Sharjah, UAE. Image Credit: Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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