Tag: Wrecking Yard

JUNKYARD TREASURE: 1977 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME COUPE – Murilee Martin @Autoweek

JUNKYARD TREASURE: 1977 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME COUPE – Murilee Martin @Autoweek

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One of the biggest-selling motor vehicles of late-1970s America, now used up.

The 1973-1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass, and particularly the sporty-yet-affordable Cutlass Supreme, proved perfectly suited to the automotive needs of a gigantic swath of North American car shoppers during the dark days of the Malaise Era. The Cutlass was comfortable and reliable, and it looked sharp; it stayed at or near the top of the vehicle best-seller charts during its production run. Though millions of these cars were made, you won’t see many of them today. That makes today’s Junkyard Treasure an especially noteworthy one.

Read the article and see the photos here

Utahs Last Wrecking Yard Closing – David Conwill @Hemmings

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As it seems to be the case either side of the pond breakers/wrecking yards are going the way of drag strips and other motoring icons. The decline is generally being caused by the value of the property that they inhabit or general nimbyism.

Read David Conwill’s article at Hemmings documenting the demise of the last yard in Utah.

It’s a sad state of affairs that is hitting the affordable end of the hobby hard.