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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. Ford and GM stuck with their B-Series competitors for similar spans. Ford's E-Series (best known as the Econoline) stayed about the same from the 1975 through 1991 model years, then lived on a version of the original chassis through 2014.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Here's a car trivia question for you: what engine name went on to become the designation for a body style and then a car model name in its own right? 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.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

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Rationally Designed Lithium Ion Batteries Towards Displacing Internal Combustion Engines. AOI 04: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) Content Reduction to Enable Cost-Effective Aftertreatment for Gasoline and Diesel Engines. Greatly Reduced Vehicle Platinum Group Metals Content Using Engineered, Highly Dispersed Precious Metal Catalysts.

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

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Today's Junkyard Find is just such a van, a Colorado second-generation Econoline called BIG CHEESE. Perhaps it started out in St. Louis or Salt Lake City and moved to Colorado after its delivery days were over. The owner of Rosen-Novak Ford came to a bad end two decades ago. This one has the slider. BIG CHEESE.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Large automakers based in Michigan, including GM, Chrysler, and Ford, will receive a total of more than $400 million to manufacture thousands of advanced hybrid and electric vehicles as well as batteries and electric drive components. Ford Motor Company. Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St.

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