Craigslist Crapshoot


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 we went looking for the worst examples of makes and models that have gone away and then been revived, and enjoyed the freedom of a no-object spending limit. We’ll see the zombie horde in just a sec, but first this week’s quest! 
 
Volkswagen is into diesels again. Well, at least the ones they bought back and fixed. Once those are gone, you can bet there won’t be any more. Of course, if you really want to drive something that sound like it’s shaking marbles in coffee can then you’ll want to go Cummins. That’s what we want to find this week, anything with a Cummins diesel, and the weirder the better.
 
 As always, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Since we’ve changed commenting systems, you may need to update your commenter account. Make sure you have a Disqus account – they’re free and easy to get – and then comment away.

Got that? Good, now let the revival meeting begin!
They say that should you fall off a horse you should just get right back on that slippery equine and hold on tighter. Sometimes however, it might be better to just let bygones be bygones. 
We’ll start off our most notable better-off-dead heads with Tomsk finding us what was probably the worst-ever car to carry the Capri name, the FWD Mazda 323-based convertible (ad removed) that Ford of Australia foisted on an unwary car-buying populous. Perhaps more classy, but just as unnecessary was the fun-sized Cord 8/10 found for us by P161911. Those were amazingly built around a Chevy Corvair drivetrain, powering the front wheels! It was pointed out by tonyola that, vampire-like, the resurgent Cord was very hard to kill.
Batshitbox kept the retro revival going strong with a Stutz, while dukeisduke showed us the money with a Pontiac LeMans (listing expired) that may have originally been as Daewoo, but which most everyone of us Daewouldn’t.
The winner with the most votes was surprisingly the renaissance of car beloved here in the Western Hemisphere, but somewhat reviled in its homeland. That was the “New Beetle” which a lot of Germans equated with dredging up an unflattering past and hence shunned it. GTXcellent found us a redneck example.
Congrats to GTXcellent, and thank you all for bringing the bad back to life for us once again. Now, let’s Cummins ’cause it’s cold outside.

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

The maximum upload file size: 64 MB. You can upload: image, audio, video. Links to YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and other services inserted in the comment text will be automatically embedded. Drop files here

55 responses to “Craigslist Crapshoot”

  1. smalleyxb122 Avatar
    smalleyxb122

    How about a bus, converted into a food truck, made to look like a streetcar?
    https://images.craigslist.org/00909_bbZv4gVWi2a_600x450.jpg
    https://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/6072519764.html

    1. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      ..then turned into a mime’s home (we believe this to be true but the previous owner refuses to talk about this time in his life) before being transformed into a traveling flea circus. After being bug bombed (paperwork provided)it was put back into work as a metro bus for six months. After which it served in the Bosnian Army (citation needed but we have a grainy photo).
      $80,000 we know what we have.

      1. Victor Avatar
        Victor

        Ran good when we parked it.

        1. ptschett Avatar
          ptschett

          Call eight6seven-five3oh9 ask for Jenny no txts no emails

    1. Victor Avatar
      Victor

      OMG- WTF !

    2. outback_ute Avatar
      outback_ute

      It had a 4″ lift before they put the Cummins in…

    1. smalleyxb122 Avatar
      smalleyxb122

      And a seller unclear on what “all original” means.
      This is an ALL original truck. I added the box sleeper.

      1. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
        dead_elvis, inc.

        Yes, but Craigslist, so of course. (And even with the alt-all-original, that ad is still far better and more clearly written than average for CL.)

    1. Wayne Moyer Avatar
      Wayne Moyer

      Dear God why?!

      1. Victor Avatar
        Victor

        People climb mountains,I wonder about them too.

    2. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      That is the entire ad:
      “1931 hudson 4BT cummins diesel ps pb ac heat gps stereo 13000”
      So many questions! So little respect for what was at hand…car looks pretty solid to start with.

  2. Jofes2 Avatar
    Jofes2

    Here’s a Terragator. According to Google Translate it’s used to spread seeds. Judging by the pictures in this ad, though, that’s just bad imagination. With three huge wheels, a funnel shaped bed and a giant arm, this could be anything an eleven-year-old wants it to. Even if the actual purpose was what the ad claims, surely it can do more than seeds.
    If you had a Terragator, what would you spread? I’m thinking glitter.
    http://s.sbito.it/images/49/49576399772122.jpg
    http://www.subito.it/veicoli-commerciali/terragator-spandi-concime-solido-padova-200973950.htm

    1. P161911 Avatar
      P161911

      If I had a Terragator, I would spread chaos.
      My 5 year old daughter would spread glitter.

      1. Jofes2 Avatar
        Jofes2

        So we all have the same goal, the difference is that your daughter and I have a proper plan.

        1. P161911 Avatar
          P161911

          My plan involves more explosives and sharp objects and less FABOULOUS-ness.

          1. Jofes2 Avatar
            Jofes2

            That lack of fab will be your fall.
            It all sounds awfully gruesome. I just wanted to liven up some lawns and annoy cabriolet drivers. Where does that pent up rage come from?
            I will go down as a villain among the law-enforcers, but a hero among the children. Enjoy your 72 lasses, or whatever you were planning.

    2. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      Rocket launcher, of course.

    3. ptschett Avatar
      ptschett

      Spreading granular fertilizer without too much ground disturbance is the usual use for those, but seeds and glitter would work too I suppose.

