Tag: Japanese
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Old school Bluebird
Your humble host has had he pleasure of driving a pl412 with the Borg-Warner automatic. It was fun in a sick and twisted – and SLOW – way. This older 312 has a three-on-the-tree, so ought to be somewhat closer to being able to get out of its own way. Click for eBay ad Rogue…
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Worth a quick drive to north-central Louisiana?
This ad doesn’t have much detail, but when did you last see one of these (if ever) 626 GT Turbo coupes? This could have potential, if only we knew what transmission it has, the condition or the interior or other minor details. Click for Craigslist ad Monroe, LA $1,700 Free Weber Smokey Joe with purchase?…
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Three cylinders and 1 liter of pure 80s sexy
This car has a claimed 146K miles, but could pass for 46K. This will make a tasty little pocket rocket for someone. We showed the later, Canadian version before, but this is the original and was sold in the US. Click for eBay ad $1,775 with 21 bids and reserve not met Pahrump, NV 04/30/2013…
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We pronounce it Cher-Odd
Why, oh why, didn’t this brand make it in the US? Click for Craigslist ad $1,200 Victorville, CA Green wheels on a Daihatsu? Of course. Tweaker friend in the background, too? Yep. We’re guessing this didn’t rust in Victorville, CA; so that might be all that’s left of a red paint job? Ad text: ’92…
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When’s the last time you saw an Impulse Turbo?
It’s too bad this is an automatics, but we’re including it because these come around so rarely. Maybe a transmission swap isn’t impossible? Of course, this one needs some body help, too. Click for eBay ad $510 with 2 bids and reserve not met. $5,000 BIN price. North Bergen, NJ 05/14/2014 update: SOLD for $3,600.…
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The “other” Infiniti
When Infiniti launched in 1989, it had the much-hyped (relatively speaking) Q45 and this, the M30. This was a Japan market Leopard lightly gussied up to be an American luxury coupe. Interestingly, it shared a lot with the Z31 300ZX, which had just been replaced. The convertible version wasn’t available at launch and didn’t leave…
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Good idea or waste of a Z?
These seemed relatively popular back in the day. When your humble host worked at a grocery store in the late 80s, there was a customer who had one. The trunk was small, but held three or four paper grocery bags. These actually make pretty good looking convertibles. We’re not so sure about structural integrity… Click…
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Early MistuDodge
Most of you likely know that the relationship between Mitsubishi and Chrysler went on for years and was responsible for any Chrysler/Dodge product with the Colt name, as well as the Challenger/Sapporo and, more interestingly, the Chrysler Conquest/Starion and Plymouth Laser/Eagle Talon. Here we have one of the first results of their cooperation. These…
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New England roadster
Frighteningly, this isn’t the only one I’ve found like this. The last one that popped on eBay was also in New England – Connecticut, if memory serves. Someone, somewhere in New England once compared wheelbases between a CJ and Datsun roadster and decided they were close enough. The rest is history. Again…why? But maybe the…
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Nicest one remaining? Perhaps, but why?
This is pretty cool – Colt Vista with 5-speed manual and 25K miles!? Does it get better? Maybe a Mitsu Expo or the JDM Chariot (same car). Click for Craigslist ad $3,800 Signal Hill, CA (AKA Long Beach) We don’t usually start of with a rear or interior shot, but the shifter is key here…