Bogan History: 1980 Purvis Eureka

"Oh look," you're probably thinking, "Yet another zany kit car from a company with a strange name that I've never heard of... I bet it's built on a Beetle chassis." You'd be right, the chassis is from a Beetle, and some did leave the factory with the Beetle's engine too. Others had I4 Ford units, but this particular 80,000km example has neither. Instead it's got a 13B rotary engine from Mazda. It's also listed as a "1 door" vehicle. This isn't exactly yet another kit car. Find this 1980 Purvis Eureka for sale in Ferndale, WA for $16,900 AUD ($12,600 USD at the time of writing) via Carsales.

Newish: 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo

I don't think I'd ever go around claiming that a car with 74k miles on the odometer could be considered new, or even newish...unless that car is 28 years old and then you realize this thing has only been drive 2600 miles a year since new.  Find this 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo offered for $10,500 in Derby, VT via craigslist.  Tip from Jim H.

Tide Roller: 1985 Jaguar XJS

I had this friend who drove the ugliest truck I'd ever seen around town and I once asked him about the Stanford sticker plastered across the back -- his reply was that he was a UC Berkeley guy 100%, but he felt that the truck was better used to besmirch the name of Stanford instead of representing Cal.  Which makes me think this next Jaguar might be an LSU Tiger fan in disguise -- find this 1985 Jaguar XJS V8 swap offered for $5,500 in Huntsville, AL via craigslist.  Tip from Rock On!

R129 Fivesome: 4 Mercedes SL300 & 1 Mercedes SL320

Ever grab a cookie and then ten minutes later realize that you just ate five of them?  Sometimes things don't go exactly as planned and what starts relatively innocently makes a big u-turn.  Any car enthusiast knows having a parts car is a cost effective way to keep a pricey car running.  Today's seller has taken that idea to another level with this Mercedes bundle deal.  Find these five Mercedes R129 Convertibles for sale in Newtown Square, PA for $11,000 via craigslist.

Four Plus Three Equals C4? 1986 Chevrolet Corvette

The C4 generation Corvette is the easy way to get into an American built sports car with a 50 year history of dominating the competition.  Even in the dark days of the malaise era, the Corvette was still the best way to impress the ladies and men alike with a medium pile of cash.  Thankfully, due to the magic of depreciation, that chunk of change is even smaller today. Find this 1986 Chevrolet Corvette offered for $3,600 in Danville, CA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On.

What Am I? Applesauce

Today's What Am I? comes with words by TGM: There is a new holiday Apple commercial on YouTube that shows a rare old car that I can't quite figure out what model it is. This might make for a good story on your site, to ask readers to identify it. Looks like a German car to me, maybe a REDACTED, but not sure. It's a neat old car and cool commercial to see.
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School Bus Tiny House: 1995 Chevrolet Bus

The lady who runs rules my household has been watching those terrible Hallmark romantic Christmas movies non-stop -- you know, the ones where the ever-so-not-attractive female lead meets the handsome-but-aged male lead who is mean to her at the beginning, but then she falls in love once she hears his sad story and nobody gets eaten by zombies or jumps a Dodge Charger over a police car , really abysmal pieces of modern cinema-- so I've been contemplating moving to Antarctica, but maybe I just need an RV in the driveway as a mobile man cave.  Like this 1995 Chevrolet Bus offered for $10,950 in Shepherdstown, WV. Tip from Jeff S.

Middle-Management Gone Corporate: 2005 SsangYong Chairman CM600S

The Chrysler Crossfire is infamous for utilising the earlier SLK platform from Mercedes, but in a distinctly low-rent sort of way. As it turns out, the Crossfire wasn't the only mid-00s 'new' car born from an old Mercedes platform; this was based on an old E-Class. How old you ask? W124-vintage. This is the Korean luxo-barge for the person who thinks the Hyundai Granduer XG is too common, or the Kia Amanti is too obvious. Find this 2005 SsangYong Chairman CM600S for sale in Adelaide, SA for $6,350 AUD ($4,735 USD at the time of writing) via gumtree.

