Strange & Forgotten Cars of the 60s and 70s

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[@gravelsandwich]

I owned and restored a 1977 Purvis Eureka(Australia. Nova in the UK and Sterling in the USA). The Australian version i had has a higher roof line and no bonnet nostrils. Seating was very laid back and comfortable, Body had a lot of flex if not reinforced. Mine had a 12a Turbo rotary engine and with the total weight of 850kg it was extremely fast with gokart like handling. Fun car indeed....

[@orthodoxgoregod2501]

The SP2 looks so good with four eyes .

[@SmR8008]

I love the look of the Brazilian SP2😊

[@brcardoso00]

It's gorgeous; VW's CEO at the time said it was the most beautiful car the company made worldwide. It's a shame that it's performance isn't as great.

[@almal7591]

Doesn't it have a look of Porsche 924 about it?

[@SmR8008]

@@almal7591 yeah kind of, but I suppose many cars in this model bracket have a similar profile. Looks quite like a Renault Alpine as well.😊

[@overmarsdaria3222]

Going that fast with a Bond car it s a ticket for an early funeral .

[@gjamesturner391]

The car shown is highly modified from standard and is powered by a Hayabusa engine.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

@@gjamesturner391 That's about as suicidal as Cletus McPharland with his bike powered golf cart. Probably more so, because the Bond Bug has only one front wheel, and is unstable

[@southglosdashcam281]

And on public roads.

[@lawrencedoliveiro9104]

I think Jeremy Clarkson did serious damage to a few in one episode of _Top Gear_ by doing left turns in them a little too fast. Or maybe that was the Reliant Robin ...

[@nigelheath7048]

@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 That was the Reliant Robins. Bugs are too rare and getting quite expensive now. My mate had one in the 70s when we were teenagers. It was truly awful as a car but absolutely great fun to ride around in.

[@marcscordato4385]

The Karmann Ghia is stunning ! Interesting collection

[@marcryvon]

And very sought after these days. Did it inspire the GM Corvair ? It sure looks very close !

[@donkeyshot4932]

​@@marcryvon interestingly, the original karmann ghia type 14 is a picture-perfect copy of the chrysler "d`elegance" that never saw production. ghia`s chief designer luigi segre used the chrysler prototype, which he had co-designed, and simply scaled it down. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_Karmann_Ghia

[@tommissouri4871]

6:09 - I had one of these and in the same color. They seated four, the rear seats reclined drastically to get a person in under the low roof. They could be claustrophobic in the back seats as you were dropped in and then the front seat back closed on you somewhat. The rear windows didn't open and there was little room to move around in. The chassis was a backbone style so the tunnel was quite high, and the center console ran back and divided the rear bucket seats. Although it had a rear hatch over the luggage space, it did not open into the passenger compartment, so there was a second backglass that separated the interior from the boot (trunk). The gas tank stretched across behind the seats and a filler was on each side of the car. The car was reasonably fast. I ran down the A45 between Newmarket and Bury St. Edmunds one night around 125. The engine was just under 2 liter, something like 1973 cc, iirc. UK and European got two sidedraft Dellorto carbs while the US got two Strombergs. This engine came out the year before in the Jensen Healey but the JH got a 4 speed transmission and the Elite got a 5 speed. It was the same basic engine in the first of the Esprit cars. It was the left half of the planned 4.0 liter V8 which fell through with the gasoline crisis. As such, the distributor was exposed to rain from below and could stall out, like happened one night from around M11 all the way to Bury. Nearly impossible to get to, you just had to sit and let engine heat dry it out. Like all Lotus cars, it handled great. One night that proved helpful along with speed when a couple of Bury St Edmund's finest decided to discuss my rapid movement on a two lane road but I declined their offer to stop and chat.

[@SK-fe3xl]

A310 is a Katsuragi Misato car.

[@TD402dd]

The Alpine was the leader of this group.

[@jmgnish]

beautiful. Love the Citroen cousin too.

[@mlh4711]

for sure, and the V6 model was a total joy.

[@djb7302]

I had an A510 back in the day, which I loved. The A310 was pretty rare.

[@jamessettle9222]

Once, while fishing a nearby lake, an Amphicar drove down the ramp and off into the water where it paddled around. It had two passengers and two fishing rods in the back seat. Don't know if they caught anything, but they eventually drove back up the ramp dribbling water.

