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Junkyard Find: 1978 Chrysler LeBaron Coupe

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After various high-end Imperials got LeBaron branding over the decades, Chrysler decided to turn the Dodge Diplomat into a swanky luxury machine and revive the storied LeBaron name in the process. Here's one of those cars, found in a Denver boneyard recently. Plymouth didn't come out with the Gran Fury until the 1980 model year.

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Junkyard Find: 1971 MG MGB-GT

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Here's one of those cars, found at a family-owned yard just south of Denver. The heart of the MGB was the antiquated but sturdy BMC B pushrod straight-4 engine , which powered everything from the 1954 Nash Metropolitan to Massey-Harris combine harvesters. The original engine in the '71 MGB (which might even be this one) was a 1.8-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

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Today's Junkyard Find , found in a yard just south of Denver , is a nicely preserved example of the final year of the S110 Silvia , as well as of the Datsun name. This car sure looks a lot like the 1978-1983 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda hardtop , sold in North America as the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo.

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Junkyard Find: 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Durango 4x4

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Ford Rangers from the first few years of production are still reasonably plentiful in the Ewe Pullets of the land, as are Dodge Rampages / Plymouth Scamps and late Ram 50s ), but it appears that the usefulness of all small pickups was outweighed by the lack of widespread affection for the S-10. However, other engines were available: a 2.0-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Chevrolet Vega Kammback

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The Vega has been a junkyard rarity for decades now, but I just found six early Vegas all within a couple of rows of one another in a Denver self-service yard. The engine was this 140-cubic-inch (2.3-liter) liter engine until the 1974 model year). Today, we'll look at the only wagon of that group. Why do Vegas smile?