Tag: 70s
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VW Type 4 x 2
The Type 4 (411 and 412) was Volkswagen’s mid-sized offering in the late 60s and early 70s and was offered in three body styles: four-door sedan, two-door coupe and three-door wagon. Interestingly, the 411 was VW’s very first four-door sedan, although we are featuring the other two body styles today. This family of cars had…
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Mullet Car? It’s not what you think.
The seller did a fine job of hiding this fact in he photos with strategically terrible angles, but this IS a mullet car. Police car in front, sporty coupe in back. This generation of Caprice had a fourteen model year run, which is actually longer than the current Lincoln navigator. If the front of this…
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70s Styling Icon?
Ah yes, the Riviera boat tail! This car is included here because of its highly unusual styling and, well, the fact that I haven’t seen one in a long time. Pony and muscle cars overshadow the personal luxury coupes of the 60s and 70s, which means that there are big block beauties out there which…
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A Somewhat Special Seventies Scirocco
The Scirocco was Volkswagen’s sporty car offering after the retirement of the long-lived Karmann Ghia in the mid 1970s. It was based on the same platform as the Rabbit, so it offered front-wheel drive and four-cylinder engines; but the Giugiaro-styled body was unique and the chassis had many upgrades to offer a more sporting drive.…
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Chicken Tax Cab-Chassis Loophole Truck!
The compact/mid-sized pickup market has seen an interesting 180-degree shift over the years. In the and early 80s, the US domestic automakers did not make their own small trucks. Each had an import at some point. The Chevy Luv was an Isuzu, the Dodge D50 (later Ram D50) was a Mitsubishi and our subject truck,…
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The Nicest Fiat 850 Spider?
Fiat 850 Spiders aren’t particularly hard to find. It seems we have one or two at any time in the local classifieds (which means Craigslist, these days). What’s remarkable here is claimed extremely low mileage and what appears to be perfect condition. Rustbucket 850s are a lot easier to find than nice ones. As noted,…
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The First Front-Wheel-Drive Nissan is also One of the Ugliest Cars Ever Made
Many Datsuns from the 70s have seen demand and prices go up (moderately, mind you) ever since the 510 was ‘rediscovered’ several years ago. In fact, enthusiasts know that the 510 was always desirable – it had an eager engine and great handling for its time, which led to a great race history. That has…
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All Really Bad Show and No Go
From some angles (not many) and far away, you might think this car had racing history. Look inside, however, and you’ll see an automatic shifter, which eliminates all performance thoughts. The seller was trying to achieve a JDM look of some sort, but I don’t know that automatic versions of this car were even sold…
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BUY THIS CAR!
That’s the message I get from the YELLING, multi-color-text-using seller. This is a custom, shortened ’74 Honda Civic. Apparently, it was once red and it’s now in primer. Why? I’m not sure. The seller claims the car runs and drives and could be a reliable daily driver. It even has new “BREAK” hoses. Also, the…
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Scout this Out
Here we have a Scout II Patriot Edition, claimed to be one of 200. The Patriot edition came with a cool red, white and blue color scheme and has a hardtop, unlike the otherwise similar Spirit of ’76 edition. This car also has the XLC package, which apparently means eXtra Load Capacity and was the…