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Dec 17, 2019 · A collection of some of our favorite American "Junkyard Gems" from Murilee Martin. Among the cars featured are strange and rare cars and trim levels from history. (16 photos)
- Murilee Martin
- 1987 Chevrolet Celebrity Sedan. Why would an ordinary Iron-Duke-powered example of a long-forgotten 1980s GM sedan get first place here? We writers like our jobs best when we can tell good stories, and this everyman Chevy sedan came full of paperwork that allowed me to trace its history back to the beginning.
- 1980 Datsun 280ZX Black Red Edition. Everyone has heard of the 1980 Datsun 280ZX Black Gold Edition and its cocaine-injected TV commercial, but that car was just one of two special editions that Nissan built to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Z-Car.
- 1954 Plymouth Savoy Sedan. By the dawn of the 1950s, most of Detroit's cars were becoming long, low Space Age machines with swoopy lines and square yards of chrome.
- 1983 Toyota Camry Sedan. The Toyota Camry proved to be one of the most successful cars ever sold in the United States, starting with the second-generation Camrys that went on sale here as 1987 models (if you want to be picky about such things, the Japan-only Celica Camry makes the 1987 models the third-generation ones).
May 8, 2024 · A 2014 Chevrolet Impala Limited, the fleet-only 9th-generation Impala available simultaneously with the 10th-generation car, found in a Colorado junkyard.
- Murilee Martin
6 days ago · The cheapest possible 1977 Aspen wagon (with six-cylinder engine and three-on-the-tree manual transmission) started at $3,953 ($21,105 after inflation). Meanwhile, the 1977 Colt wagon started at ...
Mar 4, 2024 · Junkyard Gem: 2001 Jaguar XJ8 With retro styling and a modern quad-cam V8 under its bonnet.
May 10, 2024 · A 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity station wagon with V6 engine and many options, found in a Denver self-service wrecking yard.
