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  • Quickie:  Interesting photography

    Quickie: Interesting photography

    Quickie:  Is this a cheap way to block the license plate? Click for Craigslist ad $1,400 West Covina, CA Ad text: LIGHT BROWN 4X4 1998 SUBURBAN IT NEED ENGINE WORK TURNS ON AND RUN RUFF ( MIGHT BE EASY FIX ) MECHANIC SPECIAL THE CAR LOOKS GOOD AND JUST NEED SOME TLC CALL (626) xxx-xxxx…

  • Falcon wagon

    Falcon wagon

    Here’s a relatively rare Falcon 2-door wagon. Too bad it doesn’t have a V8… Click for eBay ad $3,550 with 11 bids and no reserve Philadelphia, PA 04/09/2013 Update: Sold for $7,999 with 47 bids Super-clean engine bay with 170 I6. The ‘steer head’ vinyl is awesome. Brown-tone  interior trim is an unusual touch that…

  • Sporty Honda

    Sporty Honda

    Here’s a very nice little Honda Z600.  These are very cool cars and were positioned as the sporty alternative to the N600 “sedan”, which still only had two doors, but a more formal roofline.  Some day… Click for eBay ad$4,150 with 14 bids and reserve not met Auburn, CA We’ve always loved the rear window…

  • Respect the 909

    Respect the 909

    Another that largely speaks for itself. Click for Craigslist Ad $7,500 in Pomona, CA Two head units are better than one? Rear view must be great with that down. Ad text: 2 pumps,3 dumps,8 batteries,rienforced fraime with optinal hydraulic switch in the trunk,mural on trunk done by fonzy,pinstriping done by mike lamberson,hydraulics done by “lobos…

  • Brown 70s van – does it get better?

    Brown 70s van – does it get better?

    I have to respect anyone who is “selling to move into another van project.”  Click for details… Click for Craigslist ad $2,000 in Simi Valley, CA You gotta love 70s stripes.  The only thing better would be a full-on mural, but this is close. As much as we love this one, we must admit it…

  • Holy Crap

    Holy Crap

    This speaks for itself (click for more). Click for Craigslist ad $21,000 OBO Ventura, CA Hideous, eh?  Well, just wait… Yes, it gets worse – lambo doors, f’d up hood, etc. Good Lord Is that a coaxial speaker in the rear center?  What on earth does that do, acoustically speaking? Ad text: Iam selling my…

  • Quickie:  Yugo triplets

    Quickie: Yugo triplets

    Okay, so they’re not really triplets, but the stars must be strangely aligned when three Yugos are on eBay at the same time. Click for eBay ad #1 Uber-low mileage (1,826?!) and original.  This one was featured on Bring a Trailer. Walnut, CA $5,100 with 9 bids and no reserve.  This is serious money for…

  • Road Trip!

    Road Trip!

    We’ve never heard of this one from Datsun.  How about a road trip to Bahrain to pick this one up?? According to the ad, this is equivalent to an old Cedric, which we have heard of.  Left hand drive must be very rare, and the four-door hardtop concept is extremely cool, though it can’t be…

  • Most interesting car in the world?

    Most interesting car in the world?

    How can you resist? Click for Craigslist ad Ad text: 1995 Olds Achieva 4 doorPassed smog test alreadyOver 25 miles per gallonRuns and shifts great!Only 111k milesGreat conditionCLEAN TITLECurrent May 2014 tags!No check engine light, no problems- the car is totally ready to drive.

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    Oddimotive welcomes your comments

    Oddimotive has had over 2000 hits.  Let’s get the conversation going! If the comment function is difficult to use, please let us know Does this format work?  Of course a blog is only one way to do this – this could move completely to Facebook. If the blog format is okay, how is the layout?…