[@donnienicholson6062]

I used to go to Chattanooga daily in a tanker truck.It was quite a sight to see the old Army "DUCKS" drive down the ramps into the Tennessee River or out of the water onto the roads.

[@ferraridinoman]

Ha ha! Had one of those Novas (With a gutless VW engine) Remember coming home from Bedford at night and it started to poor down and the single centre windscreen wiper decided to stop working! so I had to drive the bloody thing in the teaming rain at night with the roof up! to see where I was going! Can still remember the looks I got from motorists going past me down the M1!! (Happy days!!)

[@Flies2FLL]

The orange wedge, the "Bond Bug" was the chassis of Luke Skywalker's land speeder in the original Star Wars film.

[@baggins4354]

I thought it was a Reliant Robin....

[@Flies2FLL]

@@baggins4354 Well I have a book that shows the production of the film, and it shows the Bond Bug chassis. The Land Speeder was made of plywood and had two wheels in the back and one up front. The Reliant Robin was similar, but my book shows actual pictures and says that it was a Bond Bug. I don't have a cock in this fight~

[@puebespuebes8589]

Alpine still exist ! I saw one in a Renault dealership and i was amazed, for how much they cost they are amazing

[@travelinben1966]

“Your car will self destruct in 5 seconds.””Good luck Jim.”

[@KoolKyurem25]

President Johnson would drive people into the lake on/by his ranch with his amphicar, while acting like it was out of control.

[@joelikespotatoes8321]

I love that :)

[@BuzzLOLOL]

With a Studebaker V8 drive train, I'm sure the Manta Ray weighed way over a "1,000 lbs."...

[@Gunzee]

BuzzLOLOL maybe the fibre glass body? But yeah hardly doubt it was anywhere near 450kg, maybe it was 1000 kg/2200lbs?

[@jamessettle9222]

The 'Studebaker V-8' was actually a Cadillac V-8. I had one at one time in the 50s, and bought all my parts at the local Cadillac dealer, where I got a discount.

[@pashakdescilly7517]

@@jamessettle9222 The Studebaker V8 was also used in the last couple of years' worth of Packards. It seems unlikely that Cadillac would sell V8 engines to their long-term rival like that. But I'm open to being informed....

[@leneanderthalien]

The Matra 530 was relatively popular in the 70's in France, use a V4 1,7L Ford engine, good performance with low weight despite low power rate, and the Alpine A310 is far from "forgotten", first was engined with the 1,6L from the Renault 12 Gordini but with fuel injection, heritage from the R17 TS (origin from the engine was the Renault 16), later the 2,7L V6 PRV...

[@1ivannthegreat]

Can you do a Strange and forgotten TRUCKS of the 60’s and 70’s ? Because that would be Splendid.

[@autzenbuchanan5939]

I agree

[@jakekaywell5972]

To be honest, there's not many of those. The only two I could say is the Studebaker Champ and the International-Harvester Travelall.

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@jakekaywell5972 the international was very actractive at the time but not a great off-road car, where i live there was mainly the land-rovers and the toyotas with diesel engine there was a range-rover but that was only one from a neighboor of mine but he drove it since the 70´s till the 90´s after he stop driving because his health couldn´t permit and his son sold it for a lot of money around 2005, i had a 1991 range-rover the vogue but his comsuption was so much that i couldn´t keep it for more than 1 year, i remenber going to a beach 130 km´s from my home and i used to spend what today is 50€ in gasoline but never i drove it more than 100km/h, then i bought a ford fiesta with only two seats and i start spending 7.5€ in diesel this using air-conditioned, regards

[@oldscoolgaming.5040]

WHY did i suddenly think of Bruce Lee when the Volkswagen SP2 drove out of the garage?

[@abbush2921]

By the looks , some of these cars ........ should be still forgotten .

[@driftliketokyo34ftw35]

I want ALL OF THESE. Or at the very least most.

[@ewiem4351]

The VWs used for the Novas also made excellent dune buggies.

[@02chevyguy]

With a name like "Nova", I thought it would be manufactured by GM.

