A local salvage yard is officially closing its doors on Tuesday.
For over 50 years, Rusty Acres Automotive has served the Jacksonville car community.
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Bob Eubanks is the owner of the business and he made cars his lifelong passion.
“I was known for favoring Ford, I used to race the dirt tracks in south Georgia and north Florida, and people knew me by the Ford and I decided to specialize in Ford,” Eubanks said.
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Monday is the last day the business will be open.
“I’ve got a lot of memories to look back on,” Eubanks said.
Eubanks is retiring and one of the reasons why is he said since the pandemic, the industry changed quite a bit.
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“It got tougher to buy cars to be able to sell,” Eubanks said.
And the other: His son was working to take over the business, but he died unexpectedly in 2021.