For the past few years, photographer Troy Paiva has shot the Pearsonville junkyard in the Mojave Desert at night,…
Many of our readers were shocked by Germany's big win in the Door Panel Edition of the Junkyard Build Quality…
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When we did the Junkyard Build Quality challenge with door panels, the Audi 80 won handily, with top-shelf…
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The '93 BMW E36 did pretty well in the Speedometer Edition of the Junkyard Build Quality Challenge, with excellent…
When I lived in Georgia, I learned that sticking your hand into a junkyard car's trunk is a good way to get a trip…
The very nervous DOHC Lotus "Torqueless Wonder" 900 series engine powered all manner of crazy Lotus machinery over…
The Malaise Era was followed by the Turbo Era, and nobody got more into the entire Turbo Way Of Life™ than the…
Earlier this year, we saw this '79 Datsun King Cab pickup in a Northern California self-service wrecking yard.…
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The Crusher doesn't care how rare a truly sport Volvo might be. The Crusher cares only for its own hunger!
This '68 Galaxie sedan was pretty well trashed when it showed up at this Northern California self-service wrecking…
You don't see many cars this old at the self-service, fast-turnover wrecking yard chains that I tend to frequent;…
Reviled as it may be nowadays, the '74 Mustang II sold very well; about 386,000 of the Pinto-derived Mustang rolled…
The 1978 VW Rabbit sedan weighed only 1,955 pounds, or about a half-ton less than the 2010 Golf. Somehow, weighing…
Volaré sedans were not-uncommon sights on the road as recently as a decade ago, but have any of us ever seen a…
The first self-service junkyard I ever experienced was an Oakland outfit called U-Pull-It. Its logo featured a Q*bert
I was at the junkyard with Casadelshawn not long ago, doing research for the next Junkyard Build Quality Challenge,…
You think those Yurpeans could ever in a million years create a Royale Brougham? Hell no!
When I spotted this wagon in an East Bay wrecking yard last weekend, I thought for sure that I was looking at this…
Though I've moved to Colorado, I've still got some California junkyard photos to share. How about two Triumph TR7s…