Tag: 80s
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Drop-butt Seville’s not sport enough for you, eh?
How about a custom, two-door drop-ass Caddy? We’re not sure what happened here: Was is an Eldorado with a Seville but added, or was it a Seville with the rear doors welded shut? Due to crap photos and a complete lack of information in the auction, we just don’t know, but we venture to guess…
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Form the Alliance of your choice
Here we have two Renault Alliance convertibles posted within a couple days of each other. Each easily qualifies as an oddity – not only is each a Renault, but is also among the last and is convertible. As a bonus, there were both built in Wisconsin, from what we understand. Car #1 is a GTA…
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Take your pick: Two F-Body “Special” Editions
These two just had to be posted together, as the auctions started on the same day. Here we have one movie tribute and one TV tribute. Car#1 is a KITT (yes, Two Thousand…not a Mustang) replica: Car #2 is a Bandit II from 1991, which was an aftermarket special: Car #1: This appears to be…
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Sleeper from hell? 1983 Custom Cruiser Wagon with Buick GN power
We love sleepers. You humble host once owned a 1993 Sentra SE-R, which certainly qualifies, and the SVT Contour that replaced it qualifies, though the body kit may have pushed limits for some. Today’s subject car is an extreme sleeper of the homemade variety: 1983 Olds Wagon with 1986 Buick Grand National power – actually,…
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Merk-two-fur
How can we resist posting a Merkur XR4Ti two-fer? Car #1 is largely stock and claims to run. Car #2 is sorta-kinda a track car, at least in that it has harnesses, fire extinguisher and some somewhat-described mods. How can we beat this quote? “She drivers actually good and wants to driver fast for some…
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Glenfrome Facet
This oddity is apparently based on a Range Rover and came out of the strange 1980s “coachbuilder” period. The seller references it being one of the best off-roaders and a luxury sports coupé. What more could you possibly want? We started this post, and then it came to our attention that Autoblog previously covered this one as…
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British Coach Works TD – Interesting “Special” Edition
British Coach Works was one of a few companies making replica early MGs in the early 80s, these basedon Chevettes. That’s already pretty odd by today’s standards, but this one adds flair with an unlikely Schwepps Special Edition. Supposedly, this was part of a sweepstakes (?!). Click for eBay ad Voorhees, NJ $6,200 with 3…
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There’s nothing like a Cougar that blows
Here we have the uber-rare and questionably desirable Mercury equivalent to the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, complete with 5-speed manual transmission. Yes, this was a factory configuration, at least for a few years. The turbo powertrain was phased out of the Mercury lineup after the 1986 model year, even though the 1987-1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupes received…
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Quickie: Live like Swedish royalty
We love older Volvos, including the 700-series, but this is a bit different. Here we have an opportunity to live like Swedish royalty, if there is such a thing. This 760 limo comes complete with CRT TV and bar in the back, and the seller claims it has privacy glass. Best of all, this limo…
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Strangest Samurai?
We like the Suzuki Samurai. It’s a serious underdog but has serious off-road capability. So…what happens when you remove a Samurai’s performance underdog nature and off-road ability at the same time? Short version: The front end was extended to fit a bored and stroked small block Chevy and it’s now a RWD-only vehicle. Hmm. If…