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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. The build tag says it was built at St. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard. 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 in Colorado junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: Gray-Market 1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL

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Of all the European-market new cars that flooded into the United States during the wild gray-market years of the early and middle 1980s , the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class appears to have been the most popular. Today's Junkyard Find is one of those cars, found in a self-service boneyard near Denver, Colorado. market 380 SEL came with a 3.8-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Most accounts of the origin of the Montclair name state that it was derived from the name of the closest affluent town to Ford's Mahwah Assembly plant in New Jersey. The door tag tells us that this car was assembled in St. 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder in Colorado wrecking yard. Louis on November 7, 1963.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

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It appears that its final owner left it parked with missing or expired registration in an apartment parking lot or on the street in an HOA-oppressed neighborhood and the car got red-tagged and towed. 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante in Colorado wrecking yard. 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante in Colorado wrecking yard. Was it a runner?

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Tesla Steering Wheel Retrofits have started, and it’s easy to get rid of your yoke

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Out of Spec’s Kyle Conner purchased the Model S/X round steering wheel retrofit kit from Tesla and had the Loveland, Colorado Service team install it for him. You can also reach me on Twitter @KlenderJoey , or if you have news tips, you can email us at tips@teslarati.com.gm I’d love to hear from you!

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Junkyard Find: 1986 BMW 325es

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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. The E30 was the direct descendant of the E21 (sold in North America as the 320i ), and it was available new on our continent from the 1984 through 1992 model years. liter straight-six.

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Study reveals impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles

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Researchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory believe they have the answer. They modelled the impact of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles replacing light duty petrol vehicles in the Denver, Colorado, area since the summer [.].

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