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Junkyard Find: 1982 Peugeot 505S Turbodiesel

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The final model year for new Peugeot cars in the United States was 1991 , though I find the occasional Mexican-market Pug here and we can still purchase a new Peugeot pepper grinder right now. This car's build tag shows that Peugeot held its head high as a result of being headquartered in the 16th Arrondissemont of Paris.

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Junkyard Find: 1977 Dodge Tradesman 200 Mystery Machine

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Ford's E-Series (best known as the Econoline) stayed about the same from the 1975 through 1991 model years, then lived on a version of the original chassis through 2014. The build tag says it was built at St. General Motors built the G-Series Sportvan / Rally / Chevy Van / Vandura in essentially the same form from 1971 through 1996.

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

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The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. The W126 was sold in the United States through 1991, after which it was replaced by the flashier but flakier W140. For the 1981 model year, the U.S.-market market 380 SEL came with a 3.8-liter 1981 Mercedes-Benz W126 in Colorado wrecking yard.

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Kureha Corp. and Itochu to Form JV for Anode Material Production in US

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Kureha materials have been used in lithium-ion batteries since 1991. Tags: Brief. The plant is expected to cost ¥3-4 billion yen (US$34.6-46.1 million) and have production capacity of around 1,000 tons per year. Kureha is a products company with advanced materials, specialty chemicals and specialty plastics divisions.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Renault Dauphine

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Peugeot stuck it out until 1991 , when the last new 405s hit American streets. But then another rear-engined European import showed up, with a price tag similar to the Beetle's and two additional doors. Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag. Citroën held out here until 1974.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 BMW 325es

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BMW stopped selling the four-cylinder 318i in the United States after 1985, bringing it back for 1991, so every new 3 Series model available here for the 1986 model year had a 2.7-liter The official price tag for the 1986 325es was $21,950, which comes to about $60,450 now. liter straight-six.

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Detroit Diesel Delivers First Two BlueTec Trucks in US for Customer Testing

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Schneider National has been obtaining its engines from Detroit Diesel since 1991, and more than 90% of its fleet vehicles are powered by Detroit Diesel engines. Tags: Brief. The vehicles were sent to the largest truckload carrier company in the US, Schneider National, Inc.

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