Wanted: Late 70s/Early 80s Japanese Car

[LARGO]

try an AMC Pacer, Gremlin or Matador.

Wow!! I almost forgot (well somewhat selectively I think)
about the Matador. I do not care what version of it you had (Oh God check out the wagons) It was one butt ugly design and said designers should have be drawn & quartered. My Auntie had one, Blechhh!
I also had another Auntie with a 2-tone Mauve Ford Fairmont (WTF!)
At least the Pacer or the Gremlin might gain you a little quirky status.
The Matador will get you beat up by your friends in the schoolyard.

g.

 

[46er]

Couldn't agree with you more A neighbor had a Rebel, painted a metallic purple, he raced it at Old Bridge. I swear, that thing glowed at night.....

I almost forgot the Marlin, should have fed that one to the fishes

I wouldn't mind finding a nice Vega Cosworth or Corvair Corsa to play with.

 

[omega]

wow talk about a trip down memory lane... I had a Hornet Sportabout when I was in college. ( I remember having to change the water pump Christmas eve before I could drive home) friend at college had a Pacer. I kinda liked them, big and roomy, she had a beer tap for a shifter. Javelin, Gremlin, now you are talking some classics. :lol: My parents had a Matador station wagon, hated driving that thing, felt like the steering column came out of the dash crooked.

 

[Ben Ruset]

The closest I had to an AMC was a 1986 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. When I first bought it I noticed that the cruise control module had come down from behind the dash and it had looked like it was duct taped up prior.

When I asked about it on a mailing list they told me that the duct tape was from the factory. Go AMC!

 

[Aaron]

I had an 1984 Amc Eagle 4 door, white with a burgandy top, awsome car.

Have you considered an old pre 75 VW Beetle?

 

[Ben Ruset]

I had an 1984 Amc Eagle 4 door, white with a burgandy top, awsome car.

Have you considered an old pre 75 VW Beetle?

Beetles command some good money for ones in marginally decent shape.

I think I am putting off my search for a beater until next year. I need to pay down some of my credit card before I go off and buy another car.

 

[Aaron]

Its a shame, my old 69 baja was just on Ebay and went for 900 dollars, that thing was amazing for the woods

 

[Ben Ruset]

I've owned three VW's. A 1990 Corrado G60, a 1993 Corrado SLC, and a 2001 Jetta GLX. I have a soft spot in my heart for German cars. The 1993 Corrado SLC was the best car I've ever owned.

 

[mudboy dave]

Its a shame, my old 69 baja was just on Ebay and went for 900 dollars, that thing was amazing for the woods

:jeffd::jeffd::jeffd::jeffd::jeffd::jeffd: i've been dying to put one of these together or buy one. i have had 3 sandrails and one street legal manx in my life

 

[Ben Ruset]

I have a friend who works for a company in CA that builds Sandrails. Supposedly they use Acura engines!

 

[mudboy dave]

yes the v-tec motors, the new and advanced sandrails lol. just give me an old aircooled dual port 1600 vw motor and i'll be happy lol

 

[JerseyJim]

Its a shame, my old 69 baja was just on Ebay and went for 900 dollars, that thing was amazing for the woods

Damn, I would have bought that!!!

 

[46er]

I've owned three VW's. A 1990 Corrado G60, a 1993 Corrado SLC, and a 2001 Jetta GLX. I have a soft spot in my heart for German cars. The 1993 Corrado SLC was the best car I've ever owned.

Those new Jetta's are built tough. A new Corrrado is now available, but only oversea's for now. Here's what happens to them when stopped at a light and a MB 500SEL hits them in the rear doing 50. My son had to be cut out of it. He says he'd buy another.

http://www.pbase.com/46er/image/96427116/medium.jpg

 

[Ben Ruset]

Those new Jetta's are built tough. A new Corrrado is now available, but only oversea's for now. Here's what happens to them when stopped at a light and a MB 500SEL hits them in the rear doing 50. My son had to be cut out of it. He says he'd buy another.

http://www.pbase.com/46er/image/96427116/medium.jpg

They relaunched the Scirocco, and it's ugly as sin.

 

[46er]

Yeah, that's the one. I could never fit in the original.

 

[Aaron]

I've owned three VW's. A 1990 Corrado G60, a 1993 Corrado SLC, and a 2001 Jetta GLX. I have a soft spot in my heart for German cars. The 1993 Corrado SLC was the best car I've ever owned.

Damn id love a 93 slc. My cousin has a nice g60 but i love the vr6 in the slc.
As for vws i have owned, Beetles, 1970 x2, 69 baja, 75 manx, 65. Owned a 84 rabbit conv that was amazing. My last vwish car was a Audi A4 Avant, awsome car.

My 70 and 84 respectivly http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b53/PocoFeo/IMG_0192.jpg

If you see the rest of the pics u will see some more of my 70, alot of pics of my son and some of me at a wedding LOL

 

[Aaron]

Oh yea back to topic, i dont know what your looking to spend but check this out on Craiglist
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/915148855.html

 

[Ben Ruset]

Oh yea back to topic, i dont know what your looking to spend but check this out on Craiglist
http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/915148855.html

Something that gets more than 10MPG.

I have a line on an old Volvo 240 that I may end up picking up when I have the ducats.

 

[Aaron]

Something that gets more than 10MPG.

I have a line on an old Volvo 240 that I may end up picking up when I have the ducats.

Ahh nice
this is in Ohio, but so worth the trip if u ask me
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars...id=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65:7|39:1|240:1318

 

[mudboy dave]

http://cnj.craigslist.org/cto/942973714.html