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@02chevyguy Nova means new , but i also thought of the Chevy Nova

[@02chevyguy]

@@RUfromthe40s NOVA was also an acronym during that time for the 4 cars based on the same body style: Nova-Chevrolet Omega-Oldsmobile Ventura-Pontiac Apollo-Buick

[@shanehnorman]

Hard to believe the Manta Ray weighed only 1,000 lbs. That's less than the original Mini or Lotus Super Seven, yet the Manta had an iron Studebaker V8. I'd guess 1000 kgs, minimum.

[@BuzzLOLOL]

Same here... maybe meant Kgs...

[@vintageman91]

The Nova and A310 was the best looking ones.

[@chewsyslee55]

Wow! Some of these car look Timeless.

[@pepepupu6252]

Thsi channel is exactly what i was searching for ❤️

[@CarNewsTV]

Ba5ic • + Thank you sir :)

[@KBGardener]

Any fan of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion will instantly recognize the Alpine 310 as the personal vehicle of NERV Captain Misato Katsuragi. It made it's initial appearance in the first episode when Misato picked up Shinji Ikari from a street corner, saving him from an Angel attack.

[@nickstaffer5036]

Lots of mistakes here, I don't think the author(s) know much about cars.

[@RUfromthe40s]

agree

[@hapepunktpunktpunkt8196]

My dad owned an A310 V6. Loved driving with dad as i was a little boy

[@Smellycat69]

LOOK! A BOND BUG! "rolls over unintentionally"

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

what a stupid design for a car

[@hoobaguy4311]

Yeah, same with the Reliant Robin. I've never laughed at anything as hard as I did at Jeremy Clarkson driving the Robin on Top Gear.

[@Graham_Langley]

@@OugaBoogaShockwave The one shown here has a 300bhp turbocharged Haybusa engine in it.

[@OugaBoogaShockwave]

@@Graham_Langley even though that sounds great the design with 1 front wheel is a whip out waiting to happen at high speeds. what feels even more crazy is that the driver isn't centered in it like lets say a McLaren f1. as a kid i used to borrow a grown man's tricycle & at high speeds making quick turns had me in trouble.

[@aaronleverton4221]

Where I'm from the Nova was the Purvis Eureka and was, the late-'90s, available with an 1800 Subaru turbo and a rear wing.

[@andreasmilde1949]

That McLaren behind the Manta Ray makes me goosepumps. ;)

[@ronaldderooij1774]

VW SP2 and the Alpine A310 four banger are my favourites.

[@mpetersen6]

The Alpine's 1600cc four looks a lot like the 1600 used in the 18i. And it's a hemi.

[@jonjuliecat]

The Amphicar - sailed like a car and drove like a boat.

[@lorquet21]

Love the Nova's lines! A310 is a 2+2, with a stunning front end, but I am impressed that the SP2 got a mention. I would sell a kidney to have one!!!!!

[@heikopanzlaff3789]

Alpines catch fire very easyly. Tried an A 110 once because owner wanted to try my RX 7 SA . Total dissapointement. They should have the same output but my RX 7 was faster, better on the brakes and round corners even when apx 100 kg heavier. That A 110 cought fire a few months later, total loss... Still have an RX 7 ...

[@mistytharpe3991]

The black one at the beginning. There was one in Atwater Ca. Every day I saw it go from pieces. sanded down painted glossy black and rebuilt. I was in awe.

[@MustaffaCuppa]

Most of these are far from forgotten.

[@markmark5269]

Yup, a number of them have very active owners and clubs too.

[@Retroscoop]

Nor strange

[@RodrigoVargas72]

The Alpines are still around.

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@RodrigoVargas72 where i live there is a first model since ever and the father of a friend of mine had all renault´s alpine till late 80´s so it was a very seen car where i live .i bought from him the 1977 model and kept it till 2016 and he didn´t kept his cars for very long time at the most 3 years, this new one is very similar to the first one wich was very low not very long but a pleasure to drive it ,the roof of the car was bellow my waist as the Lotus Europa, that i also had one but in the last 10 years i´ve become almost doble the size i was for most of my life and the last time i entered the Europa i couldn´t fit the car, i sold it

[@joelikespotatoes8321]

2:38 That's really nice of them

[@StarFyre]

In the UK when you passed your motorcycle licence you automatically get a category for tricycles. That's why we had the Bond Bug and the Reliant Robin/Rialto's.

[@gregb6469]

That Model 34 Karmann Ghia was neat-looking.

