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

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Manuel Almario, Senior News Editor
2 MIN READ
1/20
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.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A mechanic working away repairing parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
3/20
Unloading new imported tyres on and stacking them for sale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A damaged sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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An insurance written off sport car used for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Some luxury and sport cars are being broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A smashed windshield of a four-wheel-drive. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A sport car involved in a serious rear-end accident. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A written off luxury car buried among other high-end cars, awaiting to be broken down for spare parts. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Inside a destroyed but beautiful yellow sport car. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Pile of used in car entertainment systems ready for resale or to be broken down into parts. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Inside a shop that sells headlights and rear lights for motorbikes and cars. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A worker is building a wall of tyres recently offloaded from the delivery truck. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Half a sport car with air bags deployed. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Peeking through the back window of a luxury vehicle. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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Unloading a fresh container of wrecked cars and parts for resale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A wall of spare engines for sale. Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader
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A wall of car spare parts in a workshop in Sharjah, UAE.
Rico X. (Instagram: @adventures_of_rico)/Gulf News reader

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