The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2024

Today's Junkyard Find is a first-generation B-van, found in a Colorado boneyard. And yet with all the Mystery Machines I've seen on race tracks and at car shows, today's '77 Tradesman is the first Mystery Machine I've documented in a junkyard. The build tag says it was built at St.

Dodge 91

Dodge Colorado St. Louis Chrysler 91

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. Louis on November 7, 1963. There's plenty of history in the junkyard, if you know where to look.

Mercury 111

Mercury Colorado Denver St. Louis 111

The Truth About Cars

JULY 17, 2023

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 build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio.

Ford 78

Ford St. Louis Colorado Denver 78