I've got a fever...

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mysta2

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...and the only prescription is, more oldschool.

I've been wasting a lot of my time lately on Craigslist looking for the perfect family car (I don't have any cash to buy anything... but that's never stopped my wife from looking at houses either)

Found an '85 Toyota Cressida wagon the other day:



But imagine it a bit more like this:
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and add Japanese style fender mirrors. Rear wheel drive, 190hp, basically a supra... but in wagon form.

Also on my short list but for entirely different reasons, one of these:
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1991 CB7, debateably oldschool, and front wheel drive. But I grew up in one of these, learned how to drive and how to do E-brake turns in one of these. I still think it's a really good looking car in white. There's a guy at one of the local parts stores that looks a bit like this but with a Thule ski rack on top, which also looks really cool.

When I was really little my parents had an Audi Fox:
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Think this but with 2 more doors. I'd love one of these, but since way back then I have never even seen one... ever.

Anyone else have the fever? Other equally as cool/weird suggestions? Rear wheel drive wagons?
 
Ahh, yeah.

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I think a guy in my neighborhood has a 510 sedan or coupe, I've only really seen the front end of it poking out from all the junk in the garage.

Also came across this while looking for 510s
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I dont love the square body Japanese stuff from the 80s. Looks too much like an 80s robot toy or something to me. Haha. That said, the early 90s Accord you posted earlier is SLICK as snot.
 
If it were me... Id be looking for a late 80s BMW E30 Wagon. Easy to work on, parts are actually pretty cheap, can be made to really haul ass, and that front end is one of the prettiest BMW ever built.

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I've enjoyed the front of that bmw as well.

haha, here's my bucket list of vehicles

VW double cab - Safari Style
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BMW 2002 - Rally style
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Volvo p1800es
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I can scratch this off:

Nissan Pulsar Nx
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like mine but mine was black
 
The ultimate old school family cars....
one of my favs...ford made 2 mustang wagon prototypes,

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or the nomad 2 door wagon...everythings better when blown of course.

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I used to just look on CL until one day someone rear ended me in my car and INS gave me $1,000....then I found my First Ducati....Then I got the Fever....Bad....
 

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For me its old school VW rat rods. Who can guess what i also found?
 

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I think Mystas point has been been missed a bit, haha... Old school, interesting family cars. Wagons especially. Haha.
 
I guess that just means the fever's widespread, it's an epidemic!

If it weren't for the family I'd maybe have me one of these:

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Or even one of these:

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Mount up a set of '00 Civic 7 spokes, cut the roof off, weld the doors shut, paint it championship white, with two bright red Recaros in the front and a b16 under the hood. Saw one chopped and welded once and have never been able to get it out of my head since.
 
Shoot, if the family wasnt a consideration...

Number one on my list is the classic late 70s Datsun 240z.

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Me too Von, no other car does it for me like the original Z. Hard to come by around my parts so I'd take any of the S30 models.

VonYinzer said:
Shoot, if the family wasnt a consideration...

Number one on my list is the classic late 70s Datsun 240z.

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My buddy has a 510 wagon that he's owned for yrs.... just put it back on the rd.... modern Nissan running gear in it too.....


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CafeRacer650 said:
Lovin' the retro cages guys. Here's my two other "cage" projects I'm working on...
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I got a crx as a winter beater/dd, hope to get it some loving after I get my bike back on the road

here she is in all her flat black glory, I'm planning on getting the body work started on it before too long. It's an HF model so its slower than hell

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Dumped some waste oil last night at Autozone, and that accord that I mentioned in the original post was there:

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Chatted a bit with the guy that owns it and asked if he'd be interested in selling it ever, he told me that he's giving it to his brother who will be learning how to drive in it. I want mine back so bad... and if all worked out as planned it would look just like the above when done with it.
 
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