THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Europa with Hoochie Mama
We here at Oddimotive certainly love the Lotus Europa. What could be better than world-class handling and light weight combined with a rev-happy engine and looks best described as “pickup-like”? What we have here is a very rough Europa that is claimed to be in running condition. Click for eBay ad Tucson, AZ $8,000 with…
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Joel Ewanick: When you go there, you are going to get fired In a recent article in Wards Auto, Joel Ewanick recounted his 2 year stint as GM’s Chief Marketing Officer. What is odd is that Ewanick said he never felt secure at GM, stating mentors told him that “When you go there, you are…
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Make your own two-fer: Peugeot 404 and parts car
Every now and then, two unlikely cars pop up on the market at the same time and, sometimes, it makes sense to think of them as joined at the hip. In this case, we have two Peugeot 404s, one a rough runner and one a rusty parts car (if any worthwhile parts are left…). Why…
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What could go wrong? Obscure EV for sale in Russia
We’re sure our readers don’t get enough Nigerian bank scam emails, so we offer up this ad. The Tropica seems to have been another failed EV venture, this one built in Florida. This claims to be the only Tropica outside the US, so we’re not sure why the seller decided it needed to go on…
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Frutto Proibito: 1997 Fiat Barchetta drenched in maple
Here we have the strange, much later follow-up to the classic Fiat Spyder. Unfortunately, these are FWD and based on the Punto platform of the day. Not only is the handling not stellar, the styling is odd and 0-60 took close to 9.0 seconds! Add in 90s Italian reliability and you have a winning package…
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Custom Honda 600 pickup
Sadly, Honda never made a pickup version of the 600. The closest thing was the cab-over TN360. Regardless, some have decided to take matters into their own hands and create N600 trucks. We applaud them for their contributions to automotive weirdness. This example appears to be in good shape and the seller claims it runs…
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AN Editors: Too much Scotch??
Is it just my imagination, or does Keith Crain, Editor-in-Chief of Automotive News, in this awesome 1975 file photo, posses a striking resemblance to Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy? Was AN hoping we would make such a comparison by placing these photos on adjacent pages in the October 14th 2013 issue?
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Outlandish pricing on uber-low-mileage BMW Ms
The E24 M6 was essentially the first BMW M car, at least in name and in the sense that M cars are highly modified versions of production BMWs. The M5 followed not far behind and added a sedan sleeper factor to the mix. Both were powered by versions of the M88 engine used in the…
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Strange kit car: World Star?
Even the seller doesn’t offer much info on what this is. World Star Safari? World Star Convoy? It seems not to matter, as even the interwebs offer little help. We did manage to find a pickup version for sale on The Samba, however, so the World Star part seems to be confirmed. Obviously, this is…
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Subtle and classy? 1990 Beretta Indy
Your humble host once knew someone who had a car just like this. Her father was a Chevy dealer, so she at least had an excuse. In truth, this car seemed to make sense in 1990 and to high school students; but it’s hard to imagine this being much of a collector’s item, at least…
