Tag: Orphaned brand
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SHOCK NEWS: Only Four Saturn Relays with Under 100K Miles are Currently on Autotrader!
You have to see it to believe it: Click for proof!
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1975 Oldsmobile Omega Hatchback with Camper Accessory
We knew about the Omega and Nova hatchbacks, which don’t really look like hatchbacks; but we’ve never heard of the tent accessory. Given the space available with the seats folded down, this made sense at the time and it’s just plain cool now.
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Potential Kabinenroller Deal: 1955 Messerschmitt KR200
The Bruce Weiner microcar museum auction, in 2013, set a high bar for microcar prices, as some of the best example of the rarest and most desirable among the breed went up for sale. It seems that Isettas and Messerchmitts have kept fairly high prices ever since, so this Messy will be a deal if the…
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1958 Singer Gazelle with Datsun Power
The Singer Gazelle is a rare beast here in the USA, and is a close relative to the Hillman Minx. That means it was originally powered by a 1.5L four cylinder shared with a number of other (now mostly obscure) British cars. This one, however, has been upgraded to Datsun B-210 power, which means something…
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Rat Rod 1954 Studebaker 3R5 on 1979 Chevy Dually Frame
Are you nostalgic for Studebaker pickups, but they just aren’t quite long enough for you? Try this homemade oddity on for size!
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Salesman’s Hot Rod? 1968 Mercury Montego MX Four Door with 390 and 4-Speed
For those not old enough to remember, and for those who forget, it seemed that no one except salesmen and some realtors drove four-door, US domestic non-luxury cars back in the day. As recently as the late 70s, the best-selling car in the US was the Olds Cutlass, most of which were two-door sedans. The…
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Rare American Bantam Boulevard Delivery Microcar
American Bantam was a short-lived Microcar maker, which spun out of the bankrupt American Austin in the mid-to-late 1930s. Despite only about five model years of production, these Austin-based cars existed in several body types. This “Boulevard Delivery” is one of the most interesting and collectible. The seller provides little information, but says the car…
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Time Capsule Topaz: Two-Door with Five-Speed!
Soon, we’ll have a whole generation that doesn’t remember Mercury, Ford’s red-headed stepchild. That’s sad, as the brand had a few real performance gems over the years. This isn’t one of them, but it is a last holdout of the 80s, even though it was sold in the 90s. The Topaz, of course, was Mercury’s…
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Awesome LeMons Buy?
So, this went over the $500 limit; but it seems like the ultimate LeMons car. This is a Fox-platform Mercury Cougar with the turbocharged 2.3L four and five-speed manual. It looks like every piece of sheet metal on this car has damage and/or rust and the dash has seen too much sun. That seems like…
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Why? Nearly Perfect 1990 Sable Wagon
The seller claims this was a grandparental car from new, and that’s the only explanation we can think of for its condition. Any Sable in good condition is an oddball in 2016; but this wagon with full blue interior and upgraded engine is a true gem. Would you drive this? The seller claims under 55K…