Tag: 80s

  • (Help Me) Ronda? Yes, it’s a Rover Honda.

    (Help Me) Ronda? Yes, it’s a Rover Honda.

    Today’s feature is a Rover 216SE, falsely advertised as a 316. Why is this a Ronda? It’s because this is essentially a rebadged Honda Ballade, which, in turn, was a slightly fancier Honda Civic. If a Sterling is too common for you, this Rover 216 should do the trick.

  • The Train Truck

    The Train Truck

    Beneath this moderately convincing steam train is a Chevy 1-ton truck chassis powered by a good ‘ol 350. As one can imagine, this was used for parades in the past. What will you do with it?

  • 1987 Toyota Corollup

    1987 Toyota Corollup

    Here we have an example of one of our favorite categories of oddimobiles – hatchbacks (usually shitboxes) converted into pickups. This is a strangely common phenomenon, with seemingly half of the world’s remaining Ford Festivas converted into pickups. Good news here is a supercharged JDM (yo!) 1.6L was swapped into this bad boy, which also…

  • Not a GLH: Weird, Topless Omni with Makeshift Roll Cage

    Not a GLH: Weird, Topless Omni with Makeshift Roll Cage

    We see some mulletude in this car. The front looks like a typical shitbox Omni, but the back is another story. The end result of chopping the top of an Omni and welding or bolting in a cage is strange, and that’s what we love it. Keep in mind the fact that shitbox is a…

  • 1940  Ford Coupe with Lincoln Mark VII Underpinnings

    1940 Ford Coupe with Lincoln Mark VII Underpinnings

    Have you ever looked at a 1940 Ford and a 1980s Mark VII LSC and wondered what would happen if they got friendly? Well, now you know. In this case, the one who decided to answer the question with a lot of custom work also decided that the Mark VII interior just wasn’t purple enough.…

  • Three-Wheeled, Leaning Scooter: Honda Gyro NN50

    Three-Wheeled, Leaning Scooter: Honda Gyro NN50

    Honda made a whole series of three-wheeled, leaning scooters in the early- to mid-1980s, but only a few variants made it to the US and only for about three years. This NN50 is arguably the sportiest model, though it is powered by a 50cc gas engine. The idea here is you gain traction and stability…

  • 1985 Armaretta Coupe

    1985 Armaretta Coupe

    We never tire of the “neo-classical” cars of the 70s and 80s, which were so perfect in their day. After all, luxury car buyers in that time frame grew up with the cars of the 1920s and 30s before giving birth to the Baby Boomer generation. Today’s feature is one of the strangest among these…

  • A True Minivan: The Cushman Vanster

    A True Minivan: The Cushman Vanster

    Okay, so it’s really a microvan. Anywho, if you don’t know Cushman, you probably haven’t paid much attention to the meter maid parking enforcement vehicles used in urban centers. These are sometimes road legal and are generally represent minimalist transporation, sometimes inside industrial facilities. Today’s feature vehicle is a Cushman of the four-wheel variety (some…

  • Super Rare (in US) Peugeot P4

    Super Rare (in US) Peugeot P4

    Celebrate the potential return of Peugeot and/or Citroen to the US market with an oddball, French military Peugeot product, which should also be a thoroughly capable off-roader.

  • GMC Sonoma Turned Psuedo-Rat-Rod

    GMC Sonoma Turned Psuedo-Rat-Rod

    Rat Rod seems to be very loosely defined, these days, and this is an example. Most of this was once a GMC Sonoma/S15, but there’s not much left and a V8 has been shoved into it. The builder obviously likes chains (well, it is from a custom bike shop) and has done some cool little…