[@lilrockfromga5092]

The Manta Ray, looks just like a space ship, the Matra looks like Pacer with all that glass and a old porches body. Ghia was a real sharp sports car growing up. Bond Bug is a mini Gremlin on steroids, lol,

[@matthesson6588]

Some of those older lotus cars are neater than the newer ones.

[@clivesilk3501]

the black nova could of been a batmobil i love the way the door top comes down

[@lincbond442]

I just bought a Hot Wheels replica of the Volkswagen SP2 and had no idea it was sold in the Brazilian market. I thought it was a prototype or show car.

[@guilhermeagostinho2205]

The sp2 its a sucessor of karman ghia in Brazil ir used a 1.7 liters boxer 4 with 65hp its Also called "sem potência" no power

[@donziperk]

That orange bond bug 3 wheeler was weird but geez it sounded good on the in car camera shot. The Brazilian VW near the end had really nice body lines. Cool cars thanks👍

[@graemew7001]

I've said this to some else in the comments: That Bond Bug was seriously modified, being from the UK I've seen a few and in standard form they had about 30bhp, skinny tyres and could barely hit 75mph....if you're brave!! By the sounds of it it was running a motorbike engine and modified suspension and wheels. I still want it though LOL

[@georgejacob3162]

Graeme W. The Bond Bug at the drag strip had a Suzuki Hayabusa engine fitted.

[@graemew7001]

@@georgejacob3162 Thanks George, I had an idea it was a motorbike engine but I'm more cars than bikes so couldn't pin point it. Hyabusa in a Bond....omg I want one so I can scare myself whitless lol

[@CarNewsTV]

donziperk + Thank you sir :)

[@bangerbangerbro]

I'm pretty sure that video was of the hayabusa swapped bug.

[@GFSLombardo]

An "AMPHICAR" is in the "exotic/classic car collection" of every celebrity car collector from Jay Leno to Len Jano.... (lol)

[@pashakdescilly7517]

Mechanically, it's a Triumph Herald. Don't let one get any rust in the body and then go into water..... glug glug HELP !!!

[@TheRealBrook1968]

Poor guy in the Amphicar saying "Hail Mary full of grace" all the way to the other bank.

[@tracynation239]

I always wanted a VW Type 34 Ghia. Excellent video. ♡ T.E.N.

[@CarNewsTV]

Tracy Nation + Thank you :)

[@aaronleverton4221]

The VW Type 34 Karmann Ghia is one of the ugliest cars I have ever seen, but only when put beside the VW Type 14 Karmann Ghia, possibly the most beautiful car in creation.

[@jakekaywell5972]

@@aaronleverton4221 I very much disagree with that. The Type 14 seems to embody the 1990s styling trope of "melted bar of soap" more than plenty of other period cars. It is also too simplistic, which is not ideal in a car.

[@briquetaverne]

Had the Amphicar been made of stainless steel (like the Delorean) or Aluminum, it would still be in business today

[@channel_abc123_]

Steel and aluminium are heavy asf

[@danielschmuki6831]

The Lotus reminds me of Volvos "Schneewittchen-Sarg" (Snowwthite's coffin)

[@carlwesternut2434]

I didn't know the Alpine A310 was forgotten

[@ciddax754]

The Amphicar was made in Berlin and was for it's time pretty expensive. It flopped on the german market, but a lot of GI's bought them and took them back home. Today they are pretty expensive.

[@lvn968]

Jensen interceptor ? Matra bagheera ? Etc.

[@johnnosiennek7066]

The Karmann Ghia was never a forgotten car with VW lovers

[@blessedjuggernaut]

VW SP2 would be awesome sitting on a LS powered Corvette chassis

[@Rainmanxxl1967]

SP2 urgently has to stay aircooled than bettertake PORSCHE parts to soup it up

[@Sparty1966grad]

6:08 What do you get when a Lotus and a Gremlin have a baby.

[@chuckbridgeland6181]

The Amphicar looks like it could get swamped very easily.

[@bosede-nage8467]

Chuck Bridgeland there have been a couple of amphicars that have crossed the English Channel ( rough open sea) so looks can be deceiving

[@DeepSkyStories]

My guess is that you would need to wash off the salt water soon after an ocean cruise.

[@marcryvon]

The Amphicar was A) a slow, bad car B) a very bad boat, leaking everywhere. No wonder it lasted 3 years !

