Tag: Shitbox
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Another Beautiful Sprint Turbo
There’s not much we haven’t already said about the Sprint Turbo – Chevy’s rebadged Suzuki shitbox with a turbocharged, 3-cylinder engine and cool styling effects. The seller claims 64K miles, and the car certainly appears to be in great shape. The white ARE rims look perfect – I wouldn’t even return this car to stock!…
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How About a REAL Fiesta?
Not too many years ago, I could search “Fiesta” and only find these quirky euro imports from the late 70s. Now, with the (welcome in ST form) return of the Fiesta, things are more complicated. Luckily, these cool little cars still come along from time to time, although sometimes horribly overpriced, like this one. The…
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The greatest high school car of all time
Looking for the perfect car for that new teen driver in your household? If not already, the 1985 Honda Accord should be on your shopping list; so why not go “all-out” and pick up this spiffy Limousine conversion? Tell your kid and 6-8 of his punk friends to turn off Facebook (or twitter, or snapchat,…
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A Truly Swift Swift
It’s no secret to anyone who follows Oddimotive that I, your humble host, love hot hatches and pocket rockets. That is to say, I love the performance versions of various shitboxes. This is a favorite and even has a cool legal tie-in. The previous-generation Swift was available in the US as the Chevy Sprint with…
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Pretty Fly for a Sh!tbox
Here in the US, we only got the turbocharged, three-cylinder-powered Suzuki Swift/Cultus in the form of the Chevy Sprint from 1986 through 1988. When the second generation car came to the US, the only high performance variant available was the excellent Suzuki Swift GTI (later GT due to VW lawsuit threats). Canada, however, got a…
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Creative Geo Metro Truckish Thing
This may be the best homemade top I’ve ever seen. Yes, someone decided to make a Metro into a small pickup. That’s happened before, but the ‘cap’ on this one really makes it. It’s fiberglass, so it’s rigid, despite the tent-like appearance. The seller talks about hydrogen injection and other ‘interesting’ ideas to get even…
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Greatest Bodystyle of all time?
Are you tired of waiting for Audi to put their 2005 Shooting Brake Concept into production? Having trouble finding room in your budget for a Ferrari FF? Not to worry, you can scratch that “3-door-wagon” itch that we all have by purchasing this 1980 Pinto Squire Wagon! We’re not sure if it is the strange…
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Nicest Metro Convertible?
Here’s a car that was something of a joke when new, but has a quirky appeal now. Three cylinders, five-speeds and a manual drop-top? Sounds like a unique experience. Throw in the forty-four cassette tapes the seller offers and you’re good to go! No, really, the seller says the following: **As a bonus, we have…
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Starlet with Nissan Power!?
Toyota Starlets are so small and so RWD that it seems all have received injections of serious horsepower and none are true to their shitbox roots. Here’s one with Nissan power. Based on the S14 reference, engine photo and claimed dyno results, this is an SR20DET swap. We like ads that claim “the car is…
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Not a lotta Lada
I love the Lada Niva. After all it’s a shitbox hatchback with real off-road capability and Soviet charm. The were never sold in the US, but were available in Canada for some time. Unfortunately, this one isn’t as good underneath as it looks on top. The seller warns this one is good and rusty underneath.…