Tag: 70s
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Which one would you pick at the same price?
These two beauties are each offered at $19,500, represent opposite ends of the collector car spectrum and are local to me. Which one would you choose? First up is the 1957 BMW Isetta 300 we featured less than one week ago. The seller claims this is in good, original condition, and the photos seem to…
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Quickie: Just another Volkswagen Limo Project
So, someone decided to make a limo out of a 1979 VW Rabbit and decided to sell it with three whole images, none of which shows the interior. Still, it’s plenty odd and worthy of a post here. Apparently, the original 1.6L I4 was swapped for a massive 1.8. There’s mention of forged pistons, but,…
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Are you a Mark Hamill fan who doesn’t like Star Wars? This might be the car for you!
If you qualify for the above, you MUST be a Corvette Summer fan. While this car isn’t as over-the-top crazy as the movie car, the paint certainly reminds me of it. The seller offers shockingly little information about this car, considering it’s a full custom. I don’t know how much boost this produces, but it…
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Audi 80 Alternative: Volkswagen Dasher (with must-see video!)
Before there was a Passat, there was the Dasher. This was Volkswagen’s big step into a larger, water-cooled, front-wheel-drive car. That was relatively modern stuff in the early 70s. These are essentially identical to period Audi 80s, but only VW got the hatchback bodies. Bad news here is it’s an automatic and likely REALLY can’t…
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1.7 Liters of V4 Fury!
The seller claims this is an all original car, but doesn’t say anything about the condition. Still, the single picture available seems to back the originality claim and it looks like it has potential. I love these quirky little cars! Obviously, this needs an inspection before we can comment on whether it’s a great deal.…
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Cool Fiat 124 Coupé (CC)
Here’s one you don’t see often, the Fiat 124 Coupé, this being the third generation, known as the 124 CC. These rear-wheel-drive coupes offer interesting styling and this CC had the largest displacement and highest output offered in this body. The seller claims this went in for paint in 2008 and was never fully reassembled.…
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Cool Sleeper: 1970 Plymouth Valiant
While it’s not a big-block car, we think this car has massive sleeper potential. The 318/3-speed combo likely provides pretty good fun already, but could easily be modified while maintaining the stealth factor. Given this is a sedan, you can also rest assured it will never be particularly collectible, meaning you’re not modifying something that…
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Jimny, anyone?
We’ve featured a couple of Suzuki Samurais here, but never this original, 1970s version. The seller claims it’s one of the best, and we can’t dispute that. We’ve seen these for sale before, but usually in some state of dis-assembly. This one appears to be complete and, with no reserve, it will find a new…
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Merry Christmas! Beetle + Hummer? Why not?
This one’s new to us – the Humbug, which combines a VW Beetle with faux Hummer bits. Can you ever go wrong with a seller quote like the following? “Very few made it out in the public before the law suits were filed.” This one is obviously incomplete. It has a transaxle, but no engine…
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Just another rear-engine Fiat
We recently featured a Siata Spring, which is essentially a heavily modified Fiat 850. Little did we know a genuine Fiat 850 would appear days later. You take your pick: REALLY oddly retro-styled Siata or the original, quirky Fiat. Keep in mind both are slow! Of course, the asking price here is about half that…