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Junkyard Find: 1980 Fiat X1/9

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Still, there were four Fiat models available here during the first couple of years of the 1980s, including the mid-engined X1/9. Here's one of those cars, found in a car graveyard near Denver recently. California-market X1/9s for 1980 got Bosch L-Jetronic fuel injection, but the 49-state cars got the Weber 34 carburetor you see here.

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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. The original buyer of this car paid $8,244 for it in San Luis Obispo, California, which we know because the original Monroney sticker was still in the car when I found it.

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