1987 Dodge Caravan Junkyard find

I found this really nice Dodge Caravan in the junkyard. Let's check it out.
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[@Kevscancave]

👍💯👍 Heck Ya! I remember that exact vehicle!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Yeah they used to be all over the place.

[@enviouscreationscarclub1]

I miss the mini vans of the mid-80s and 90s . The Caravan was nice. I liked the ones with the wood panels 😎👍🏼

[@NathansMoparGarage]

There used to a couple good ones. My mom used to have a Ford Aerostar.

[@enviouscreationscarclub1]

@@NathansMoparGarage I had an 85 Astro van lowrider 😃

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I still see a few of them around

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Those were cool.....You could get a four speed in a panel van. Life was good.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I have only seen a couple with a manual transmission. There used to be a guy at the track with a turbo van.

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Man, that thing is solid Nathan! 👀 My parents had a ton of them over the years when I was a kid. They almost always have the paint peeling on them! 😂

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I think most of the 90s stuff had peeling clear coat

[@UnfinishedProjectDartSport]

Perhaps you should try finding them before the junkyard 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🍟

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I wasn't even looking for one oh well.

[@hotroddinwillie2364]

I've only recently began to embrace the virtues of the Chrysler minivans. I borrowed one over the Christmas and New Year's holiday I believe a 2009 model absolutely loved it.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

We had an 08 that was a great van until someone hit it. Now we have a 13

[@googleusergp]

Too bad, so sad. Pretty clean, but these were heaps of junk (although they sold well): We got the VIN, we win: 2B4 for Canadian made Dodge MPV, F for 4,000 to 5,001 # GVWR, K51 for Dodge Caravan, G for 2.6L four cylinder engine with two barrel, Mitsubishi sourced "MCA Jet", 1 is a check digit, H for the 1987 model year, R for Windsor, Ontario Canada assembly and the rest is the production sequence. The Windsor plant opened in 1928 and still operates today as the main minivan plant. We got the tag, we can brag: MWA for roof rack, NDA for catalytic converter, YJA for new vehicle service, END for end of sales codes, JHB for rear wiper and washer, JKD for remote fuel filler door release, JPB for power door locks, LAM for door ajar warning lamp, CYB for bucket seats, CYE for seven passenger seating, GKC for right sliding door with vented glass, GTK for power mirrors, HAA for air conditioning, 909 for Tuesday, September 9, 1986 production scheduling, DGA for three speed automatic transmission, U for USA destined vehicle, APB for waterfall two-tone exterior paint, PA1 for Eiger Silver exterior paint, QS8 for Charcoal accent exterior paint, EEA should be for the 2.6L four cylinder, among other codes. This appears to have possibly been assembled on August 28, 1986 which was a Thursday, and possibly scheduled to ship on September 9, 1986. The 2.6L is probably why it's there. They are pieces of junk and when the 2.5L with fuel injection came out, it was a better engine.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I figured it had to be a mechanical or title problem for it to be there.

[@paulwoodman5131]

Is that red pinstripe an option? I had a similar van, V-6 grand ,optioned, didn't have that stripe. Maybe came with the running boards, which seems to help all vehicles protect rockers from salt and other damage.

[@googleusergp]

@@paulwoodman5131 The running boards look to be aftermarket. I'd say the stripe was part of the two-tone paint option.

[@googleusergp]

@@NathansMoparGarage Who knows the story. Maybe someone passed away and the family just pitched it. Maybe something majorly wrong put it there. Who knows.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Definitely looked like aftermarket running boards.

[@adammarkowitz7944]

We used to park one of those, even earlier, at the Perry Garage in NYC. It had a stick. (!)

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Those were rare

[@ericboncuk5303]

Had an 84’ panel van version that we put paneling and a fold down bed in. It was great fun for our kids at the drive in. 2.6 was definitely better engine than the 2.2

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I haven't seen one of those in a long time.

[@HeidisHereAndThere]

#3 Watching...😊💖 Pinch me!! 😮 NO RUST??🤔 But, plenty of tingles💋

[@NathansMoparGarage]

No rust on this one.

[@pontiac_montana]

The people who were taking it apart seemed to be careful with it too, they did it cleanly leaving all the wires in place, left the bolts and used a rag to stop water and soot from entering the open ports. They knew it was nice and tried to keep it that way for others!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Maybe they were going to fix it and gave up?

