Went to the junkyard today. In the customer-open sections, among a lot of stuff, I saw a Fiat Maluch with a red body, green hood and blue driver's door, a Trabant, a Żuk van, the world's most rotten early 90s Iveco Daily and 4 Alfa Romeos: 3 156s (one with a hilariously rotten chassis) and a 166, which were some of the newest stuff around. However, there was the non-customer-open section, which could have had real medium rarities, judging by the fact that I saw a Wartburg "Farty Hans" 353, a Ford Probe, a Mk1 3-door Golf and a Niewiadów N126 caravan over the fence. What are your recent junkyard finds? --- Post updated --- Just for the context, I decided to say what cars in the US society are the cars I found roughly comparable to: Maluch - K-Car and its descendants, Trabant - Ford Fairmont, Żuk - 70s Chevy Van/Ford Econoline/Dodge Ram Van, Daily - 90s Chevy Silverado, Alfa Romeo 156 - Pontiac G6, Alfa Romeo 166 - 2000s Pontiac Grand Prix, Wartburg 353 - Dodge St. Regis, Ford Probe - Lexus SC400, Mk1 Golf - Mercedes W123, Niewiadów N126 - 80s Ram Van-based RV.
A few years ago, i saw a (looked like) a First Gen Shelby Mustang. It was inside of a barn, on top of some hay. That's the most coolest one i found.
Comparison basis: - K-Cars and the Maluch were very common, - Fairmont and Trabant stand in the shadow of the stuff above, - Żuk and these vans are both common old vans, - Dailies and Silverados are staples of cheap utility vehicles, - Alfas and Pontiacs are both relatively cheap cars with a sporty image, - Wartburg and St. Regis were seen as the "other" big car, - Probe and SC400 were luxurious coupes, - Golf and W123 were expensive cars, renowned for reliability, - N126 and cutaways were relatively cheap ways of camping. That is my basis. Agree to disagree?
The maluch is more like a MK1 Mini, the Trabant was a cheap, badly made car (I'd say it's more like a Ford Pinto), the Dailies are more like Ford Econolines, the Probe was sold in the US, the Golf is much more like a MK1 Civic.
I am making cultural comparisons, not mechanical ones. A good cultural translation is not a literal one.
here in germany you will find cars like this in scrapyard 1.VW Golf mk3 and mk2 2.Audi A6 C5 4B 3.Opel Corsa A and Corsa B 4.Opel Vectra B 5.BMW E36 6.and totaled cars like Dacia Logan 7. VW Passat from B3 to B5 8.any Ford Fiesta from the 90s or early 2000s 9.Ford Mondeo and Focus
