THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Seville Opera Coupe
Here we have another early 80s “upgrade” to a domestic luxury car. Your humble host’s grandmother had a Seville of this generation, but without the ‘mods’. This is hideous, but we’re not sure if it’s really any better or worse than stock. Click for eBay ad Alexander, NC $15,500 with ZERO bids and $20,500 BIN…
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Gelandejetero
Here we have a seller with a sense of humor,or at least we hope so. Some of you may remember that the Dodge Raider was a two-door Mitsubishi Montero (Pajero to the rest of the world), but when’s the last time you saw one, or even thought of one? The seller of this beauty provides…
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Quickie: Diesel Maxima w/five-speed
Here’s a strange piece of Nissan’s history – the LD28, which was closely related to the engines in all 240Z through 280ZXs, before the V6 came along. Here, we like the two-tone paint, we like the manual trans and we like talking Maximas in general. The only thing we’d prefer would be the uber-rare…
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Rare Honda 1300 Coupe 9
Here’s something we’ve never seen – Honda’s first “large” car, made for only a few years and with a high price tag. This is a gray market, RHD car, which is the case with any you’ll find in the US. The ad text below sums it up nicely. Really, though, what’s not the love? Weirdness…
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Two home-modified shitboxes (or is that shitboxen?)
Here we have two domestic-branded shitboxes, each originally built by a different company and each pretty heavily modified. Here at Oddimotive, shitbox is a term of endearment, as regular here know that we love both the Festiva and the Chevy Sprint Turbo. We’re still not sure about the Daihatsu Charade, but even that now has…
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Volvo Duett plus parts car(s)
It’s a little difficult to figure out exactly what one is looking at in this ad, but it seems the buyer gets the stripped Duett plus a couple parts cars, some recovered seats and a windshield. What could go wrong? Duetts are beyond cool, but this is a project for a brave soul. Click for…
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All the best Loti are FWD (?)
Back in its GM days, Lotus produced this FWD Elan and all US cars came with an Isuzu I4 turbo. By most accounts, this is the best-handling front wheel drive car ever made. Most say it’s incredibly fun, as weight is minimal and the turbo four moves it with authority. 0-60 MPH times were in…
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Quickie: This is among the best special editions ever
Our friends across the street had one of these in the late 80s. I’m not sure where it is now, but the Fila Thunderbird lives on as one of e strangest American cobrands. I say American because Europeans will slap an unrelated brand on any car.
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Wheeler Dealers fans unite!
Your humble host first heard of the Mini Moke when traveling – some island still offer them as rentals. Somewhat sadly, our rental ended up being a VW Dune Buggy (RHD manual), as they were out of Mokes. Years later, I saw the Wheeler Dealers episode featuring a Moke and fell in love all over…
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Quickie: Because a stock Pulsar Sportbak isn’t strange enough
Sportbaks are, well, awesome. Sportbaks with hideous custom paint…priceless. At $500, this would be incredibly tempting. Click for Craigslist ad North Hills, CA $1,999 This is the money shot in any Sportbak post. We don’t know the story behind the SS sticker, but we know the NISMO sticker is worth 17.3 horsepower. Ad text: VERY…