Junkyard Finds

Jun 21, 2019  •  Sightings  •  37 Comments

Junkyard Sighting: 1986 Merkur XR4Ti

To the untrained eye, this might just look like any other late ’80s econocar, but this is actually a limited production performance Ford. Well, technically it’s a Merkur XR4Ti here in North America. Our readers on the other side… more»

Jun 19, 2019  •  Sightings Stories  •  21 Comments

Junkyard Find: 1969 Volkswagen Beetle

With over a 21 million Beetles sold, you’d think the junkyards would still be littered with them. When was the last time you saw one though? We hadn’t seen one in a long time so when we spotted this… more»

Apr 16, 2019  •  Stories  •  10 Comments

Jeff in the Junkyard: Ray Shook’s Garage

Whenever I make a trip to Georgia either for work or to visit my in-laws, I always try to find another salvage yard to visit beyond the one I’m helping to clear out as a Barn Finds Exclusive. This time, I… more»

Feb 24, 2019  •  Stories  •  79 Comments

Junkyard Find: 1991 Oldsmobile Quad 442

This may not be what you picture when you hear the numbers 4-4-2. Most of us picture the mid-sixties muscle car, so you can imagine my surprise when I spotted those iconic numbers on the back of this Oldsmobile… more»

Feb 3, 2019  •  Sightings Stories  •  56 Comments

Visit to RI Junkyard With Fellow Barn Finders!

Recently, we profiled a Cadillac Eldorado coupe which had been photographed several times over the years as part of large junkyard collection in Rhode Island. You can read the full post here on Barn Finds, and today, a few Barn Finds readers… more»

May 17, 2018  •  For Sale  •  27 Comments

$1,200 Project: 1975 Buick Century Free Spirit

I still distinctly remember the U.S. bicentennial and all of the related hoopla surrounding that. One of the things that I don’t remember, at least from that era, is Buick getting a chance to show off their wares in… more»

Jan 10, 2018  •  For Sale  •  20 Comments

Gray Market Junkyard Find: BMW 325i Convertible

As some of our long-timers recall, I used to spend most weekends in a junkyard. With a newborn at home, that hobby is on a brief hiatus, but a colleague who runs a parts-pulling business called Mesquite Automotive keeps… more»

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