THE Place for Automotive Oddities
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Big Block Shorty: 1966 Thunderbird
We are endlessly fascinated with the custom “shorty” cars, and this T-Bird is really something special – love it or hate it – though some serious work remains.
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Rare British Sport Car: Swallow Doretti
This little beauty is supposedly one of 263 made and uses Triumph TR-2 mechanicals with a bespoke, mostly aluminum, body and steel frame. We think that’s a winner, especially given the looks, which seems to take bits from early Ferraris and early Healeys. Plus, anyone who knows Jaguar’s origins would be excited about the Swallow…
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Reader Submission: Shorty Ford Fiesta
Here we have what appears to be a dramatically shortened Ford Fiesta. From what we can tell, a sedan front was combined with a hatch rear, yielding homemade three-door. If not that then maybe just the front valence from a sedan was used? What YOU think??
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Potential Kabinenroller Deal: 1955 Messerschmitt KR200
The Bruce Weiner microcar museum auction, in 2013, set a high bar for microcar prices, as some of the best example of the rarest and most desirable among the breed went up for sale. It seems that Isettas and Messerchmitts have kept fairly high prices ever since, so this Messy will be a deal if the…
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GMC Sonoma Turned Psuedo-Rat-Rod
Rat Rod seems to be very loosely defined, these days, and this is an example. Most of this was once a GMC Sonoma/S15, but there’s not much left and a V8 has been shoved into it. The builder obviously likes chains (well, it is from a custom bike shop) and has done some cool little…
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TDM = Texas Domestic Market
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1958 Singer Gazelle with Datsun Power
The Singer Gazelle is a rare beast here in the USA, and is a close relative to the Hillman Minx. That means it was originally powered by a 1.5L four cylinder shared with a number of other (now mostly obscure) British cars. This one, however, has been upgraded to Datsun B-210 power, which means something…
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Rat Rod 1954 Studebaker 3R5 on 1979 Chevy Dually Frame
Are you nostalgic for Studebaker pickups, but they just aren’t quite long enough for you? Try this homemade oddity on for size!
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“Mad Max” Rat Rod based on 1948 Plymouth
The seller of this oddimobile says it’s a Mad Max car and we see a lot of rat rod with the right Max touches. Apparently, some – or all – of this unit was once a 1948 Plymouth. We see it in the rear (maybe), but the interior doesn’t look right. What do you think?
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Fallout Fans, Here’s Your Chevy Astro Evacuation Vehicle!
If you’re a huge fan of the Fallout video game series, this is the Chevy Astro for you. If not, well, it’s just an interesting midi-van.