[@klassyklan7456]

i was expecting the second car to be amphibious

[@chuckwagon5518]

There's a very good reason why these cars were forgotten....

[@jakekaywell5972]

That's because the public is lead-headed, as always.

[@j-s.w7909]

I dream of have a Nova. After seeing one in the flesh at the 2019 Deers Hut Classic car show I knew I would have to have one at some point.

[@iankeith763]

A friend of mine owned one, late 60's. Yea, i am an old guy. About 10 years ago, I owned a beach buggy, and fitted a Turbocharged Subaru engine. I think what a great car it would make, Nova with Subby engine.

[@wellshutch]

I wish there could be more accuracy in the car descriptions, i.e. the Manta Ray weighing 1000lbs? Even at 1000kgs, a large fiber-glass bodied car with an iron block V8 seems optimistic. The VW Type 34 looks a lot like a Chevy Corvair in profile.

[@02chevyguy]

I'm glad someone else noticed that too.

[@warrenpeece1726]

I worked in gas stations in the '70's I seem to remember the Nova being called the Sterling here.

[@friendlypiranha774]

Warren, you're right. We got that same car here in South Africa (kit form) and it was called the Eagle.

[@ZA-mb5di]

"subtitles for hearing impaired viewers" Subtitles: *vroom*

[@shiddy.]

very good

[@camaroman5175]

I definitely remember the bond bug. That thin was cool

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly the greens have banned all combustion cars from European roads from 2030 on in Germany they even reduced gas stations to only one per city from 2025 on now they ar trying to forbid trade with used combustion cars and classics :-(

[@TheStarzzguitar]

Well I sure remember the Karmann Ghia!

[@gjamesturner391]

Mmmm yes, I had one in my youth. It was a nice car but there is a back story . . . .

[@tonhaogarageramos9265]

Excelentes carros clássicos gostei de ver o Volkswagen SP 2 neste vídeo parabéns 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@CarNewsTV]

Tony Ramos + Thank you sir

[@javoss123]

My Dad had a Lotus Elite back in the 70’s. My brothers and I have many fond memories of that car. Memories of it sitting in the driveway with one electrical problem after another. It was a fucking turd!

[@KBGardener]

That's why Lucas Electrics was known as the "Prince of Darkness."

[@Teyca_Gaming]

3:50 ah Yes the car from beamng drive

[@modelcars9493]

...das waren noch Autos mit Charm & Seele.Heute nur viel Plastic.....

[@GFSLombardo]

The "Kit" cars in the video are more likely made of plastic or more accurately fibre glass="style over substance"...

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

The thumbnail looks like something I'd make in automation

[@seachers6124]

The "Manta Ray" is much older than the 60's and 70's .

[@dcanmore]

1951

[@beezlbubba]

The Alpine A310 is my alltime fav! Would be a dream to import one to Florida.

[@ratscoot]

It has the same 2.8L V6 PRV (Peugeot-Renault-Volvo) as the Delorean DMC-12. In the eighties it was turbocharged in the A610.

[@beezlbubba]

@@ratscoot, I know. Edd China worked on one in Wheeler Dealers. 👍

[@ratscoot]

@@beezlbubba Then you probaly also know there is a new alpine A110S that resembles the 1960's A110? But i don't know if it's on sale in the US. James May has one and thinks higly of it.

[@beezlbubba]

@@ratscoot, Renault hasn't been sold in the States since the 1980's, sadly.

[@randylahey3988]

@@ratscoot The V6 PRV was a nicer version on the Alpine compared to the Delorean one

[@sailingspark9748]

surprised not to see the saab sonett on this list.

[@zzzyxwv]

The nova sounds like a mix between old Porsche and beatle because it’s a kit car based on the vw beatle. Saw one 45years ago. Low and sexy

[@YPO6]

5:36 strange mix of Volkswagen Type 4 and Porsche Panamera.

[@CmdrTomalak]

Oh I want that Volkwagen SP2!

[@pashakdescilly7517]

It's a nice looking car

[@donnienicholson6062]

Saw a mini-car video last week and the pedals were backwards on right hand drives...gas on left/clutch far right.Finding nothing on the internet I finally learn the pedals are normal on real cars but on the wrong side as seen at :40.Glad that left knee is visible on the clutch.

