THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Irvine Cars and Coffee sightings: August 24, 2013
I attended Irvine Cars and Coffee today with Oddimotive HQ. Fog was rolling in off and on, which was a cool effect. I love MGB GTs, but had a hard time figuring out the direction of this project. Land speed records? This Bristol was a highly unusual sighting. Got badge? Just any old M Coupe…
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Best of the worst of the breed? 260Z 2+2
The 1973 model year was the low point for Datsun Z performance, as emissions regs choked down the 2.4L I6 and its bumpers started to grow. 1974 brought even stricter regs, so Nissan’s answer was a bump to 2.6 liters to try to offset the performance impact. 260Zs were indeed quicker in a straight line…
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Forbidden Fruit: Mazda / Autozam AZ-1 Kei car
Anyone reading here probably knows a thing or two about Kei cars, the tiny Japanese treats which get around certain Japanese tax laws. This Autozam AZ-1 has a bit of a confusing lineage, given Autozam is a Mazda brand but the car was design and built by Suzuki, who also sold a version. Regardless, we…
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What do you think is the worst car in the world?
Top Gear recently crowned a worst car in the history of the world. We won’t blatantly give away the result, but let’s just say the winner came with what I long ago crowned the worst OEM wheels, at least in the US market. The Top Gear guys ruled out obvious Soviet and 70s British choices…
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We’re in love: 1978 Datsun 200SX five speed
We’ve thought of this car as “so ugly it’s cool” ever since a friend down the street had one very similar to today’s subject car. These days, the styling is growing on us in its own weird way, plus it’s clear that the F10 will always be the ugliest Datsun (barring anything new out of…
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Anthony Weiner truck
This is too good not to share, but the buy it now price seem silly, especially given the almost total lack of useful information in the ad. I guess they got on Huffington Post and now think they’ve made it big time… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/anthony-weiner-hot-dog-truck_n_3763195.html Click for eBay ad New York, NY $200 with ZERO bids, reserve…
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Denver Broncos themed 1974 Volvo 142
Your humble host had a 1974 Volvo 142 for a while and learned about the frustration that can come from a previously-neglected Bosch K-Jetronic mechanical fuel injection setup. This owner not only made his or her 142 into a Denver Broncos tribute, but decided to dump the B20 entirely and change to Toyota power and…
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Short-lived Domestic Oddity
Not all oddities come from the 90s or earlier. As a matter of fact, the Chevy Trailblazer spun off a small series of good ones in the 2000s. Those include the third Generation Oldmobile Bravada, the Saab 9-7x, the Isuzu Ascender (note: three brands GM killed one way or another), the Buick Ranier and our…
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Why not a custom Roller?
No, we don’t mean something without an engine or trans, but a Rolls Royce with hideous custom bodywork and bizarre ‘show’ paint. The pictures largely speak for themselves. Interestingly, the paint says Extreme Music and the ad says an amp and avsub were just installed. We’re confused. Click for eBay ad Fort Smith, AR $50,000…