Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1971 Honda 600 Sedan
The only member of the Honda N360 family I’ve photographed in a car graveyard.
Murilee Martin
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The Greatest Driver-Training Film Ever Made
This 1974 movie features SoCal junkyards, weird electronic music, and poor driving decisions.
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1959 Ford Thunderbird
Milpitas, 2008.
Either the Best or the Worst Junkyard Taco Truck Logo of All Time
You’re going to get a dirty face pulling that transmission, anyway.
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1950 Chrysler Windsor Four Door Sedan
With photos shot on one of the earliest Android smartphones.
A Cool Rally R107 in Karl Marx’s Hometown
Plus a bonus VW Golf Joker Edition.
Shake Your Rump-uh to the Project Car Hell Theme Song
Who could forget that 2007 hit by Jack Astro and the Asscrackistanis?
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1949 Ford Fordor
Shot at El Pulpo’s Half Off Everything Sale in 2009.
These 1988 New Cars Were Cheaper than 2026's Lowest-Priced Car, After Inflation
There were 31 new 1988 vehicles cheaper than the Hyundai Venue is now.
Take Your '65 Comet to the Race, Bring at Least 200 Cubes
From the world's 100,000-mile durability champion.
Junkyard Jewel: 1979 Chrysler LeBaron 2-Door
Before the LeBaron was a K-Car, it was this Diplomat-based machine.
GM and Chrysler Iron at Colorado's Best Junkyard
This is maybe 15% of the inventory.
Car Magazine Ad of the Day: 1992 Saturn SL
Hauls film and emu feed, cheap to fill up even with the Gulf War.
The Daihatsu Hijet Cargo Van of "Perfect Days"
The best kei truck movie ever made.
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1978 AMC Concord D/L Landau Sedan
With Porsche 944 engine, just like the DJ-5G Mail Jeep.
Car Magazine Ad of the Day: 1989 Mazda MPV
Beating Detroit to the 4WD minivan by a year.
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: Fiberfab Avenger GT-15
One of the rare 1960s rear-engined kit cars designed for a Corvair engine.
Reconstituted Junkyard Jewel: 1964 Datsun 320 Pickup
One of my all-time best junkyard discoveries, found in Oakland in 2009.