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Junkyard Archive
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Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down
Posted on August 18, 2022 | 63 CommentsWhat else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […] -
Curbside Recycling: I Tripped Over A Hornet’s Nest At The Newest Land Of Milk And Honey And Parts
Posted on July 23, 2022 | 46 CommentsColorado has an abundance of junkyards but in the great tradition of America, more is always better and less is never enough. For the last couple of years the guys […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver
Posted on July 15, 2022 | 31 CommentsIt matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […] -
Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB
Posted on May 29, 2022 | 33 CommentsWe haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […] -
Junk Yard Tales
Posted on February 28, 2022 | 90 Comments(first posted 2/28/2016) I first encountered Colorado Auto and Parts at the age of 14 or so, when my folks let me buy a running-but-not-driveable ’64 Valiant to faff around […] -
Salvage Yard Photographs, Part II: September 2015 – This Could Be The Last Time
Posted on February 21, 2022 | 25 CommentsA few weeks ago, I pictorially recounted a trip to an old Mid-Michigan junkyard that had been purchased by another yard and was forever closing its doors. The cost of […] -
Curbside Recycling: Audi 50 – Fitting the Pieces
Posted on February 15, 2022 | 19 CommentsWhat in the name of Europe is this? I said, as I approached the recently discovered VW salvage yard in search of missing Golf A3 parts. An unknown shape on […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1974 Jaguar XJ12L CHE – Look At The Cat Someone Dragged In
Posted on February 13, 2022 | 43 CommentsIf I had all of the money in the world, I’m pretty sure I’d have one of these in my own personal showroom, albeit in a condition more befitting my […] -
Salvage Yard Photographs: September 2014 – A Bittersweet Walk Through A Closing Junkyard
Posted on February 7, 2022 | 48 CommentsTo paraphrase William Carlos Williams, so much depends upon the price of scrap metal. Back in 2014, word on the internet grapevine was that a well-known old-school junkyard in Michigan […] -
Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 12 CommentsWork had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain
Posted on November 26, 2021 | 17 CommentsNever buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In
Posted on November 19, 2021 | 17 CommentsThis van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power!
Posted on November 12, 2021 | 36 CommentsThe 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated)
Posted on October 25, 2021 | 28 Comments(Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro
Posted on October 22, 2021 | 28 CommentsAs CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […]
![Curbside Recycling: 1997 Geo Metro LSi – Clearly Gasoline Prices Are Coming Down What else would explain the reason to scrap what appears to be a perfectly usable gas-sipper? Well, this is the LSi model which features the gas-swilling 1.3 liter that has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2536.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: I Tripped Over A Hornet’s Nest At The Newest Land Of Milk And Honey And Parts Colorado has an abundance of junkyards but in the great tradition of America, more is always better and less is never enough. For the last couple of years the guys […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1608.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1965 Jaguar S-Type 3.8 – The Upper Lip Seems A Bit Aquiver It matters not what some may say about the original Jaguar S-Type, the reality is that this is an old Jaguar and hence worthy of respect even if one knows […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/IMG_1288.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junkyard Heirloom Gallery: 1953 Dodge B4D Express 126WB We haven’t done a Junkyard Heirloom Gallery post in a while and today someone posted a new comment on the first one of the series which was just the impetus I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/IMG_0094.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Junk Yard Tales (first posted 2/28/2016) I first encountered Colorado Auto and Parts at the age of 14 or so, when my folks let me buy a running-but-not-driveable ’64 Valiant to faff around […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/cccgbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Salvage Yard Photographs, Part II: September 2015 – This Could Be The Last Time A few weeks ago, I pictorially recounted a trip to an old Mid-Michigan junkyard that had been purchased by another yard and was forever closing its doors. The cost of […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/020-1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: Audi 50 – Fitting the Pieces What in the name of Europe is this? I said, as I approached the recently discovered VW salvage yard in search of missing Golf A3 parts. An unknown shape on […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_20220129_131615846_HDR.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1974 Jaguar XJ12L CHE – Look At The Cat Someone Dragged In If I had all of the money in the world, I’m pretty sure I’d have one of these in my own personal showroom, albeit in a condition more befitting my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/IMG_8510.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Salvage Yard Photographs: September 2014 – A Bittersweet Walk Through A Closing Junkyard To paraphrase William Carlos Williams, so much depends upon the price of scrap metal. Back in 2014, word on the internet grapevine was that a well-known old-school junkyard in Michigan […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/034.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate Work had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20191110_170907429.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1984 Honda Civic CRX 1.5 – One Of The First CRXs In The U.S. Is One Of The Last To Remain Never buy a first-year car… Wait until the problems are ironed out… New model, new problems… That may be the conventional wisdom when it comes to some cars, but not […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6950.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1987 Nissan Van – On The Lam Since 1993, The Long Claw Of The Crusher Reels Another One In This van (or Van?) wasn’t supposed to be here. Or, rather, it was supposed to be here but back in late 1993, not 28 years later. There’s a reason you […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_6960.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1986 Ford LTD Brougham – Upgraded To Pony Power! The 1983-1986 Ford LTD is no longer a common sight in the junkyard, however since my family owned two of them (’83 and ’84) I’ve generally held them in low […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/IMG_7025.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1976 Lancia Scorpion – Good Luck Finding One Of The Other 1800 In The U.S. (Updated) (Please see end for Update) Believe it or not, I do sincerely try to bring the best and most closest to showroom-spec vehicles to you for this series. That means […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6613.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1981 AMC Eagle SX/4 Sport – America’s Audi Quattro As CC’s resident biggest fan of the Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe of the early 1980s, I had a chunk of alternate reality hit me on a recent trip to the […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/IMG_6300.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)


