Tag: 80s

  • Blasphemy or Interesting?  Rodded Porsche 928

    Blasphemy or Interesting? Rodded Porsche 928

    Porsche purists have long struggled with the 928, as it was once planned to be the replacement for the 911.  Obviously, that didn’t work out, but it seems to have threatened many an old-school 911, based on mockery of this car’s front-mounted, vee configuration, water-cooled engine.  Things have started to turn around a bit the…

  • K-Car + Wagon + Turbo + Wood Grain + Brown

    K-Car + Wagon + Turbo + Wood Grain + Brown

    This is a thing of (strange) beauty. The seller says this needs cosmetic work and we agree.  What he or she doesn’t mention is the fact that the engine is out of the car, though one could infer that based on the note that a rebuilt engine is included.  This is at the LeMons $500…

  • Oddimotive Advertising Idea?

    Oddimotive Advertising Idea?

    Could this be your marketing concept, or should it be ours?  Frankly, the truck itself is a bit too normal for us, but we like the idea. Supposedly, the interior is in ‘fair’ condition and the truck itself has 150K miles.  That should be nothing on a diesel, though the almost-thirty years of history could…

  • This Site Could Provide Endless Fun

    This Site Could Provide Endless Fun

    Crutchfield either hosts this site or just plays along with it.  Either way, it’s awesome! Click to visit Crutchfield Vintage I remember this item – was almost guilted into buying it.  Luckily, $14 was still a big deal at the time. Yes, the late Leonard Nimoy was featured!  May you rest in peace, good sir.

  • Build Your Own Tamiya Blackfoot Tribute

    Build Your Own Tamiya Blackfoot Tribute

    Why is an F150 on Oddimotive?  This truck is here because these stepsides are rarely seen, especially with manual transmissions.  Also, this truck represents a rare opportunity for an RC car fan to relive the 80s and build a full-scale Tamiya Blackfoot. Supposedly, this truck has 95K miles.  Aside from a wacky steering wheel and…

  • Epic Sighting at Aliso Viejo Cars and Coffee

    Epic Sighting at Aliso Viejo Cars and Coffee

    Can anyone dispute this car’s claim on ‘best interior ever?’ You’re damn right this car has the “op art” interior! Fore reference, yes, it’s a 924S, one of Porsche’s best kept secrets. Wondering where to go for Cars and Coffee in Orange County?  Try here.

  • Track or Street?  Guiseppe’s Alfa GTV6 Callaway Twin Turbo

    Track or Street? Guiseppe’s Alfa GTV6 Callaway Twin Turbo

    Okay, so this isn’t an original Callaway car, but the engine and turbo setup were swapped in from a real one which was wrecked.  Purists may scoff, but we’re rather glad this engine lives on in another Alfa and wasn’t scrapped with the car. This is almost a plank canvas – could easily be a…

  • Interesting Interior Work Plus Brown Equals Win

    Interesting Interior Work Plus Brown Equals Win

    By most standards, this is just an old, brown F150.  A quick look at the interior shots, however, shows why it’s here on Oddimotive.  Some owner at some time ‘crafted’ an interesting center stack and some sort of custom electronics box.  Also, this truck has a lot of brown.  We like brown. This truck was…

  • Rare Shelby-Dodge Collection

    Rare Shelby-Dodge Collection

    There’s been a lot of talk about 80s cars lately, with some of the most collectible starting to go up in value.  This means Gen Xers are starting to enter the collector world to snap up the IROCs and SVOs they dreampt of back in the day. At the Auctions America Fort Lauderdale event in…

  • The Legendary Citation X-11

    The Legendary Citation X-11

    The X-11 was the performance version of the Chevy X-11, but savvy enthusiasts know that the first-year car (1980 model year) lacked engine upgrades included on later versions.  This 1981 has the “high output V6”, which means 135 horsepower and 165 lb-ft of torque.  In this small car, that’s pretty good torque and it was…