Craigslist Crapshoot

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The World’s Worst Car Is For Sale On Craigslist

Our first Craigslist Crapshoot was a rousing success – at least if last week’s national productivity numbers are anything by which to go, as they showed a significant dip on Wednesday from 9 to noon. Just kidding, but you all did manage to dredge up some real losers – er, winners – from the pages of your local electronic classifieds.

We’ll fete the cream of the crop after the jump, but before we do, it’s time to get back, Jack, do it again – wheels turning round and round. That’s right, a whole week has gone by and we need to see if anything else has crawled out of the waist-high weeds of hillbillies’ front yard, or been uncovered in long forgotten corners of grandma’s garage.

Remember the rules- they have to be somewhat running and roadworthy, and they have to be just plain awful. And now, last week’s winner!

The winner of last week’s Craiglist Crapshoot was danleym, who found an ad by a seller who was not only offering up a miraculously bad custom Dodge pickup, but also had the mad skillz in MS paint to provide an example of its potential. Price? Who knows, after all how could you put a value on such a beast?

Well done to one and all, and I can’t wait to see what you dredge up this week.

CCCSWinner01-09 MainImage: [Craigslist St.Louis]

 

 

 

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162 responses to “Craigslist Crapshoot”

  1. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    A worthy winner, even related to the headline image!

    Reply
    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      Holy crap, I just noticed it's in Alton, IL, my wife's hometown. I should have one of her relatives go check it out.

      Reply
  2. Irishzombieman Avatar
    Irishzombieman

    Congrats, danleym! I was bringing you a celebratory brewski, but someone grabbed it outta my hand.
    <img src="http://www.thesheikhofsharm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/quadbiking-sharm3.jpg&quot; width="400/">

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    1. danleym Avatar
      danleym

      It's all good, I'm sure I've had beers that were worse than that would taste. And thanks!

      Reply
      1. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
        mr. mzs zsm msz esq

        <img src="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j85/Miataboost/DSC00772.jpg&quot; width="500"> That was a great one you found, here you take the car it was meant to tow.

        Reply
  3. joshuman Avatar
    joshuman

    Ford, Pontiac, Nash, and Henry J mash up. Cool lettering on the tires. $6500
    http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/cto/3529973980….
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K93M83Nd5T05Fa5R0d174381e8c8a8001612.jpg&quot; width="400/">

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    1. dukeisduke Avatar
      dukeisduke

      Some serious WTF-ery going on there.

      Reply
    2. longrooffan Avatar
      longrooffan

      but surprisingly enough, even with all the weird crap going on here, it is put together pretty well.

      Reply
    3. mdharrell Avatar
      mdharrell

      It's in Puyallup. That's only fifty miles from here. I foresee this new weekly feature becoming troublesome.

      Reply
      1. joshuman Avatar
        joshuman

        I know! It is surprising how many I find in the Bonny Lake/Puyallup/Graham area.

        Reply
  4. Irishzombieman Avatar
    Irishzombieman

    So I says, " Boy, you gonna drive me to drinkin'
    If I gotta keep lookin' at this crappy Lincoln."
    http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/3462092334.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G43J23H15La5K75X4cc776b08d3aec171126.jpg&quot; width="400/">

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    1. vroomsocko Avatar
      vroomsocko

      Leave the bottle….
      <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n33I43M85E95Fe5X5caubb02d06d784519a4.jpg&quot; width="500">
      <a href="http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3375351910.html” target=”_blank”>http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3375351910.html

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    2. RWB Avatar
      RWB

      Can't imagine why he ran out of money, seems like a wise spender.

      Reply
  5. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Looks like slim pickings in Saskatchewan land this week, the closest I've found is a kind of badass Pontiac Astre, with twin turbos and a deliberately ugly body.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgyWDcyMA==/$T2eC16ZHJHYE9nzpebl6BQ6OfWkpB!~~48_20.JPG"&gt;
    Found here

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    1. MVEilenstein Avatar
      MVEilenstein

      See, this isn't terrible. This is awesome.

