August 15, 200817 yr What cars that havn't been made in years do you all the sudden see a lot of now. Normal cars only, no collectable type cars. I all of the sudden am seeing lots of Chevy Corsicas
August 15, 200817 yr When gas prices shot up vintage beetles came out of the woodwork. In the past few weeks I've seen more than is healthy of Cutlass Salons and the Pontiac Phoenix hatchbacks
August 15, 200817 yr I think any 80s Ford Escorts left are out now.... Yep...if I still had mine, I'd probably drive it now... '84 diesel...nicknamed 'esky'.
August 15, 200817 yr Yep...if I still had mine, I'd probably drive it now... '84 diesel...nicknamed 'esky'.
August 15, 200817 yr I saw 3 Subaru SVX's three weeks ago at random times throughout town. I've also seen a lot of old Corsicas and Barettas recently, too...
August 15, 200817 yr When gas prices shot up vintage beetles came out of the woodwork. Yeah... the Beetles around here have at least doubled from last year, they are everywhere... incl. on craig's for insane money. $1500 would have bought you a nice '70s driver last year, for $4000 you could have a clean, original convertible, now a rotted, beat & engineless VW from the '70s is worth $3000?!?! I saw a very nice, clean 1950s Beetle for sale recently w/ a built-up Porsche motor, it was awesome & I was drooling until I saw the $20,000 price, then I laughed!
August 16, 200817 yr Yeah... the Beetles around here have at least doubled from last year, they are everywhere... incl. on craig's for insane money. $1500 would have bought you a nice '70s driver last year, for $4000 you could have a clean, original convertible, now a rotted, beat & engineless VW from the '70s is worth $3000?!?! I saw a very nice, clean 1950s Beetle for sale recently w/ a built-up Porsche motor, it was awesome & I was drooling until I saw the $20,000 price, then I laughed! 20 grand for a Beetle? Wow...
August 16, 200817 yr What cars that havn't been made in years do you all the sudden see a lot of now. Normal cars only, no collectable type cars. I all of the sudden am seeing lots of Chevy Corsicas Assembled at the Wilmington, DE and Linden, NJ assembly plants.
August 16, 200817 yr I've actually been seeing a lot of Jimmies and Blazers like mine (mid to late 90s).
August 16, 200817 yr Funny you posted this... I, all of a sudden, have seen dozens of 1st-gen Infiniti I30s all over the place. I pass two or three of them a day now, and they are different colors from the day before so it's not the same group of two or three over and over. Rather odd. They're all in excellent condition. It's like they were corralled somewhere for years and then sold in mass to local dealers through auction.
August 17, 200817 yr Early 80's economy cars - domestic ones at that! 1 gold Dodge Omni four door. 1 black dodge Omni GLH-S 1 Chevette COUPE - pristine! 1 Pinto wagon with two sets of mirrors on the front fenders. and an early 80's Mercury Capri 5.0 hatchback.
August 18, 200817 yr The sheep are panicking and paying above top dollar for any econoturd they can get their hands on. The ones I see most frequently are: - Geo Metro (hatches and 4-doors and even the occasional convertible) - Geo Storm - Ford Festiva - Hyundai Excel - Toyota Tercel - Toyota Paseo
August 19, 200817 yr Author This might not really count because they I really never really stopped seeing them. 82-96 Buick Century and Olds Cierra A bodies. Celebrities are starting to pop up, but not many 6000's
August 19, 200817 yr 20 grand for a Beetle? Wow... In his defense this was a gorgeous Bug, it was the late '50s, '57 to be exact, with the two piece window and fresh paint, spic-n-span inside and out and very well customised in the faux-1960s tradition, including a chromd-out Porsche engine.
August 19, 200817 yr The sheep are panicking and paying above top dollar for any econoturd they can get their hands on. The ones I see most frequently are: - Geo Metro (hatches and 4-doors and even the occasional convertible) - Geo Storm - Ford Festiva - Hyundai Excel - Toyota Tercel - Toyota Paseo I haven't seen a Geo Storm in a while...
August 19, 200817 yr This might not really count because they I really never really stopped seeing them. 82-96 Buick Century and Olds Cierra A bodies. Celebrities are starting to pop up, but not many 6000's Seems like a the A bodies are gon round here, though I have seen two Celebrities (one custom) in the last few days...
