Archive for June, 2014

Behind Door #3 – 1958 Fiat 1100 103D

June 10, 2014

Back in the days when GM, Chrysler and Ford were appending giant tailfins to their cars, and manufacturers around the world couldn’t decide which way the doors should open, Fiat released the 1100 into the marketplace. If you’ll recall, the 1950s and 1960s produced cars with suicide doors in the front, suicide doors in the back, gullwing doors, sliding doors, and no doors at all. Lancia’s Appia even had no b-pillar and rear suicide doors to aid access. Interestingly, there was no car with suicide doors front and rear. Check out this 1958 Fiat 1100 for sale for $2800 in Sanger, CA.

1958 Fiat 1100 left front

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Zeroporte – 1970 Citroen Mehari

June 10, 2014

Continuing the discussion from a couple of weeks back about what makes a great RustyButTrusty car, we should also consider that what a car is missing can mean just as much as what it has. No b-pillars? Check! Fewer than 4 wheels? Check! Fewer than 4 cylinders? Check! No b-pillars, c-pillars, windows, roof, doors, or carpet, and only 2 cylinders? Overload! Check out this 1970 Citroen Mehari for sale for $2500 in Dayton, VA.

1970 Citroen Mehari right front

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Rare Color – Mocha Frost 1991 Ford Taurus SHO

June 9, 2014

After tantalizing you all with the gorgeous intake of that second-generation Taurus SHO last week, we’ve got another one to share. SHOs are already fairly rare cars, but with a bit of poking around, you can find out there were other colors than silver, red and white, and one of those was Mocha Frost (clearly someone was craving a cool, caffeinated drink on a hot day). Beyond that, a limited amount of Tauruses (Tauri? No doubt the vast Ford Taurus enthusiast base will provide an opinion or two) were available with the Plus package tacked on to their SHOs, which included things like a plastic hood with bulge, rear spoiler, and more. However, there were no performance enhancements, so Plus package or no, you still get that sweet V6. Check out this 1991 Ford Taurus SHO Plus for sale for $3500 in Milpitas, CA.

1991 Ford Taurus SHO left rear

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