Tag: Save the Manuals
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Kenmeri from Bahrain: 1974 Nissan Skyline 240K GT
The C110 Skyline was known as the Kenmeri due to the ad campaign which launched it and featured decidedly non-Japanese actors. This started life as a right-hand drive 240K GT but is now left-hand drive and features an L28 in place of the L24. The work on this car appears to have been done to…
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1988 Renault Medallion: French, Manual Wagon!
Here’s a car that checks almost all of the boxes. 1) It’s French, which guarantees obscurity in the US. Even better, the car and the engine are products of long-forgotten alliances. 2) It’s a wagon 3) It features a clutch pedal What’s missing? We say it’d be perfect with all-wheel drive and painted brown. Still,…
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Over-Restored (?) 1971 Sunbeam Imp
The Hillman/Sunbeam Imp is a cool little two-door sedan with its lightweight aluminum engine in the rear and an interesting rally history. This one appears to have been restored to a high level, but is any Imp worth the $35K asking price? The seller claims this car was completely disassembled and all parts were restored…
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Great Ad and Cool Car: ’76 Datsun Honey Bee
We admit it, we love the Honey Bee. Sure, Nissan/Datsun shipped too many base B210s and someone in Gardena simply decided to slap decals on them to make them a “special”, but there’s something oddly appealing about this little car. The seller provides lots of good photos, including every issue noted. The car apparently has…
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Rare Sleeper: Big Block, Four-Speed Mercury Montego
First, we admit a 1960s mid-sized sedan isn’t the sleeper it once was; but it’s true that most sedans in this class were built with mild powertrains. Not this one, however, as it sports a 390 and four-speed manual! This example is essentially stock, but does wear headers and custom exhaust, as well as a…
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1966 Mustang Turbo Coupe
Admit it, if you’re a car person remotely interested in Fords, you’ve wondered about this swap at some point. The seller has combined a nicely modified 1980s 2.3 turbo with a 1966 Mustang and seems to have done all the right suspension, brake and other mods to keep up. This engine came from a Cougar…
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Set your own Rekords in this Shift-it-Yourself Opel
With some funds, any European auto fan can score a 1980s BMW, Mercedes or even Audi; but this Opel Rekord will stand out in any American crowd today. This is the 2.2i version, which came with the most sporting engine available, and this also has the Irmscher sport package, which consists of mostly cosmetic goodies.…
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1996 Jaguar XJR with MT Swap
We love sleepers, and Jaguar’s XJR models have often qualified. We’re particularly partial to the original version, what with its supercharged XJR6 inline six cylinder. The usual issue is that essentially all of them came with automatic transmissions. This seller decided to fix that. A five-speed manual has been swapped into this example, supposedly using…
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Z21: The Zombie Truck
Yes, it’s called a D21; but we’re referring to this oddity as the Z21 due to its zombie theme. The zombie theme consists of a mural on both sides and the tailgate. For some reason, brass knuckle decals are also featured in several places. Do brass knuckles even work on zombies? The seller claims there’s…
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Time Capsule Topaz: Two-Door with Five-Speed!
Soon, we’ll have a whole generation that doesn’t remember Mercury, Ford’s red-headed stepchild. That’s sad, as the brand had a few real performance gems over the years. This isn’t one of them, but it is a last holdout of the 80s, even though it was sold in the 90s. The Topaz, of course, was Mercury’s…