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Beautifully Executed 1977 Hiccup
If you’ve ever wanted a 1977 Honda Civic pickup conversion, this is the one to get! The seller points out that this conversion was done with great attention to detail and that people ask all the time if it is a factory truck. From the pictures, we understand how many would make that mistake. It’s…
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Why Doesn’t YOUR Automatic, V6 Accord Have Fairies?
Today’s feature is mind boggling. This is a 1992 Honda Accord with lambo-style scissor doors, 20-inch rimz and a number of other poor choices. The owner claims this car has 158K miles and seven TVs. Do you need more info? Maybe you do: The “car club” associated with this vehicle has a MySpace page! It…
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Hopefully, This Car is Only Figuratively “On Fire”
Here we have a Renault Fuego Turbo with manual trans and claimed sub-58K mileage. What’s not to love? Yes, this was an odd attempt at a sports coupe by Renault and was made in the days when they were a state-owned enterprise. Like all other period Renaults, these had poor reputations for reliability and, in…
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Rare Custlass 442 Salon with Four-Speed Manual
This is one seriously rare and odd beast – the ugly “Salon” version of the late 70s Cutlass in 442 trim with four-speed manual! Note: when we say “ugly”, it means we want it. The seller claims to be daily driving this oddity, which bodes well for a future owner – at least is hasn’t…
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HHR SS Panel, but not one you want…
Here we have a Chevy HHR SS Panel, which, in and of itself, is an intriguing vehicle. This one, however, has hydraulics and 20-inch spinners, along with a flame job with burning money. You’ll have to decide whether that is desirable in your world. In stock form, the HHR SS could hit 60mph in about…
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Quickie: Ad Wording Can be Funny
This 280Z has a lot of potential, but the seller made some comical errors and provided far too little information. Gems: “clean tittle” and “soild car” In other news, it looks like the steering wheel was too close to the surface of the sun. Click for Craigslist ad Somewhere in Orange County, CA? $2,500 Ad…
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SHO means Sierra High Output?
The Merkur XR4ti, known as the Ford Sierra XR4i to the rest of the world, was a rear-drive luxury hatchback with turbocharged, four cylinder power. Though not a sales success due to terrible marketing decisions, it has a strong enthusiast following due to a very high fun-to-drive factor. The seller of today’s car decided to…
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Best of the Breed: 1971 2002tii Touring
The BMW 2002 is known as one of the best handling, most fun to drive cars. This is the “Touring” hatchback version that was never sold in the US and, being a hatchback, adds practicality. Being a “tii”, this has the top, fuel injected engine. Tail light snobs will also like the round units on…
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GMC Jimmy Plus Sea Ray 185 Equals Oddimobile
Every now and then, someone decides they can do better than Amphicar. Usually, these are crappy cars that don’t work at all as boats. That’s the case here; so, alas, Amphicar wins. There’s nothing we can say here that would help. Click for eBay Alpharetta, GA, USA $4,089 with eight bids, reserve not met and…
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1947 Bumper Car on 2000 Kawasaki ATV
What, you ask? Yes, it’s a real bumper car restored and mounted atop an ATV. Why not? Notably, this isn’t the first “roadgoing” bumper car we’ve features, although the other was a real car made to look like a bumper car, whereas this one is a bumper car made to look like a real car.…