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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe

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After various high-end Imperials got LeBaron branding over the decades, Chrysler decided to turn the Dodge Diplomat into a swanky luxury machine and revive the storied LeBaron name in the process. Here's one of those cars, found in a Denver boneyard recently. This one has the optional Cortez cloth-and-vinyl seat upholstery.

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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. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. The real gray-market cowboys bought the even more powerful 500 SEL, which wasn't even available here until the 1984 model year. This car has one.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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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 DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. The Marauder name got ditched in 1966, then revived on a massive personal luxury coupe for 1969 - 1970.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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We had an extensive range of Mitsubishi models to choose from for quite a while, including a credible luxury sedan known as the Diamante , but those days are long gone. Today's Junkyard Find is one of the very last Diamantes sold here, now residing in a Denver car graveyard. Was it a runner? We can't know. Are you in?

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

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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. There's some not-so-serious rust and graffiti tagging, but the body is mostly solid and the interior looks decent. Images: The Author] Become a& TTAC& insider.

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

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I think this van began its career as a work vehicle for a market or caterer in the Denver metropolitan region, then became an individual's personal transportation in later decades. The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio. Not exactly luxurious, but not just bare steel. Perhaps it started out in St.

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