Tag: 4×4
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A Rocky Start to your Car Collection
Remember Daihatsu? They’re the oldest car company in Japan, but only sold vehicles here in the US from about 1987 to 1992. Since 1988, Toyota has owned a majority stake in Daihatsu and they are very much alive today. In the US, only two models were offered – the Charade shitbox and this, the Rocky…
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Confused Van Project
Is this a Ford? Yes. Is it a Dodge? Yep. It seems this is a 1962 Ford Van body on a Dodge frame of some sort. Based on track width, this might be on a shortened military chassis. Regardless, the dually van look is, well, interesting. Click for Craigslist ad Lake Forest, CA (Oddimotive HQ!)…
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1991 Bronco Centurion Four-Door
Esteemed editor DS once posted a Centurion Bronco four-door on these hallowed pages and I’m here to do it again. Why? Because these are an interesting part of oddimotive history and also show the adaptability of the aftermarket when an OEM refuses to invest to address part of the market. These represent Centurion’s effort to use…
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This is NOT a Gremlin. It’s Even Better!
If it’s not a Gremlin, what is this car? It’s an AMC Eagle Kammback. The most familiar and popular AMC Eagle product from this era was the station wagon, but there were other body styles. This odd little hatchback is likely fairly off-road capable – it even has decent ground clearance. If you like the…
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Scout this Out
Here we have a Scout II Patriot Edition, claimed to be one of 200. The Patriot edition came with a cool red, white and blue color scheme and has a hardtop, unlike the otherwise similar Spirit of ’76 edition. This car also has the XLC package, which apparently means eXtra Load Capacity and was the…
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T3 Syncro + Ambulance + Greenland = Win!
What kind of fool doesn’t have a Danish military vehicle and a vehicle that served in Greenland in his or her collection? If that’s you, here is one vehicle which will check both boxes! Given there are very few roads near the Danish military base where this van once lived, it has only 5,029 miles.…
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The Best Vehicle Ever Made in Ulyanovsk, Russia?
This just might be! It’s the UAZ-469, otherwise known as the goat. This was/is basically the commie Jeep. There was even an ill-fated attempt to build and sell these in the US. It always makes sense to bring low-cost vehicles from places with low labor cost and attempt to build them in a country with…
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Super Trooper?
Troopers are rarely seen these days, but they’ve always been cool and quite capable off road. This two-door with manual trans steps things up a notch! This looks like a great vehicle and I’m not sure that 200K+ miles is much for an Isuzu truck. Click for Craigslist ad South Bay, CA $2,400 Sporty two-door!…
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Forbidden Fruit: Lada Niva
I still want one: Click for CarScoopts article
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Feathered, Like Your Hair
We’re big fans of the long-lost, full-sized, two-door SUVs and prefer unusual ones. Think 78-79 Bronco and any Ramcharger. Blazers don’t qualify as unusual without something special. Thia one’s a “Feathers” edition. We don’t know what that’s about, but it’s certainly different… This appears to be in decent shape with an engine from a 1986…