We have some spiders, yes... but no rattlesnakes... just death adders and carpet snakes...
Not every wrecker is so keen on the old stuff, and many don't have anything over ten years old. But there are always those who keep old stock, have plenty of room or even those who make a living out of taking dead cars out of backyards. I guess it helps that our basic 'national fleet' has a much older average age than yours.
When you're looking for old farm equipment stuff, you don't go to dealers. I learned this very quickly when I started my hunt for 318 Poly V8s, which are in the 1010, 1020 and 1060 combines. You have to go out and scour the farms, find the farmers who never throw things out, never trade old machinery on the new stuff.
Then you stand a chance. They are aiming at seeing things used, not becoming scrap, so you coming along wanting something they no longer need fulfills their desire to see nothing wasted.
