THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Would you drive this?
Really, doesn’t a Lucas electric van sounds like the worst idea ever? What are the odds of getting home?
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This car was so good…
…that Suzuki stole its name years later. These Eagle SX4s are among the original crossovers, joined primarily by other, closely related AMC products, 4×4 Subaru wagons and the Brat. Is anyone dying to bring up the AWD Tempo and Topaz?! Anyway, these two gems are at auction at the same time. The stars must be…
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There’s your problem
There are no auto parts stores near Pyonyang. Click for Google maps search Not much bacon, either
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Is this better or worse than an original Dodge 600 convertible?
We thought only MN12 T-Birds got this type of treatment. Clearly, we were wrong. This one’s almost too easy to pick apart, starting with the INSANE price, but we are particularly amused by the complete lack of information on the build. Did the seller have it done/do it himself? Second owner? Fifth owner? Who made…
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April Fool’s Day: The best classic car hoaxes and scams
It’s a little late for April Fools, but this article from our friends at Hagerty is entertaining. We at Oddimotive remember the Portuguese barn find very well. Click for Hagerty article
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New England roadster
Frighteningly, this isn’t the only one I’ve found like this. The last one that popped on eBay was also in New England – Connecticut, if memory serves. Someone, somewhere in New England once compared wheelbases between a CJ and Datsun roadster and decided they were close enough. The rest is history. Again…why? But maybe the…
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AMC Squire?
We can’t say we’ve ever seen one of these in full, wood grained crappiness. Click for eBay ad $395 with 5 bids and reserve not met Lynnwood, WA (no, not Lynnwood, CA, which is Weird Al’s hometown) 04/17/2013: Ended with reserve not met at $2,092.12. Perhaps $2,092.47 would have taken her home. The interior is…
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Reader submission #1: The ultimate 190D
…but why? These came with a much more lame diesel, so someone swapped in the turbodiesel unit from the larger 300 (now known as E-Class). They also claim some good suspension upgrades, so this could be a great, torquey driver with excellent MPG. We find it particularly useful when sellers include two shots from exactly…
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Nicest one remaining? Perhaps, but why?
This is pretty cool – Colt Vista with 5-speed manual and 25K miles!? Does it get better? Maybe a Mitsu Expo or the JDM Chariot (same car). Click for Craigslist ad $3,800 Signal Hill, CA (AKA Long Beach) We don’t usually start of with a rear or interior shot, but the shifter is key here…
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Sighting: Can you hear the giant sucking sound?
Yes, we can too. It’s because this is arguably the best (read: worst) of the three dustbuster minivans offered by GM in the 90s. Lumina APV is a close second, due to the failed attempt at making a family name out of Lumina, which consisted of a rental car/FWD taxi and a very odd minivan.…