A family-run car dismantler and classic car parts yard on State Highway 4 at Horopito, in the Ruapehu region, known as Smash Palace. The website says the business has operated since 1939. It holds thousands of classic vehicles and parts, and it sells parts from excellent condition to second-hand, for delivery or local pickup. Its work includes dismantling vintage and classic vehicles, roadside assistance and jump starts, towing to its Ohakune service centre, and a locked yard for storing vehicles. The yard also has a museum of car restorations and film memorabilia, and the website says visitors are welcome. The 1981 film Smash Palace was shot here, according to the website. We hear the online shop is still under development and is not yet filling orders.
The website describes the yard as a stop for cyclists on the Mountains to Sea Cycle Trail, where a new coffee cart called Jump Start operates. Customers' reviews are not quoted here, but the website says visitors and restorers come for rare parts and get help on site. Project vehicles are sometimes offered for sale, some partly restored and some untouched.