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Surprisingly, only 35% of voters thought that the Ford-powered Maserati Quattroporte was nicely priced at $42,500. Today we're going to return to all-original, unmolested iron, with a highly desirable Reagan Era machine. Most Celica Turbo All-Tracs got hooned to death years ago, and the remaining survivors are mostly pretty beat. Not this one, though; it's got just 31,133 miles on the odometer and it's shockingly original. Recharge the AC and fix the rip in the dash cover and it should be pretty much mint. Oh, sure, those 21st Century wheels will have to go, but 80s factory Toyota wheels in good shape won't set you back much. However, the price tag on this beauty will take a hefty bite out of your bankroll, to the tune of $11,000. Worth it? Not worth it? What do you think? [ Craigslist San Francisco , go here if the ad disappears. Thanks to Matt for the tip] galleryPost('NPOCP88Alltrac', 4, '1988 Toyota Celica Turbo Alltrac For 11 Grand'); 11 grand for a...
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Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Porsche Day today, and we're getting our very first 924. So far we've seen one 356 , a few 912s , a bunch of 911s , some 914s , a couple of 928s , and a pair of 944s (plus a faux Speedster ), so it's about damn time I found one of these. They were still making the 924 in 1988? Yes, the 944 hadn't totally pushed its cheaper sibling aside as the 1980s drew to a close, though 1988 was the very last year for the 924. By this time, the old Audi engine was gone, replaced by the 944's Porsche-made engine (the 944S had a more powerful version of the engine). Still, the '88 924S was a pretty good deal; at $19,900, it was $5,600 cheaper than the base 944, yet had the same 147 horses under the hood. This example seems fairly solid, though there's no telling how far it is from the dreaded timing belt replacement that keeps...
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newVideoPlayer("/88_Renault5_Spain_494.flv", 506, 423,""); British car buyers felt alive in a Renault 5 , the Germans rocked out in their 5s , but only the Spanish could drive a 5 right into a world of hieroglyphs and ancient Egyptian cassette decks. ¡Comprate un oasis!
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newVideoPlayer("/87_Subaru_South_476.flv", 506, 423,""); With today's Subaru ads- and, for that matter, Subarus themselves- being so slick these days, it's enjoyable to watch a low-production-value ad from 20 years ago. That's right, forget about that big ol' Chevy pickup you thought you wanted- you'll be kickin' up that Tennessee dust with your new XT!
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newVideoPlayer("/87_Subaru_South_476.flv", 506, 423,""); With today's Subaru ads- and, for that matter, Subarus themselves- being so slick these days, it's enjoyable to watch a low-production-value ad from 20 years ago. That's right, forget about that big ol' Chevy pickup you thought you wanted- you'll be kickin' up that Tennessee dust with your new XT!
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Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. When we saw the Mitsubishi L300 - which is a seriously rare machine in the United States, though I've just found another one in Alameda- some readers felt that the Toyota Van deserved a place in this series as well. You can find those things all over the place, so I decided I'd wait until I found an interesting one… and now I've found two! Alameda's waterfront on the Oakland Estuary side has all manner of marine-related businesses, from dredging companies to marine engine rebuilders to sailmakers. Sea Worthy Canvas- located across the street from a Toyota parts warehouse (and just down the street from the '64 Olds Jetstar )- uses a pair of Toyota Vans to deliver the goods to salty sea dogs throughout the Bay Area. Actually, it looks like they're using them for sail storage at the moment. These mid-engined vans sold like crazy...
