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Junkyard Archive
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Curbside Recycling: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!)
Posted on September 19, 2022 | 50 CommentsWe’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy
Posted on September 15, 2022 | 44 CommentsWandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […] -
Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right?
Posted on August 31, 2022 | 62 CommentsSomehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […] -
Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto?
Posted on August 25, 2022 | 68 CommentsNobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […] -
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: E-Waste Special – Why Were A Batch Of Brand New 2017 Ford Focus EVs Sent To The Junkyard in 2022? (UPDATED!) We’ve seen lots of beaters in this series, we’ve also seen cars that looked very well preserved, and we’ve seen cars that we’ve bemoaned the fact that they weren’t offered […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_4028.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1981 Lancia Beta Zagato Spyder – Mad Toy Wandering down a random aisle in the import section of a Denver-area junkyard, I tripped slightly as the earth stopped rotating. Catching myself, I then heard angelsong. Bright lights, confetti […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IMG_3544.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling Challenge: 1983 Cadillac Cimarron VS 1987 Cadillac Cimarron – Can Two Cimarrons Make A Right? Somehow it feels like we had a bit of a Cadillac Week (or was it a Week And A Half?) and it’s time to go out with a bang. Or […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2975.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![Curbside Recycling: 1976 Ford Pinto Runabout – Who Does A Bare-Metal Restoration Of A Pinto? Nobody, that’s who. And to be fair, this one wasn’t ever finished and is unlikely to ever be, certainly not in time for Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale. Maybe someone confused it […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/IMG_2269.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1)
![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)


