Weirdest Car?

[WV6Z]

I had á Wartburg, Opel GT ( poor man Corvette) and a score other cars.

Oh Cor, I saw a Candy Apple Red Opel GT at a restaurant near Charles' house at a restaurant a few months back. It was BEAUTIFUL and I had to take a peek at at. It appeared to be in original condition down to the wheels, that, were for some reason over here, one of the first things that were replaced, usually to add extremely fat tires to the GT. A few years back, I worked with a very large young lass (both height and weight wise) and she had a beautiful Powder Blue one that was also a daily driver and in original condition. Oddly, that was here in upstate SC too and she and her husband also had a Kadett Coupe' and a Kadett Estate Wagon (2 door w/back lift gate). The latter of the three was badged as a Buick. ;)

[ki4itv]

There's a Red Opel GT next door to where I work. Sweet.
I had forgotten how small they were, especially sitting next to the behemoths of today.
Made me want one.

[NQ6U]

There's a Red Opel GT next door to where I work. Sweet.
I had forgotten how small they were, especially sitting next to the behemoths of today.
Made me want one.

My cousin had one and it was a real maintenance hog--always seemed to be broken down. Also, with less than 100 BHP, it could barely get out of it's own way. its handling was kind of strange, too.

[KG4CGC]

I had a 72 Super Beetle, did a lot of work on it. Changed out the engine even. It never got stuck, even in 18" of snow with street tires. Michelin XZX at the time. Single port heads were not standard for that model but it is what I used. Changed to an all gas suspension that made the more modern sports cars of the day jealous of my handling. (1988) Got rid of the stock carb and went with a Holley 2bbl progressive linkage. Naturally, I added the after market extractor too. Kept everything else stock. I wasn't trying to drag race it. LOL!

Drum brakes with thumbwheel adjusters, wingnut adjustable clutch cable and I eventually abandoned the heater boxes for electric heat oh and don't forget the .009 distributor! That was a must in the day but only with beefed up points. It would break standard after market stamped points.

[w2amr]

My three wheeled electric.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/579440012wLdfCJ

[WØTKX]

'72 Opel Manta and there were other Opels, but that was the nicest one. Rodded it a bit, a Weber carb and Ansa exhaust was an eye opening fix.
I was an Opel freak for quite a while. No GT's, they liked to spin and go backwards... always wanted a 1900 wagon. The automatics sucked!

'82 Subaru DL (Leone in most markets) AWD and very slow, till it snowed. Damn good off road too, just watch the clearance.

'69 Mercedes 280 SE. Not so weird, great car.

[kb2crk]

'72 Opel Manta and there were other Opels, but that was the nicest one. Rodded it a bit, a Weber carb and Ansa exhaust was an eye opening fix.
I was an Opel freak for quite a while. No GT's, they liked to spin and go backwards... always wanted a 1900 wagon. The automatics sucked!

'82 Subaru DL (Leone in most markets) AWD and very slow, till it snowed. Damn good off road too, just watch the clearance.

'69 Mercedes 280 SE. Not so weird, great car.

my 82 subie wagon was the GL with the dual range 4WD and the 1800cc motor. the third headlight that showed up with the highbeams was an interesting thing. the subaru emblem would drop down out of the way and it was in the middle of the grille. the brush bar was fun on it too..

[WØTKX]

I did drive some wild ones I did not own...

Porsche 916, the Stuttgart Wild Kit, 6 cylinder whoooosh. 914's too, but they were common. Clients cars in the car stereo install days, I worked in high end sound and CB shop for a while, and we even built our own amps before Fosgate came out... we bridged them and taught Fosgate a thing or two about that and active crossovers. Most of the speakers were pro audio drivers that we adapted to the task, because it was the 70's. Lots of 911 variants.

Maserati Merak, put a high end sound system in that, it took a few days... and the owner let me drive it more than once, he liked the way I drove it, like I stole it. Lamborghini Countach, a few different Ferraris's, Quite a few BMW, Mercedes and Ferrari's. Did tons of Vette', and they were a PITA, worse than working on a Jaguar.

Again this was all interior work, mostly.

Mazda Rx-3's, Wicked hopped up Datsun 510's, Saabs, and especially the Sonnet, fixed up as an ice racer. Got a chance to drive a Pierce Arrow for a few blocks, that was nuts, but I did fine because I had driven tractors with manual spark advance and stuff.

The best was a Formula Ford open wheel that I got to try on a track. Wheeeee!

[HUGH]

A vintage Dennis "dustcart" or trash truck. The engine was in the cab and so noisy you could not think. No power steering of course.