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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Built in Missouri, probably shipped to Colorado by train, then sold new in Greeley, located about 60 miles north of Denver and the site of a famous Utopian community during the late 19th century. It was brought back to life on the 2003-2004 Marauder , a version of the Grand Marquis powered by the Lincoln Mark VIII 's DOHC engine.

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Junkyard Find: 2003 Hyundai Elantra GT 5-door Hatchback

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Back in June, our learned friend Sajeev Mehta traveled from Houston to Colorado, where he learned about single-digit humidity and accompanied me to a number of junkyards along the I-25 corridor. The third-gen car arrived as a 2001 model, and the top-trim-level GT was added for 2003. 2003 Hyundai Elantra GT in Wyoming wrecking yard.

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Paying Tribute to Former IEEE President Richard Gowen

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While there, he applied to join the electrical engineering faculty at the Air Force Academy , in Colorado Springs, Colo. After he retired from the school in 2003 he was appointed as a member of the South Dakota Department of Education. into a scientific laboratory in 2003 at the request of the U.S.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Subaru BRAT GL

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It was available here in sedan , coupe , hatchback , and wagon form… and as a pickup known as the BRAT. This made it a sales hit in snowy, mountainous Colorado. Subaru tried to revive the old BRAT magic with the Legacy-based Baja for the 2003-2006 model years, but sales weren't great. Sales elsewhere continued through 1994.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

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Six thousand 1988 dollars were worth about $15,822 in today's money, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics , just below the MSRP of the cheapest new car available here now. Today's Junkyard Find is a rare example of Mazda's entry in the sub-six-grand field for '88, found in a self-service yard in northeastern Colorado.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

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Some of these vehicles may be available for demonstrations using the available contact info. South Coast Air Quality Management District #2 August 2006, by EnergyCS (Los Angeles County) State of Colorado Energy Office by Hybrids-Plus, Sept. At this moment, options for individuals are still limited.

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