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  • Aliso Viejo Cars and Coffee Sighting!

    Aliso Viejo Cars and Coffee Sighting!

    Four-speed Chevy wagon in black with red interior.  Does it get better?

  • Claimed Super Low Mileage Jensen GT

    Claimed Super Low Mileage Jensen GT

    We’ve featured the wonderful Jensen GT once before, but that was a project car. This appears to be a sub-9K mile car in amazing condition.  Our biggest worries here would be issues arising due to lack of use, and the fact that we’re not huge fans of white cars.  Either way, this is one of…

  • Crack Pipe Price on a Cool 3Cyl Turbo

    Crack Pipe Price on a Cool 3Cyl Turbo

    It’s no secret that Oddimotive loves the Chevy Sprint Turbo.  When we started two years ago, these were throwbacks to CAFE regulations.  Today, there is a modern equivalent, the Ford Fiesta Ecoboost, also sporting a turbocharged three-cylinder engine and which is fun to drive in a sick and twisted sort of way. This car has…

  • Former Avocado Hauler Has Inline Six, Four-Wheel Drive and Manual Transmission

    Former Avocado Hauler Has Inline Six, Four-Wheel Drive and Manual Transmission

    If you’re considering a small beater truck for hauling and some off-road duty, why not go with one based on the highly-capable XJ Cherokee and which isn’t seen every day?  We suggest the relatively rare Jeep Comanche. This truck once lived on an avocado farm, which is neither here nor there, except that it seems…

  • Euro-Emissions Oddity: Aston Martin Cygnet

    Euro-Emissions Oddity: Aston Martin Cygnet

    The European Commission planned to adopt corporate average emissions standards in 2012 and that scared some small makes.  Aston, sitting all-alone (post-Ford), decided it needed an emissions champ to offset its core product.  Thus was born the ill-advised partnership with Toyota and a Toyota/Scion IQ-based Aston microcar.  Needless to say, we can’t wait until there’s…

  • Green–Market: Short-Wheelbase and Big V8

    Green–Market: Short-Wheelbase and Big V8

    The 500SE was never sold in the US, but should make for a cool package.  In this W126 generation of S-Class, “SE” vs. “SEL” meant short vs. long wheelbase.  The US market got the 380SE variant, which used a smaller-displacement V8.  That car makes a fine cruiser, but this 500SE should feel pretty good with…

  • Nissan Patrol Project

    Nissan Patrol Project

    Here’s a rare-in-US 1969 Nissan Patrol with needs. These are hard to find in any condition.  When they do come along, they’ve often been sitting outside at a farm for decades and have rust issues.  So, the Long Beach location indicates this MAY be a good one. The seller says it needs a battery, but…

  • Drift While Carrying Sheets of Plywood!

    Drift While Carrying Sheets of Plywood!

    Here we have a super-rare, manual transmission Toyota Previa!  Sadly, the manual precludes it being of the supercharged and/or all-wheel-drive variety, but a mid-engine, manual trans minivan is cool in an of itself. As the seller states: GOOD for Carrying goods, or Drifting!! Condition looks rather dodgy, so we recommend offering $500 or less.  You’ll probably be…

  • Munga means Mehrzweck UNiversal Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb

    Munga means Mehrzweck UNiversal Geländewagen mit Allradantrieb

    Which, in  turn, means “multi-purpose universal cross-country car with all-wheel drive”, at least if we trust Wikipedia.  This 1960 DKW Munga is super-rare in the US.  Be the only one in your zip code! The seller provides almost no information, except that an extra chassis is included in the sale (?!).  At a $1,200 asking…

  • Eckler’s 1969 Corvette Shooting Brake

    Eckler’s 1969 Corvette Shooting Brake

    Here we have an incomplete 1969 Corvette Sport Wagon shooting brake project. According to the seller, this is a relatively low mileage Vette. A previous owner started the project in the 70s and passed away before it was completed.  The car then went into storage for 30 years or so. There were a few kits…