  3. Lokki Avatar
    Lokki

    Here is a very nice 1971 IH Scout with a 12 valve 5.9 Cummins. Sadly it’s not $25 as stated but $25K. That revelation changed my plans for the afternoon, but I still really like it. Yeah, there are some things I’d change- like the wheels- but overall, Hell Yeah!
    https://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/6082350934.html https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/20d99f88cbbb561ec065a3988c2cd45dade2b315686a6a4ba67c71a2fd08a632.jpg

    1. Victor Avatar
      Victor

      IH had good suspension,lift kit is foolish.

  4. GTXcellent Avatar
    GTXcellent

    Well, I don’t think I’ll be able to win 3 weeks in a row. Way too many normal Cummins applications ’round these parts.
    I did find this sweet Cummins – I’ve never seen one before, and I bet not many here have either
    https://images.craigslist.org/00M0M_kmhNtRsgZ0w_600x450.jpg
    https://duluth.craigslist.org/for/6102450459.html

  5. Papa Van Twee Avatar
    Papa Van Twee

    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/c6feb576c610c6fbbbdf3b6ccfb069247ca80449bb9c67c7c826353d8dbe1709.jpg
    Only because I’ll never get to say this again:
    The Olney, Indiana Calvary Baptist Church is Cummin’!
    https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/6095171697.html

  6. discontinuuity Avatar
    discontinuuity

    $30k is a lot to ask for this custom rock crawler, but at least you’ll never run out of torque.
    https://images.craigslist.org/00o0o_cXilbohkekM_600x450.jpg
    https://denver.craigslist.org/cto/6078105743.html

    1. ptschett Avatar
      ptschett

      It’s a tree mulcher (and a rather vigorous one.)

      1. Sjalabais Avatar
        Sjalabais

        Wow, this is violent.

      2. P161911 Avatar
        P161911

        Now I want one, or at least should look into renting one. Might be handy to have on hand when my daughter starts dating in 10-12 years.

  7. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    For a few years, Case IH made a ‘rigid frame’ 4WD based on the Steiger but with automotive-steer axles (like Case’s discontinued Traction King series) instead of center articulation. The 9240 was a rigid 9230 with an 8.3L CDC engine, and this 9260 was a rigid 9250 with a 10L Cummins.
    https://images.craigslist.org/00808_98vEslrcUjA_600x450.jpg
    https://siouxcity.craigslist.org/grd/6095296169.html
    9250 for comparison:
    https://static.fastline.com/assets/item/084/052/dc7478d6-d336-4a03-8ffc-ff08aef41ba6.jpg

  8. Maymar Avatar
    Maymar

    http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NTMzWDgwMA==/z/J2kAAOSwWxNYzfgk/$_27.JPG
    I don’t know how anyone in Ontario could think faux-rust patina is something worth being achieved instead of terrifying, but a stubby little old Cummins-powered International rat rod is cool otherwise.
    http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/barrie/1956-international-rat-truck/1247782329?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

    1. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      That grille though…together with the lights, they somehow got the Trabant proportions into this very American vehicle.
      https://s17.postimg.org/7c3vyg5cf/Trabant601.jpg

  9. dead_elvis, inc. Avatar
    dead_elvis, inc.

    150kw generator low hours cummins powered run a city 5 thousand dollars or
    Or what? (Get murdered, regardless, I think.)
    https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/grd/6097007848.html
    http://i.imgur.com/rmYMPNo.jpg

    1. outback_ute Avatar
      outback_ute

      A few years back I saw a decent sized generator in a rooftop plant room of a shopping centre that had been decommissioned. It was still there because the centre had been extended and the crane cost to remove it was about 3x what the generator was worth!

  10. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    Scandinavians prefer other diesel sources, but just for giggles, here’s what a 2016, still new RAM 3500 with a 6.7l Cummins will set you back with Norwegian taxes: 165500$.
    https://www.finn.no/car/used/ad.html?finnkode=78851569
    …and somebody shrank the wheels on the way over?
    https://images.finncdn.no/dynamic/1600w/2016/7/vertical-3/10/9/788/515/69_31246403.jpg

  11. Please Stand By Avatar
    Please Stand By

    Time to start up a side hustle. The Hooniverse Crapshoot Transport Service.
    https://images.craigslist.org/00S0S_dsyQE3LJKRi_600x450.jpg
    https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/6084833843.html

    1. mdharrell Avatar

      Searching for Crapshoot entries is fine but going out and buying them shouldn’t necessarily be encouraged.
      http://hooniverse.info/2015/06/10/craigslist-crapshoot-124/

      1. Vairship Avatar
        Vairship

        So, does it work? And has it run you over yet? Because that seems likely with a not-very-autonomous vehicle connected to you by a tether.

        1. mdharrell Avatar

          It runs intermittently and gets confused easily, so I’m pretty happy with it. There’s no tether, just a small homing transmitter to clip to one’s belt.

  12. Spin Avatar
    Spin

    Galion Grader – $11500 (Canterbury NH)
    Beautifully restored Vintage Gallion Grader. 6 cyl Cummins turbo diesel that runs beautiful. All hydraulics work as they should. 12′ blade. Ready to work or just have for fun. $11500 b/o
    If you come see it you will buy it!!!
    https://vermont.craigslist.org/hvo/6110404134.html
    https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/f08e4d50cc6c60dec2510c7311e66d21bb5d22efa0a6fda3948132527a840f88.jpg