      Reply
      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        Well the word badass does contain bad and ass, even if the meaning is a bit different.

        Reply
    2. 1slowvw Avatar
      1slowvw

      I'm pretty sure that I'm in love.

      Reply
  6. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    Here's a Mustang/Bronco II. What does that mean? Well, it's a Mustang II mounted on a Bronco II, obviously. This makes perfect sense.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/$(KGrHqZ,!lIFCecqLGShBQ7(EFFW-g~~48_20.JPG" width="500">
    I don't seem to be going for crap so much as insane but kind of awesome

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    1. jeepjeff Avatar
      jeepjeff

      Sort of looks like a bizarro AMC Eagle.

      Reply
    2. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Go ahead and say something negative about the Pinto. I dare you!

      Reply
    3. JayP2112 Avatar
      JayP2112

      Local Motors Rally Fighter
      <img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aq1E7cCA-NQ/TT4q7cCOQqI/AAAAAAAAAAc/9IxrltsKDvA/s1600/Local-Motors-Rally-Fighter-30.JPG&quot; width="450">

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    4. Brad Barratt Avatar
      Brad Barratt

      Doesn't look stable to me. Bet you it'll flip on a hard corner.

      Reply
    5. 0ToTuttiFrutti Avatar
      0ToTuttiFrutti

      We'll call it the 2241 (Two II's for 1).

      Reply
    6. salguod Avatar
      salguod

      BroncoStang IV

      Reply
  7. fodder650 Avatar
    fodder650

    It always bothers me when the radio has more power then the engine.

    Reply
    1. joshuman Avatar
      joshuman

      Not sure how I deleted that…

      Reply
      1. fodder650 Avatar
        fodder650

        Go ahead and repost it.

        Reply
  8. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
    Scandinavian Flick

    Cadillac Truck, bitches!
    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/IJJPK.jpg&quot; width="550">
    <a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/3533451046.html” target=”_blank”>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto/3533451046.html

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      $25K is a steep starting point for that, but the restored Cadilluck would be pretty awesome.

      Reply
    2. C³-Cool Cadillac Cat Avatar
      C³-Cool Cadillac Cat

      Looks like a flower car, so it should be a properly done conversion.

      Reply
  9. fodder650 Avatar
    fodder650

    I understand that driving an SUV can be like riding a bench but doesn't this seem a bit much? http://reading.craigslist.org/ctd/3523853021.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ka3Ge3M25G35Ka5H7d154c2607e466ab1b76.jpg&quot; width=600 />

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    1. Devin Avatar
      Devin

      The Cherokee was surprisingly spacious.

      Reply
    2. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      Clearly the poster of the ad was stoned at the time…

      Reply
  10. pj134 Avatar
    pj134

    Thank you craig, via whom this was listed, for this generous bounty which you have bestowed upon me.
    ♛—-1998 Lincoln navigator custom show project weekend only—-ϕ (pa trade )
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E23N83H55L15Ec5K2d134d3715699696139a.jpg&quot; =''="" width="500/">

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    1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
      Scandinavian Flick

      No words…
      <img src="http://i.imgur.com/l2sJi.gif"&gt;

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      1. jeepjeff Avatar
        jeepjeff

        But look at the camber! Think of how awesome it must handle! This post needs more exclamation points!
        !

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        1. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
          mr. mzs zsm msz esq

          But not in the back. Why did you make me notice? Now I hate it!

          Reply
          1. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            It has a solid axle. While it is possible to adjust the camber on those, it's expensive and technically difficult. (One technique is to carefully heat one side of the axle housing to cause the tubes to warp. 'carefully' is the operative word here.)

          2. pj134 Avatar
            pj134

            Not put a Golf on a lift, heat the springs with a torch till they lose most of their strength and then lower the lift? That isn't your recommended method?
            (This is something someone actually did.)

