THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Irvine Cars and Coffee sightings (April 6, 2013)
There was some pretty good stuff this week – click for images. How often do you see a Mazda 616? This is an Austin America interior…excellent plaid covers (presumably not original). Vehicross! Does it get more odd? A coupe older RWD Toyotas (Corolla and Cressida). Note sure what’s up with the air dam on the…
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AMC wagon trio
Take your pick from these beautiful AMC wagons. 4WD or RWD? The choice is yours! #1 is an Eagle 4WD wagon. Click for eBay ad #1 Los Angeles, CA $995 with 1 bid and reserve not met 04/11/2013 update: Reserve not met at $2,125 and 7 bids Interior is in remarkably good shape. Too bad…
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Crosley fire truck
Crosley made some cool little cars in the 40s and early 50s. They were made to be practical city-type cars, but were left behind as the US adopted bigger and bigger cars after the war. At one time, Crosley offered some of the very first production disc brakes. Interestingly, the owner/founder also owned the Cincinnati Reds and…
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You don’t see these every day.
This has super-low miles, like they all do. These were pretty controversial cars. What are your thoughts? Click for eBay ad $51,100 with 2 bids and reserve not met Jamul, CA (where?) Did those fender vents inspire the Mercedes SLR?? Interior is nice, but mostly from the GM parts bin. Old Aurora- (there’s another odd…
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Practical commuter?
Click for eBay ad $5,655 with 8 bids and reserve not met Templeton,CA 04/17/2013 update: Ended with reserve not met at $8,500. Fun for the whole family! How do sellers decide their images are good enough? Ad text: Selling for an estate a 1976 Landrover FC101 army ambulance. runs well, everything is here and works…
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Pacer Woody Wagon with Navajo interior
How could anyone possibly improve upon this vehicle? Click for eBay ad $3,250 with, ahem, 15 bids and reserve not met (no, really) Los Angeles, CA 04/05/2013 update: Reserve not met at $3,250 and 16 bids Tasty… This interior is pure genius. Did anyone have to review anything at AMC before production? You’re damn right…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
