Tag: 80s
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Pre-Audi AWD from the US of A
Just a few days ago, we shared a delightfully brown AMC Spirit and lamented its lack of all-wheel drive. When it rains, it pours; so today’s feature is an AMC Eagle SX/4. This time, the only regret is the engine. This is a claimed 67K mile, two-owner car, although it appears that the wheels have been…
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Awesomely Brown AMC Spirit
This is the brownest car we’ve seen in a while, which makes it among the best cars we’ve seen recently. This is a claimed very low mileage (73K) car, and the condition backs up the claim. While it’s not perfect, the seller correctly claims this as a survivor. One would hate to refurbish this car…
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Surgically Altered, Topless Cougar
The seller of this car claims this is on of 96 factory convertibles, but Mercury/Ford never produced a convertible Cougar or T-Bird on this platform. In all likelihood, this is a Car Craft conversion, given the year and the location. Regardless, conversions like this were around back in the day and weren’t cheap. This made…
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Manual, 4WD Sentra Wagon!
Yes, this wagon has a selectable transfer case, so it has four-wheel drive, rather than all-wheel drive. At the end of the day, it’s an Oddimotive dream, either way, as it has also been turbocharged! This is an original AWD Sentra wagon, but the engine was swapped for a 1991-1994 GA16DE 1.6L and then a…
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Pontiac T1000 Project
If you absolutely must have a Pontaic T1000, you have serious problems. That being said, here’s one for sale. The T1000 was Pontiac’s twin to the Chevy Chevette, although this came along in about the sixth model year for Chevette. Cooler heads must have left the company or caved to CAFE rules after years of…
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They All Look Alike to Me
A racist comment? Not at all, when applied to boxy SUVs. Apparently, others think they all look the same, as this isn’t the first time we’ve found a Japanese SUV posing as a Mercedes. Almost two years ago, we featured the Gelandejetero, a wanna-be Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen made out of a Dodge Raider, which was really…
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Crack Pipe Price on a Cool 3Cyl Turbo
It’s no secret that Oddimotive loves the Chevy Sprint Turbo. When we started two years ago, these were throwbacks to CAFE regulations. Today, there is a modern equivalent, the Ford Fiesta Ecoboost, also sporting a turbocharged three-cylinder engine and which is fun to drive in a sick and twisted sort of way. This car has…
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Former Avocado Hauler Has Inline Six, Four-Wheel Drive and Manual Transmission
If you’re considering a small beater truck for hauling and some off-road duty, why not go with one based on the highly-capable XJ Cherokee and which isn’t seen every day? We suggest the relatively rare Jeep Comanche. This truck once lived on an avocado farm, which is neither here nor there, except that it seems…
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Green–Market: Short-Wheelbase and Big V8
The 500SE was never sold in the US, but should make for a cool package. In this W126 generation of S-Class, “SE” vs. “SEL” meant short vs. long wheelbase. The US market got the 380SE variant, which used a smaller-displacement V8. That car makes a fine cruiser, but this 500SE should feel pretty good with…
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1987 Nissan MEGA MAX with Video
The 1987 Nissan Mega Max appears to be a regional special edition consisting of ground effects, exhaust tips, wheels and a badge. Here’s the Southern CA dealer association video for this “special edition”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04KtjXBxHbs Aesthetically, this car is in poor condition, but the seller claims it passed smog recently; so it may be good mechanically.…