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Sleeper from Hell, Volume 3.0
We’ve featured some interesting sleeper before, but this might take the cake in plainness. How about a 1981 Ford Fairmont – arguably among the most boring cars ever made – with a turbocharged 5.3 liter GM LS-series V8? This car needs some tuning, but it’s currently cheap and has no reserve – could be interesting……
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Yet Another Interpretation of the Volvo PV Hot Rod Concept
I assume it’s because these resemble 1940 Fords, but it seems that every Tom, Dick or Sven with a Volvo PV wants to make it into some sort of hot rod. It might also have something to do with the stock engine. It’s legendary for its durability, but, with the early versions, not so much…
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Good, Honest CVCC
For a long time, any 70s Honda spotted on the road was a beater, with only the occasional exception. Will the rise in Japanese collector car values keep them coming out of the woodwork, or will this be a rare sight in the future? The seller claims 85K original miles on this one, which means…
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Much of the GTO Experience for Le$$
There are plenty of examples of the Pontiac LeMans out there, but many are stripped of options or have been turned into fake GTOs. Hopefully, this cool example won’t suffer that fate. This one is well optioned, including a 350, four-speed manual and air conditioning. Sure, it doesn’t have the GTO’s 400 or 455 engine,…
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Quickie: Failed Packard Revival
No, you won’t be able to ‘unsee’ this. -CG Click for Hemming’s Article
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Fiat 124 Spider Turbo – Run Away!
In great shape, these are appealing cars. The Fiat already had fun to drive going for it, in terms of handling, but the turbo was a way to try to keep the engine competitive late in its long lifecycle. We’re fans of these cars here at Oddimotive, but there might be some subtle red flags…
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A Truly Swift Swift
It’s no secret to anyone who follows Oddimotive that I, your humble host, love hot hatches and pocket rockets. That is to say, I love the performance versions of various shitboxes. This is a favorite and even has a cool legal tie-in. The previous-generation Swift was available in the US as the Chevy Sprint with…
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Irvine Cars and Coffee Sightings: May 3, 2014
Here we have one of the later Dodge Darts, which shares sheetmetal (and a lot of other parts) with the Plymouth Duster. This one is a Demon 340 and, yes, it had a four-speed. The 340 was a high revving, often underrated engine, so this car is probably a blast. Here’s another shot with the…
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AMC Body on a Mercedes Chassis? Why not?
Here you get not one, but two titles! Yes, the seller decided to take body panels from an AMC Javelin and put them onto a Mercedes “SD”, which, we assume, means a 300SD. Given neither is of body on frame construction, it seems this means the body panels were grafted onto the Mercedes unibody, but…
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Pixilated Girl Car?
It’s not clear to me whether these images are just shitty or if the pixilated, whacky paint just throws off the camera like a witnesses’ plaid shirt on the evening news. The seller here claims the car has been restored from the ground up. Yet again, I think I differ with a Craigslist seller on…