Cheap Fun: 2003 Audi TT Quattro

The Bauhaus styled mark 1 Audi TT was released in 1998 to instant acclaim and backpats all around the Volkswagen group board rooms.  Wait...Volkswagen?  Yup, the TT was built on VW's Group A platform, which means it shares its front-engine front-drive default setup with the Volkswagen Golf and New Beetle, but with a number of significant upgrades.  Find this 2003 Audi TT Quattro offered for $6,900 in Santa Cruz, CA via craigslist.

Coffee Brake: 1986 Olympus World Championship Rally

Today marks the 30th Anniversary of the start of the 1986 Olympus World Championship Rally.  The Olympus Rally was run out of Olympia, Washington and marked the end of the Group B era of the WRC and was also the first WRC round in North America since the Press On Regardless Rally in 1974.  I was there as a starving college student and took a few pictures with my trusty 35mm film camera.

Wagon Style: 1987 Nissan Sentra 4X4

Fans of the Nissan Sentra are properly obsessed with the 2-door coupe SE-R version that is certainly a wolf an ill-tempered possum in sheep's clothing, but did you know that Nissan built a 4-wheel-drive 5-door wagon version? Find this 1987 Nissan Sentra 4X4 offered for $2,800 in Yelm, WA.  Tip from FuelTruck.

Summer Driver: 1985 Toyota Celica GTS Convertible

The ASC modified Celica GTS convertibles were only built from 1984-1985 on the third generation Celica platform in limited quantity (200 in 1984 and 4200 in 1985).  Today, the little ragtop Celicas are not expensive, but this next one is really cheap.  Find this 1985 Toyota Celica GTS Convertible offered for $1,800 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.

2 Door & Rover V8: 1972 Volvo 145 Custom Wagon

The Volvo 140 series was introduced in 1966 as a replacement for the aging PV544/Duett and Amazon families, and you could get a 2-door coupe 142, 4-door sedan 144, and 5-door wagon 145.  However, unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, this next one is a 143.  Find this 1972 Volvo 145 Custom Wagon offered for $6,900 near Boston, MA via craigslist. 

Stately G-Body: 1981 Buick Regal

Are you a product of the eighties?  Do you nostalgically look upon your old high school photos and long for your prized mullet?  Is old Brylcreem filling your bathroom vanity cabinet?  If so, your in luck!  Dust off those Dayton boots and start kickin' it old skool!  Find this 1981 Buick Regal for sale in Aldergrove, BC Canada for $3,500 CDN via craigslist.

Low Rust: 1974 Porsche 914

The original low-cost Porsche was released in 1969 with a simple flat-4 engine mounted in the middle and styling that was radical, angular, and futuristic compared to the rolly-polly 911.  For various reasons the prices of 914s aren't in ridiculous la-la land, and you can get a nice one for not too much cash.  Find this 1974 Porsche 914 offered for $7,500 via hemmings.  Tip from BarbPaddles.

Thursday Twister: Solve An Oddball Car Issue

For today's Thursday Twister, I am going to ask our readers to help solve a problem that is currently causing grief for DT's own Kaibeezy.  Now this is an oddball problem on an oddball car -- a mysterious blinker issue on a 2001 Citroën Xantia 1.8i 16v.

 

All I Want For Christmas: 1978 Datsun 280Z

 It is December, which means that my ears are ringing from the sound of those guys in red who ring bells at non-OSHA approved decibel levels for hours on end in front of grocery stores for a few nickles that get tossed into the tri-pod suspended red soup bucket.  The payback period on capital spent on those silly donation buckets hangers must be short enough that the amount they spend on bell clappers doesn't exceed the daily donations...but I've totally lost the point..December...yes, almost Christmas time, and all I want for Christmas is an LSX powered Datsun coupe.  Like this 1978 Datsun 280Z here on eBay bidding for $8,300 reserve-not-met with 3 days to go, located in Denver, CO.

Auction Watch: 1999 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible

Find this 1999 Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible here on eBay bidding for $4,000 with a few hours to go, located in Santee, CA.