          3. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            That is a… uh… unique approach to the problem of slamming a dub. Sounds perfectly safe to me. I don't see how they might possibly have a problem with it.
            (Trying not to laugh out loud. I'm visiting the office this week, so I actually have cow-orkers to bother if I bust up laughing. Damn you pj.)

          4. pj134 Avatar
            pj134

            Spring rate of 1.

          5. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            Oh, I bet it's higher than that. At least until it settles to its final spring rate of snap.

          6. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
            Scandinavian Flick

            "cow orkers"?
            How does one ork a cow?

          7. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            It certainly sounds like it should be on the "Do Not Google" list, don't it?

          8. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
            mr. mzs zsm msz esq

            Orkin' yer cows! Orkin' yer cows! Orkin' yeeeeeeeerrrrr cowwwwwwws! Oo! Oo! Oo oo ooooo!

          9. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
            Scandinavian Flick

            0_o

          10. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
            mr. mzs zsm msz esq

            I was kidding, I hoped people would know from the last exclamation, cause I don't hate any cars really.

          11. Irishzombieman Avatar
            Irishzombieman

            Me neither. Except that one.
            And absurd bro trucks.
            And Pacers.
            And the Dodge Dynasty my parents bought.
            . . .
            Dang. I guess I do hate a few. But I have good reasons.

          12. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            What's wrong with Pacers? I mean, besides the obvious?

          13. Irishzombieman Avatar
            Irishzombieman

            Bad experience in one.
            I was maybe five years old and my babysitter had one. Tan, with dark brown zig zag graphics. She had to go to Reno one hot summer day and I had to go with her. Reno was 80 miles away, it was hot, the back seat was vinyl and she had read somewhere that your car got better mileage with the windows up.
            Never mind that she didn't have the optional A/C. Never mind that her stupid car was a frickin' greenhouse on wheels, or that the kid she was babysitting was wearing shorts and sticking to her stupid plastic seats. She was going to save a dollar or two, damn the sweat.
            She always gave me the same thing for lunch: ten Cheez-It crackers and a slice of American cheese. Every day for five years.
            I still hate Cheez-Its. I still hate American cheese. And I shall hate Pacers forever.
            [youtube H-Q7b-vHY3Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-Q7b-vHY3Q youtube]

          14. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            Ok. We can still be friends.

          15. Irishzombieman Avatar
            Irishzombieman

            /wink

          16. pj134 Avatar
            pj134

            If you ever find yourself in Philly, put aside your prejudice and get your cheese steak with American. So wonderful that way.
            Wiz and provolone can fuck right off when it comes to my cheese steaks.

          17. Irishzombieman Avatar
            Irishzombieman

            If I ever get to Philly, I shall live on nothing else during my visit.
            I've been eating American slices lately in an effort to get my kids to eat them too. It's not bad stuff, but it throws my brain back into irrational child mode.
            The kiddos already like Cheez-Its. Whenever they're eating them, I have to eat just one so that I don't smell them. The taste washes away with a swig of soda, but that smell. . . . jeez, I can smell it from a mile away, and it still makes me mad.

          18. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            Wasn't commenting on the 'hate' part, just the "why not in the back" part. 🙂

      2. pj134 Avatar
        pj134

        Even if I win, we all lose.

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  11. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    GUYS! GUYS! THIS SENTRA HAS A SPOILER! And the INTERIOR IS CUSTOMIZED!
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NjQwWDY0MA==/$(KGrHqZ,!pwFCs9PmHpVBQ6oMw(dig~~48_20.JPG" width="500">
    Click for spoilers

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    1. KevinKiley Avatar
      KevinKiley

      I think that spoiler is stock. Its the performance SE-R version of the sentra. And its not even craigslist. For shame, sir.

      Reply
      1. Devin Avatar
        Devin

        Craigslist doesn't really have a great presence here, Kijiji is where everybody advertises.
        I was mostly just making fun of the ad though, with its amazing bad photography and inexplicable excitement about having a spoiler.