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I was thinking about using this fine customized cartruck for Project Car Hell , but gave up when I realized that nothing could possibly compete with it. Yes, folks, it's a genuine Roly Fernandez-built 1988 Camaro with dual rear axles and a truck bed that will laugh at standard lumber sizes, and all for a starting bid of just $1,500! Sure, it's maybe not quite as nice as it was when it first left Roly's shop, but how hard could it be to fix up the "Long Gone?" Imagine the Super Dorifto Potential with this thing! Thanks to Ceruleanblu for the tip. [eBay Motors] galleryPost('Hexamaromino', 3, 'Hexamaromino On eBay');
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newVideoPlayer("/88_Subarus_476.flv", 506, 423,""); A low-budget ad like this one- which seems to have been filmed on a budget that even Cal Worthington would have found unacceptably restrictive- makes the '88 Subarus seem somehow endearing , especially when compared to the super-slick Subaru ads we get nowadays. Of course, it's hard to beat the "Cheap Ugly Su-BAR-u" ads of '69 in the cheapness department, but you need to step up the production values when your engines go from two strokes to four.
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newVideoPlayer("/88_Zastava_Florida_476.flv", 506, 423,""); Zastava Florida The Zastava Koral, better known in North America as the Yugo, has been the butt of jokes for 20 years (even in turbocharged form ), but Zastava also made cars that weren't Fiat 127/128 clones. For example, the Florida, which boasts Giugiaro design and Peugeot running gear. Note the leading-edge use of timing lights, welding equipment, and garage doors in the Zastava factory.
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There was a lot of debate over the authenticity of the last eBay Hammer we saw here, so let's get our tirades revved up again for today's find: an allegedly genuine 1988 AMG Mercedes-Benz 300TE station wagon! Do you think it's real? If so (or even if not), do you think it's worth $38,000? Thanks to Schm for the tip! [eBay Motors] galleryPost('88HammerWagonEbay', 3, '1988 AMG Hammer Wagon For Sale'); Do you want MC Hammer… or do you want The Hammer Party? We thought so.
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newVideoPlayer("/88_Yugo_476.flv", 506, 423,""); After seeing Evil Clint's numbers-matching Yugo yesterday, we have no choice but to watch a Yugo commercial today. Remember when you could get a brand-new Yugo for $4,525 or aHyundai Excel for $4,999? Remember, the Yugo's price was well under 9 grand in inflation-adjusted 2008 dollars, and you got a full one-year/12,000-mile warranty! Were cheapskate car buyers willing to pay a premium to avoid a Balkan-built Fiat?
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newVideoPlayer("/88_929_James_Garner_476.flv", 506, 423,""); Remember the late-80s Mazda 929? It was supposed to be big, fast, and capable of blowing away Infiniti, Acura, and Lexus on the showroom floors; Mazda managed to meet the first two goals, but the last proved elusive. What to do? Bring in James Garner!
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newVideoPlayer("/88_BMW_5Series_476.flv", 506, 423,""); Acura: 1986. Lexus: 1989. Infiniti: 1989. Could any car from those distant islands possibly challenge the dominance of the BMW 5 Series? Not a chance! No substance to 'em at all!
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newVideoPlayer("/87_CRX_JDM_476.flv", 506, 423,""); While the American version of the Honda CRX could circle the globe in five seconds flat , late-80s robots were tearing up their prefectures in the Cyber Sports CR-X. Featuring a "1500 Hyper 16 Valve" engine and "Extra Window," the Cyber-Sports CR-X presented a terrifyingly accurate vision of the future. Looks like Jeff Beck cashed in with Honda, since there's at least one other CRX ad using his song.
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You still see a few of the mid-engined 80s Toyota vans around, but when was the last time you saw a Mitsubishi van of that era? Very few of these things were sold in North America back in the day; in fact, I can't even figure out what Mitsubishi called this vehicle here; was it marketed as the plain ol' Mitsubishi Van? Van Wagon? In any case, the 1988 Mitsubishi van is one seriously rare machine, and so it has earned its place in DOTS Truck Monday. Looks like this van wasn't actually sold in North America, according to the Guamanian dealership emblem. Back when the Alameda Naval Air Station was in full effect, you used to see plenty of license plates from Hawaii and a few from Guam in town, as the Navy would transport sailors' vehicles when they got transferred from base to base. Most likely this Mitsu was originally brought to Alameda in that fashion. It sure looks a lot like the Toyota Van Wagon , doesn't it? I believe this van is powered by Mitsubishi's 4G64 2...
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