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In our last Showdown, the FJ80 crawled all over the mega-overpriced Wagoneer, but I’ll readily admit it wasn’t much of a fair matchup. Oh well. In today’s showdown, we’re taking a look a trio of cars that a less ridiculous version of myself would be using for my 24,000 mile per year day-job commute. [...] Hip-hop, meet the Swedish automotive industry. Hooniverse readers, meet Grynch and his 240 DL. This Volvo 66 (née DAF 66) rolled out of the Van Doorne’s Aanhangwagen Fabriek sometime between 1975 and 1980, after Volvo purchased DAF in 1974. It’s likely been befuddling passersby and seducing bizarre car enthusiasts (like me!) ever since.
Just imagine the sand box. Image source: Zsolti/NYM via Flickr] Seems like a lot of our “Eleanors” have dated from our awkward high school eras, and my “Eleanor” is no different. I grew up in a solidly Japanese car household, where four cylinders were more than enough and velour interiors were a gaudy and ostentatious display of excess. Vinyl burns on your legs were a [...] Twin-Turbo LS1 temporarily stored in a shoebox for safekeeping. If you haven’t been following the news in the automotive world lately (I haven’t), there appears to be some consternation surrounding the sale of Saab. The last I heard, Koenigsegg was supposed to be purchasing the company, but I’m told they have since backed out. |
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