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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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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. The DSO code of 51 shows that it was sold out of the Denver sales office. The answer is, of course, Marauder.

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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. Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag. Up to 40 miles to the gallon of gas.