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G-g-g-ghost, Scoob! – 1989 Subaru GL-10 Turbo Sedan

September 15, 2015

For your average car nut, it’s hard to not like the idea of a 1980s Subaru – turbo power, angular 1980s design, some restrained aero pieces, full-time four wheel drive, and some sweet graphics proclaiming the strengths of the car, in the hope that someone driving behind to you will get up really close and say to themselves “full-time 4wd Subaru GL-10 and two mudflaps with 4WD on them? where do I sign?” just before rear-ending you. Much like yesterday’s early 1980s Escort, attrition has claimed many of these, only it’s more exciting if you find a good one since, well, it’s not a 1980s Escort. Check out this 1989 Subaru Loyale GL-10 Sedan for sale for $2500 in Portland, OR.

1989 Subaru GL-10 Turbo sedan left front

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Red Roadster – 1970 Datsun 1600 SPL311

September 13, 2015

Everyone talks about the Japanese interpretation of a British roadster being the Miata… copied the Lotus Elan, all the fun and drips less oil, blah blah blah. But back in 1963 when Tom Matano was only a teenager and the Miata wasn’t even a glint in his eye, Datsun released a roadster to compete with the British, Italians, and the odd German or French. And the Datsun SPL3xx roadsters, built from 1963 to 1970, were really pretty competent cars, even if they weren’t widely recognized as such when they were in production. Overshadowed by hits like the 510 and the 240Z, it’s only in the last few years they’ve come out of the shadows of their more famous siblings. Check out this 1970 Datsun 1600 SPL311 Roadster for sale for $3900 in Portland, OR.

1970 Datsun 1600 Roadster right front

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Minitruck Madness – 1972 Datsun 521 Pickup

September 10, 2015

Much like it’s fun to try out different food, clothing style, or paint your house an unusual color, so it’s also fun to try out a style of car you might never normally own. Unfortunately, cars are usually expensive enough to prohibit that kind of thing, particularly cars where someone’s invested significant time or money to take them in a certain direction. So you probably won’t find many cars with kustom paint jobs that are under the self-imposed RustyButTrusty price cap, but with some patience you can find that 1980s custom minitruck of your dreams. Check out this 1972 Datsun 521 pickup for sale for $3500 somewhere on the peninsula south of San Francisco, CA.

1972 Datsun 521 pickup side

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