[@franshagen7540]

Guess I been lucky, I owned a karmann voor 30 years, drove with and sp2, almost bought the A110 (could not sit in it) Drove in an bond ( a friend owned one).

[@fredtedstedman]

Love the Renault Alpine !!😍😍

[@veyrnotvods5542]

2:42 Forgotten for a reason

[@ShafaqOverseas2014]

Thank u

[@CarNewsTV]

Brilliant Insight :) Have a nice day !

[@bigboy9693]

I own vw type 34 and it is worth a lot of money these days, A great car.

[@davidjackson2524]

The Nova you say has a Beetle chassis and engine but it looks longer than a Beetle.

[@gasflange]

The original Nova's indeed had a beetle chassis with swing axle rear and front beam suspension the floor pan sides had to be made lower for the seats so the driver didn't bash their head as it was so low and it helped if the hand break and gear stick was moved back so it missed the dashboard the extra length was only the front section of bodywork in front of the wheels for the battery and spare wheel but it was only held steady with a fibreglass under tray on the lower nose section and was easily damaged and could result in a nose section that flapped about when driving.

[@nervo6321]

I want a Manta Ray to go to the supermarket in....

[@xmo552]

That car looks alot like 1951 Buick LeSabre 1951 Buick XP-300

[@deathunknown4949]

more looks like something from Fallout 4 ngl

[@charleswoodrow]

Some of my favourite cars ever

[@janrdoh]

Everyone wants an amphibious car but it's only practical in a place like Venice.

[@amoluppi]

The Karmann Ghia typ. 34 and Chevy Corvair shares almost the same look

[@lincbond442]

Totally agree. It looks like a first gen Corvair.

[@maxrobertson5841]

I only know the Renault alpine because that is misatos car

[@DeanPorterEsq]

He second one in the video in blue and orange is always going up and down kings road in Chelsea, London.

[@tonykan5576]

Had a Lotus Elite in the eighties.Weak point was the chassis that tended to rust on the uprights leading to the half shafts sawing through the exhaust pipes!

[@fernandoalparducci8778]

SP2 já dirigi um destes 🤩

[@Mechanotron]

5:36 VW SP2 ,for me he is the most coolest car, that vw has ever built only two minus points - pity that he was not to buy in Europe. - Weak engine

[@evilassjitnem]

For me it's only a Brasília on Steroids

[@jonathanjdas]

A friend had one in Saudi.. drove it many times but no a/c (in Saudi heat)..would not have been legal in UK... headlights too low

[@nickyborrisino]

The Nova was also called a Sterling in other places. First time I saw one was in the movie Cannon Ball Run 2 with Burt Reynolds and Dom Deluise.

[@RUfromthe40s]

i remenber that movie, the japanese had a mazda full of lights and "technology"if memory doesn´t fail me or maybe a similar car to the litle mazdas don´t know if it was but i think it was a 323 who was launched from a plane, i was very high when i saw that movie ,i was coming from central africa on a plane

[@nickyborrisino]

@@RUfromthe40s Hello, it was Jackie Chan and Richard Kiel (Jaws from James Bond) driving a compact Subaru AWD hatchback for the Japanese. That was one of my favorite cars because they were also playing Pacman in the car while they were racing.

[@showgirlsaroundtheworldada4484]

I remember almost all of those

[@markjaycox8811]

I saw the 1961 Karmann Ghia and thought instantly Corvair, and Corvair is 1962 so now we know who CHEVY COPIED. Lived over 50 years without knowing that about cars.

[@snoebay88]

Sorry but the Corvair was introduced in 1960 and was 3 to 4 years in the design phase. Your right though you don't know much about cars!

[@tracynation239]

The Corvair is America's Porsche. Six cylinder, air cooled, rear mounted engine, manual shift rear mounted transaxle, two door coupe body style, and (Later) a turbo charged engine. ♡ T.E.N.

[@rogerking7258]

Strange how something that in its time was as naff as the Bond Bug now looks seriously cool.

[@johnmatthews1095]

I've been advising people to buy really "uncool" classics for years. in a really dated colour. but they best one in their country. a decade ago i was saying get a 928 in orange with the mad pascha interior ...

[@daviddennison4287]

Cool I will take one of those orange 2 stroke hard tops

[@LUIGI-gx8bf]

As a huge car fan I say these are all unique cars