THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Another sleeper from hell? Plymouth Valiant with Twin-Turbo 318
Frankly, we’ve never seen a Chrysler 318 with a twin turbo setup, but here it is. We love the choice of a ‘grocery getter’ four-door for these mods! Only weirdos like us like these as sleepers – the market generally says 60s and 70s four-doors are just used cars, and they don’t get collector prices.…
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DKW Shnellaster: Perfect parts hauler for Audi driver?
This cool German microvan isn’t seen often, especially here in the us. Of course, we love it and see great potential but this one is a bit of a project, to say the least. These are sometimes thrown in with Microcars, but they don’t appear to be that small. Either way, this would be quite…
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Why not? 1978 Volvo 262C with LS3 and nitrous
This looks like an amazing build, if you’re into screaming green! It’s surprising how few pictures the seller put in the ad for this type of car, but we found more on the interwebs. This thing is likely fun, but what’s up with the automatic trans? Drag racing, or just a strange choice? Update: It…
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Baja = Brat II?
What’s not to love about a Subaru Baja Turbo with a manual trans? Freakshow styling that yields limited utility? Check! Two-seater rear bench to removed expected practicality? Check! Detuned STI engine? Check! AWD? Check! It probably sounds like we’re making fun of this beast, but the fact is we love it. What could be more…
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Quickie: Grand Prix 2+2
Thanks to Hemmings for finding a great oddity. Yep, it’s the Pontiac sibling to the Monte Carlo SS Aero… Click for Hemming’s story – Post by CG
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French Jeep: Citroën Méhari
The Citroën Méhari was a sort of French Jeep. What more do we need to say? This claims to be a genuine US-spec model, whatever that means. Regardless,we think it’s cool as hell. Click for eBay ad Malibu, CA $8,685 with 11 bids and reserve not met Posted by CG Ad text: CITROEN MEHARI FRENCH…
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Forgotten for Many Reasons: Pontiac Lemans by Daewoo
The Pontiac Lemans that most people remember was a 1960s-70s GM intermediate, one version of which was the GTO for quite some time. Most have tried hard to forget the Daewoo-built Pontiac Lemans of the 1980s and early 90s, one of many captive imports designed to help with CAFE. There’s really nothing to love here…
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Best of the worst? 1977 Corvette 4-Speed
The mid 70s through early 80s “Malaise Era” C3 Corvettes get a bum rap, as their performance dwindled through the emissions years. Anyone who’s been in one, however, knows that they provide impressive torque in an attractive package. This tan ’77 is the type of Corvette often overlooked or even mocked, but we like the…
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Amigoes like hell?
Here we have something we never expected to see. No, it’s not something original and rare. It’s an Isuzu Amigo with a Corvette LT-1 small block Chevy V8 installed. …did anyone ask WHY? Not too surprisingly, this is located in your humble host’s home state, which means I understand it more than most. The Amigo…
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Odd news: Goodbye little Aston oddity
Some day, we’ll find one in the US when they’re importable. Click for Autoblog story Post by CG Sadly, it looks like Aston’s odd attempt at affordability and higher average fuel economy via a gussied-up, $50K version the Toyota/Scion IQ has failed after a whopping two years. This was never offered in the US market,…
