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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:14:39 PM EST
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 I still miss this car. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:16:26 PM EST
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The old FWD Mopars(aka K cars). The turbo/5 speed models would rip. Easy to mod, and parts interchanged across all platforms. To this day, I wish I'd kept my 1989 Dodge Shadow CSX. The reactions when the ricer boys saw the Shelby logo on the rear(usually as I was leaving them behind) were priceless.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:18:15 PM EST
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 Attached File1978 Toyota celica. My oh my was that a fun car.  Attached FileI miss the Squareback. Put snow tires on that thing and it was unstoppable. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:18:47 PM EST
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2001 Cadillac DeVille DTS. 300HP Cadillac fun in what was a livery car.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:23:59 PM EST
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Quote HistorySHWINGGGGGG! |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:24:32 PM EST
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I know a guy, that converted a Chevy Beretta to RWD using, essentially the entire powertrain from a Buick Grand National.
It was/is, just as awesome as you can imagine. It is currently owned by one of the original builders best friends, it mostly sits in a garage but it is still very well maintained and is only brought out to prove a point, to an uneducated blowhard. I have driven it, I loved it so much, I almost bought it! |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:24:55 PM EST
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Best driving car I've ever owned.
Not my pic, but mine was identical. 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:25:39 PM EST
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GMC Yukon
 Saab 9.5 SportWagon  BMW e46 3 Series Wagon 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:27:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Jesus Christ who would want a Beretta? Biggest shit box GM ever produced. Ever heard of the Chevette? Or the Citation? I had a ‘95 Beretta GT. I loved that car. The V6 engine gave me zero problems. I had it for five years and the only thing that broke was the power window switch (replaced it twice). We bought it used with 30,000 miles and it had over 100,000 when we traded it in. We even lived out of it for two summers camping our way around the country (took it to 33 states with a big cargo box on the roof - we called it “the hump”). All I had to do to it was regular maintenance and replace the bumper when my wife hit a BMW. It was a good car. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:31:47 PM EST
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'73 Pinto. First car, fun to drive. I even painted mine like this.
 Had Crager 5-slot wheels.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:32:41 PM EST
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Back in the mid 80s i bought my wife a barely used Nissan 200SX (Datsun Sylvia). Basically just got the critter for her daily driver/spare car.
The more i drove it, the more i liked it. With just me, and not much weight in the gas tank, i could make that little five speed bark tires in the first three gears. Only had a fourbanger under the hood, but it would haul ass and still got superb gas milage cruising on trips. We put a bazillion miles on it. It was still running when i sold it. Only got rid of it because it rusted out badly. Was a little white hatchback version like this.  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:33:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryI'll admit  I once had an Integra that was lowered and braced. With an enormous sub in the hatch. 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:33:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I know a guy, that converted a Chevy Beretta to RWD using, essentially the entire powertrain from a Buick Grand National. It was/is, just as awesome as you can imagine. It is currently owned by one of the original builders best friends, it mostly sits in a garage but it is still very well maintained and is only brought out to prove a point, to an uneducated blowhard. I have driven it, I loved it so much, I almost bought it! I was a mechanic at a Chevy dealer. One of the older techs put a Corvette engine in an old beat-to-shit Blazer. It took him a couple of months to make all the modifications but he did it. It sounded awesome. It was the ultimate sleeper.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:35:00 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I was a mechanic at a Chevy dealer. One of the older techs put a Corvette engine in an old beat-to-shit Blazer. It took him a couple of months to make all the modifications but he did it. It sounded awesome. It was the ultimate sleeper. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I know a guy, that converted a Chevy Beretta to RWD using, essentially the entire powertrain from a Buick Grand National. It was/is, just as awesome as you can imagine. It is currently owned by one of the original builders best friends, it mostly sits in a garage but it is still very well maintained and is only brought out to prove a point, to an uneducated blowhard. I have driven it, I loved it so much, I almost bought it! I was a mechanic at a Chevy dealer. One of the older techs put a Corvette engine in an old beat-to-shit Blazer. It took him a couple of months to make all the modifications but he did it. It sounded awesome. It was the ultimate sleeper. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:35:51 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:37:06 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:38:05 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:38:37 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:39:07 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:39:09 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:40:12 PM EST
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My 1989 Mazda RX7 has been rusting away in my parents driveway for 19 years...I really need to look into if it’s worth restoring or just get rid of it. Kinda surprised they haven’t told me to tow it to my house
20 year old pic before the motor did what rotaries are known for: 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:40:15 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:40:41 PM EST
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My wife had an early nineties Nissan 240SX. I recall it was a 1990 SE version and I always liked that car. She drove it for over almost 14 years until we replaced it after the aesthetics (mostly paint and upholstery) started giving out. It was still doing good mechanically however.
