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Junkyard Archive
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Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus
Posted on November 22, 2024 | 78 Comments(first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1987 Nissan Stanza – Mini Maxima
Posted on November 14, 2024 | 11 CommentsNissan’s former reputation for sportiness, dating back to its days peddling Datsuns, is all but gone today. The Maxima died in 2023, but the manufacturer still maintains a well-rounded lineup […] -
Junkyard Finds In The Open – One More Visit, Up North
Posted on November 10, 2024 | 14 CommentsPhotos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. There’s a certain feeling of serene beauty and calmness about junkyards in open fields. Or so they do to my eyes. And the […] -
Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25039
Posted on November 7, 2024 | 31 CommentsMy eyes! My eyes! Once seen, some things can’t be unseen. Such are the sins of our fellow citizens that defy explanation and are the subjects of this (very) occasional […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe
Posted on October 24, 2024 | 28 CommentsOn a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […] -
The Junkyard Sculpture Garden
Posted on October 22, 2024 | 17 Commentsshot and posted by canadiancatgreen These aren’t cars anymore; they have been liberated from the assumptions, expectations and demands placed on them by their makers and owners. No more! They’re […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More
Posted on October 17, 2024 | 51 Comments(first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Rover 3500 V8 (SD1) – Three And A Half Liters Of Warm Beer
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 38 CommentsWhile I’m the guy that happily plunked down money (twice) for what is arguably the most maligned Jaguar model line in history, I draw the line at Rovers, be they […] -
Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop…
Posted on May 31, 2024 | 35 CommentsJason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1989 Maserati Biturbo Spyder Zagato – Italy’s Interpretation Of The Chevy Cavalier Z24 Convertible
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 41 CommentsBy this point I think we all know that I have some kind of (ir)rational lust thing going on with Maserati’s supposed savior in the 1980s (and 1990s), the Biturbo. […] -
Junkyard Classic: 1989 Eagle Premier ES Limited
Posted on March 30, 2024 | 129 Comments(first posted 1/7/2014) While Eagle is surely one of the most American brand names, it was ironically applied to a motley collection of badge engineered and imported vehicles. Our featured […] -
Clearance-side Classics: Newark Edition
Posted on February 1, 2024 | 36 Comments(first posted 2/1/2018) New at Newark Street, Newark NJ – Fall, 1980 -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush
Posted on January 18, 2024 | 31 CommentsSometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not
Posted on January 4, 2024 | 54 CommentsLord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […]
![Junkyard Classic: 1983 Dodge Rampage – It Can Haul 1145 Pounds Of Hantavirus (first posted 11/23/2018) Ah, the Rampage. Dodge’s “Sports Pickup”, sold between 1982 and 1984, was a short-lived phenomenon. While a few are still roaming the streets, as of this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1722.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1987 Nissan Stanza – Mini Maxima Nissan’s former reputation for sportiness, dating back to its days peddling Datsuns, is all but gone today. The Maxima died in 2023, but the manufacturer still maintains a well-rounded lineup […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/stanza-8.jpg)
![Junkyard Finds In The Open – One More Visit, Up North Photos from the CC Cohort by canadiancatgreen. There’s a certain feeling of serene beauty and calmness about junkyards in open fields. Or so they do to my eyes. And the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/54112635636_ac99767239_k.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1984 Subaru Hatchback – $146.73 Of Depreciation Per Year (For 34 Years) (first posted 11/9/2018) Inexpensive. And Built To Stay That Way. So read Subaru’s advertising tagline for all of the 1980’s and nowhere was the “Inexpensive” part more […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1617-1.jpg)
![Junkyard Contemp(t)lation: Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Exhibit #25039 My eyes! My eyes! Once seen, some things can’t be unseen. Such are the sins of our fellow citizens that defy explanation and are the subjects of this (very) occasional […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_5650.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1987 Ford EXP – Forgotten Commuter Coupe On a recent junkyard trip, I came across a car I never knew existed. I was vaguely aware of the slow-selling sporty Escort EXP Ford dabbled in for a brief […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/exp4.jpg)
![The Junkyard Sculpture Garden shot and posted by canadiancatgreen These aren’t cars anymore; they have been liberated from the assumptions, expectations and demands placed on them by their makers and owners. No more! They’re […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/53795970009_e58fb0b9c8_k.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1993 Eagle Summit DL Wagon – Soaring No More (first posted 10/16/2018) This week, while looking in a local junkyard for a part for my newest COAL (yes, you knew it had to happen sooner or…uh, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_1598.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1980 Rover 3500 V8 (SD1) – Three And A Half Liters Of Warm Beer While I’m the guy that happily plunked down money (twice) for what is arguably the most maligned Jaguar model line in history, I draw the line at Rovers, be they […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_4171.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: Ford Explorer – Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop… Jason Shafer’s latest company ride had me thinking of the Ford Explorer we bought almost exactly 25 years ago, a 1998 XLT with the 5.0, yo! Me and the wife-to-be […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_6685.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1989 Maserati Biturbo Spyder Zagato – Italy’s Interpretation Of The Chevy Cavalier Z24 Convertible By this point I think we all know that I have some kind of (ir)rational lust thing going on with Maserati’s supposed savior in the 1980s (and 1990s), the Biturbo. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/IMG_5137.jpg)
![Junkyard Classic: 1989 Eagle Premier ES Limited (first posted 1/7/2014) While Eagle is surely one of the most American brand names, it was ironically applied to a motley collection of badge engineered and imported vehicles. Our featured […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1989-Eagle-Premier.jpg)

![Curbside Recycling: 1981 Datsun 210 Hatchback – 354,281 And A Half Miles, Apparently All Of Them In Deep Salty Slush Sometimes I will be stopped in my tracks while in the junkyard. At times it’s due to a Maserati, other times a Lancia, and ever so slightly more often anything […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_4011.jpg)
![Curbside Recycling: 1985 Oldsmobile Firenza S Coupe – A 1970 4-4-2 It Is Not Lord, won’t you buy me an Oldsmobile sang no one ever, certainly not Janis, and not any of the legions of artists since. Yet here we were in the times […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/IMG_5251.jpg)


