Tag: 80s
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It’s 1990 Again!
This car is a delightfully tan 1986 Volvo 240 wagon (formerly known as a 245). Sadly, this one has an automatic trans. What we love about this ad, though, is the “flashback photo” nature with the 90-ish Accord the only other car clearly in view. Also, 7-Eleven brand identity hasn’t changed much, so it really…
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Be Prepared for 2027!
Perhaps one day, the 1987-only Monte Carlo Aero Coupe and its Pontiac Grand Prix twin will be so collectible that clones will exist and/or rusty hulks will be worth restoring. They are already collectible by 80s standards, after all, but that means only so much in terms of value. Regardless, you can be prepared for…
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VERY Green 1981 Mercedes 300SD
In case you haven’t been paying attention, converting old diesel vehicles to run on veggie oil – basically waste product from fried food – is a counterculture trend right now. I find the whole thing interesting because it appeals to gearheads who want to engineer a way around ‘the system’ as much as to those…
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Rear-Wheel Drive Mazda 626
The Mazda 626 is best known as a front-wheel drive, mid-sized sedan offering with a couple sporty variants and coupes through the years. What many forget is that the first generation offered in the US offered rear-wheel drive. Today’s feature is a first-generation coupe from the last year of production. First-gen 626s are rare these…
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Pulse Quickening (?) Early Pulsar NX
This variety of Nissan Pulsar – known as the Pulsar EXA in Japan – was sold for two generations in the US before being replaced by the Nissan NX1600 and NX2000 for the 1991 model year. The NX2000 has a justifiably great reputation for performance, given its B13 “Classic” SE-R underpinnings. Unfortunately, however, the US…
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Crack Smokin’ Price on a Cool Cat
It’s not secret that we are fans of MN12 Cougar XR7s and T-Bird SCs here at Oddimotive, so why not get one related post out of the way early in 2015? As a reminder, we love these because they are underrated by enthusiasts. The supercharged 3.8L V6 put out 210 to 230 HP, depending on…
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Throwback Friday: Custom S-10 Blazer
Once upon a time, customized mini-blazers were fairly common; but I can’t say I’ve ever seen this ‘puffy top’ approach employed. The seller claims this was a ‘show truck’ back in the day. It does indeed have some sort of body kit, in addition to shaved bumpers, ‘Vette wheels and that remarkably odd soft top.…
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Tough Decision – Which is the Coolest US Mitsubishi Chariot Derivative?
We never got the Mitsubishi Chariot in the US with its Japan market name (or its turbocharged four), but we did get no fewer than three derivatives, due to the often-strange alliance between Chrysler and Mitsu. Today’s feature car is the rarely-seen Plymouth Colt Vista version, one of at least two vehicles which shared a…
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NUMMI-licious Chevyota Nova Twin Cam
In the 80s, the Domestics resurrected some names which were thought to be lost in the 70s. Plymouth briefly brought back the Duster name, as documented in Jalopnik’s excellent coverage of the resultant Cocaine Factory ad. Chevrolet also brought back the Nova name and put it on a version of the Toyota built at…
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Yard Find: 1985 Mercury Lynx Wagon
We’re rushing this one to press, as I’m sure Sports Car Market will be all over this and it will certainly appear on an episode of Chasing Classic Cars. After all, when did you last see any Mercury Lynx, not to mention a wagon with manual transmission and only 260K miles? Act quickly and negotiate…