Tag: 80s
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Strangest Samurai?
We like the Suzuki Samurai. It’s a serious underdog but has serious off-road capability. So…what happens when you remove a Samurai’s performance underdog nature and off-road ability at the same time? Short version: The front end was extended to fit a bored and stroked small block Chevy and it’s now a RWD-only vehicle. Hmm. If…
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Subaru GL Convertible
Proposed US regulations killed off much of the convertible market for the late 70s and early 80s. This is why targa tops, t-tops and those strange semi-fixed-roof cabriolets were so relatively common. We all know the free market is always smarter than regulators, and proof came in the growth of coachbuilding during the same period.…
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Our first Encore presentation!
We like forgotten cars, so we love this Renault Encore ad. The owner apparently spent a lot of time and money on this, possibly making it the nicest Encore extant. See ad text for remarkable detail. The only downside is the automatic transmission; but, really, how fun was this to drive in any form? Click…
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Wannabe Ferrari 308 with optimistic seller
We see Fieros made to look like Italian exotics on a daily basis, but we’ve never seen a Beal Stiletto Camaro conversion. This is a blatant ripoff of the Ferrari 308 and is odd in and of itself, but the best part of this ad is the text. The seller wants to link this thing…
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Bitter (SC), party of one
If you’re here, you probably have heard of the Bitter SC, but the other 99% haven’t. Here’s one currently for sale on eBay, complete with very enthusiastic seller who quotes Wikipedia as a source… Short version: Erich Bitter started his own company which re-bodied Opels. This SC is the best-known model. Your humble host is…
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Subaru GL10 Turbo AWD project
This rare beast was partially disassembled at one point and this is your opportunity to build it back up the way you want it. The only downside here is the automatic trans, so you might as well do the swap “while you’re in there.” Apparently, Subaru offered a pneumatic suspension, and this one has it.…
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Mazda’s 80s Rally Homologation-mobile
These days, US customers can choose between the WRX/STI and the Evo for Japanese rally-inspired street cars, but, for years, both were forbidden fruit on these shores. That doesn’t mean there were no choices, however, as we did get the Celica All-Trac Turbo, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 and our feature car, the Mazda 323GTX. With 130…
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Nice MX-6 GT
We featured a beat up and somewhat modified white MX-6 GT early on, so we feel it’s a good thing to follow up with a nice, stock one. Miles aren’t super-low, but this looks like a good, honest used car. Yet again, no four-wheel steering here, but maybe that’s good from a maintenance expense perspective…
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Take your pick: Euro cabriolets with fixed roof parts
Like partial convertibles? Well, this is your lucky day! Car #1: We mentioned the XJS Cabriolet (XJS-C) when we recently posted a US market XJS manual, and this one just came along. This one is a grey market manual and a very rare beast Stateside. Car #2: On the same day, we found this E30…
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Good, honest Turbo Brick
We love Volvo Bricks and,of course, love Turbo Bricks even more. The seller gives a good amount of info here and this seems like a great, original car. With one of these, the teacher’s car story fits perfectly. The only downside is it’s severely lacking in clutch pedal. Would you keep it as-is and hope…