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Irvine Cars and Coffee Sightings: June 14, 2014
It was a beautiful day for Cars and Coffee, so there was a huge turnout. Arriving at 6am helped! The Oddimotive Brown Z was in attendance, along with the Model A Woody. Why not a classically odd vehicle right up front? This Pinto Wagon MPG edition was parked right next to us. Interior was pretty…
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This Car in this Condition is Hard to Swallow?
This is a rare beast! Most people think of the Jaguar SS 100 as the only pre-war Jag, but there were others. This 1939 1.5L Drop Head Coupe was a somewhat more practical Jag, even with a back seat. the 1.5 liter four cylinder was acquired from Standard, unlike the in-house Jaguar six cylinder in…
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1958 Van Store!
It’s hard to find any reference to this vehicle’s name nor any proof that only six of these exist, but that’s what the seller claims. Short version – it’s a commercial van with cool sliding roof. With this, you’d easily have the coolest hipster food truck! The seller doesn’t reveal much, but how much do…
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The Stuff of Spark Plug Changing Legend
We have featured a couple of Monzas before, and even one of the Buick equivalents, but this is our first Monza V8. Yes, this is a subcompact car with a V8 offering a whopping 140HP, but I imagine the torque must have made the car feel decent, assuming the gearing wasn’t comically high. The rumor…
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When Twelve Hunnit Meant Sunny
I really like Datsun 510s, but those were ‘discovered’ some time ago. The little 1200 – the Sunny in some markets and also called the B110 – hasn’t been discovered to quite the same extent, yet, despite some mechanical deficiencies vs. the 510, it’s a cool, lightweight little car and, yes, it features rear-wheel drive.…
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An Austin Pickup with No Relationship to Texas
Austin made the A40 in many bodies and I confess I have never seen one of these pickups. As pointed out by the seller, the fender skirts are particularly cool. The bad news here is yet to be determined, as the seller provides very little info. This doesn’t look like it runs, however; so set…
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Steve Job’s Volvo?
Here we have a ’73 Volvo 142 with needs, but with loads of potential. As far as I know, this has nothing to do with Steve Jobs, but it’s in Cupertino, so it SHOULD have something to do with Apple. What else is there? I had a brief experience with a ’74 142, which had…
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The Late 80s Puked All Over a 70s Datsun
The seller doesn’t specify and claims this is a ’75 model, but I’m pretty sure it’s a 1978ish 510. Bad news is the post-1975 model year would mean smog checks here in CA. Good news is this car appears to be in really good shape and has a clutch pedal, just with an interesting interior…
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Never Heard of It: Mitsubishi Minica
Microcar + four on the tree = win? The seller claims this is the only Minica in the US, but I don’t know how to verify that. I can say I’ve never seen one. Apparently, this was a Japan market microcar and lasted a few generations. This was the first, however, and this sedan was related…
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Big Block El Camino Killa
Most everyone in the general public is aware of – and perhaps jokes about – the Chevrolet El Camino, but many have forgotten the Ford Ranchero that actually arrived first. When I think Ranchero, I think mid-70s, so this much more svelte ’68 model is a welcome change. This example has a 390 V8. Sure,…