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Junkyard Find: 1994 Chevrolet Chevy Van with 314,837 miles

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Ford did the same thing with its Econoline/Club Wagon vans, while Chrysler had the Dodge Sportsman / Tradesman plus the pre-minivan Plymouth Voyager. GMC dealers sold the Rally passenger van and the Vandura cargo van during that period. That's about $35,825 in 2025 dollars.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Ford Taurus SE Wagon

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That said, I think we all lost something when wagons (and hatchbacks, and sedans, and minivans, and sports cars, and motorcycles, and probably even Zambonis) became culturally irrelevant after the Rise of the SUV. The final model year for the original Taurus was 2007 , although it was available only to fleet buyers starting in early 2006.

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GMC Marks 25 Years of Denali

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Gallery: GMC Denali Turns 25 View Gallery 27 photos Those of us with long (and weird) memories might recall Mercury tripped into this same good fortune with its Villager Nautica minivan, though that brand failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Utilizing a pleasant and easy-to-say slightly exotic-sounding word doesnt hurt, either.

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Junkyard Find: 1987 Dodge Caravan SE V6

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Discarded examples of the first- generation Chrysler minivans have been much more difficult to find, but I ran across this '87 Caravan in Colorado Springs last week. The K-platform -based Chrysler minivan first appeared as a 1984 model, as the Caravan and Plymouth Voyager. four-cylinder with 150 horses tearing up the front tires.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

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The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans. Mercury Mariner Hybrid. Mercury Mariner E85. Mercury Milan Hybrid. Mercury Milan E85. Mitsubishi i-MiEV.

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Rare Rides Icons: The Lincoln Mark Series Cars, Feeling Continental (Part XLII)

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There were simply fewer coupe buyers as Americans ran to minivans and the earliest family-friendly SUVs. The MN12 was finalized with a 113-inch wheelbase, and put into production on the 10th generation Ford Thunderbird and seventh generation Mercury Cougar for the 1989 model year. Only trim remained to tell them apart.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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San Jose Mercury News ). If that target is met, the largest U.S. automaker expects to sell 1 million within five years to make the model profitable. Bloomberg News ). 4/06/07 GM spokesman Jeff Holland said Friday that its Saturn Vue sport-utility vehicle will be available as a plug-in by the end of 2009. ( The truth is just the opposite. "We

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