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Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

So, I'm sure you guys are all used to digging through cars at the local junkyards. For some of us, it's like being a kid in a candy store.

What's the rarest thing you've ever found?

For me, it was a "police grille" from a '91 Taurus SHO. I bought the grille for $20 and sold it on eBay for $180. It was in flawless condition.
Next to that, I found a Ford Motorsport spoiler and side skirt kit from an '85 Thunderbird. I sold the spoiler but I still have the side skirts.
I also scored an original alarm light piece from the center console switch panel of an '84 Turbo Coupe. I left it in my '88 XR7 when I sold it and I've been kicking myself ever since.
For the more common stuff, I've found three or four pairs of electroluminescent Cougar c-pillar emblems, '83 turn signal lenses, and the elusive unbroken hood release cable. :D
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Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #1 –
Smoke gray center console with a mint dual power seat switch plate:D

88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #2 –
I'm old enough to have seen a '65 Shelby Mustang in a JY, lots of special or hi performance Fords. I never paid much attention to the other junk cars. For a long time, there was a Bill Elliott 87 Tbird he wrecked at Atlanta in a local JY. It might still be there, I haven't been to that one in a long time.

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #3 –
$50 5.0 HO complete
One 88

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #4 –
H.O dual snorkel air cleaner for 20
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1974 maverick lsx powered turbo car SOLD
1973 maverick Tijuana Taxi Tribute
1957 chevy LSX Turbo project (race car)
Owner of Joe Dirt Fabrication

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #5 –
I bought a set of the deeper 1978 Trans Am Snowflake wheels for $15.00,along with the shaker hood scoop.Sold them for $350.00.I got an 8.8 3.55 rear for $66.00,a set of fog lights for my car (TC lights) for $10.00,plus other items.I may have more this week,or,today if I get off work early enough.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #6 –
Nothing really rare but more difficult to find.
Moonroof switch. Mine didn't work when I got the car and I got the entire pod with the switch and map lights for $2.

Mint set of inner dimmer lights $10.

Mint Center console piece for dual power seats for $10

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #7 –
They crush anything thats more than 10 years old here. So I don't get to see any cool stuff.

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #8 –
Hmmm...not really any junkyards to pick through here, which sucks.

Although, about 3 years ago I bought a beat up '84 TC with no title to pull the engine and transmission from to rebuild. Paid $150 for it and the place I bought it from (towing company) even delivered it to me.

When it was dropped off (on a rollback), I looked the car over and despite the fact that the only straight panel on the car appeared to be the roof, the interior was nearly immaculate (which was odd). I ended up stripping the whole interior out of the car and selling it. I can't remember how much I got for it, but I sold the dash cap (which was perfect) for $50, and the front seats for $70. It also had FMS side skirts on it which I sold for $80-90 if I recall correctly (not sure how "rare" those are). So I made back about twice what I paid for the car and got a free engine and tranny out of the deal.

Garrett H.
'94 F250 XLT- 4x4, 5 speed, 7.3 IDI Turbo Diesel, 4" intake, 4" exhaust, 5" turnout stacks, manual hubs, etc.
'87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
Engine, wheels, tires, etc!
Exhaust sound clip
Another clip

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Reply #9 –
An entire Hurst SC/Rambler :D

(1912 made, all 390/4-Speeds)

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #10 –
A complete 86 turbo coupe motor, wiring harness, no turbo $200. It had every thing still hooked up incudling the coil and VAM with the Air cleaner box too. 84 tail lights $20. Not really a Junk yard but some let me cut the lower rear quarter out of there parts bird for free.
84 Turbo coupe 2.3T Modded with 88 upper and lower intake, 88 injectors, E6 manifold, T3-4 AR.60 turbo, 31X12X3 FMIC, Homemade MBC , Greddy knock off BPV.
4 eyes see better than 2! 
Da Bird!

FreeBird

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #11 –
I know where you can get a whole TC motor ('88) with the turbo and all for $200.00.Here in Ardmore at one of the local boneyards.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #12 –
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;154183
An entire Hurst SC/Rambler :D

(1912 made, all 390/4-Speeds)


You suck :grinno:
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

Best/Rarest Find at a Junkyard

Reply #14 –
found my '62 Meteor sitting in the treeline at my local yard.  $350.00, was $200 til s prices went up.  There's a nice 20th Anniv. Cougar there, '83/84 TC, and a '65 Dart v8. 

He crushes everything newer than 10 yrs. old.
1987 TC