        Reply
  12. LTDScott Avatar
    LTDScott

    Plymouth Swamp!
    http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3524717567.ht…

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    1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
      Scandinavian Flick

      "Given to me by my grandfather"
      Poor little Scamp… 🙁

      Reply
      1. Alff Avatar
        Alff

        It appears in good shape and at that price It deserves to be rescued.

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        1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
          Scandinavian Flick

          Don't tempt me…
          It's in my area too…

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          1. pj134 Avatar
            pj134

            But you need some large American iron for your island of misfit toys.

          2. vwminispeedster Avatar
            vwminispeedster

            It's even closer to me. I value my current state of marital bliss otherwise I'd go take a look at this thing.

          3. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
            Scandinavian Flick

            Are you sure? I mean, look, it has, like, 5 layers of air freshener in it! I think you could convince her.
            <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G63K93Ld5N55Ia5G3d15eb6e2743c53f1462.jpg"&gt;

          4. jeepjeff Avatar
            jeepjeff

            Dude! It's the Valiant based one from the early 70s! That looks like a 318 under the hood. This is better than an El Camino.

          5. njhoon Avatar
            njhoon

            If this was closer to me it would be mine. I have a soft spot for these.

          6. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
            Scandinavian Flick

            If you send me the money, I'll gladly hang onto it until you can pick it up. I'll even pre-hoon it for you!

      2. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
        mr. mzs zsm msz esq

        I want to hit that kid with an oar! I'm so mad I canoe even come-up with a pun 🙁

        Reply
        1. danleym Avatar
          danleym

          Do you know what sound an oar makes as it hits someone in the head? Kayak!

          Reply
  13. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    Would anyone care for a Chevy CJ-5?
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ee3Me3J65I15Kf5P3d113723f4f8001d10ba.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3515519583.html” target=”_blank”>http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3515519583.html

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    1. CherokeeOwner Avatar
      CherokeeOwner

      ….maybe- NO! No no no! I have higher standards than that!

      Reply
    2. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
      mr. mzs zsm msz esq

      I have a feeling IL is going to do very well in this contest, yippie – I think. I love how the photos on this one progrssively got worse too.

      Reply
    3. jeepjeff Avatar
      jeepjeff

      The best part is that it doesn't come with the engine and wheels.

      Reply
    4. TheOtherMacLeod Avatar
      TheOtherMacLeod

      What does this guy have against Tex?? Although he seems to like Bub pretty well.

      Reply
  14. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    Ok, so the car here isn't so WTF, more the ad. Here's the header:
    2008 CHEVY COBALT LS**4-CYL**GAS-TASTER**TRY OUR $499/DWN. SPECIAL!! (EVERYONE IS APPROVED!!!)
    Can anyone tell me what a **GAS-TASTER** is?
    http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/3522820000.html

    Reply
    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      See definition 1.
      http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Fa…

      Reply
      1. danleym Avatar
        danleym

        I was hesitant to click on that, but my curiousity got the better of me. I regret not having more self control.

        Reply
        1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
          Scandinavian Flick

          Hmmm… urban dictionary…
          *mouse over link*
          "fart+taco"
          Nope!

          Reply
          1. danleym Avatar
            danleym

            Smart man.

  15. wisc47 Avatar
    wisc47

    Thank you, Craigslist Milwaukee…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ka3If3J55G65F45Jcd167a31de2d4a72115d.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3527547508.html” target=”_blank”>http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3527547508.html

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    1. Irishzombieman Avatar
      Irishzombieman

      I sense a business oportunity. . .
      [youtube jkWiuFXNACI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkWiuFXNACI youtube]

      Reply
  16. muthalovin Avatar
    muthalovin

    So, we post cars that we would likely buy, right? Like, VERY LIKELY?
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G53F13Hf5La5E75H1cbk78ba00776f5d1811.jpg"&gt;
    "REDUCED" 96 VOLVO 850 TURBO – $1000
    <a href="http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/cto/3424404423.html” target=”_blank”>http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/cto/3424404423.html

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    1. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
      mr. mzs zsm msz esq

      That was awesome:
      "… Tables and chairs in good condition must have atleast 15-20 tables and chairs …"
      Also "FRONT STRUT MOUNT" apparently, huh… sweet move or like the guy cleaned it, either way why?

