THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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German Hearse
Why not? Click for Craigslist ad $9999 Manual trans is a huge bonus! They’re a bit proud of this hood ornament. Ad text: 1979 Mercedes Benz W123, hearse. Very RARE to come across a Mercedes hearse like this in North America, as most hearses used here are Cadillac. This one was used for an entire…
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Chrysler TC by Maserati
This ad pretty much says it all – the love child of Iaccoca and an Italian. Undeniably, is was the costliest K-car ever! Clink for Ad What was the result? Well, something that looked more-or-less like any other LeBaron, but with a T-Birdesque porthole top. I seem to recall these, like Cadillac Allantes, were flown…
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Preserved, but why?
An aunt of one of us here at Oddimotive HQ once had one of these in yellow. This beige one is awfully close and reminds us of just how boring this body style was. This ad is interesting for a few reasons: 1) Insanely low mileage and great condition, but why? 2) The brochure and…
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First we’ve seen
When Americans think Triumph cars, most don’t think sedan. I6 adn 4-speed with overdrive sounds pretty cool to us. Is anyone out there familiar with these? Click for Craigslist ad Your for $4500 Too bad there’s only one image in the ad. Ad text: Just imported. My wife and I bought the car to tour…
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Warning: Desirable car
With the Eagle brand long since dead, these now qualify as oddities. Here we have the best of them all – the Talon Tsi AWD. Okay, it’s debatable whether first or second gen is the very best, but you get the point. These DSMs are cool and two out of the three brands that sold…
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Smart project?
Parts must be easy to find. It is pretty cool, though… Click here for Ebay ad $7,400 opening price with no bids and TBD reserve Update 03/28/2013: Zero bids, so reserve not met. Ad text: A rare one here, has title and needs resto. The car is in restorable shape. 301 xxx xxxx This car…
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Another retro bird
What is it with these things? We had no idea they existed, and now they keep popping up in ‘rare’ searches, etc. It seems some have spent a lot of money to make these oddballs. Click for Ebay ad Starting bid $8,500 03/23/2013 Update: Closed with no bids. Shocking! Fancy ‘cove’ paint job adds flair.…
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Because the ’76 Eldorado just wasn’t gaudy enough.
This ’76 El Deora appears to be a dealer kit from the peak of hideous Detroit gaudiness. This reminds us of the pimp-mobile(see last image) in that bad ’70s James Bond film with all the AMC products. Modern hipsters are sure to love this. This is a great ad quote: “at one point the gentlemen…
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Honda 600s
It’s not at all unusual to find oddities for sale in pairs and with parts cars. These have potential and at least the seller claims the lot contains one running, driving car. The shelf full ‘o parts is a nice bonus. Click for Craigslist ad Ad text: Running driving 1970 Honda 6001970 Honda project with…
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HMV Freeway
Some may remember one of these for sale near the former Oddimotive HQ in TN. Click for Craigslist ad Updated link! Ad text: for sale 1980 freeway ground up restoration in ex cond . 55 mpg Auto show ready very few left None in this cond call 218 xxx-xxxx Norm
