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Rat Rod DJ-5
This little Jeep likely started life as a rural mail truck with a Buick/Dauntless V6, but the current owner saw fit to cram in a Dodge 318 and 727 Torqueflite. It’s a two-seater with a tiny bed, but should be all one needs to tool around a Florida Key or go to Cars and Coffee…
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Daihatsu Trimobile: The Three-Wheeled Mircocar from Japan
Here’s a rare beast in the US. The Daihatsu Midget was a utilitarian microcar sold in Japan for several years and sold and marketed in the US as the Trimobile for a few years starting in about 1959. Apparently, these were primarily used inside large manufacturing plants in the US, but can be registered and…
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Highly Customized Suzuki X90
Because the Suzuki X90 just wasn’t weird enough on its own, this one has been modified into a wanna-be off roader. Despite the 39-inch super swampers, the seller advises that this car is for “sunny day driving, or mild to moderate off roaring.” The sunny day warning relates to the complete lack of a top…
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Nine-Door Wagon: Checker Aerobus
Not too many decades ago, multi-door airport shuttles/limousines were relatively common. We vaguely recall that the mini-shuttles we all know from rental car and parking shuttle usage today simply weren’t around; so it made sense to have these multi-door beasts,which could add passengers quickly and without requiring those already on board to reshuffle. I remember…
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Brand Whore Eldorado
Remember the 1990s Cadillac Eldorado? You know, the personal luxury coupe for the over bingo hall crowd and which put 300 horsepower through its front wheels? Well, this one has suffered at the hands of someone with access to cheap vehicle wraps. We count Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Gucci, Chanel (?) and Rolex among the…
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2004 John Cooper Works Mini Rollover Victim
This is one of the best opening images we’ve ever seen for an ad. First – we hope everyone involved was okay. Here’s the seller’s explanation: “This car was involved in a low speed accident in the driveway where it rolled over. Wife hit clutch instead of brake downhill.” It’s hard to picture what happened,…
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FrankenPacer! AMC Pacer 4×4
What do you get when you combine a 1976 Pacer with GM axles, an AMC V8 and International Scout transmission and transfer case? Well, this… Okay, it’s possible the V8 is original, but the rest is an interesting combination of parts and it results in a pretty amazing ride height. Hopefully, this actually offers some…
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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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Yule…er…Ute Tide! 1977 Holden One Tonner
Any car person worth his or her weight in dung knows that Australia loves its utes, but not everyone knows that genuine chassis cab configurations were available at times. Today’s feature is a 1977 Holden HZ One Tonner and is one such beast. Oddly, this one found its way to Indianapolis. Mileage is stated as…
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Good Morning, Vietnam-Style Citroen Truckette
Just picture this in blue with Tuan (AKA Phan Đức Tô) stealing it with eggs falling out the back. You get the picture… This is basically a 2CV with a small van body on the rear and these were in production and in use for many years. This is hard to beat from a coolness perspective,…