THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Reader submission: VW Rolls Royce conversion
It seems there used to be a lot of these around, but it’s been a LONG time. We’re glad one has survived to represent its species. If we find two, maybe they can mate. Thanks to Dan for this reader submission! Click for Craigslist ad Riverside, CA $2,995 Also on eBay: Click for eBay ad…
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Biggest Transporter?
As though this giant VW from Holland (?) isn’t strange enough, the owner put a Buick V6 in it. What more can we say? Click for Craigslist ad Irvine, CA $6995 Ad text: See at xxxx zzzz Ave, Irvine, CA 92606 near 5 Freeway, between Culver & Jamboree. Rare Oversized Van from Holland. It is…
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Mid-engine 90s van, but perhaps not supercharged.
Here we have everyone’s favorite mid-engine minivan from the 90s, the Toyota Previa. Normally, we’d ignore this 2WD, automatic, non-supercharged version, as each of the opposite traits ads interest, even if all can’t be combined. This one’s just too bad not to list, however, given its hideous body kit, poor infotainment choices and tasteless interior.…
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Reader sighting: Slammed Exploder
One hand on the wheel, child in front seat, two-door Explorer (which makes it a SPORT!) bagged and dropped – what could possibly go wrong?
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Oddimotive mobile HQ shines again
Mobile HQ got a wash, polish and wax, including a good top scrubbing. It had been too long…
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Richard Scarry’s dream car – the GoldBug
This is the unholy marriage of a Honda Goldwing motorcycle with a VW Beetle. Given the combo, we’ll call it GoldBug, which was, of course, the elusive character in Richard Scarry’s children’s books back in the day. The pictures speak volumes here, so we won’t ad any more than we already have. Interestingly, this is…
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Irvine Cars and Coffee: June 8, 2013
June Gloom didn’t keep the interesting stuff away today… This custom jobby was interesting…not sure what parts of what cars are under there. The fiberglass work left something to be desired – from a distance, the bubbles looked like hail damage (interesting concept for fiberglass!). We’ll let readers decide what car this once was. It…
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Forbidden fruit: Volvo 480
Your humble host has wanted one of these for quite some time. Perhaps a pre-1989, easy-to-import model will come up and maybe even in left-hand drive. Click for Autotrader UK ad Goole, England £694 Volvo + flip-up headlamps = tasty Ad text: 3 Doors, Manual, Coupe, Petrol, 128,000 miles, Metallic Blue. JUST REDUCED FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY!…
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Festiva Two-Fer
Here we have a Festiva plus a parts car. If the price stays low enough, this should be tempting to anyone looking for dirt-cheap autocross thrills or anyone with a general liking for late 80s/early 90s shitboxes. Even better, the body on the driver car is coated in plasti-dip. Why worry about stone chips on…