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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Today's Junkyard Find is one of the very last third-gen Camaros ever built, found in a Denver car graveyard recently. The T-5s that went in these cars are still worth something, so they tend to get bought quickly by junkyard shoppers. This car was built at the notorious Van Nuys Assembly plant in California's San Fernando Valley.

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Chevrolet Denver Colorado GM 105

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What was the cheapest new four-door car available in the United States for the 1992 model year? It was today's Junkyard Find ! That's $16,435 in 2024 dollars, which says a lot about how much more you get with the cheapest available new four-door right now. The five-digit odometer means we can't know the true final mileage.

Suzuki 105

Suzuki California Chevrolet Kuwait 105

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MARCH 11, 2024

Of all the European-market new cars that flooded into the United States during the wild gray-market years of the early and middle 1980s , the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class appears to have been the most popular. Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado.

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Mercedes Market Colorado United States 100

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

In the course of my junkyard adventures , I've found quite a few vehicles that met such a fate. 417,046 miles is enough to get this car into 11th place in the Murilee Martin Junkyard Odometer standings. 417,046 miles is enough to get this car into 11th place in the Murilee Martin Junkyard Odometer standings.

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Mercedes Miles Arizona San Diego 105

The Truth About Cars

MAY 5, 2023

Because I spent a great deal of time in self-service junkyards and saw that—at least in California—such places were overflowing with unwanted E30s, I knew they were wrong. 15 years later, though, E30s have become fairly rare in junkyards, so this fairly complete 325es in a Colorado yard caught my eye a few weeks back.

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BMW Colorado Acura North America 98

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

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. So, to The Crusher it went.

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Mercury Colorado Denver St. Louis 111

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OCTOBER 10, 2023

French cars have been junkyard rarities in North America for decades now, which is an ongoing disappointment for those of us who enjoy poring over machinery that ranges from fascinating to baffling in our local Ewe Pullets. The blue 1960 Dauphine next to today's Junkyard Find will appear as a Junkyard Gem at Autoblog in the very near future.

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San Jose California USA Denver 91

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Some knowledgeable junkyard shopper grabbed the engine and transaxle out of this car, perhaps in order to swap it into a platform cousin such as the Mercury Milan. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

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2006 Mazda Tulsa Mercury 103

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Today's Junkyard Find is a second-generation BRAT, found in a self-service yard between Denver and Cheyenne. Since that time, examples of the BRAT have become very rare here, in the junkyard or on the street. The highest-mile junkyard Subaru I've documented so far was a 1993 Impreza with 319,554 miles.

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Pennsylvania New Jersey New Zealand Denver 98

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Colorado Auto & Parts recently placed well over 100 vintage machines from the 1940s through 1970s in the regular self-service inventory, including today's Junkyard Find. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

Colorado 103

Colorado Pininfarina Denver Dodge 103

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Those special editions are even more exclusive when created by a dealership, and that's what we've got for today's Colorado Junkyard Find. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. A quick search online for St.

Cadillac 105

Cadillac Colorado Florida Detroit 105

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

It was a productive stop on my NorCal Fall Junkyard Tour. The junkyard always offers such mysteries for its visitors. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Was it worth restoring? Absolutely not.

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Denver North America California Light 105

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JUNE 26, 2023

Just over 20,000 Buick Reattas were made during the model's production run for the 1988 through 1991 model years, and I had documented seven of them in car graveyards prior to today's Junkyard Find. The hood has been pried open, but we can blame that on time-pressed junkyard employees who had to drain the fluids right now.

Buick 98

Buick Cadillac ECC Denver 98

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We've had a run of European machinery in this series lately, with six of the last ten Junkyard Finds coming from across the Atlantic ( one from Sweden , one from Italy , two from West Germany and two from France ), so today it's the turn of that most Michigandic of machinery: A Chrysler minivan. It's the Magic Wagon.

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Dodge Colorado Chrysler Minivan 76

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Today's Junkyard Find is one of the very last Diamantes sold here, now residing in a Denver car graveyard. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante in Colorado wrecking yard.

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2004 Mitsubishi Colorado North America 87

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MAY 15, 2023

Today's Junkyard Find , found in a yard just south of Denver , is a nicely preserved example of the final year of the S110 Silvia , as well as of the Datsun name. Not many Nissans have made my honor roll of junkyard vehicles with better than 300,000 miles. Make sure you get the Exciting Turbo (sorry, only available in Japan).

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Dodge Nissan North America Mercury 98

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Today's Junkyard Find is a sporty Sunbird coupe, found in a yard just south of Denver, Colorado. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Images: The Author] Become a& TTAC& insider.

South Korea 105

South Korea Isuzu Denver Buick 105

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JANUARY 16, 2024

These cars are becoming difficult to find in the Ewe Pullets of the land, and I hadn't written about a true K in the Junkyard Finds series since way back in 2019. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

Dodge 105

Dodge Chrysler San Francisco California 105

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JUNE 20, 2023

I visit a lot of junkyards , and this is the first Diamante wagon I'd spotted since I ran across a '95 back in 2015. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Yes, I bought this radio for a car-parts boombox project.

