Velour and Vinyl Interior – 1975 Chrysler Cordoba

October 16, 2013

If you’re an owner of multiple cars, that doesn’t necessarily make you a hoarder. It does, however, allow some level of diversity in your fleet. This could be by country of origin, type of car, price range, or other factors. And if you’ve already got a couple of old sports cars to fling through the curves, why not try a walk on the mild side? American personal luxury cars are the absolute opposite of a compact sports car, although Chrysler’s torsion bar suspension was said to provide surprisingly good handling. You can find your luxury car, upholstered in vinyl, velour, and 24-ounce shag carpet, in this 1975 Chrysler Cordoba, available for $2300 in San Francisco, CA.

1975 Chrysler Cordoba left front

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12-Cylinder Alfa(s) – 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde and 1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0

October 16, 2013

Okay, so it was a bit of a cheap trick to call this listing a 12-cylinder Alfa. If you ran them simultaneously, would that count? Honesty nonsense out of the way, we can focus on the cars. Brothers from an Alfetta mother and an Alfa 6 father, these are a pair of great, underappreciated 1980s cars. While everyone is busy chasing E30 BMW M3s, you could get into one of these, either of which is likely to be faster and just as exciting as any E30 car. Stock, the 3.0 6C engine put out 188bhp, and with the addition of S cams, you could get around 200bhp in an under-3000-lb. car. Find this pair of 6-cylinder Alfas for $5000 in Walnut Creek, CA.

1986 Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 left front

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Snow Mobile – 1986 Subaru GL 4WD Wagon

October 15, 2013

Considering their popularity as cult cars, and their reputation for durability, the pre-1990s Subarus seem to have largely disappeared from the roads. Perhaps, as with Alfas, you’ll see more of these if you’re in the Subaru (or Japanese Classic Car) scene, but for your average Johnny-on-the-street, they might as well have gone the way of the Peugeot or the Yugo. While they’re not terribly fast, and in fact are slow, they get bonus points for being leaders with the all-wheel-drive wagon package, and having a flat four engine. It’s not an original question, but what has been done to retrofit the older cars with turbocharged powertrains? While you’re contemplating that question, take a look at this 1986 Subaru GL 4WD wagon, listed for a mere $1400 in Santa Clara, CA.

1986 Subaru GL wagon right front

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