Junkyard Find: 1987 Hyundai Excel

Would you believe that the first-generation Hyundai Excel is now one of the rarest of Junkyard Finds? It's true! The 1985-1989 Excel was so incredibly terrible— in my opinion, even worse than the Yugo— that just about every example in North America was dead and crushed by about 1995. In fact, in recent years I've seen more Crusher-bound Mitsubishi Cordias than early Excels. The closest I've come was this '91 Hyundai Scoupe, based on the second-gen Excel and nowhere near as wretched as its predecessor. With just over 100,000 miles on the clock, this car proved to be one of the most reliable first-gen Excels ever built. Lesson to struggling automakers: If Hyundai can go from building excrementally bad cars to building very good ones in a mere 20 years, there's hope for you! from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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