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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. Maybe they just don't get thrown away, un like Kidnapper Vans (this one got discarded in a Northern California yard back in 2007 or so). The build tag says it was built at St. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard.

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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. Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century. 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder in Colorado wrecking yard.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 BMW 325es

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Because I spent a great deal of time in self-service junkyards and saw that—at least in California—such places were overflowing with unwanted E30s, I knew they were wrong. 15 years later, though, E30s have become fairly rare in junkyards, so this fairly complete 325es in a Colorado yard caught my eye a few weeks back.

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DOI approves 1GW solar power project; largest yet on US public lands

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The project, proposed by Palo Verde Solar I, a subsidiary of Solar Millennium, LLC, will cover 7,025 acres of public lands eight miles west of Blythe in Riverside County, California. Tags: Brief. It is expected to create 1,066 jobs at the peak of construction and 295 permanent jobs.

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Azure Dynamics Reports Sales of 16 More Balance Hybrid Electric Vans and Buses

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5 Balance Hybrid Electric delivery vans to Domestic Uniform Rental, to be deployed in California. Morgan Olson will produce the bodies for these buses which were sold through Santa Margarita Ford, in California. 2 buses to the City of Littleton, Colorado through Intermountain Coach in Colorado Springs.

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Audi says A3 TDI performed flawlessly in extended drive on Rentech FT fuel

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Diesel Drives the Future’ tour spanning the length of California. The RenDiesel fuel used on this drive was produced from natural gas at Rentech’s demonstration plant in Colorado. Tags: Brief. Audi reported that two Audi A3 TDI models running on Rentech, Inc. Earlier post.).

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PSU, Partners to Evaluate Toyota Prius PHEV

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Other US program partners include Qualcomm, Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Southern California Air Quality Management District, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Colorado. Tags: Brief. Portland State University will administer the program regionally.

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