Tag: 80s
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Faux-ieros: Wanna-be Italians based on Pontiacs
These days, it seems that most Fieros are wearing costumes, usually mimicking Italian exotica. Here we have two such beasts, one immitating a Lamborghini Countach and one a Ferrari F355 spyder. The Fauxrrari is obviously finished to a greater extent, but does the Lambfauxghini have the same potential? These cars are for two very different…
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Dodge Mierda
Ooops, it’s technically Mirada. Either way, these are unusual rear-drive coupes that were only around for a few years in the early 80s. There was even an attempt to get back into NASCAR racing with these. Bottom line – this is a Dodge version of the Chrysler Cordoba made famous by Ricardo Montalban for its…
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Celebrity factor 80s Camaro?
Celebrity association sometimes adds value to a vehicle at auction. It helps, however, if most of the public knows who the hell the celebrity is. Apparently, this was used in Ariana Grande’s latest video. In other news, there’s apparently a singer named Ariana Grande. It seems she’s a singer and actress born in 1993 (when…
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Long trim name / Great Car
We just don’t see enough first generation (FB) RX-7s on the road anymore. It seems they were quite common when new to lightly used, but disappeared somewhere along the line. This example is the best of the breed: The GSL-SE, which featured the 13B engine that would become standard on the second generation (FC) cars.…
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Bargain potential or nightmare?
924 Turbos are rumored to be great little drivers, even if the turbocharged 924 struggles to perform as well as the naturally aspirated 944 (with the 944 Turbo in an entirely different class). Here we have what appears to be a clean example. If it’s not bid up too much and the reserve isn’t crazy,…
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Best bet on a Biturbo?
Usually, taking on someone’s project car isn’t the best idea. Occasionally, it works out perfectly, though, if just the right amount of work was done and done right. Here, we’re not sure about the quality of the work, but one very critical item has been taken care of which makes this quite possible the best…
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This Blass is not Blasé
When’s the last time you saw a Lincoln Mark VII in good shape? Yeah, we thought it had been a while. We generally prefer the sportier LSC, but this Bill Blass edition brings back memories of the family of two brothers and good friends back in the day. Plus, well, designer co-brands fit in beautifully…
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Goes Like Hell or Project from Hell?
Here we have one of the original pocket rockets – the Omni GLH from the mid 1980s. Who wouldn’t love 80s domestic mediocrity in the form of a shitbox hatch, but stuffed with a turbo four yielding impressive straight line performance in this light car? Carroll Shelby himself was involved, and even bought the last…
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Drug-influenced pricing on a drug-inspired BLACK GOLD 280ZX
We’ve featured one of these before, they come up pretty often and, because they predated the 280ZX turbo by one whole year, the cars aren’t particularly amazing, but we feel compelled to post this one. First off, this one has a completely insane price, despite the claimed 8,700 original miles and apparently great condition. We…
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Honest driver? 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 5-Speed
The Thunderbird turbo coupe was a strange bird. This model was designed to take the T-Bird, which was known mostly as a “personal luxury coupe” (boulevard cruiser) and compete with the European cars that were taking over the market in the 1980s. What did that mean? Well, it started with a turbocharged four cylinder –…