      Reply
  17. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    OMG. http://fargo.craigslist.org/ctd/3526716601.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3n33K83Ge5Ga5Fc5Hbd169a88656f27811a12.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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    1. MVEilenstein Avatar
      MVEilenstein

      If you don't like the front wheels, just wait til the back end passes you.

      Reply
      1. joedunlap Avatar
        joedunlap

        Fargo?? North freakin' Dakota??? Really????

        Reply
  18. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    Brilliant photography.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G53L13H85L95K85M8d185b8ceba8e3801f8b.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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  19. vroomsocko Avatar
    vroomsocko

    A super deal at $5,000.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E13I93Hc5L85Z45W5cbp93c85de54e391d5f.jpg&quot; width="500">
    http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3434176530.htm…

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  20. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    Last one from me for now. http://fargo.craigslist.org/cto/3530341361.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ed3K43o05I35Ha5Jbd186d32d7d590a21c61.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

    Reply
    1. joshuman Avatar
      joshuman

      From the ad: "car has very little rust. a little in the 1 quarter panel, but the heater channels seem ok. floor pans need replacing."
      I'd like to know this guy's definition of a lot of rust. Surely, that open window doesn't keep out the rain and snow.

      Reply
      1. dead_elvis Avatar
        dead_elvis

        "It's just a flesh wound!"
        I'd like to know more about that red Type 2 (barn door?) in the background.
        <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Kd3F83H15N35Gd5Mad1980176af0554b1adc.jpg"&gt;

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  21. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    I lied. This is awful.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3K43L43M15L35N15Gcd12191a199e820e129c.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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    1. danleym Avatar
      danleym

      You should see the 4 door Wrangler a guy at my work has. Every damn place he could squeeze chrome onto it, he has. It is painful to look at. Even more so when the sun's out.

      Reply
      1. jeepjeff Avatar
        jeepjeff

        <img src="http://picchore.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/white-people-lol.gif"&gt;
        JK owners.

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  22. wisc47 Avatar
    wisc47

    Wow I'm doing way better than last week!
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Fe3Ic3le5N85U25P3cat764eed07e3ad1af8.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3373573607.html” target=”_blank”>http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3373573607.html

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    1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
      Scandinavian Flick

      I must live in the wrong place… Stuff like this doesn't even faze me anymore…
      <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Gb3Ic3He5Ie5E15Ked12306027ffe0951ff5.jpg"&gt;
      <a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3517528029.html” target=”_blank”>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3517528029.html

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      1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
        Scandinavian Flick

        Actually, scratch that… here's a better example.
        <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3M83F53J15E65Fe5Mad12a09ec11aca87137d.jpg&quot; width="500">
        <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Eb3L93Jf5L85F35J2d12a4fabee0c2141884.jpg&quot; width="500">
        <a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3516928313.html” target=”_blank”>http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/3516928313.html

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        1. vwminispeedster Avatar
          vwminispeedster

          I love where I live.

          Reply
        2. Sjalabais Avatar
          Sjalabais

          People are simply not allowed to do that in Europe. 18'' on a Volvo 242 is all I can offer:
          <img src="http://img3.autodb.no/autoimg/10278757_720x0.jpg"&gt;

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          1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
            Scandinavian Flick

            I… um… may or may not… have pretty much… well, actually… exactly that currently sitting in my driveway…
            <img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-UA3liBuGyMw/T5NwqbkL1OI/AAAAAAAABcM/sEUnDsD4bSc/s512/IMG_20120421_183830.jpg"&gt;

          2. Sjalabais Avatar
            Sjalabais

            How am I ever going to respect you ag…oh, beer!

