Oh, they still exist, but I think that their clientele is shrinking. Who fixes old cars anymore? Not many. Plus, eBay.
My brother is restoring a 1968 Oldsmobile something or other. And he was beyond stoked to find original decals for it. Online. But you still need to pull parts from the dead in person sometimes. It's just that it's only hobbyists who do so now, not the larger part of the population that used to. When I was in high school, if something broke on my car, my dad went to the junkyard, got the part, and fixed it. Unless it was something easily gotten at the auto parts store. This still occurs, I'm sure, but I think we're more likely to have someone else fix it with new parts or get a new car...
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My brother is restoring a 1968 Oldsmobile something or other. And he was beyond stoked to find original decals for it. Online. But you still need to pull parts from the dead in person sometimes. It's just that it's only hobbyists who do so now, not the larger part of the population that used to. When I was in high school, if something broke on my car, my dad went to the junkyard, got the part, and fixed it. Unless it was something easily gotten at the auto parts store. This still occurs, I'm sure, but I think we're more likely to have someone else fix it with new parts or get a new car...