Finley Automotive Inc.

Finley Automotive Inc. This a small business that specializing in 1998 tru 2004 S-series pickups and blazers for over 30 years…feel free to give us a call 573-438-6275

Coffee ☕️ time…Good morning Munchkins.. the ole Wizard 🧙 again from the hillside with all his dinosaurs 🦕 toys…bringing ...
06/19/2026

Coffee ☕️ time…Good morning Munchkins.. the ole Wizard 🧙 again from the hillside with all his dinosaurs 🦕 toys…bringing another dose of Bs… we are all guilty of starting projects an never finishing them.. we have good intentions…an the project gets push to the bottom of the… to do lists… i realize this morning after checking the file that I have owned a vehicle since January 2024 an it has never been finished… for the longest time i forgot I had it… stored in a garage i hardly ever go in.. in the beginning after buying it I wasn’t for sure what I was going to do with it… today i am going to start back working on it an start driving working the bugs out…when its done i will start thinking about getting a little white 1995 Sonoma that’s been sitting for maybe 10 years running again so it will go from A to B…I could write a list of unfinished projects 😂😂😂…Sooo this morning I am going to drink some Go Go juice.. feed the Squirrel 🐿️ family an open the gate… Everyone have Safe an enjoyable weekend.. don’t know yet when I am going to get to smell some dirt…as for me i am going to turn the Rolodex in my head to the next project 🤪🤪🤪🤪…the Wizard 🧙

Coffee time…the ole Wizard 🧙 didn’t see this coming yesterday afternoon when an unexpected visitor came with an unusual ...
06/18/2026

Coffee time…the ole Wizard 🧙 didn’t see this coming yesterday afternoon when an unexpected visitor came with an unusual request… would u Freshen my Muncie 4-speed… within a few minutes I said yes… for u but no one else…the owner bought an still owns my very 1st Camaro I had ever built…in the above picture is a Kent Moore tool … Clutch Gear Ret. Nut that I acquired an used in my early high school years when I was street racing an building Muncie 4-speed for everyone… kept at all times 3 rebuilt an sold for $150… had stacks an stacks of different gear ratios an Aluminum cases… when I stopped building them I gave all the parts away to a fellow racer an were stored in his barn.. tho I still have all the New snap rings an various small parts still… the Muncie transmission came out an was used 1963-1974 first in Corvettes…. In my early years I built many transmission an race motors.. but.. though I have been asked thru the years by various people to build them one…Sorry .. I don’t do that anymore… Must say it felt good to pickup that old tool this morning… I knew exactly where it was at…I have been Blessed to have lived an experienced what I considered.. the Golden Years.. in the evolution of American sports car … taking apart my first 265 Chevrolet motor to see what was inside of this little V-8….Careful Wizard… ur about to get that MoJoe stirred up again….Mmmmm🤔🤔🤔… 1965 Chevelle Green convertible..327.. Ho**er headers.. Thrust mufflers..Hurst shifter Muncie 4-speed .. Crager wheels… dropping the clutch.. going tru the gears… Hell Yay!!… until the Highway Patrol got me an took my license…started my entry level into drag racing at the track… an you all know what the next Green car was…need to stop an catch my breath… don’t take much to get me started…. sometimes all it takes is to pickup a old tool an let the memories flow…. the ole Wizard 🧙

Like Clark Griswold said in the Christmas Vacation movie … I DID IT!!!…. owned this little 4 wheel drive wrecked 2001 So...
06/16/2026

Like Clark Griswold said in the Christmas Vacation movie … I DID IT!!!…. owned this little 4 wheel drive wrecked 2001 Sonoma needed a left fender since March… after a month waiting I went to the Highway Patrol for a 10 o’clock salvage inspection today in Park Hills came straight back to the shop switched vehicles an drove straight to Jefferson City to the Department of Revenue with the paperwork an back at the shop by 5 o clock…now I can legally drive it on a D- tag…. The salvage inspector said it’s been a long time since he has inspected a S-10…. Mention to him this was probably my last one… he also said you done a few… i laughed… got file cabinets full of ones I have built from the beginning…trip to Jeff was very little traffic… for the first time I was in an out of DOR quickly… now feet kicked up on the desk sipping a cold one…like I have said many many many times before… its hard to build a perfect vehicle that customers want an sell it for $500…already have a list on this one of things it needs where I will be satisfied to sell it to a waiting buyer…now I can start to work the bugs out of it…LATEST UPDATE on the garage full of parts… i walked in Monday morning an took one step an fell down… Damn dinosaur 🦕 parts attack me 😂😂😂😂… Tomorrow a New day on the hillside… gate open at 8 .. If u call leave a message… 573-438-6275… the ole Wizard going to be busy

Dinosaurs 🦕 parts… let face it we all have a shelf.. closet.. room or like in the ole Wizard 🧙 case a garage full of wha...
06/14/2026

