Tag: Forbidden Fruit
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Frutto Proibito: 1997 Fiat Barchetta drenched in maple
Here we have the strange, much later follow-up to the classic Fiat Spyder. Unfortunately, these are FWD and based on the Punto platform of the day. Not only is the handling not stellar, the styling is odd and 0-60 took close to 9.0 seconds! Add in 90s Italian reliability and you have a winning package…
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Rare in USA (or anywhere) Nissan Sunny Ute
We’ll admit right here that we didn’t know this existed. Apparently, a Sunny-based Ute (AKA small truck) was once sold in Australia and Japan. Needles to say,we love it! This particular example has a couple mods we’d reverse, but we like the upgrade engine and dual Mikunis. Click for eBay ad Bellevue, Washington $2,225 with…
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Forbidden Fruit: Mazda / Autozam AZ-1 Kei car
Anyone reading here probably knows a thing or two about Kei cars, the tiny Japanese treats which get around certain Japanese tax laws. This Autozam AZ-1 has a bit of a confusing lineage, given Autozam is a Mazda brand but the car was design and built by Suzuki, who also sold a version. Regardless, we…
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Forbidden Fruit: Peugeot 406 Coupe V6
This was one of my favorite cars to spot when living in France. It’s cool to see one in North America, but there’s pretty much no way to drive this legally in the US…too bad, as the Pininfarina styling is really cool. This one proudly wears a good 90s color, too. The only problem here…
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Frbidden Fruit: Volvo 480 Turbo in the US!
We recently search all the way to Europe to find one of these, as they’re true favorites. The question here is whether anyone can drive it in the US, especially CA…hmm. If it was a 1988 model, we know EPA would be okay, but 1989? Click for eBay ad SLO, CA $9,500 starting with ZERO…
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Forbidden fruit: Volvo 480
Your humble host has wanted one of these for quite some time. Perhaps a pre-1989, easy-to-import model will come up and maybe even in left-hand drive. Click for Autotrader UK ad Goole, England £694 Volvo + flip-up headlamps = tasty Ad text: 3 Doors, Manual, Coupe, Petrol, 128,000 miles, Metallic Blue. JUST REDUCED FOR THIS WEEKEND ONLY!…