THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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We’re in love: 1978 Datsun 200SX five speed
We’ve thought of this car as “so ugly it’s cool” ever since a friend down the street had one very similar to today’s subject car. These days, the styling is growing on us in its own weird way, plus it’s clear that the F10 will always be the ugliest Datsun (barring anything new out of…
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Anthony Weiner truck
This is too good not to share, but the buy it now price seem silly, especially given the almost total lack of useful information in the ad. I guess they got on Huffington Post and now think they’ve made it big time… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/anthony-weiner-hot-dog-truck_n_3763195.html Click for eBay ad New York, NY $200 with ZERO bids, reserve…
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Denver Broncos themed 1974 Volvo 142
Your humble host had a 1974 Volvo 142 for a while and learned about the frustration that can come from a previously-neglected Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection setup. This owner not only made his or her 142 into a Denver Broncos tribute, but decided to dump the B20 entirely and change to Toyota power and…
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Short-lived Domestic Oddity
Not all oddities come from the 90s or earlier. As a matter of fact, the Chevy Trailblazer spun off a small series of good ones in the 2000s. Those include the third Generation Oldmobile Bravada, the Saab 9-7x, the Isuzu Ascender (note: three brands GM killed one way or another), the Buick Ranier and our…
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Why not a custom Roller?
No, we don’t mean something without an engine or trans, but a Rolls Royce with hideous custom bodywork and bizarre ‘show’ paint. The pictures largely speak for themselves. Interestingly, the paint says Extreme Music and the ad says an amp and avsub were just installed. We’re confused. Click for eBay ad Fort Smith, AR $50,000…
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Did someone chop the top on a Porsche 959?!
Uh…no. This is a replica which will offer almost none of the 959’s performance. Still, how can you put a price on silliness? Will Karmann Ghia fans be offended? Is that what’s under here? The seller indicates it’s registered as a 1990 VW. Click for eBay ad Kew Gardens, NY $10,600 BIN price 09/02/2013 update:…
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Our first Encore presentation!
We like forgotten cars, so we love this Renault Encore ad. The owner apparently spent a lot of time and money on this, possibly making it the nicest Encore extant. See ad text for remarkable detail. The only downside is the automatic transmission; but, really, how fun was this to drive in any form? Click…
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Quickie: A better 323GTX?
Recently, we featured a Mazda 323GTX with some frame rust issues. Here we have what might be a better one, but one which still raises a few questions and also mentioned undercarriage rust. This one has clear coat issues and some admitted idle trouble. The clapping-up isn’t bad on this car, so maybe someone with…
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Quickie: This Festiva is too weird to ever really go away
We featured this Festiva a while back as part of our Two homemade shitboxes story. It appears that it sold and buyer’s remorse set in quickly. This seller actually provides more information and pictures than the last one, even though the last seller was apparently the builder. Odd note: This seller bought this strange beast for his…
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Tesla Accessory?
