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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

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It was today's Junkyard Find ! If we're talking about realistic Metro competitors here, the base 1992 Ford Festiva actually managed to undercut the price tag on the cheapest possible Metro two-door hatchback that year: $6,911 versus $6,999. What was the cheapest new four-door car available in the United States for the 1992 model year?

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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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 Chevrolet Corvair also hit the scene as a 1960 model, and the four-door started at a mere $2,038 ($21,356 now).

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Junkyard Find: 1996 Saturn SC2

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Today's Junkyard Find is an example of the sporty coupe version of the first-generation Saturn S , found in a Denver-area boneyard recently. The Civic's Integra sibling had three more horses than the SC2, but its price tag started at a daunting $15,460 ($30,882 today). This car has neither.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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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. You never know what you'll learn from a Junkyard Find ! After all, there's already one Lark competing in the series.

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Junkyard Find: 1976 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ

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Today's Junkyard Find is an example from the very pinnacle of Grand Prix sales, found in pretty decent condition in a Colorado self-service wrecking yard. The LJ's price tag varied, depending on which paint and interior options were selected. The #1 and #2 all-time sales years for the Grand Prix were 1977 and 1976, respectively.

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