She had wanted a 300ZX back then but instead of getting a used 300ZX with miles on it she bought a new 240SX for less money. The 240SX wasn't all that fast with a 4 cylinder but it cornered like it was on rails and got great fuel mileage. It was just a fun car to row thru the gears and kick around corners with the 5 speed and light curb weight. They never were all that popular and they got discontinued when Nissan purged a lot of models during their financial trouble. That was when Renault had to bail them out in the late nineties. The 240SX did enjoy some success with the drifting crowd later on but were largely over shadowed by the 300ZX back in the day. 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:41:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I love the cheese wedge! I always wanted one of the supercharged versions. I had one that looked just like that red one.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:41:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I had an '85 GSL-SE. That was an awesome sports car. Back in the day I wanted one of those SO bad. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:41:53 PM EST
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I don't actively look, but I keep my eyes peeled for a deal on a clean Toyota Cressida. I'd love to find a decent clean one with a good body and make it into a mild to moderate drift missile.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:42:39 PM EST
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I have far too many to list but the 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix Takes the Cake
It's actually my overall favorite car of all time 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:45:35 PM EST
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:45:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't actively look, but I keep my eyes peeled for a deal on a clean Toyota Cressida. I'd love to find a decent clean one with a good body and make it into a mild to moderate drift missile. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/14857/8FD90DF3-2D1A-466F-AAA1-D7D8C8A592B2_jpe-1528647.JPG Decked out Cressidas - back when they were making them with the body-colored splash guards - were sweet IMO. I always loved the way they looked "business sporty". |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:46:30 PM EST
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I like Nissan Hardbody pickups. They have been overshadowed by Toyota pickups of the same era.
Also first generation Toyota MR-2. Hearing T-VIS kick in was always hilarious. Just a fun car to drive. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:46:52 PM EST
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Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:47:04 PM EST
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Chevy Vega
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:47:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/122768/E91105F1-9CE0-4AE9-B1B6-FC157F4530FD_jpe-1528565.JPG I had this car in this color. I'd love to have another one in Turbo AWD I sold this one earlier this year.  Loved that car, had one since I was 16, 35 now. I miss it, but it was time, needed a truck due to you know, owning a home and having a family. Looking back I have no idea how I went without one so many years. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:50:04 PM EST
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I had one of these too.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:52:24 PM EST
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A car I'd wished I'd bought was an old Opel Kadet wagon my brother bought for a work burner back in the early 80s. I think it was a 71 model. God, i think of the use/abuse it suffered and still kept on keeping on.
We used to strap a canoe on top that was longer than the car. :) Late on in his ownership he used it for a hunting wagon. He actually found a set of mudgrip tires for the rear. It never got stuck, served as a bed and i don't know how many deer had been strapped on it's top rack.:) |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:54:24 PM EST
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I would love to find a VW Scirocco to restore.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:54:41 PM EST
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A lot of the cars listed here aren't "nothing" cars but actual desirable and even rare cars.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:56:03 PM EST
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GEO Prism GSi
 Only Toyota nerds will know why. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:56:09 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have far too many to list but the 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix Takes the Cake It's actually my overall favorite car of all time https://cdn.dealeraccelerate.com/gcc/1/193/7894/790x1024/1977-pontiac-grand-prix-lj Buy one and LS swap it with two large turbos. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:57:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Buy one and LS swap it with two large turbos. Putting an LS in a Pontiac during the time that still had the Pontiac V-8? That's sacrilege, just no. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:57:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I always thought these were good looking when I was a kid. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/67619/Screen_Shot_2020-08-01_at_12_43_31_PM_pn-1528650.JPG Same here. I should just buy one already. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 12:59:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Putting an LS in a Pontiac during the time that still had the Pontiac V-8? That's sacrilege, just no. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Buy one and LS swap it with two large turbos. Putting an LS in a Pontiac during the time that still had the Pontiac V-8? That's sacrilege, just no. I’d toss that Pontiac V8 as soon as I got it home. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:00:39 PM EST
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 Dodge Omni GLH (Goes Like Hell) Good friend of mine had one in college, five speed. Damn fun. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:00:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'll admit I once had an Integra that was lowered and braced. With an enormous sub in the hatch. Yea, been there as well lol gotta make sure you feel the bass when it hits Miss my old GSR teggy and EG hatch |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:02:59 PM EST
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FJ40's, early [1975] 280s's, Geezer Weezers.
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:03:33 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Same here. I should just buy one already. Do it....but do an engine swap with an LS and some suspension upgrades. That would be bad ass. 
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:03:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There will always be a place in my heart for the Bronco II. Had three of them, they were all fun as hell to drive and were woefully underrated trail rigs. I rarely see them on the road any more. If I found a nice one for low price I'd have a hard time passing it up. 4.0 or 5.0 swap it and be done. https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,pg_1,q_80,w_800/hjmiw7os1ecerbjfmspj.jpg My dad had one til I was 5. He would cruise around in blizzards, pulling folks out of the ditch. I would ride shotgun, happy as a clam, watching my dad rescue folks. I don't remember it but I hear he pulled out some pretty large and quite buried rigs with that little Bronco. |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:07:25 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’d toss that Pontiac V8 as soon as I got it home. Now you're saying that just to tease me. Sure it's not an LS V8 but it's better than a small block Chevy |
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:13:28 PM EST
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With some of these responses, it's difficult o figure out what exactly a "nothing" car is. Is it a throwaway car or a limited production car with a fan base around the world?
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Posted: 8/1/2020 1:16:39 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: With some of these responses, it's difficult o figure out what exactly a "nothing" car is. Is it a throwaway car or a limited production car with a fan base around the world? |
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