Tag: 80s
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WTT means What The Truck?!
It seems someone has decided it makes sense to combine a 1985 Dodge shortbed pickup with a 2003 Mercedes Benz ML320 frame, powertrain and drivetrain. Not surprisingly, they didn’t get far, and now the seller wants you to bail him (or her?) out of this madness. The seller does describe this pretty well, so we…
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Celebrate the Failure of Socialism in Style!
The Trabi – does it really need an introduction. If you lived in East Germany and were lucky enough to be chosen to get a car; but not lucky enough to be of the ruling class, who didn’t follow their own rules, this was your car – either in sedan or wagon form. This example…
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Interesting Car, Strange Choices: Custom Triumph TR8
The TR8 was a short-lived, V8-powered version of the famously wedgy TR7 sports car. Being British and having eight cylinders in the 70s/80s, you know the Buick-engineered, Rover-purchased 215 CID (3.5L, if you must) all-aluminum V8. These are highly-regarded sports cars, but this owner decided that wasn’t enough. The seller says this done in the…
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Hopefully, This Car is Only Figuratively “On Fire”
Here we have a Renault Fuego Turbo with manual trans and claimed sub-58K mileage. What’s not to love? Yes, this was an odd attempt at a sports coupe by Renault and was made in the days when they were a state-owned enterprise. Like all other period Renaults, these had poor reputations for reliability and, in…
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SHO means Sierra High Output?
The Merkur XR4ti, known as the Ford Sierra XR4i to the rest of the world, was a rear-drive luxury hatchback with turbocharged, four cylinder power. Though not a sales success due to terrible marketing decisions, it has a strong enthusiast following due to a very high fun-to-drive factor. The seller of today’s car decided to…
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McLaren F1 Seating on a Budget with Thai Memories Thrown In
If you’ve ever been to Southeast Asia, or perhaps India, you know what a Tuk Tuk is. For me, this brings back honeymoon memories! These are ubiquitous taxis in certain parts of the world and riding in them is an experience unto itself. This is your big change to join in the fun! This one’s…
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Here’s One for Next Year’s Independence Day Parade
What do you get when you combine a C4 Corvette with the VIN from a 1966 Ford wagon and a homemade wood body? This thing. The seller is obviously proud of this oddity and we guess he or she should be. You’ll either love this or hate it, so we don’t need to add much…
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Factory Turbocharged, Manual Minivan
Who could have offered such a beast? Plymouth, of course! The seller claims this is a two-owner car and has had recent mid-level service and some hidden upgrades. If it is truly as good as described, this could be a pretty awesome family hauler! The 2.5-liter turbocharged four put out 150HP and 180 lb-ft in…
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Because the Reliant Robin was So Good…
…it was replaced by the remarkably similar Reliant Rialto! Today’s feature is the Rialto Saloon (sedan), as opposed to the Estate (wagon) version. The seller claims to have found this in his barn and driven it weekly for some amount of time. That being said, it’s been sitting for five years or so. $200 might…
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One-Off (?) Porsche 928 Spyder
Apparently, someone made a race car out of a 928 and someone else tried to make a production car based on its general design. That’s where spyderwerks comes in, but it’s not clear how many of these might have actually been built nor exactly when this came to be. The end result of whatever happened…