Aug 5
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I can think of a few places where “social distancing” was the norm before our current global pandemic, but the…
May 21 2019
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While driving my $500 Postal Jeep through rural Kansas on my way back to Michigan from Utah, I wound up in heaven…
Oct 26 2012
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As you know, I like building dumb projects using junkyard parts, particularly when they're all about safety! This…
Feb 1 2011
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A Japanese photoblogger stumbled across this field of ten first-generation Mazda Cosmo sports cars in the…
Sep 26 2010
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Many of our readers were shocked by Germany's big win in the Door Panel Edition of the Junkyard Build Quality…
Sep 26 2010
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When we did the Junkyard Build Quality challenge with door panels, the Audi 80 won handily, with top-shelf…
Sep 26 2010
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Sep 26 2010
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The '93 BMW E36 did pretty well in the Speedometer Edition of the Junkyard Build Quality Challenge, with excellent…
Sep 19 2010
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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…
Sep 5 2010
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The very nervous DOHC Lotus "Torqueless Wonder" 900 series engine powered all manner of crazy Lotus machinery over…
Aug 22 2010
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The Malaise Era was followed by the Turbo Era, and nobody got more into the entire Turbo Way Of Life™ than the…
Aug 21 2010
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Earlier this year, we saw this '79 Datsun King Cab pickup in a Northern California self-service wrecking yard.…
Aug 15 2010
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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!
Aug 14 2010
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This '68 Galaxie sedan was pretty well trashed when it showed up at this Northern California self-service wrecking…
Aug 7 2010
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You don't see many cars this old at the self-service, fast-turnover wrecking yard chains that I tend to frequent;…
Aug 1 2010
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Reviled as it may be nowadays, the '74 Mustang II sold very well; about 386,000 of the Pinto-derived Mustang rolled…
Jul 31 2010
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The 1978 VW Rabbit sedan weighed only 1,955 pounds, or about a half-ton less than the 2010 Golf. Somehow, weighing…
Jul 24 2010
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Even after the resolutely anti-convertible Malaise Era ended in 1983— hey, I invented the term "Malaise Era" so I…
Jul 18 2010
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Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the…
Jul 18 2010
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Volaré sedans were not-uncommon sights on the road as recently as a decade ago, but have any of us ever seen a…