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Fox Mercury with Four-Speed and Needs
Fans of the Ford Fox body – best known for underpinning Mustangs for way too long – may recall that it was sometimes called the Fairmont/Zephyr platform. The Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr were thoroughly boring and mediocre mid-sized offerings in the late 70s. They’re so generic that they have sleeper potential now. Today’s feature…
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Another Oddimotive Grail Find: Ex-Red Bull Suzuki X90!
Who doesn’t want a Suzuki X90 with Red Bull provenance? That was a rhetorical question, as we know everyone wants one. The good news today is that this is one of only so many surviving examples and that it still has a trunk converted to a big cooler. The bad news is it seems these…
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Not One, But Two Zagato Zeles
Zagato, known for much more aggressive designs, produced this fiberglass-bodied EV in the mid-1970s it was the Zele in some markets and the Elcar in the US. Only an estimated 500 units were built; so this sale includes 0.4% of all production! While these were originally built the same, these two are very different. The…
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Sun-Baked, FWD, German Psuedo-Luxury: 1969 Audi 100LS
No, sun-baked doesn’t indicate a convertible today, it means this poor car has been baked in the sun for far too many years. What is it? Volkswagen group’s first front-engine, front-wheel-drive, water-cooled sedan, the Audi 100LS. We confess to previously having been only barely aware of this car’s existence, but a quick interwebs search revealed…
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Almost an SVO: Mercury Capri RS Turbo
Yeah, okay, it wasn’t too close to an SVO when stock – the SVO had a lot of handling upgrades, four-wheel discs, etc. This is a mildly upgraded Capri, however, and shares a version of the 2.3-liter, turbocharged four cylinder, sans intercooler. Nice Capris don’t come along too often, and the turbos are particularly rare.…
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Rare Doesn’t Always Mean Desireable: 1984 Stutz Victoria
Stutz was once a proud marque in the US, but its attempted Resurrection in the 1970s did not go well and let’s just say it did not produce the most tasteful of cars. Supposedly, Elvis Presley bought the very first 1971 Bearcat when the name was revived – that should tell you how subtle and…
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Not Factory, but Cool: Squareback Pickup
If a VW Squareback isn’t unusual enough for you, in and of itself, why not drive one that’s been converted to a pickup? The seller says this is one of 15 whice were “costumed” in CA in the 70s. We think costumed is a fruedian slip in this context. Anywho, various interweb VW sources indicate…
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Sibling to Previous Orphaned Hot Hatch Post: i-Mark Turbo Sedan
We recently featured a rare Isuzu I-Mark hatchback, complete with turbocharged four cylinder engine and Lotus-tuned suspension. If you liked the idea, but wanted four doors, today’s feature is all you. This car gives you i-Mark RS Turbo performance in a small sedan package. Versus the hatchback, that’s less practical for lovers of cargo space,…
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Boring Mitsu Eclipse Automatic with Art by Keith Haring’s Former Roommate
Remember the third generation Eclipse? Yes, it’s the one that ditched turbocharged, all-wheel-drive fun in favor of a decent V6 and styling details from a Pontiac Grand Am. Most enthusiasts have tried to forget this iteration. Why, then, is a automatic-equipped one here? It’s all in the “art.” Ignore the art and this is a…
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Incomplete 944 Shooting Brake Project
All the best ads involve “purchased the donor car, and started cutting.” This has the potential to be awesome when complete, but there’s a long way to go. The seller apparently started this project in April 2015. It’s not clear what the donor wagon was, but maybe a reader knows? Regardless, our condolences go out…