Dinosaurs 🦕 parts… let face it we all have a shelf.. closet.. room or like in the ole Wizard 🧙 case a garage full of what people will say JUNK… I can remember when at one time when the garage was built it was spotless an tru out time my good intentions turned into a embarrassment… surprisingly… I know what every part is that’s in there…2007 Sierra extended cab.. 2012 Silverado 4-door cab among S-10 blazer rear tail gates.. doors.. gas tanks among u name it parts…there are times i just want back a trailer up to it an throw everything away… in junk price it probably will bring maybe $300 … BUT… I just can’t bring myself to do it…. Sooo.. starting next week my objective is to be able to open the side door fully an stand there inside without falling over 😂😂😂…. In time I will painstakingly go tru an organize a pitch some parts… lately what I am getting the most inquires for are the 2.2 four cylinder parts … an there are shelves of thoses parts… when I can clear room to the first Silverado cab it will get loaded an head to the scraper … there is really nothing that stands out that i would say could be the MOST VALUABLE part… I know I have gotten parts out of that garage an used on customers S-10 that I was Damn glad I had them to get them back on the road… you never know… once I get it cleaned up I may find that pot of Gold everyone looking for😂😂😂😂…stay tune on my progress an dollar amount that comes out that garage…. the ole Wizard

Coffee ☕️ time…Good morning boys an girls.. the ole Wizard again sipping on several cups of go go juice before getting m...
05/01/2026

Coffee ☕️ time…Good morning boys an girls.. the ole Wizard again sipping on several cups of go go juice before getting my day started… today is Sponsored by Supreme Towing… for years they have hauled all my dinosaur 🦖 from the toy store after I buy them.. I am on direct delivery… Copart knows I Do Not want anyone else bringing them to me… my driver has always gave me Polite Good Friendly service ..always stayed in phone contact the time he will be on my hillside…he really cares…I never question the price…he deals with all the corporate hassle of picking up an getting my dinosaur 🦕 out the gate in route to me…an at times goes to bat for me with mangers an policy changes… an I really Appreciate it… yesterday he brought in my latest toy….today I will be looking over … checking out… an trying to start an run this beauty after buying it off the Glamour shot Pictures last Friday in the salvage sale…it’s always a roll of the dice until you visibly seen it…just glancing at it on the hauler yesterday I see some positive an negative about it… today I will really get to see what I bought… on every parts vehicle I buy my first adjective is to break even on what I gave for it … with hopes there is going to be a profit…because I buy out of a very competitive sale I can not get the prices the bigger salvage yards get….Sooo I have to squeeze my lemon harder in my little Lemonade stand for my return investment… quick sales are the trailer hitch.. spare..an battery… if they have them… harder sales are the drive train because it takes time to check them out an remove them…assuming they are good…front seats .. dashes.. door panels … I usually have a waiting list on … doors an front end parts use to be big demand.. but …buyers are getting them for barely nothing out of people back yards…after 30 plus years doing the S-10 I still enjoy playing with them an the challenge…I have met an dealt with Soooo many people tru out time… I have some loyal repeat long term customers that I just send the parts to them an tell them to just pay me what ever you want or in some cases I just give them parts…. always enjoy an seeing my dinosaur 🦕 parts being transplanted into someone ghetto cruiser or show truck …Sooo this morning I will be heading to the playground in #2 bay getting to know this ole dinosaur 🦖 real well … learning how well it’s prior owner took care of it or not…. I am just Happy it has a set of keys with it…Everyone have a Good day… the ole Wizard… aka … Dino- Den 😂😂😂😂😂

January buyers…. I want to say… THANK YOU… to all the buyers who traveled hours in the snow an cold to buy parts from me...
02/09/2026

January buyers…. I want to say… THANK YOU… to all the buyers who traveled hours in the snow an cold to buy parts from me… it takes Customers like you to help keep the doors open

Coffee time… the last one for 2025 as the stage is set an the lights will be coming down at Midnight… courtesy of Flippi...
12/31/2025

Coffee time… the last one for 2025 as the stage is set an the lights will be coming down at Midnight… courtesy of Flipping Pallets with Smokey an for treats tonight a big box of 10 Little Debbie cakes that came unexpectedly yesterday from the Swamp Rat Patrick Taff… yum yum… this past year has been a dandy for the ole Wizard especially after my little Time Out in June… it’s been a year of learning the 3-Ps… Patience.. Planning a Purpose…breaking old habits that not working…trying to learn something new..this year has definitely kicked my butt … what I haven’t learned… didn’t get my daughter wrecked Malibu bought out of Copart yesterday again… first week the high bidder was from France… Tuesday sale it was Sold an went to Europe… oh well.. wasn’t meant to be… going to cut this short… need to work on a problem child while it’s quite … I want to end the year saying Thank You to all my Customers… Friends an Supporters… You have been a Blessing…. Have a Safe and Happy New Year… as for me … I will be thinking on how to make $125,000.00 😂😂😂😂…. the ole Wizard 🧙…. Good morning Dan

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10010 Schroer Road
Potosi, MO
63664

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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+15734386275

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