Tag: 60s

  • Crofton Bug Project with many Needs

    Crofton Bug Project with many Needs

    This isn’t our first Crofton Bug; but the other feature was in much better condition. This one supposedly ran recently, but it has a lot of cosmetic needs. These cool micro-Jeeps are based on the Crosley Farm-o-Road and use Crosley engines.  These were only made for five years or so (roughly 1958 to the early…

  • 1967 Nissan Patrol Project

    1967 Nissan Patrol Project

    You won’t likely find another remotely complete Nissan Patrol for under $3K, but it’s also not clear exactly that this one needs. According to the seller, this was a project about to be painted, but work stopped and it’s been sitting for years.  We don’t doubt any of that.  What’s not at all clear is…

  • Non-Gordini Renault R8 in Los Angeles

    Non-Gordini Renault R8 in Los Angeles

    The R8 is one of the most unusual-looking (or least usual looking?) small sedans, which means we love them!  This example awaits you in Lawndale, CA and has been upgraded with a 1.1L engine.  Yes, that’s an upgrade vs. the base 0.956 liter unit… French with a rear-mounted engine – what’s not to love?  With…

  • Quickie: Datsun 411 Wagon Roller on Top of a Shipping Container

    Quickie: Datsun 411 Wagon Roller on Top of a Shipping Container

    We don’t know how this car got on top of this container nor why. If the body and glass truly are in good shape, this could be a deal at $500 or so.  We’re not sure Lemons rules allow a rolling shell at $500, but this shouldn’t be smashed to bits on a track, anyway.…

  • Sun-Baked, FWD, German Psuedo-Luxury: 1969 Audi 100LS

    Sun-Baked, FWD, German Psuedo-Luxury: 1969 Audi 100LS

    No, sun-baked doesn’t indicate a convertible today, it means this poor car has been baked in the sun for far too many years.  What is it?  Volkswagen group’s first front-engine, front-wheel-drive, water-cooled sedan, the Audi 100LS. We confess to previously having been only barely aware of this car’s existence, but a quick interwebs search revealed…

  • Not Factory, but Cool: Squareback Pickup

    Not Factory, but Cool: Squareback Pickup

    If a VW Squareback isn’t unusual enough for you, in and of itself, why not drive one that’s been converted to a pickup? The seller says this is one of 15 whice were “costumed” in CA in the 70s.  We think costumed is a fruedian slip in this context.  Anywho, various interweb VW sources indicate…

  • 1967 Datsun Roadster 7-fer

    1967 Datsun Roadster 7-fer

    We’ve featured several two-fers and a few three-fers, but this is our first seven-fer.  It’s also located about one hour east of my home town AND involved brown! The buyer of this lot gets seven roadsters, including two nice, complete cars, two closer to parts car status and three in between.  A bunch of additional…

  • Beetle Plus Jaguar V12 Equals…?

    Beetle Plus Jaguar V12 Equals…?

    Many a Jaguar XJ-S has given up its V12 and received a small block Chevy engine, but we have always assumed the V12s were scrapped.  Whomever built this car snapped one up and stuck it into a highly modified Beetle! Why do we say highly modified?  Well, this car now has its engine at the…

  • Custom VW Beetle Pickup (NOT a TDI!)

    Custom VW Beetle Pickup (NOT a TDI!)

    We love homemade cars here at Oddimotive, even when the chassis is based on a production car, homemade bodies make us smile.  Today’s feature is a 1967 Beetle, but it’s been built into a completely useless, highly upright pickup, somewhat reminiscent of a 1920s truck.  Okay, it’s not completely useless, it’ll get you to Cars…

  • Three on the RV Tree: Econoline Pickup RV

    Three on the RV Tree: Econoline Pickup RV

    Anyone can find a Volkswagen Westfalia Camper, your host included, but this is a bit more unusual.  Ask yourself when you last saw an Econoline pickup, then whether you’ve ever seen an RV version. This truck features an inline six (mid-mounted, of course) with a three-speed manual and column shift.  The seller provides very little…