A 1994 Chevrolet Caprice sedan with custom paint and bodywork, found in a Colorado self-service wrecking yard.
Customized Impalas and their Caprice siblings go back to the earliest models, and it's inevitable that some of these machines will end up among the rows at your local Ewe Pullet. Today's Junkyard Gem is such a car, a final-generation Caprice found in a Denver-area boneyard recently.
These cars were seen as throwbacks in their day, but plenty of Americans during the 1990s still wanted traditional big Detroit sedans with V8 engines, rear-wheel-drive and a generous helping of affordable cloth-and-vinyl luxury inside. These cars sold quite well to police departments, though Ford's Crown Victoria Police Interceptor won the American cop-car long game.
This car was built with a 4.3-liter engine, but it's the L99 small-block V8 that was the base engine for the 1994-1996 Caprice. In fact, it was used only in those Caprices. The 200-horse L99 looks just like the 5.7-liter small-block Chevrolet V8s that went into millions of other GM cars during the 1990s, so there's no telling at a glance if this is the original one or a swap. Just to confuse parts-counter employees for decades to come, the Chevrolet 4.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Junked 1994 Chevrolet Caprice Classic LS SedanA customized 1994 Chevrolet Caprice sedan in a Colorado junkyard.
Read more »
Junkyard Gem: 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo WagonA 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon, found in a Colorado Springs junkyard.
Read more »
Junked Volvo 850 Turbo WagonA 1994 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon in a Colorado junkyard.
Read more »
Junkyard Gem: 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity WagonA 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity station wagon with V6 engine and many options, found in a Denver self-service wrecking yard.
Read more »
Junkyard Gem: 2014 Chevrolet Impala LimitedGet in-depth info on the 2014 Chevrolet Impala including prices, specs, reviews, options, safety and reliability ratings.
Read more »
Chevrolet Malibu heads for the junkyard as GM shifts focus to electric vehiclesThe Chevrolet Malibu, the last midsize car made by a Detroit automaker, is heading for the junkyard. General Motors confirmed Thursday that it will stop making the car introduced in 1964 as the company focuses more on electric vehicles. The midsize sedan was once the top-selling segment in the U.S., a stalwart of family garages nationwide.
Read more »