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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

The Truth About Cars

The Chrysler Corporation sold vans based on the B-Series platform from the 1971 through 2003 model years, giving them Dodge , Plymouth and Fargo badging along the way. 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. Such luxury!

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

The Truth About Cars

Customized Detroit vans from the 1960s and 1970s , of course ! 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. There isn't much of a hood here.

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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

Green Car Congress

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. Manufacturing: Warren, MI and St. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets.

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