PNW Junkyard Part 1: Tacoma

"slipperysallylikespenguins" (slipperysally) 02/19/2017 at 20:46 • Filed to: None

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I stopped by two junkyards this weekend here is part one:

Surprisingly well done by junkyard standards

SOOO much hauling ability

Some signs just point to a car going to the junkyard someday

If you look carefully youll notice a Ford grill ziptied to the front of this Caravan.

Super clean Nissan

A number pad in 1987?

Unfortunately this is the BMW I mentioned in my last post that was for sale. No one bought it, but the red Jag next to it was saved. I got a wheel and spare tire off it though.

Another sign of a car destined for the junkyard

Pulsar!

Super fancy cup holders in the Pulsar.

How does this end up here?

Might return for the hardtop later, also not a 500 but a 320.

This is what happens to Toyota trucks in the PNW junkyards.

I found Bigfoot, but that has to be the most unappealing idea for a scent. I did not test it.

Very fitting given the time of year.

Who does this?

Super nice Turbo with a manual

So freaking comfy. I would love to have driven one of these. Chrysler had it figured out in the 80s, cushy seats, turbo, manual, sedan.

Somethings not right here

Another Turbo with a manual

Spotted in parking lot.

cbell04 > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 20:53

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Don’t think I knew about that Nissan keyless number pad. Those Toyota pickups were picked clean!

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 20:55

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RIP E38

Spaceball-Two > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 20:55

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My mom had an SL like that. If they get hit and have the slightest bit of frame damage they decertify and total. I’m guessing that’s what happened there.

Urambo Tauro > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 20:57

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Dajiban! My grandparents had a grey one just like the one in the first two pics. An ’83, I think it was. I never drove it, but I remember it being so spacious, with great visibility.

slipperysallylikespenguins > Spaceball-Two 02/19/2017 at 21:05

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that’s too bad,I think there was some damage on the rear passenger fender

slipperysallylikespenguins > cbell04 02/19/2017 at 21:06

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That Nissan was loaded! had to have been a rare option

slipperysallylikespenguins > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) 02/19/2017 at 21:06

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It was the dark green color too!

slipperysallylikespenguins > Urambo Tauro 02/19/2017 at 21:07

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They are awesome, my parents had a high roof handicap version. I was able to ride my motorcycle right through the back door and tie it down to the wheelchair spots. Kinda want another one now.

fintail > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:16

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The Turbo Lancer is a rare bird these days, sad it is ending this way as someone must have taken care of it. The pre-87 Caravan is getting thin on the ground too.

That R129 looks like maybe a 1994-95 model. If miled up, not worth a fortune even in good condition. With some miles and wear, the damage seen would total it.

garagemonkee > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:17

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I was up at Arlington last weekend. So many vans.

Urambo Tauro > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:18

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It’s been a long time since I was near one of that vintage, much less inside. I just took a minute to GIS to refresh my memory of what the inside looks like, and wow I remember feeling like a king in there. The giant doghouse, the seating position, and that commanding view... good times.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:19

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Bring that Lancer Home. Somewhere there is a Mopar/Shelby fanboi that wants it.

slipperysallylikespenguins > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/19/2017 at 21:27

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I wish I could, was in great shape. Pick-N-Pull won’t sell a car once it reaches the yard though.

slipperysallylikespenguins > garagemonkee 02/19/2017 at 21:28

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I haven’t been up to that one yet, maybe later this year.

slipperysallylikespenguins > fintail 02/19/2017 at 21:29

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Yeah, I wish people had enough sense to list it on an enthusiast forum or facebook page. It was far too nice to be scrap.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:34

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:(

garagemonkee > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:41

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Last time I was in a junkyard was 10+ years ago, the Lynnwood Pull-a-part. Arlington is a newer facility and it’s actually pretty nice. All the lanes of cars are on asphalt with rock drainage that you walk down. Looked like mud and water isn’t an issue versus Lynnwood, or Everett before it was turned into a Walmart.

Spaceball-Two > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 21:44

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That’s what I was suspecting.

slipperysallylikespenguins > garagemonkee 02/19/2017 at 21:56

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I bet they had a lot more older steel back then. Water was a serious issue at the Tumwater location. Some cars were above 3-6 inches of water.

slipperysallylikespenguins > Spaceball-Two 02/19/2017 at 21:57

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I would have assumed it would be more likely to go to a specialty yard.

Spaceball-Two > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 22:06

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Nah. That model was a pos.

Stef Schrader > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/19/2017 at 22:40

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Man, junkyards make me sad even though they do help keep my hoonmobiles running. :’( Hate seeing otherwise good cars end up there. There was a 944 locally that made me so mad to see in there that, ugh.

pip bip - choose Corrour > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/20/2017 at 03:17

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ooh Neons!

TheBimmerGuyWhoNowOwnsAChevy > slipperysallylikespenguins 02/20/2017 at 04:09

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I should visit a pick n’ pull junkyard one of these days, I’ve been itching for something mechanical to do, preferably cheap as well. Also that first truck being help up that way, pls, why, that’s gonna kill someone.