Junkyard Find: 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup

Americans have never had many choices for front-wheel-drive pickup trucks; you could make your own by dropping a random pickup bed on a Sawzall-ized Sentra, or you could go with an Omnirizon-based Dodge Rampage or a Golf-based VW Caddy. Not many Rampages or Rabbit pickups left, though I did find this '80 VW in a Denver junkyard last year. Now here's another one, apparently quite unrusted, getting ready to be eaten by The Crusher. Small pickups have no place in 21st-century America, because small pickups are glass-half-empty reminders of life's limitations. Still, these things sipped gas (or, if you were very patient on freeway onramps, diesel) and could haul a surprising amount of cargo. One can only imagine what happened to this truck's 62 horses when the AC compressor went into action. Perhaps it was best to limit use of the air conditioning to roads with steep downhill grades. These trucks have a small but fanatically devoted following, so it's safe to assume that most of the good parts on this truck will get rescued by members of the Denver chapter of the Caddy Jihad. from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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