THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Jensen Healey without a Ferrin’ Engine
Most enthusiasts likely remember the Jensen Healey for its engine – the all-aluminum Lotus 907 twin-cam four cylinder. This was one of the very first production 16-valve fours and was known for great high-RPM power and not a lot of low-end torque. Apparently, one Jensen Healey owner wanted the opposite, so this car received a…
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Microcar and Wagon Rolled into One!
Microcars are just plain cool. Some day, I’ll squeeze one into the garage – it’s just a question of when and what. Something like this little Crosley Station Wagon could do nicely. This example, however, might be a bit more of a project than I want. That being said, this appears to be a fully…
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A Fittingly French Sale?
If you are a Citroen CX fan, this is the one to have – the GTI Turbo 2. The turbocharged, intercooled 2.5-liter four cylinder put out 168HP, which was nothing to sneeze at in the mid- to late-80s. And, of course, wacky French styling comes standard, inside and out. What makes this a fittingly French…
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Turbo K-Car Variant Two-Fer!
Okay, the Shadow/Sundance was technically a P-Body, but that was a K-Car derivative. Regardless, what you get here is two turbo Chrylser products for $4,500. What’s not to love? Well, okay, build quality is questionable and the styling on the LeBaron (at least I’m pretty sure it’s a Lebaron – with the four headlights) is…
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VW Type 4 x 2
The Type 4 (411 and 412) was Volkswagen’s mid-sized offering in the late 60s and early 70s and was offered in three body styles: four-door sedan, two-door coupe and three-door wagon. Interestingly, the 411 was VW’s very first four-door sedan, although we are featuring the other two body styles today. This family of cars had…
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Anyone Remember the Uplander? Here’s a Shabby Chic example.
If you’re a domestic automaker and you’re not Chrysler, you struggled in the minivan market and eventually left. In the early 80s, Chrysler launched the unibody Caravan minivan with front-wheel drive and has stuck with the formula ever since, with others joining the fray with similar layouts. GM and Ford launched body-on-frame, rear-wheel drive minivans…
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Trucks and Stuff
No, really, this person is selling trucks and stuff. “f250 diesel, 91 explorer, Gazebo, old stove, old cement mixer, etc. – $1500 (93528)” I wonder if $1,500 could get everything. Would anyone want everything? Click for Craigslist ad Johannesburg, CA (way the hell out there) $1,500 Ad text: 89 f250 4wd diesel-$2500 obo 91 explorer…
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Brand Whores Unite! Yet Another Tasteful and Classy Choice
In the automotive world, nothing says “brand whore” like a Mercedes Benz. This doesn’t mean they don’t make some excellent cars, it just means that the public is in such a sad state that I think the Smart FourTwo would have sold ten times the volume if they’d just put a Mercedes badge on it.…
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Swedish Beachmobile?
The seller offers little detail, but claims this is a running PV544 with a clean title. If you want 40s Ford styling with Swedish reliability, this is the car for you! In other good news, the seller does specify this has a four-speed manual. The images certainly show a complete car, but we can’t do…
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Mullet Car? It’s not what you think.
The seller did a fine job of hiding this fact in he photos with strategically terrible angles, but this IS a mullet car. Police car in front, sporty coupe in back. This generation of Caprice had a fourteen model year run, which is actually longer than the current Lincoln navigator. If the front of this…