      2. wisc47 Avatar
        wisc47

        Oh, as far as Milwaukee is concerned, Donks aren't going away anytime soon. Doesn't make me hate them less, though.

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    2. Irishzombieman Avatar
      Irishzombieman

      <img src="http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/My_35d37d_743805.jpg"&gt;

      Reply
    3. Sjalabais Avatar
      Sjalabais

      I am not going to be able to sleep tonight. How does this thing turn?

      Reply
  23. wisc47 Avatar
    wisc47

    This one speaks for itself…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ef3K93F15Lc5N55Eacc5f3fdec4b0ae71596.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3457865379.html” target=”_blank”>http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/cto/3457865379.html

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    1. wolfie Avatar
      wolfie

      Loud and clear!

      Reply
    2. joedunlap Avatar
      joedunlap

      Perhaps, but it aint speakin' to me! 🙁

      Reply
  24. LTDScott Avatar
    LTDScott

    Not really ridiculous, but an oddball nonetheless:
    http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/3505547082…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3na3I73N35E85K45H5ccr646af2afad781731.jpg"&gt;

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    1. pj134 Avatar
      pj134

      Engineless Impulse? Endless want.
      Seriously, I've always loved the look of those things. I would enjoy an AWD one.

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    2. vwminispeedster Avatar
      vwminispeedster

      PepBoys NACA duct FTW!!!

      Reply
  25. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    How about a Camaralanche?
    <img src="http://image9.autorevo.com/3357/pics/4184420_76347a54-1857-4553-b418-6a259f00ca63.jpg"&gt;
    Apparently, it actually sold, according to the dealer's website. http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/3521578861.html

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  26. danleym Avatar
    danleym

    So you want a clapped out, rusted, stupidly lifted El Camino with a topper that doesn't fit quite right? $4600, please.
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3F63Nc3H85L65H65J7ccea6139f24955e1f88.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3477647904.html” target=”_blank”>http://stlouis.craigslist.org/cto/3477647904.html

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    1. acarr260 Avatar
      acarr260

      You may win again with this submission. It's so big it won't even fit in his garage. $4,600??!!

      Reply
    2. facelvega Avatar
      facelvega

      Honestly, I slightly do want that.

      Reply
      1. Alff Avatar
        Alff

        Glad I'm not the only one.

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  27. Peter Tanshanomi Avatar
    Peter Tanshanomi

    Awesomely Bad:
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3L53N63He5E45F95J4cbqe09bae42e4511a9e.jpg"&gt;
    1997 – Ford Ranger CUSTOM – $3800 (KC, MO)
    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3435747423.h…
    Potentially, Legitimately, Awesomely Awesome:
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G53Ia3Me5N25F15H6cco34622f7f643a15af.jpg"&gt;
    [Runs and Drives? Dang!]
    1954 Mercury Monterey Rat Rod Project – $2500 (Eskridge)
    http://ksu.craigslist.org/cto/3499326021.html

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    1. danleym Avatar
      danleym

      I hate it when I see "Rat Rod" used to describe an old worn out car. No, it's a clapped out piece of junk that needs a lot of work. It is not magically cool and worth more money because it has rusted through quarter panels and you rattle canned it.

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      1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
        Scandinavian Flick

        I've noticed this trend as well. It's one of those things where the definition of the term becomes blurred through overuse and popularity. It has pretty much lost all meaning at this point…

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  28. VolvoNut Avatar
    VolvoNut

    Even if it has a full body kit, it's still a Cavalier http://pittsburgh.craigslist.org/cto/3517825321.h…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Eb3kc3If5L55N85Edd13336c8a0cb33f1107.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Scandinavian Flick Avatar
      Scandinavian Flick

      Nice GTO.

