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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

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Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. For the 1981 model year, the U.S.-market The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. 1981 was the first model year for an optional driver's-side airbag in the W126. This car has one.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Durango 4x4

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The El Camino cartruck was still available then (and would remain so through 1987), and started at $7,995 ($26,583 now) as a 1982 model. Three optional trim levels were available for the 1982-1983 S-10: Durango , Tahoe and Sport. However, other engines were available: a 2.0-liter Is that 36,871 miles or 436,871 miles?

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