Tag: British
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LR alternative? Austin Gipsy
The Gipsy (for some reason not spelled Gypsy) was BMC’s answer to the Land Rover, and we all know who won that battle, although that had to do with BMC and Rover merging into British Leyland. This one has a GM crate engine in place of the original four cylinder, so it’s not a car…
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Honda + Rover = Sterling
Sterling was Rover Car’s attempt to return to the US market in the late 80s. Honda was in bed with Rover at the time, and this 827 SLi is a sister car to the Acura Legend, sharing its 2.7L V6. That’s not at all a bad place to start, and the British interior and hatchback…
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Non-Sports Car Triumph: Standard 10 Sedan
Most people think of the TR series of sports cars when the topic of Triumphs comes up. A decent number might also think of the pocket-sized Spitfire or related GT6 or the rather interesting Stag grand touring cabriolet. With all that sports car and grand touring history, it’s easy to forget that there were Triumph-badged…
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Potential: Deal or Disaster?
TVRs are exceedingly rare in the US. They were never made in great numbers to begin with, but they were always known for light weight and great performance. The TVR Tasmin, later renamed the 280i, was the company’s 1980s offering. It only weighed a bit over 2,000 pounds, but the early ones were saddled with…
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Quickie: Rover SD1 without enough photos
Here we have a Rover SD1, which is a very rare beast in the US. What’s not to love about a V8, RWD hatchback?? Unfortunately, this one needs work. It’s not running and the seller claims it needs a cam, a complete interior and tires. Really, you’re buying a supposedly rust-free shell and apparently good…
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MG Midget EV
Are you an MG fan? An EV fan? Oh, you’re both? We have the car for you! This MG Midget has been converted to electric and it appears to be a quality job. We particularly like the charge port integration, though a little paint would make it even better. The gauge integration is pretty cool,…
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Europa with Hoochie Mama
We here at Oddimotive certainly love the Lotus Europa. What could be better than world-class handling and light weight combined with a rev-happy engine and looks best described as “pickup-like”? What we have here is a very rough Europa that is claimed to be in running condition. Click for eBay ad Tucson, AZ $8,000 with…
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Odd news: Goodbye little Aston oddity
Some day, we’ll find one in the US when they’re importable. Click for Autoblog story Post by CG Sadly, it looks like Aston’s odd attempt at affordability and higher average fuel economy via a gussied-up, $50K version the Toyota/Scion IQ has failed after a whopping two years. This was never offered in the US market,…
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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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Take your pick: Euro cabriolets with fixed roof parts
Like partial convertibles? Well, this is your lucky day! Car #1: We mentioned the XJS Cabriolet (XJS-C) when we recently posted a US market XJS manual, and this one just came along. This one is a grey market manual and a very rare beast Stateside. Car #2: On the same day, we found this E30…