Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer.
Last week’s search target was the last of any series that was rear-wheel drive that later went FWD. Yes, that’s a particularly convoluted and specific request, but then, I’m high maintenance. We’ll see what you all were able to maintain in a sec, but first this week’s convoluted and specific challenge.
I think it’s time we all visit a bordello together. Come on, it’ll be fun. No, we’re not actually going to jump on a bus and head over to Madam Mattress Flipper’s, we’re going to gain the experience vicariously (which means without having to touch anything nasty). What we want this week are the cars with the most outrageously bordello-like interiors you can find. The redder and velour-ier the better.
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As many of you might know, I own a 1998 Volvo V90 wagon. This is the last year for the 900 series and the last year for any RWD Volvo to date. There are certain advantages to RWD: amazing turning circle, more entertaining handling, the ability to fit a straight six under the hood and not have it look weird.
Of course there are benefits to FWD too, packaging and traction being utmost among those. That’s why so many car makers have made the switch over the years to FWD for most of their models.
Screw that however, we want our RWD-ers and last week you found some excellent last of the Mohicans for us to drool over and lament an era’s passing. One that looked pretty great was this 1987 Buick Regal coupe rocking T-tops and a Turbo 6 found by Kiefmo. Keeping the what-up GM? theme going, 1977ChevyTruck located this rocker Nova that shows that Chevy had some cred in the ’70s.
The most lamentable once RWD/now FWD? Well, for my money (which is pretty limited, did I mention I own and old Volvo?) I think this sweet ’82 Mazda 626 found by PotBellyJoe★★★★★ is the one that really speaks for an era: that time when Japanese car makers were still a little too scared to go FWD in the U.S. as it was so foreign a concept. The best rear-driver out there? Hell no. One that’s all kinds of interesting? You bet.
Congrats to PBJStarfish and thanks to you all for playing!
I ran across a lot of 80s and early 90s contenders, but nothing compared to this low-mile burgundy ’92 Caddy DeVille’s matching blood red leather.
https://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5523234190.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00i0i_6mDRjPSdJrv_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00H0H_aV4di9gzgny_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00202_8ZSuuVe0Bix_600x450.jpg
This Grand Marquis appears to be full of hantavirus and syphilis – just like I’m guessing most bordellos are.
http://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_4wr0tpLl6nq_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00h0h_8wxeexkup4H_600x450.jpg
https://bemidji.craigslist.org/cto/5507682971.html
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/ksYAAOSw8-tWawdT/$_1.JPG
600.- Regal. http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=219348108
1975 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, Monticello Velour: http://www.2040-cars.com/Cadillac/Fleetwood/all-original-29k-mile-1975-cadillac-fleetwood-brougham-perfect-condition–885335/
http://automotivemileposts.com/eldorado/images/1975/eldo1975monticellovelourdarlblue.jpg
http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/5511299545.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00A0A_5Q7cg7KLzkA_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/01515_4990OC24TUq_600x450.jpg
https://myclassicgarage.com/marketplace/cars/all/Cadillac-Fleetwood/63088/media/482780
https://ccco.s3.amazonaws.com/vehicles/images/6/3/0/8/8/63088/482780_bb9c623e14_low_res.jpg
That’s the car I immediately thought of (a Fleetwood Talisman), but I didn’t think there were any actually for sale (but I was only thinking of Craigslist). This one has only 62,000 miles, so it would still be very nice.
S&M bordello? https://myclassicgarage.com/marketplace/cars/all/Cadillac-Fleetwood-Brougham/164206?
https://ccco.s3.amazonaws.com/vehicles/images/1/6/4/2/0/6/164206/2594982_ca775019fb_low_res.jpg
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/lincoln/mk-5/1821918.html
http://assets.hemmings.com/uimage/54690136-770-0@2X.jpg
Since my daily driver already has a red velour interior, I decided to look for something else. This is certainly something else.
https://albany.craigslist.org/cto/5507772618.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00P0P_6CwrgKQKGCy_600x450.jpg
Might as well have all the amenities.
http://images.craigslist.org/00j0j_eqJZh9DxxLU_600x450.jpg
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/5453570378.html
Canadian style, for lonely lumberjacks.
