Marshwheeling
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Not quirky, but these Alfa Romeo Bertone-bodied coupes have always been favorites of mine.
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Strange / Quirky Vehicles you'd like to own
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Arik
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I always loved the old Alphas, even the 164! Years ago I almost bought a MilanoNot quirky, but these Alfa Romeo Bertone-bodied coupes have always been favorites of mine.
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hostler
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How about the Flying Pinto?
Pintos don't fly without blowing up first.
Your flying Pinto is actually an AMC Matidor.
LVSteve
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Not quirky, but these Alfa Romeo Bertone-bodied coupes have always been favorites of mine.
Alfas are pretty conventional compared to the 60s and 70s Lancia Fulvias. They had the insane narrow angle (13°!!) V4 motor laid over at 45° and mounted forward of the front wheel drive transaxle. Gotta love the visibility out of those old cars with the thin pillars.
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I'd like to have one of Hobart's flail tanks, designed for the Normandy invasion. The new ones just don't have the same character.
You wouldn't have to worry about people parking too close to it. Or cutting in front of you...
You wouldn't have to worry about people parking too close to it. Or cutting in front of you...
Marshwheeling
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Peugeot 403. The most famous was Columbo's. My pop had an old J-school buddy in San Francisco who had one, a sedan, not a convertible. I stayed with him and his wife before my freshman dorm was open, and learned my way around the Bay Area in it.
Not a fast car by any stretch, and not a common sight on the roads in 1965, quite a few years before Lt. Columbo gave the car any notoriety. Four speeds on the column, and the stalks for headlights and turn signals were in unconventional locations. A guy could think he was signaling a turn and put out the lights instead.
In later years, I owned a few Peugeot 504s, a sedan followed by a couple of wagons. The Gallic approach to comfort was very different from the the Nordic/Germanic approach I was accustomed to from driving Volvos and VWs.
Not a fast car by any stretch, and not a common sight on the roads in 1965, quite a few years before Lt. Columbo gave the car any notoriety. Four speeds on the column, and the stalks for headlights and turn signals were in unconventional locations. A guy could think he was signaling a turn and put out the lights instead.
In later years, I owned a few Peugeot 504s, a sedan followed by a couple of wagons. The Gallic approach to comfort was very different from the the Nordic/Germanic approach I was accustomed to from driving Volvos and VWs.
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This x 1000. Sort of like the crew cab version.
I'd like to test drive......
I'd like to test drive a Smart Car, but I could never own one.
I'd like to test drive a Smart Car, but I could never own one.
Quirkiest thing I've ever owned was a Honda N600 sedan. Quirkiest things I still own are a 92 Misubishi Expo LRV AWD micro van and a 1984 Mercedes 300 CD (Coupe Diesel)
Not really so much into quirky these days. Though there are a LOT of cool vehicles I'd like to own - many of which have been mentioned here.
Not really so much into quirky these days. Though there are a LOT of cool vehicles I'd like to own - many of which have been mentioned here.
Besides many already mentioned:
Wingmaster
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Nobody mentioned the Nash Metropolitan?
I wonder if you could shoehorn a 350 Chevrolet into one of these things?
I wonder if you could shoehorn a 350 Chevrolet into one of these things?
codenamedave
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From the '60's I've always thought it's great to have a Meyers Manx type buggy to use as a runabout around town. Had a bug in the '70's but never got around to converting it.
Although he was talking about a coupe version, I have to agree with Richard Pryor's character's assessment in Silver Streak.
Not even gonna post a link cuz it's NSFW.
XKE Jag.
I couldn't get in or out of it, but I've always pined for one.
Although he was talking about a coupe version, I have to agree with Richard Pryor's character's assessment in Silver Streak.
Not even gonna post a link cuz it's NSFW.
amazingflapjack
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On chasing classic cars recently, Wayne sold a 56 Chrysler 300 Coupe that had been done by Boyd Codington a few years earlier. Had Viper brakes and suspension-reworked hemi @ 400 hp-red leather gut in a black car=went for a measly 80 g's-Man, that thing flicked my bick.
ColbyBruce
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Nobody mentioned the Nash Metropolitan?
I wonder if you could shoehorn a 350 Chevrolet into one of these things?
My wife has a friend and former co-worker who owns one of those.
Plain Old Dave
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Nash Aeroflyte (Bathtub Nash)
Flat Fender Dodge Power Wagon
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