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Junkyard Archive
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![Let’s follow up on last week’s post showing my photo finds at Desert Valley Auto Parts in Arizona. Wandering through the lot, you’ll find station wagons scattered all over the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-26_03-01-18-115x115.jpg "The Station Wagons of Desert Valley Auto Parts")
The Station Wagons of Desert Valley Auto Parts
Posted on January 9, 2026 | 4 CommentsLet’s follow up on last week’s post showing my photo finds at Desert Valley Auto Parts in Arizona. Wandering through the lot, you’ll find station wagons scattered all over the […] -
![(Updated 1/8/2026) I’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_8225.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet C-10 Custom Deluxe – Basic Is As Basic Does
Posted on January 8, 2026 | 54 Comments(Updated 1/8/2026) I’ve mentioned before that over the last few years I’ve evolved from not particularly liking this generation of Chevy Trucks to finding them one of […] -
![Desert Valley Auto Parts in Casa Grande, Arizona, has always been one of my favorite places to explore for picture taking. Recently, I made a return visit to explore its […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-12-22_06-45-15-115x115.jpg "The Trucks of Desert Valley Auto Parts")
The Trucks of Desert Valley Auto Parts
Posted on January 2, 2026 | 16 CommentsDesert Valley Auto Parts in Casa Grande, Arizona, has always been one of my favorite places to explore for picture taking. Recently, I made a return visit to explore its […] -
![(updated 12/19/2025) I know CC Royalty when I see it and while I’m not sure if anything actually ranks higher than a Peugeot in wagon form, it’s at least […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_7811.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – Paris’ 16th Arrondissement Just Got A Little Poorer")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon – Paris’ 16th Arrondissement Just Got A Little Poorer
Posted on December 22, 2025 | 56 Comments(updated 12/19/2025) I know CC Royalty when I see it and while I’m not sure if anything actually ranks higher than a Peugeot in wagon form, it’s at least […] -
![(Updated 12/19/2025) I don’t think I can make a more Swedish-looking picture than an Astral Blue Saab in a snowy setting on a foggy day. Never mind the junkyard […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_7829.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Saab 99GL Combi Coupe – In Its Element")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Saab 99GL Combi Coupe – In Its Element
Posted on December 19, 2025 | 44 Comments(Updated 12/19/2025) I don’t think I can make a more Swedish-looking picture than an Astral Blue Saab in a snowy setting on a foggy day. Never mind the junkyard […] -
![(Updated 12/13/2025) Even in Japan, where the average car owner is usually scrupulous about his or her steed’s spotlessness and mechanical fitness, cars eventually end up at […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_20190818_145831-copy.jpg "Junkyard Classics: Toyota FC, Nissan Gloria (A30) And Daihatsu CM – Three-In-One JDM ‘60s Special Edition")
Junkyard Classics: Toyota FC, Nissan Gloria (A30) And Daihatsu CM – Three-In-One JDM ‘60s Special Edition
Posted on December 13, 2025 | 21 Comments(Updated 12/13/2025) Even in Japan, where the average car owner is usually scrupulous about his or her steed’s spotlessness and mechanical fitness, cars eventually end up at […] -
![(Updated 12/2/2025) Color? Check. Smelly? Check. Solid and slow to move? Check. Alright, yes, the late 70’s and early 80’s were Diesel’s first time to shine in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7610.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1980 Audi 5000S Diesel – All Signs Point To Turd")
Junkyard Classic: 1980 Audi 5000S Diesel – All Signs Point To Turd
Posted on December 2, 2025 | 59 Comments(Updated 12/2/2025) Color? Check. Smelly? Check. Solid and slow to move? Check. Alright, yes, the late 70’s and early 80’s were Diesel’s first time to shine in […] -
![(Updated 11/29/2025) I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7617.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One")
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Subaru GL Coupe 4WD – The Shy But Prettier One
Posted on November 29, 2025 | 32 Comments(Updated 11/29/2025) I don’t believe we have featured one of these here on CC yet and I know this is the first one I’ve come across in […] -
![During the summer, I came across this 1986 Pontiac Parisienne in the junkyard dressed up as a taxi. It wore the livery for Stampede Cabs, but was crudely painted. Perhaps […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1986-Pontiac-Parisienne-8-115x115.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne Playing Taxi")
Junkyard Classic: 1986 Pontiac Parisienne Playing Taxi
Posted on November 28, 2025 | 16 CommentsDuring the summer, I came across this 1986 Pontiac Parisienne in the junkyard dressed up as a taxi. It wore the livery for Stampede Cabs, but was crudely painted. Perhaps […] -
![(Updated 11/26/2025) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these rugged […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/1988-Lada-Samara.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada")
Junkyard Classic: 1988 Lada Samara – The Modern Lada
Posted on November 26, 2025 | 49 Comments(Updated 11/26/2025) Historically Lada made a reasonably good business selling a variety of rear wheel drive saloons and wagons based on beefed up Fiat designs. By the 1980s these rugged […] -
![(Updated 11/25/2025) Our family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7576.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings")
Junkyard Classic: 1977 Audi 100LS – My Dad Was The Lord Of The Four Rings
Posted on November 25, 2025 | 71 Comments(Updated 11/25/2025) Our family had four of these, the Audi 100, the first generation of Audi’s larger sedan (C1 generation, current model now called A6). Two in […] -
![(Updated 11/13/2025) You can hail till you’re blue in the face, none of these will be taking you home. This is where taxis come to rest and rust, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_20191017_101127-copy.jpg "Junkyard Classics: Toyota Crown Comfort & Nissan Cedric – JDM Taxi Graveyard")
Junkyard Classics: Toyota Crown Comfort & Nissan Cedric – JDM Taxi Graveyard
Posted on November 13, 2025 | 23 Comments(Updated 11/13/2025) You can hail till you’re blue in the face, none of these will be taking you home. This is where taxis come to rest and rust, […] -
![Yes, we are back with another installment of my junkyard chronicles. And today, we feature a guest that squeaks in just over our informal (informal to the point of often […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_7250.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1999 Ford Taurus SHO – Hail-Battered Plain Wrapper")
Junkyard Classic: 1999 Ford Taurus SHO – Hail-Battered Plain Wrapper
Posted on November 5, 2025 | 18 CommentsYes, we are back with another installment of my junkyard chronicles. And today, we feature a guest that squeaks in just over our informal (informal to the point of often […] -
![(Updated 10/24/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3967.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special")
Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special
Posted on October 24, 2025 | 70 Comments(Updated 10/24/2025) I’ve been holding out for a first year 1984 version of Chrysler’s first generation minivan but finally realized it just will not appear until very […] -
![If the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_5693.jpg "Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo")
Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo
Posted on October 23, 2025 | 16 CommentsIf the GM B-Body in general is hallowed chassis here at CC, then the B-Body wagon must be even more sacred. After all, what vehicle was ever made worse by […]
