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Junkyard Classic: 1985 Dodge Caravan SE – The Whiplash Special

(Updated 10/23/2025)         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 soon after I publish...

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Junkyard Classic: 1983 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Wagon – Goodbye, Jumbo

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 being available in wagon form?  Certainly...

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Junkyard Classic: 1997 Dodge RAM2500 Maxi Art Van – From The Urban Jungle To...

(Updated 10/21/2025)        We here at CC do love us some art cars, so what better than a really big one in van form and in the junkyard!  This 1997 Dodge RAM2500 Maxi spoke to me as I noticed it from...

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Curbside Find: 1980 Jeep J-10 Pickup – Flower Power

(Updated 10/18/2025)      Back when I still lived in California, it seemed that every gardener/landscaper used a small and old Toyota or Nissan truck.  A really big operator might spring for a T-100...

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Junkyard Classic: 1992 Infiniti M30 Convertible – Hidden Under A Rock Behind...

(Updated 10/17/2025)         I dusted these pictures of an M30 Convertible off after I read William’s draft of his Infiniti piece and figured this would be as good a time as any to share them.  This...

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Junkyard Classic: 1980 Comuta-Car – This Was The Future In The ’70s

Some of the junkyards I’ve been to have a small area in front where occasionally they sell some of the cars.  The establishment where I found this thing at had one of the larger for sale areas but one...

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Junkyard Classic: 1997 Eagle Vision TSi – One Of The Last To Be Shoved Out Of...

It may sometimes seem as if this series is predominantly focusing on defunct brands but they do tend to be interesting and sometimes produce oddballs that seem like they should have achieved more...

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Junkyard Classic: 1984 Pontiac Fiero 2M4 SE – Spiced Up With Supercharged V6...

(Updated 10/5/2025)        I’ve been looking for a Fiero to feature in this series for a while, and while I have found a couple, they were so stripped down by the time I located them that I didn’t...

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Junkyard Classic: 1989 Pontiac LeMans LE – K-Po(o)p Kadett

(Updated 10/6/2025)       Never let it be said that I dislike a car, any car.  I can generally find something to appreciate about any of them once I really take into consideration their point of...

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1980 Globe-Union Maxima – The Ford Fairmont Of Your Electric Dreams

(Updated 9/30/2025)    I stumbled across this ad or whatever it is a few weeks ago and while there isn’t a ton of information on the car itself, it’s interesting nonetheless.  In the late 1970’s,...

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Junkyard Classic: 1993 Honda Accord EX Wagon – American All-Star

During Honda’s fourth generation of Accord, they finally released a wagon version.  Built exclusively in Ohio and from there exported back to Japan as well as to Europe (along with the coupe), Honda...

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Junkyard Classic: 1984 Ford Escort GL Wagon – Alone In A Crowd

Ah, the Escort.  Player on the world stage.  Ready for anything.  But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard.  Ford made a splash with the supposed “World Car” Escort, although in...

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Junkyard Classic: 1983 Plymouth Scamp GT – Challenge Met!

The other evening I was reading Paul’s post about the 1983 Dodge Rampage he ran across and the apparent rebirth of the small truck market.  In that post he mentioned that the already short-lived...

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Junkyard Classic: 1977 Plymouth Volaré Coupe – How Did This Survive 42 Years...

If there is one constant in the automotive world it is that the Dodge Aspen and Plymouth Volaré are the biggest pieces of junk ever foisted on the American public.  However, to every rule there is an...

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Curbside Find: 1957 Jeep FC-150 Forward Control

(updated September 21, 2025)  This morning as I was pulling into the local Wal-Mart parking lot in search of some items for the household, I was greeted by this sight!  I immediately parked with a...

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Junkyard Classic: 1994 Plymouth Sundance – Come On Down!

(Updated 9/17/2019)         At one point in the very early 1990’s, I tried to convince my father that a Dodge Shadow or Plymouth Sundance would be a very wise purchase for him as a commuter car.  I...

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Junkyard Classic: 1990 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Royale – No Cheese With This...

At this point I am beginning to believe that it is no coincidence that vehicles with red interiors are the ones in the best condition as they hit the junkyard.  Why this is so though, I am not sure...

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Junkyard Classic: 1979 Mercedes 280SE – Across An Ocean, Up A Mile, And Forty...

(first posted 9/8/2019)     Forty years is a long time, but curiously many of us see a forty year old car and for some reason that span of time doesn’t really register.  Perhaps in our mind’s eye we...

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Curbside Find: 2010 Saab 9-5 Aero Turbo6 XWD – Well Hello There, You Must Be...

(first posted 9/8/2019)        I spotted this newcomer to our town the other morning while dropping something off at the USPS’s outpost at my local market and decided to lean in for a little closer...

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Junkyard Classic: 1980 Ford Fairmont Wagon – Business Outside, Party Inside

I don’t know if it’s the constant exposure over the last almost-decade to CC or the recent binge-watching of Mindhunter but somehow I’ve come 180 degrees on the Fairmont.  While it used to rank very...

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