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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. Unlike the other versions of the Leone sold in North America, every BRAT had four-wheel-drive as standard equipment. This made it a sales hit in snowy, mountainous Colorado. Some rusted to death, but most just got used up.

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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: 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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