Junkyard Gems

Junkyard Gem: 1977 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Classic Coupe

The poor man's Monte Carlo for '77, and the last year for the Chevelle name

Junkyard Gem: 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit L 4-door hatchback

If only its final owner had used that head gasket kit

Junkyard Gem: 1960 Renault Dauphine

The second-best-selling import in the United States during the late 1950s

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Honda Prelude Si

With paint bleached by the Arizona sun and better than 300,000 miles on the odometer

Junkyard Gem: 1986 Buick Riviera

Equipped with the futuristic Graphic Control Center — the first car touchscreen

Junkyard Gem: 1970 Lincoln Continental Mark III

The King of Fords for 1970, customized with a golden grille

Junkyard Gem: 1973 Volvo 1800ES

The final model year for Volvo's P1800 series of sporty two-doors

Junkyard Gem: 2008 Nissan Altima Hybrid Sedan

An ultra-rare junkyard example of the long-forgotten Altima Hybrid

Junkyard Gem: 1973 Saab 95

The last model year for Saab's quirky wagon in the United States

Junkyard Gem: 1992 Audi 100 CS Sedan

The first model year for V6 power in Audis here, in the car that became the original A6.

Junkyard Gem: 1976 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL

It cost nearly twice as much as a new Cadillac Eldorado convertible back in '76

Junkyard Gem: 2000 Daewoo Lanos Hatchback

There's a lot of GM Empire history in the humble Lanos

Junkyard Gem: 1982 Dodge B250 Ram Wagon with 4-on-the-floor manual

And bulletproof Slant Six engine, naturally

Junkyard Gem: 1995 Chevrolet G20 Chevy Van

GM built the 3rd-generation G-Series van for a quarter-century. Here's one of the last ones

Junkyard Gem: 2004 Chrysler Crossfire Coupe

And it even has the 6-speed manual transmission

Junkyard Gem: 1987 Volvo 760 GLE Sedan

With the PRV V6 engine, like the DeLorean DMC-12 and Peugeot 604

Junkyard Gem: 1973 Mercury Marquis Brougham 4-Door Pillared Hardtop

Mercury's most prestigious sedan for 1973, now sun-bleached and discarded in Phoenix

Junkyard Gem: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid

A rare example of the slow-selling Jetta Hybrid, found in California

Junkyard Gem: 1986 Mitsubishi Cordia L

It's sportia! It's roomia! 

Junkyard Gem: 1984 Chevrolet Chevette 2-Door Hatchback

Chevrolet's incredibly cheap rear-wheel-drive econobox