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A Skyline Granting Safe Passage?
Here’s a rarely seen Nissan Skyline Passage GT with a 2.0-liter, turbocharged inline six. Sounds perfect, right? The only catch here is that it is equipped with an automatic transmission. Still, this is highly unusual and the auto will help keep it on boost. With that, this should make a great cruiser! The R31 Skyline…
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Corvair with “Beach Boys in Hell” Mural
All Corvairs are interesting, given the unlikely idea of a GM with an air-cooled, horizontally opposed six cylinder; but most with automatics aren’t worth a look. This one’s a bit of an exception, given the “unique” presence of a Beach Boys and flames mural. This car appears to be in amazingly good and original condition.…
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TOJAN, for Your Protection
Here’s yet another custom Firebird – this time futuristic (by 1991 standard), rather than retro. If this is your cup of tea, this looks like a good example and has had lots of recent work. According to the seller, these were modified in Omaha, NE and all were automatics. This is one of only two…
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Coachbuilder: Big Johnson
We’re not sure whether Johnson Motor Company, which made Camaros and Firebirds into retro wannabes like today’s feature, is related to the old Big Johnson t-shirt company; but it’s entirely possible. There are a lot of these 70s and 80s oddballs out there, but this one stands out with its orphaned brand roots and T-Tops,…
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Misspelled and Misguided: 300ZX “Scorpian”
The “Z32” 300ZX is a wonderfully and cleanly styled vehicle. It’s too bad some can’t leave them alone. The two bits of good news here are stock wheels and manual shifter. The seller provides mileage, but no other information on condition. Also, there are no interior shots, so we can’t comment on overall condition, even…
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“Hot Rod” Made from 1993 Crown Victoria
This was the “Special Construction” class winner in the 2011 One Lap of America! Of course, we don’t know whether it had any competition in the class… The seller proudly points out that this is an all-steel custom, with no fiberglass used. As a result, it also has no curves whatsoever. Supposedly, the engine was…
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Worst Stretch of the Word “Restored”? Custom Fiero.
Here we have a Fiero with custom body parts and a look the seller says makes it comparable to “FERRARIS / LAMBROS”. Interestingly, the seller also says it was “totally restored.” Hmm…we need to talk about the definition of restored. At its root, this is one of the best (latest) Fieros, which means it has…
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Very 80s Custom Beetle
This is your opportunity to own a darling of VW Trends Magazine from 1992! Feel the teal. The seller mentions 1983 in the ad, but the magazine is clearly from 1992 or 1993 and the wheel, seat, audio and color choices all fit better with late 80s or early 90s. What you get here is…
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Best of the Worst: Low-Mile, Manual Trans Cadillac Cimarron
Remember the Cimarron? Yes, it was Caddy’s J-Body, which means it shared many a part with the Chevy Cavalier, among too many other variants. Any surviving Cimarron is an oddity today, but low-mileage, manually-shifted example is something truly special – slow, but special. At $2,650, why not pick up this unusual bit of terrible GM…
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What has a Slant Six, Manual Trans, Half Vinyl Roof and T-Tops?
Why, it’s a 1978 Dodge Aspen Special Edition, of course! At least the seller claims it’s a Special Edition. This mostly original, 162K mile car seems to be in good, solid shape overall and is such a strange build that we’d be proud to own it. The only issue noted is that one T-Top is…