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The Truth About Cars
JUNE 3, 2024
As a junkyard historian , I find the era of Detroit's transition from selling rebadged Japanese small pickups to selling their own homegrown versions especially interesting. You need to get pretty deep into the 1990s models before S-10 pickups are commonplace in junkyards nowadays. However, other engines were available: a 2.0-liter
The Truth About Cars
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. The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. The answer is, of course, Marauder.
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 11, 2024
Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. European-market W126s have different headlights and bumpers, too, but the headlights usually get grabbed by the first junkyard shopper to recognize them. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars.
The Truth About Cars
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. The final mileage total was just past 200,000 miles, an impressive feat for a car of its era. Make sure you get the Exciting Turbo (sorry, only available in Japan).
The Truth About Cars
APRIL 24, 2023
I have documented a half-dozen Studes during my junkyard travels, but none of them were examples of the compact that bought the venerable South Bend company a few more years of survival: the Lark. Air conditioning was available as well, for a stunning $325 extra ($3,383 in current bucks).
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