Tag: 70s
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Dueling El Caminos
Do you want your El Camino in classic lowrider flavor or modern dub style? Both are readily available right now! There’s not too much to say here that isn’t in the ad text, so we fit it all in our photo comments below. Click for Craigslist link #1 Corona, CA, USA No price listed Click…
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HMV Freeway!
We find the HMV Freeway to be among the most interesting microcars – so much so that we have featured two before (in 2013 and 2014). We call this a ‘second wave’ microcar. The first wave came in the late 1940s through the early 1960s and sprung up as affordable transportation in war-torn Europe. The…
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Buzz On Up To Fresno For This Honey Bee
Ah yes, the legendary Datsun B210 Honey Bee. As we document in a previous post, this was a stopgap measure to move a bunch of base B210s in yellow. For some reason, it continued for more than one year. This is still one of the best of the worst of “special” edition cars. The seller…
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Fulfill Your Land Yacht Fantasies!
When I look at this car, I hear 70s porn music and picture a pimp walking up to it. The seller seems to agree, based on this quote: “This is a great Huggy Bear Cruiser.” This is a claimed 42K miles original and the condition supports that claim. The seller also claims it is one…
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WTF Custom Hot Rod with Mitsubishi Four Cylinder
Odd, homemade design plus Mitsu four cylinder and manual tranny? Sure! This supposedly has bits from an XJ6 and from whatever Mitsubishi sacrificed an engine to the cause. The top came from a Geo Metro (convertible?). Someone spent a lot of time on this and is not likely to see a return on his or…
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Overjeansed Jeep
This is something of a dual special edition CJ-5, what with Renegade and Levi’s both being present. The seller doesn’t disclose much, but does point out it has a new carb, new clutch and new radiator. It sounds like it could have been sitting and had a recent restart? If the mechanical condition comes close…
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V8 Datsun 521
Yes, a 521 is a tiny pickup and, yes, this one has the power- and drivetrain from a 1990 Mustang GT. The seller has documented the build at the Ratsun forum site and the attention to detail and mechanical aptitude are strong here! One could not come close to building for the asking price if paying…
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Epic Mural Somewhere in Tucson
Yes, somewhere in or near Tucson is a mural featuring an Isuzu Vehicross and a customized 1970 Mustang! Also, this ad serves as a classic example of the shameless use of a girlfriend or daughter in ad. Presumably, no males will complain about the shameless part of this ad and I also assume all Oddimotive…
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There’s Subtle, Tasteful Luxury and then There’s This
The 70s featured many an AMC Pierre Cardin and Lincoln Bill Blass edition, among other fancy designers. Cadillac decided to play the game for the 1979 model year by teaming up with Gucci and International Automotive Design. Behold the 1979 Cadillac Seville Gucci Edition! Very little about the 1970s was subtle, or even tasteful, so…
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Pinto-Based, Lotus 7-Inspired Kit Car
As the seller points out, Blakely Auto Works made various kit cars for a few decades and operated under the name Bernardi at some point. Today’s feature car is a 1978 model and supposedly is made to be a larger, more street-friendly version of the Blakely Bantam, which was a Lotus 7 replica. It’s a…