Moore's Auto Salvage was established by father and son, Francis and Russell Moore. The family has a long history in the auto salvage business starting with Russell's grandfather, Loren "Shorty" Hackett, who operated Rapid Auto Salvage during the 20's and 30's. Francis first began tinkering with cars in the 1930's when he put together his first Model-T with parts salvaged from the city dump grounds. From early on, Russell shared his dad's passion for collecting and working on old cars. He was taking apart and assembling cars at an early age and by high school, he was acquiring his own collection of classic cars.

In 1971, Francis purchased a local auto salvage business containing approximately 6,000 pre-1960's vehicles. Though many of those were crushed for metal salvage, a number of prime vehicles from that original lot were retained. The Moore's continued to add to their extensive collection of cars, and in 1988 they turned their life-long hobby of collecting antique cars into a family-owned, full-time auto parts business. Their present 20-acre lot contains 2000 + vehicles.

Francis and Russell own and operate the business together. Russell is responsible for general management aspects and for searching out and purchasing of new inventory. At age 83, Francis is at the office six days a week, primarily handling sales. If you are lucky you will find him on the other end of the phone when you call. (It helps if you SPEAK UP.) Where else can you find an expert salesman with 75 years of old car experience? He really enjoys dealing with people and has a great sense of humor (most days).

Dan, a 25 year employee, is considered "family". He has been with the business from the beginning and skillfully handles whatever job arises. He has the responsibility of ensuring that parts are carefully removed and expertly prepared for shipment.

Rich, a fourth generation car enthusiast and mechanic, joined the business operation in 1993. As Francis' grandson and Russell's nephew, he began tagging along as a toddler on car-hunting expeditions. He has a keen memory for the cars on the lot and maintains the business inventory. Besides handling sales calls, he is often out in the yard with his cell phone and digital camera checking on customer inquiries and updating inventory.