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Junkyard Gem: Customized 1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX Touring Sedan

Junkyard Gem: Customized 1992 Ford Crown Victoria LX Touring Sedan

Ford began selling the Ford Crown Victoria in the 1992 model year, and its incredible two decades of sales success with law enforcement organizations and taxi companies tended to overshadow its popularity as a civilian vehicle. Naturally, plenty of Crown Vics...

Junkyard Gem: 1975 Jeep Wagoneer

Junkyard Gem: 1975 Jeep Wagoneer

The Wagoneer name came back to life recently, nearly three decades after being used for about ten minutes on a trim-level designation for a woodie-fied first-year Grand Cherokee, but the vehicle we're supposed to think of when we see the word Wagoneer is the...

Junkyard Gem: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition

Junkyard Gem: 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Edition

Chrysler sold PT Cruisers in the United States for the 2001 through 2010 model years, with sales strong at first and then gradually diminishing as the 21st century got rolling and the initial retro-styling novelty wore off. Because it was based on the...

Teutonic beauties reign supreme at Sotheby's Munich auction

Teutonic beauties reign supreme at Sotheby's Munich auction

For those collectors with vested interests in German machines — and who may have a stash of frequent-flyer miles they’re able to cash in — consider attending a high profile auction of stunning cars to be held from RM Sotheby’s in Munich in November. The event,...