August 19, 200817 yr Seems like a the A bodies are gon round here, though I have seen two Celebrities (one custom) in the last few days... About the only A bodies I see are the '90s Century and Ciera, since they were made 6 years longer than the others, there are probably a lot more still around. Haven't seen an early one (rectangular headlights) of any of them in many years.
August 19, 200817 yr Seems like a the A bodies are gon round here, though I have seen two Celebrities (one custom) in the last few days... About the only A bodies I see are the '90s Century and Ciera, since they were made 6 years longer than the others, there are probably a lot more still around. Haven't seen an early one (rectangular headlights) of any of them in many years. A phantom that would have been interesting would have been a 6000 STE in 2dr form with the later rounded 2dr roofline.
August 19, 200817 yr I haven't seen a Geo Storm in a while... LOL, I did! A blue one yesterday. It was in good condition too!
August 19, 200817 yr About the only A bodies I see are the '90s Century and Ciera, since they were made 6 years longer than the others, there are probably a lot more still around. Haven't seen an early one (rectangular headlights) of any of them in many years. A phantom that would have been interesting would have been a 6000 STE in 2dr form with the later rounded 2dr roofline. Didn't the STE come only as a 4 dr? I notice a lot of a-body cars around, a lot of Cieras around here. I do pay more attention though because I have one (85 Cutlass Ciera Holiday coupe) in the garage.
August 19, 200817 yr Didn't the STE come only as a 4 dr? Yes..that's why I referred to a hypothetical 2dr one as a phantom...something for another thread.
August 19, 200817 yr here is a sweety...Coupe! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks...d=p4506.c0.m245 Price is a bit high for her though!
August 19, 200817 yr here is a sweety...Coupe! Price is a bit high for her though! Very clean '82 Vette..don't see those often.
August 19, 200817 yr We've always had lots of A-bodies around. Ciera and Centuries mostly, Celebrities and 6000s not so much.
August 19, 200817 yr Holy cow that Chevette is clean... If that was the manual (M22 beleive it or not!) it would be the ultimate economy car Sixty8 style... I'd rock that bitch exactly as is, getting what, prob. 28-30mpg! Well, I would have to do ONE thing to it: Rusty Jones sticker FTW! EVERY one of my beaters gets one.
August 19, 200817 yr Holy cow that Chevette is clean... If that was the manual (M22 beleive it or not!) it would be the ultimate economy car Sixty8 style... I'd rock that bitch exactly as is, getting what, prob. 28-30mpg! Well, I would have to do ONE thing to it: Rusty Jones sticker FTW! EVERY one of my beaters gets one. Sixty8, I found a car for you...1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible - 1 owner, white over red leather, CONTINENTAL kit, wire wheels and custom grille (factory he thinks) To top it off, owner claims it is a garage kept FUEL INJECTED 500 CI and she has only gone 33,000 miles. They are in their 80's and want $14,000 for her.
August 19, 200817 yr Holy cow that Chevette is clean... If that was the manual (M22 beleive it or not!) it would be the ultimate economy car Sixty8 style... I'd rock that bitch exactly as is, getting what, prob. 28-30mpg! Well, I would have to do ONE thing to it: Rusty Jones sticker FTW! EVERY one of my beaters gets one. Just the sticker or the actual Rusty Jones treatment?
August 20, 200817 yr About the only A bodies I see are the '90s Century and Ciera, since they were made 6 years longer than the others, there are probably a lot more still around. Haven't seen an early one (rectangular headlights) of any of them in many years. A very long time on the early ones...
August 20, 200817 yr LOL, I did! A blue one yesterday. It was in good condition too! I know someone who had a red one....
August 29, 200817 yr I have been seeing a lot of 1st generation Chrysler Concords and late model Integras lately.
August 29, 200817 yr I saw a '79-81 Chrysler Newport or '80-81 Plymouth Fury a few days ago from a distance...I don't know how long it had been since I had seen one...those R-bodies are cars that seemed to dissapear from the face of the earth (90% were demolished in '80s TV shows like TJ Hooker, probably..)
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