Tag: Convertible
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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…
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Silvia with her Top Off: S15 Varietta Roller
Though the S13 and S14 Nissan Sylvias were popular in the US, where they were known as 240SX, the S15 verision, produced from 1999 to 2002, never made it to the US. Nissan did offer a soft-top convertible version of the S13 for a couple years, with that car converted at ASC in California. Few…
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Most Dangerous Vehicle Ever:Chopped Reliant Robin with no Rollover Protection
What could be the most dangerous car ever? How about a Reliant Robin with absolutely no rollover protection? Yes, some genius chopped the top of this rollover-prone three-wheeler and added no roll bar. The seller claims this was ‘professionally chopped’, if there is such a thing, and that the windshield frame is reinforced. We’re not…
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A Corolla for Restoration?
A rusty, rough Corolla is usually just a good candidate for scrap metal and engine donation, but this one is a rare convertible, done by a company called Griffith and likely sold at the Toyota dealer at the time. Does that mean it’s worth restoring? The good news here is 67K miles, but that can…
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Fly in/Drive Home: Citroen Mehari
Okay, of you’re in the US, driving home from the Netherlands might be ‘interesting’. Still, this super-cool Citroen Mehari is worth a look. We featured one of these back in 2013 and we still love them! The seller provides only a little into, but these are remarkably simple and the photos show a car in…
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Surgically Altered, Topless Cougar
The seller of this car claims this is on of 96 factory convertibles, but Mercury/Ford never produced a convertible Cougar or T-Bird on this platform. In all likelihood, this is a Car Craft conversion, given the year and the location. Regardless, conversions like this were around back in the day and weren’t cheap. This made…
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Pinto-Based, Lotus 7-Inspired Kit Car
As the seller points out, Blakely Auto Works made various kit cars for a few decades and operated under the name Bernardi at some point. Today’s feature car is a 1978 model and supposedly is made to be a larger, more street-friendly version of the Blakely Bantam, which was a Lotus 7 replica. It’s a…
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Seller: “I Don’t What This Is, But I Know What It’s Worth”
The seller here has no idea what this is, but that he or she knows it’s worth more than offers received to date. How did the seller end up with a mystery, you ask? “I bought the property the vehicle came with it in the backyard.” What do you think this is? The seller rambles,…
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WTF S2K
Briefly, I was surprised that we’ve never featured a Honda S2000; but then I thought about it and there usually nothing odd about them. They’re just great, pure sports cars. This one, however, first had a hideous body kit installed and then was wrecked. A quick interwebs search showed what the body kit looked like…
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Once Somewhat Common, Now Unthinkable. Austin Healey V8 Swap
These days, ’58 Healeys have gone up in value and are $50K++ cars if in restored or good original condition. Projects can trade at $20K or so. With values where they are today, these cars are preserved or restored, but they were relatively cheap, used cars. Over the years, some lost their inline six cylinder…