Tag: 70s
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Europa with Hoochie Mama
We here at Oddimotive certainly love the Lotus Europa. What could be better than world-class handling and light weight combined with a rev-happy engine and looks best described as “pickup-like”? What we have here is a very rough Europa that is claimed to be in running condition. Click for eBay ad Tucson, AZ $8,000 with…
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Custom Honda 600 pickup
Sadly, Honda never made a pickup version of the 600. The closest thing was the cab-over TN360. Regardless, some have decided to take matters into their own hands and create N600 trucks. We applaud them for their contributions to automotive weirdness. This example appears to be in good shape and the seller claims it runs…
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AN Editors: Too much Scotch??
Is it just my imagination, or does Keith Crain, Editor-in-Chief of Automotive News, in this awesome 1975 file photo, posses a striking resemblance to Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy? Was AN hoping we would make such a comparison by placing these photos on adjacent pages in the October 14th 2013 issue?
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Another sleeper from hell? Plymouth Valiant with Twin-Turbo 318
Frankly, we’ve never seen a Chrysler 318 with a twin turbo setup, but here it is. We love the choice of a ‘grocery getter’ four-door for these mods! Only weirdos like us like these as sleepers – the market generally says 60s and 70s four-doors are just used cars, and they don’t get collector prices.…
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Why not? 1978 Volvo 262C with LS3 and nitrous
This looks like an amazing build, if you’re into screaming green! It’s surprising how few pictures the seller put in the ad for this type of car, but we found more on the interwebs. This thing is likely fun, but what’s up with the automatic trans? Drag racing, or just a strange choice? Update: It…
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Best of the worst? 1977 Corvette 4-Speed
The mid 70s through early 80s “Malaise Era” C3 Corvettes get a bum rap, as their performance dwindled through the emissions years. Anyone who’s been in one, however, knows that they provide impressive torque in an attractive package. This tan ’77 is the type of Corvette often overlooked or even mocked, but we like the…
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Rare in USA (or anywhere) Nissan Sunny Ute
We’ll admit right here that we didn’t know this existed. Apparently, a Sunny-based Ute (AKA small truck) was once sold in Australia and Japan. Needles to say,we love it! This particular example has a couple mods we’d reverse, but we like the upgrade engine and dual Mikunis. Click for eBay ad Bellevue, Washington $2,225 with…
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Okay, this one’s personal: 1970 Mustang Hardtop
Your humble host’s first car was a 1970 Mustang Grande, which was the luxury Mustang from 1969 through 1973. In 1970, that meant is had a landau roof (front half, oddly), some black ‘camera case’ vinyl exterior trim, the Deluxe (faux woodgrain) interior shared with from the Mach 1, extra sound deadening, a big clock…
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Epic Green Gremlin with Epic Ad
The green Gremlin is entertaining in and of itself, but this one’s here because of the ad text… Click for eBay ad Emryville, CA $1,500 with one bid and no reserve 10/24/2013 update: SOLD for $1,525.69 with two bids Interior is surprisingly nice, barring the worn driver’s seat. Looks a bit rougher under the hood……
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Something for everyone – all in one vehicle
You can’t decide what you want in a toy car? A convertible, a pickup or a motorcycle? A Honda or a Datsun? How about a GM product? Here you can have all of those in one: This is a Datsun pickup cab and bed mated to a Honda bike, powered by a GM V6 and…