[@bobbydavenport8941]

Even with the dash gone I'm willing to bet that this salvage yard probably has all of the parts for the repairs right here

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That was the only van like that they had when I was there.

[@michaeljackson8510]

Would love to have those rims!!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

The wheels may or may not be there still.

[@VinoRatRodbuilds]

Great shape.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Yeah it would have been a good one.

[@n84434]

Too clean to be sitting in that yard.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That's what I thought

[@suparee]

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[@NathansMoparGarage]

How are they compared to stock bulbs?

[@suparee]

@@NathansMoparGarage They are after-sales market. We just sent you an email. Would you mind telling us more about your vehicle model via email. So that we can recommend you the suitable item and share you the listing.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I never received an email from you. My email is in the channel description.

[@EYE_SPIDER]

Hey I love the hood emblem!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Makes it easier to aim it down the road.

[@bobbydavenport8941]

I would be happy to buy it it would be gone before I would ever have the extra money to buy it I would buy it

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That won't be sold. But I'm sure there are more for sale.

[@michaeljackson8510]

Where is this van located?? Maybe someone can get it before it’s crushed

[@NathansMoparGarage]

They don't sell vehicles. Once they're there they're just waiting for the pancaker the are usually there 4-6 weeks.

[@michaeljackson8510]

Okay, I’m starting to look for a first generation caravan/voyager to start redoing.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I would imagine there are still some nice ones sitting in someone's garage.

[@brycewiborg8095]

Dang ! That is clean. Too bad it's destined for salvage.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

It must been in a garage for years.

[@moparnut6286]

That's the vehicle that saved Chrysler!

[@googleusergp]

Actually, it wasn't. The Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon which came out in 1978 actually saved them and kept them afloat until the K-car came out in 1981. After that point, mostly everything front wheel drive was a "Sperlich Special", and by then Chrysler was profitable and had repaid their government loans. Yes, these did help them greatly, but if they waited until then, Chrysler would have been out of business.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

It definitely helped.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Isn't it pretty much on a k car platform

[@moparnut6286]

Tomato Tom a to....the Ford guy saved Mopar aka Iacocca using both the omlet and the caravan 🚐... I say omlet cause mine was yellow side up! 😂... Man those caravan water pumps made me some money in the v6

[@googleusergp]

@@NathansMoparGarage Chrysler would have been out of business if they waited for the K-car which came in 1981. They would have run out of money by then. The Omni and Horizon kept them afloat until 1981 when the K-car came out.

[@TheTreasureGuard]

Totally a restorable unit definitely a treasure find but off to death row she will go!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

It definitely has some good parts to give.

[@robertsimpson7113]

OVERHEAD CONSOLE not counsel

[@NathansMoparGarage]

According to whom?

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

We had a 90 caravan when I was a kid Navy blue with 3.0 6cyl and very well optioned

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Those 3.0s were good for a while.

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

@NathansMoparGarage other than ours burned a little oil. It was good!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I.know they had problems after they had some miles on them. They should have gotten the 2.5 turbo van 😁

[@DougsterWolverineGarage]

@NathansMoparGarage lol right!

[@4x4rcoff-roadtractors54]

Yeah that's a real shame that's in the junkyard my friend owned three of those

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That's what I was thinking. He owned 3 of them? Did they blow up or fall apart?

[@MarkEllis-r7n]

love to buy and restore. i already have a parts car for it

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That yard doesn't sell vehicles they are there for 4-6 weeks and then they are crushed.

[@timneeves.6338]

Why...nothing that can't be fixed..

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Someone gave up on it

[@brianhayes7618]

They ad bad transmissions

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Could be.

[@Dancing_Alone_wRentals]

Not when they had a clutch pedal included.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

I have only seen a couple of those.

[@bobbydavenport8941]

This van needs rescued

[@NathansMoparGarage]

That junkyard doesn't sell cars they are unfortunately not leaving in one piece

[@briandjordjevic9969]

Needs to be saved

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Cars don't leave that yard. They get turned in to pancakes eventually.

[@bobbydavenport8941]

Very sad😢

[@NathansMoparGarage]

Yeah sure is

[@LongIslandMopars]

Damn thing is mint!

[@NathansMoparGarage]

It's one of the nicest ones I have seen in a while.

[@LongIslandMopars]

@@NathansMoparGarage Same. There is a long wheelbase version of that not too far from me and looks to be regularly driven.

[@NathansMoparGarage]

There are still some out there.