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I was like WUT...then I lol'd...

Approximately 376 Vixen 21 TD's (turbo diesel) were produced by the Vixen Motor Company at One Silverdome Industrial Park in Pontiac Michigan. There were also 39 Limo's and 172 SE�s with gasoline engines and high roofs produced before the company went out of business in 1989. The new Vixens retailed at $40,000-$53,000 and got 22-30 miles per gallon of fuel.

http://www.vixenrv.com/description.html

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:lol: Those we produced like 10 miles from where I live, that's pretty funny. Looks like something out of Mad Max too.
 
From Chicago:

Prowler
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Nissan Cube
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BMW Isetta
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Funny looking new mail truck
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Awesome moped
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A nice S2000 with some cool rims
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For Jim Prower, a Chevy Nova
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Spot of the weekend, a Superleggera!
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I saw this on Friday,but do to my busy weekend,I just now got around to posting it up.

Tasmin 280 I TVR , I caught this going down the road on a trailer,I had to do u-turn and go back to find this one , found it just as it was getting taken off the trailer and put into a parking spot outside of a hotel.

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This Ford Escort Cosworth in Guelph Ontario Canada! Thought this was cool. A way cooler import than the usual Skyline or Evo.
 


absolute spot of the thread. It's so awesomely and insanely weird it's just too awesome awesome. Its like one of the drawings I made when I was 10 brought to life. Incredible.

Awesome Isetta too! catching one on the street is quite odd, and even worse, fully loaded!

The Vixen pushed me to post:

A 1975 Mexico Super Bee that looks like a plain duster because the hood tachometer has been removed. At the time (I took the pic like 7 years ago) I thought it was a transplanted V8 duster, but later I met the owner at the local drag strip and he told me it was a Super Bee with a plain hood.
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This thing was utterly out of place, ragtop Jag XKR in the parking lot of the public uni here in Mexico City. To think the students went into strike some years ago because they wanted to up the fees to, like, 50 cents per year per person… anyway, rare sight here.
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Like anything, a Dodge Ram race truck from the long gone NASCAR Mexico truck series, I’ve actually seen some of these run in track days as they seem to be plenty cheap to buy if you find one today, and you get yourself a tube chasis car with a burbly V8 and good suspension, its a good start, you only need to make more power to be really hauling ass, these things had about 350 hp.
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Ford Maverick in decent shape, with a lot of odd chromed tidbits like the hoodscoops and some quarter panel pieces, but overall ok. Plenty of potential here, just drop in a 351 and there you go.
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Here is a 1969 Chevy El Camino I had posted earlier, with a Caprice front clip that absolutely ruins a very rare car in Mexico. I winder why the owners have not looked for a Chevelle front clip, Chevelles were sold in here throughout their entire life. Potential, but a lot of work ahead.
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This pretty nice 1965 Mustang hardtop with American Racing wheels and red stripes was very very cool and sounded great, what’s questionable is that I snapped it in the cemetery, when my grandmother was being creamed. Oh well.
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Is this TT anything special? It looked more aggressive than the bread-and-butter TTs I normally see and had some cool wheels to match. Nice red too.
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Very nice 70s Porsche Targa, really complete, and original, I do know that is it’s original paint. As I could not get pictures without the guy walking in front of it…
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I later saw it again and snapped. I know it’s owner, he also has a yellow one and a nice mid-80s 911 with a custom Turbo system that’s fed by a Dellorto carb, both of which will appear here soon.
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Yet another old 911 sitting in a trim shop, we may never again see two Porsches in the same post from me.
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These curious little things rolled by hauling some publicity. Anyone know what they are?
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It had nice wheels.
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Abandoned police-tweaked HEMI Ram anyone? This thing sat there for months, then was gone. I’d have loved to get its engine.
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The only shot I could eve get of a long-abandoned Renault 8 in a gas station I used to pass by while going to my wife’s parents’ house. It’s gone now.
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This thing is pretty rare to see here, a Merc 500 with pseudo AMG wheels in black, was in very sad shape for it’s age, and obviously lowered, but had good potential to be a pretty cool street machine.
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This blue Mini ragtop wore some ugly wheels, was lowered and had some stupid mesh covering its fasciae, and is our introduction to our rice department this week.
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Following it is a Renault 12 in sad shape, with transplanted bumpers and a DUB plate and Overhaulin’ sticker, denoting ricer ownership.
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Then this incredible thing that started life as a Honda Accord and then fell into the category of “Please burn me to ashes” thanks to… well, see the picture. I mean, COME ON.
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Finally, dig the flaming wing on this thing. Idiotic.
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That’s all for now, pretty horrid post, nah?
 
Some nice ones.

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Golf, with an awesome Gulf paint job.

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Celica

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Valiant

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S10.. this truck had a 454. Sleeper much?

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Convert Firebird

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RHD 300
 
Spot of the weekend, a Superleggera!
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I saw one just like that today - same color and everything. It looked like it had a cheap-ass Pep Boys wing on it until I got close enough to see it was CF. Then it looked like an expensive-ass Pep Boys wing.

I followed the guy in traffic for a mile or so, and then he got on the freeway. I passed him to look it over. While next to him I waved and shouted "Superleggera!" and he smiled and thumbs-upped. As soon as I moved over in front of him, he pulled out, downshifted about 2 gears, and gave me a brief taste of full-throttle song. Then he slowed down and moved over again - it's got to be an absolute cop magnet.
 
I followed the guy in traffic for a mile or so, and then he got on the freeway. I passed him to look it over. While next to him I waved and shouted "Superleggera!" and he smiled and thumbs-upped. As soon as I moved over in front of him, he pulled out, downshifted about 2 gears, and gave me a brief taste of full-throttle song. Then he slowed down and moved over again - it's got to be an absolute cop magnet.

Lucky!!
 
Are you serious?

All I see are riced out 2002 models, so yes. I am.

More from me:

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Not sure what it is. Guessing a First gen Escort or Citation.

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Old GMC truck.

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Some sort of Benz. It had AMG rims and a kit as well. Sorry for the bad pic.

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Jeep Comanche. I'll admit, I have a soft sport for these.'

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Unmolested Fiero.

I know these aren't the best as most of you see them everyday. But I barely see stuff like this, so its good for me.
 
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