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Junkyard Find: 1987 Dodge Caravan SE V6

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Last year, we saw as early second-generation Dodge Grand Caravan in a Colorado junkyard in this series. Discarded examples of the first- generation Chrysler minivans have been much more difficult to find, but I ran across this '87 Caravan in Colorado Springs last week. four-cylinder with 150 horses tearing up the front tires.

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Junkyard Find: 1991 Dodge Grand Caravan LE

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We've had a run of European machinery in this series lately, with six of the last ten Junkyard Finds coming from across the Atlantic ( one from Sweden , one from Italy , two from West Germany and two from France ), so today it's the turn of that most Michigandic of machinery: A Chrysler minivan. Lesser Caravans got a Chrysler 2.5-liter

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo

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The branches of the Chrysler K-Car Family Tree are far too numerous to describe here, since so many different K-derived cars and minivans were built from the 1981 through 1995 model years for the North American market. 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo in California junkyard. 1986 Dodge Lancer ES Turbo in California junkyard.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

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Though the extended Chrysler K Family had many members (including minivans and Maseratis ) and stayed in production deep into the 1990s, there were just five true K models sold in the United States: the Plymouth Reliant, Dodge Aries, Dodge 400, Dodge 600 and Chrysler LeBaron (though not all the LeBarons and 600s were genuine Ks).

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500 miles touted: EV platform for Dodge muscle cars, Jeep SUVs, more

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Stellantis plans to launch eight vehicles based on the STLA Large platform between 2024 to 2026, starting in North America with Dodge and Jeep models. That could include Dodge’s electric muscle car and the recently teased Jeep Wagoneer S. Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, and Maserati models will follow. bound EVs might be built on it.

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Tesla Cybertruck steer-by-wire system helps avoid potential collision

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As per the all-electric pickup truck’s driver, he was on his way to get his EMT/OET recertification when a Dodge minivan crashed into a Ford sedan at high speed. Footage of the accident showed that the Ford sedan came very close to hitting the Cybertruck after it was rear-ended by the Dodge minivan.

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Voyager Returns to Chrysler Lineup as Entry Level Van

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While it lacks the looks and some of the features of its more luxurious sibling, it’s priced $2,500 lower and seems to be arriving at a point where shoppers might be more willing to re-engage with minivans due to their relative affordability. Global production would cease in 2016, leaving the Dodge Caravan as the only holdover minivan.

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