Zephyrnet Logo

Tag: Junkyard Gems

Junkyard Gem: 2001 Honda CR-V with 403,757 miles

Several readers have suggested that I document some early compact crossover SUVs during my junkyard travels, making the point that these little truck-influenced machines...

Top News

Junkyard Gem: 2006 Chrysler Sebring Touring Convertible

Quick, what was the cheapest new convertible Americans could buy in 2006? If you guessed "Chrysler PT Cruiser" ($19,890 MSRP) you're right, but the...

Junkyard Gem: 1972 Buick Centurion Four-Door Hardtop

During the mid-to-late 1960s, General Motors made flashy, semi-sporty versions of each of its full-sized B-body cars. Oldsobile had the Delta 88 Royale, for...

Junkyard Gem: 1974 Ford Ranchero

After decades of sales success moving sporty coupes with pickup beds out of Australian showrooms, Ford introduced Americans to a brand-new 1957 Ranch Wagon...

Junkyard Gem: 2003 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

Ford replaced the squared-off LTD Crown Victoria with the more aerodynamic new Crown Victoria for the 1992 model year. The chassis under those flowing...

Junkyard Gem: 1971 Mercury Comet 2-Door Sedan

When Ford introduced the original Maverick for the 1970 model year, Dearborn tradition required that a Mercury-badged version be created. That car ended up...

Junkyard Gem: 1993 UMC Aeromate Food Truck

One of my favorite things about living in the Mile High City is all the food trucks roaming the neighborhoods here. I'm a regular...

Junkyard Gem: 1999 Audi A4 1.8T Avant Quattro

There was a time when green station wagons could be found everywhere on American roads (despite certain unfounded superstitions about green cars), though few...

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Chevrolet Nova sedan

When Toyota and General Motors joined forces to build cars together at the former Fremont Assembly plant in California, where El Caminos and GTOs...

Junkyard Gem: 1984 Volvo 760 Turbo

When it came time for Volvo to replace the aging 200 Series (which debuted in 1974 but looked nearly identical to the mid-1960s-design 140...

Junkyard Gem: 1937 Hudson Terraplane

In the 15 years that I've been writing about automotive history as viewed through the lens of the car graveyard, the oldest vehicles I've...

Junkyard Gem: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE Coupe

General Motors built the fantastically successful J-Body cars starting at the dawn of the 1980s and continuing well into our current century, on five...

Junkyard Gem: 1982 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Sedan

During the early 1980s, memories of the fuel shortages and gas lines of the 1979 Oil Shock remained vivid in the minds of American...

Latest Intelligence

spot_img
spot_img