Mitsubishi 98

Mitsubishi North America Japan Jeep 98

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JULY 3, 2023

That same year, Toyota began selling Americanized versions of its LiteAce / TownAce / MasterAce Surf vans over here, attracting less attention but moving enough of them that I still see them during my junkyard travels. Here's an '87 that received the camper-conversion treatment, now residing in a Northern California car graveyard.

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Conversion Toyota Mitsubishi Minivan 97

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MAY 30, 2023

That doesn't seem to have been the case here, though, since the airbags aren't deployed and junkyard shoppers have purchased most of the front body parts. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. What kind of…?

Hyundai 87

Hyundai 2012 Tulsa South Korea 87

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Buick sold new cars with V8s and front- wheel-drive and trucks with V8s and rear-wheel-drive after 1996, of course, but today's Junkyard Find is one of the last of the proper 1931-style eight-cylinder Buick sedans. A glorious name for a glorious new automobile. Here's one of those cars, found near Pikes Peak last winter.

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Buick Mercury Chevrolet Colorado 97

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MARCH 18, 2024

Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard. A 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid in a Colorado wrecking yard. Images: The Author] Become a& TTAC insider.

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VUE Saturn 2007 Green 104

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MAY 1, 2023

You could get a new Alero with a Getrag five-on-the-floor all the way through the demise of Oldsmobile in 2004. Until today's Junkyard Find , the newest manual-equipped N-Car I'd found had been a 1994 Grand Am. Hug your kids. Hug the road. Connect to the road like a punch to the jaw! Images: Murilee Martin] Become a& TTAC insider.

2001 105

2001 2004 2005 Denver 105

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JUNE 5, 2023

Until the 1984 model year , every new Corolla sold in the United States used a rear-wheel-drive configuration. Today's Junkyard Find is an AE72 Corolla station wagon , from the final model year of its generation sold here, found in a car graveyard in John Steinbeck's hometown. Images: The Author] Become a& TTAC insider.

Toyota 59

Toyota United States Minnesota California 59

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Last week, I joined fellow car writer Andrew Ganz on a four-day trip to Northern England, with one of Great Britain's two Ewe Pullet -style self-service junkyards as our primary destination. 2010 Peugeot Bipper Royal Mail cargo van in English junkyard. 2010 Peugeot Bipper Royal Mail cargo van in English junkyard. Sevel S.P.A.

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2010 Cheap United Kingdom Denver 105

The Truth About Cars

MAY 22, 2023

Toyota sold new Camry station wagons in North America from the 1987 through 1996 model years. I've found a couple of examples of the first-year longroof Camry during my junkyard travels , but the final-year cars remained elusive… until I spotted this one in a Silicon Valley car graveyard in April. Room for all the accolades.

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Toyota Minivan North America Miles 52

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Like eating caviar and strawberries. 1982 Peugeot 505 Turbodiesel in California wrecking yard. 1982 Peugeot 505 Turbodiesel in California wrecking yard.

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California Nigeria Diesel Oil 93

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Some of its parts are in good enough condition to live on in other cars. I've already grabbed a few bits for my 1941 Plymouth project. Images: The author] Become a& TTAC insider.

Dodge 98

Dodge Chrysler North Dakota Colorado 98

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JULY 10, 2023

Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Lighter, leaner, with a young aggressive style. Get a little style in your life. Add a little life to your style. Sticker-priced like Cutlass Supreme.

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Chrysler Dodge Denver Cheap 97

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APRIL 17, 2023

After 16 years of writing about junkyard vehicles, I've come to appreciate the marques that have so few models sold in the United States that I can capture the entire span of their offerings in the automotive marketplace, just by visiting my local Ewe Pullets enough times. Even the new Leganza returned in 2004, as the Suzuki Verona.

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2002 Suzuki 2004 United States 52

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NOVEMBER 29, 0002

Alfa Romeo Spiders weren't especially difficult to find in American car graveyards as recently as 15 years ago; I saw perhaps one for every three MGBs or Fiat 124 Sport Spiders during my junkyard travels back then. I took a photo of a trio of "builder" cars available for sale on the way in, and one was today's Junkyard Find.

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San Francisco California Sacramento Chevrolet 52

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Contrary to what some of you snarky commenters believe, I do not prowl junkyards for UCOTD. I don't even know, without Googling, where the nearest junkyard is. Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Except it runs.

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Buick West Virginia Virginia Google 111

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JUNE 12, 2023

Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. There's no mention of the Stanza name in this TV commercial Ozone-friendly air conditioning! It passed the Lexus ball-bearing test. It was considered a big car in its homeland.

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Nissan Carbon Fiber Denver Ozone 98

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Get the latest& news, features, TTAC takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter. Escort (though he's still driving a Mazda). Wishing for style and performance in a small car? Start experience. Images: The author] Become a& TTAC insider.

Ford 98

Ford Mazda Mercury Denver 98

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Following the final Chrysler 300 , which rolled off the line earlier this month, and its rival, the Chevrolet Camaro , the Challenger heads to the junkyard in the sky. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

Dodge 116

Dodge Chrysler Chevrolet Tax 116

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JANUARY 29, 2024

I took a four-day trip to Northern England a couple of weeks ago, primarily to visit one of the only American-style self-service junkyards in the UK. Get the latest news, features,& TTAC& takes, and everything else that gets to the truth about cars first by& subscribing to our& newsletter.

2009 105

2009 United Kingdom 2005 London 105