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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Today's Junkyard Find is an example of the second type of Marauderization (not to be confused with Moroder ization ) within the world of Ford's Mercury Division. Starting in 1958, Ford's new MEL ( M ercury- E dsel- L incoln) big-block V8 engine was given the Marauder name when installed in Mercury models. Yes, I bought these badges.

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Used Car of the Day: 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII

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Apparently, it's Lincoln-Mercury week around these parts. We had that Mercury Cougar that created a stir earlier this week, and now we fast forward from the muscle-car era to the days of my youth for this 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII. So are the coils and plug wires and air filter, and there are new brake parts.

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Trailer with Cybertrucks and other Teslas involved in accident in Colorado

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Credit: u/hornsfan1511 | Reddit Other users in the Reddit thread note that the truck driver clearly tied the cars down correctly, as even the part of the hauling platform that is fully tipped still holds the vehicles up and off the ground, securely fastened to the trailer.

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Tesla’s updated Model 3 and Model Y Owner’s Manual hints at ventilated seats

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While references to ventilated seats for the Model 3 and Model Y may have been a mistake on Tesla’s part, it should be noted that graphics related to the yet-to-be-released feature were included in the updated manuals. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips. Just send a message to tips@teslarati.com to give us a heads up.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

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Lee Iacocca was still selling the Dodge Mirada and Chrysler Cordoba for 1983, so there was some meaningful Detroit competition for the 200SX in the razor-blade-medallion-tangled-in-chest-hair rear-wheel-drive personal luxury coupe field. The MSRPs for those cars were $6,666 and $6,442, respectively ($20,677 and $19,982 after inflation).

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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Palmieri’s seismograph consisted of U-shaped tubes filled with mercury. When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock. Part of a continuing series looking at historical artifacts that embrace the boundless potential of technology.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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Eventually the linings [of devices] break, and when they're rained upon, the very toxic materials [they contain] — mercury, lead, arsenic, beryllium, cadmium — come out. They just wanted us for environmental work but they weren’t really sold on the hardware data destruction part of the work yet. Can you share some of those anecdotes?

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