THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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1975 Mini 6-Wheel Pickup
We’ve featured quite a few pickup conversions (sometimes called Utes as a nod to Ozzies) over the years, but this is one of the most interesting. Not only was this Mini gifted a bed, it was extended substantially and gained two wheels in the process. Dually, you ask? No! An entire axle was added. We…
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Toyota “Solarup”
This is just the type of vehicle to wake Oddimotive up from a slumber that’s been a bit too long. Here we have a Solara Convertible – the more reliable alternative to a Chrysler Sebring Convertible – which has had part of a Ford Explorer Sport Trac grafted onto its rear. We went with Solarup…
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Bittersweet Opel
1985 Bitter is the incarnation of one man’s seemingly very reasonable dream: Supercar styling with reliable and common underpinnings. Erich Bitter, a former race driver, was the man with the vision and what we have here is an exotic body and luxury interior wrapped around an Opel Senator executive sedan. The Senator was the largest…
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Choose your IDX
Has the world run out of vehicle names?
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Microcar 3-Fer!
We’re big fans of multi-car deals and, needless to say, we like them even more when oddities are involved. In this case, we have a 3-fer where all three qualify as microcars, but we’re really here for the ACOMA Super Comtesse. The ACOMA is not just obscure, it’s Lane Motor Museum obscure! What’s not to…
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Mad Gramps: Mad Max-Themed 2002 Buick
Did the world need the unholy combination of 2002 Buick Regal and Mad Max mods with a motorcycle thrown on top like a cherry? I guess the seller will find out, but we strongly support this as a pickup conversion! It’s not clear to us whether this is based on the supercharged Regal GS, or…
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Outgrew your Playmobil toys? How about a Fuldmobil from Elektromaschinenbau Fulda?
Behold the car that might or might not have created the bubble car concept! This is, as you might guess, a 1950s German contraption, launched in the hard times after WWII.
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Dies el Camino: 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Pickup
Our friends over at Daily Turismo have found another great one! See and read more at the link below… DieselCamino
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Minup: Ex-Red Bull Mini Pickup
Let’s get this out there: The Suzuki X90 represents the Holy Grail of ex-Red Bull vehicles. With that out of the way, this Mini is a close second and, well, it’s the only other choice.
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(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.