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Not All Outbacks Were Wagons
Most people conscious in the late 90s remember the Paul Hogan (Crocodile Dundee for those conscious in the 80s) Subaru ads for the Outback wagon. The Outback has been a big success for Subaru because it offers all the things those ads touted – ground clearance, storage space and AWD competitive with contemporary SUVs (body…
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RHD, Manual Renault Avantime
The Avantime was a strange MPV sold by Renault, but engineered and manufactured by Matra. It is sometimes known as the vehicle that killed Matra. Continue on to find out more! No, this car isn’t in the US – it is in the UK, which was originally blessed with new Avantimes. Sadly, Nissan never rebadged…
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German Automakers Announce New Smartphones without Touch Screens!
Huge news: German Automakers Announce New Smartphones without Touch Screens! “Vee have found zat customers vant an interface just like zer smartphones, zo vee have made a phone just like our interfaces to solve zee problem!” – Helmut Schmidt, Alliance of German OEMs
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Did You Know There Was An AWD Aerostar?
Your humble host was aware of the AWD Astro/Safari, but not its competitor, the AWD Aerostar. Why is this interesting? Because this could provide cool (in an ugly way), retro, all-weather transportation, including parts hauling. The seller claims this is a 50K mile van and the condition sure looks great. This has crank windows for…
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Does The World Need A Volvette 1800?
One day, someone looked at his or her 1992 Corvette and said “why not make that into a Volvo 1800 replica?” The rest is history. Strange, strange history. Underneath, this is a claimed fully functional 178K mile Corvette. The pictures really tell the rest of the story. We find it hard to believe anyone will…
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4Runner Rickshaw
Would you like to pretend you have a first-generation 4Runner? This could be just the ticket. This would also be good if you want exercise while transporting your parents, but we’re not sure about regulations related to rickshaws in the US. This is being sold as a trailer, but we see no way to attach…
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Sighting:The Neighborhood DeLorean
This DeLorean is ocassionally spotted around the condos across the street from Oddimotive HQ. Today, the phone was handy for a pic.
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Dueling El Caminos
Do you want your El Camino in classic lowrider flavor or modern dub style? Both are readily available right now! There’s not too much to say here that isn’t in the ad text, so we fit it all in our photo comments below. Click for Craigslist link #1 Corona, CA, USA No price listed Click…
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HMV Freeway!
We find the HMV Freeway to be among the most interesting microcars – so much so that we have featured two before (in 2013 and 2014). We call this a ‘second wave’ microcar. The first wave came in the late 1940s through the early 1960s and sprung up as affordable transportation in war-torn Europe. The…
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Buzz On Up To Fresno For This Honey Bee
Ah yes, the legendary Datsun B210 Honey Bee. As we document in a previous post, this was a stopgap measure to move a bunch of base B210s in yellow. For some reason, it continued for more than one year. This is still one of the best of the worst of “special” edition cars. The seller…