http://m.kijiji.ca/cars-trucks/markham-york-region/2013-volkswagen-gti-hatchback/v?adId=1153345337&ck=CK&from=Search&ts=1459964894974
Ok, I’ve got nothing. Figured that the Russian market should be the no brainer here, but the best I can do is show you a car that appears to be named after what would be a well-sounding STD: A 2009 Vortex Estina. 64000km for as little as 330$.
http://img7.autonavigator.ru/picscarsnew/1019/9992/1690867_1024.jpg?max=1024
http://img7.autonavigator.ru/picscarsnew/1019/9992/1690872_1024.jpg?max=1024
Apart from that, I consider this 2013 intro to the Changan Raeton (no, not Phaeton) somewhat share-worthy – it’s a Camry-based Chinese top model. A good place to let a bunch of VISA cards flow freely in handrests, if the film is to be believed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeoH-VvUcgU
A Camry-based Chinese model that looks like a Honda Accord. Looks like Changan covered all their beige bases with this one.
Spot on!
If you don’t like that one, you can also choose a Toyota RAV 4 with a Range Rover grille and Ford dashboard center stack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nonnHVzdyvM
also interesting that instead of designing their own emblem, they just took the acura one and flipped it over.
It’s not red, but it IS Bill Blass.
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDUwWDgwMA==/z/t-0AAOSwzgRWuP6x/$_27.JPG
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/saskatoon/1979-lincoln-mark-v-collector-edition/1138870264
It’s not red, or Bill Blass, but it is in a damn Lincoln-chero
http://images.craigslist.org/00e0e_lrA912MBAme_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00707_3ep4xfUMQad_600x450.jpg
Expensive escort girls’ lair maybe? http://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/details.html?id=223328377
http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/z/S0AAAOSwoBtW5u31/$/$_57.JPG
Spyker C8 LAVIOLETTE
the LeMons answer:
http://images.craigslist.org/00d0d_4BnNigHufE8_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00k0k_aFKkYAIs3To_600x450.jpg
250$
https://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/5493498247.html
one more lemony candidate 600$
http://images.craigslist.org/00k0k_1iIVqHpdoJR_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00x0x_a5Kwb2UPGnc_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00X0X_4bk6YwMQume_600x450.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_m6INfjAZrT_600x450.jpg
https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/5510067065.html
This one doesn’t even have much by way of an interior (although some of what’s still present is indeed red), but I figure that tubbed Goliath 1100 wagons come up so infrequently that it’s worth mentioning:
http://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_gx3kCOWhJ77_600x450.jpg
http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/cto/5473292524.html
1994 Nissan Hardbody custom. Red interior & red windows:
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5516015874.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00I0I_3LZVEc8lNt7_600x450.jpg
1980 Corvette
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5521002363.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00303_lXNcntYNKwD_600x450.jpg
1965 Valiant, 6 cyl. auto, 2 door post.
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5506760744.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00M0M_rP2mTRHWsg_600x450.jpg
1966 Chevelle with a 454 and a 4 speed!
http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/5472808582.html
http://images.craigslist.org/00R0R_6Olt9VhtceM_600x450.jpg
This one was mine for a few years.
My wife called the interior “whorehouse red”, but I immediately corrected her and said, “no, Sweetie, bordello burgundy“.
She never was a fan of that car, an ’85 Fleetwood Bro d’Elegance with the rompin’, stompin’ HT4100 trying to haul its massive self about.
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I kinda miss that car…kinda. It managed 18-19 MPGs, even with the accelerator on the floor most of the time.
I like kicking it old school.
http://masoncity.craigslist.org/for/5518719607.html
I have a problem, because I really want this…a 1978 Chrysler New Yorker (effectively an Imperial at this point).
http://www.imperialclub.com/Yr/1978/EdNagel/1978NewYorkerBrougham06.jpg
Forget losing change in those button tufts…there could be small children in there…
A 1976 Olds 98 Regency is my memory of the most outrageous interiors. As a youth, a team mate on a summer league basketball team had one of these which was often used as one of the game rides. Besides the over the top red velour interior, the beast was super long and heavy.
This one is on Ebay