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    2. acarr260 Avatar
      acarr260

      His "carbon fiber" appears to be coming off of the hood. It looks like that laminated crap that my GXP has all over the interior.
      On a side note, why do people think that Cavaliers are built on a chassis competent enough to handle heavy tuning? Sure, this one seems to be stock other than the body kit, but a guy I play poker with on occasion is fully committed to putting a Silvia motor in his Cavalier. I've driven one before (rental) and it was hard to keep up with hiding my face from fellow motorists as they passed by.

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  29. vroomsocko Avatar
    vroomsocko

    This one has it's own bitchin' wall clock.
    http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3440693894.htm…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E33M73H25Fb5H35Jbcbs550c5440b23e1f08.jpg&quot; width="600">

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    1. acarr260 Avatar
      acarr260

      Wow… won trophys in the '80's and has been sitting ever since. I'm sure that you won't need to replace much… other than every rubber component. Plus, you get to put the body on the frame before you (try to) drive it home. Excellent! I've always wanted a truck based on a Beetle chassis.

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  30. vroomsocko Avatar
    vroomsocko

    Is this P**** Magnet Yellow?
    http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3407843629.htm…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G33M63L65Na5F45M8cbde0fbb26754e713bb.jpg&quot; width="600">
    Groovy
    http://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/3467526118.htm…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3F13Md3J25G45F95Jdcc97550ab2975c91286.jpg&quot; width="600">
    I must stop… my eyes hurt…

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    1. danleym Avatar
      danleym

      Yep, I think that's the shade. But somehow, it loses all of it's magnetism when applied to that car.

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      1. vroomsocko Avatar
        vroomsocko

        Agreed. This application is definitely demagnetized.

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  31. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
    CABEZAGRANDE

    Is it strange that I kind of like this?
    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3474881270.h…
    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/Ck6pl.jpg&quot; width="600">

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    1. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
      CABEZAGRANDE

      Although I think this one may be worse.
      http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/3510171145.h…
      <img src="http://i.imgur.com/9nNz9.jpg&quot; width="600">

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    2. acarr260 Avatar
      acarr260

      I'm really digging that exposed frame look. Classy!

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      1. danleym Avatar
        danleym

        Quality sawzall work on the wheel wells, too!

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  32. Irishzombieman Avatar
    Irishzombieman

    /shudders
    http://fresno.craigslist.org/cto/3477074329.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3M73F13J85Nc5Ge5Ecccda62d54d42fb410fa.jpg"&gt;

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    1. joedunlap Avatar
      joedunlap

      Yep, dat be Fresno. Uh Huh.

      Reply
  33. smokyburnout Avatar
    smokyburnout

    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G43Fe3Ne5Ee5T55Had16ed884850debc13e8.jpg"/&gt;
    "Car is a five speed without transmission"
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ka3Ie3J95Z05Fd5M4d16e748b12e12311746.jpg"/&gt; http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3526935750.htm…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G43Mb3N75Lf5H35M3d172e3e73b4c9db137f.jpg"/&gt;
    "HAS NOT BEEN RUN IN YEARS. IT WAS RUNNING FINE WHEN PARKED." http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3528320406.htm…
    Also, $500 FC convertible?! <a href="http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3533994734.html” target=”_blank”>http://hartford.craigslist.org/cto/3533994734.html

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    1. vroomsocko Avatar
      vroomsocko

      After seeing this I am going to give my 5th gen Maxima a hug.

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    2. CABEZAGRANDE Avatar
      CABEZAGRANDE

      At first, I was like "oh, just some decent cheap wheels and bad graphics, not so bad". Then that headliner assaulted my eyes…..
      And dat FC….. LS time. That's a super clean chassis to start with.

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  34. Rust-MyEnemy Avatar
    Rust-MyEnemy


    <img src="    http://i.ebayimg.com/t/TOYOTA-MR2-BEACH-BUGGY-PROJECT-2-0-ENGINE-92-J-REG-SPARE-CAR-INCLUDED-/00/s/NzE2WDk2MA==/$T2eC16V,!yME9s5qGshnBQ0QEGL2Cw~~60_57.JPG" width="450/">
    "WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET, EVEN IF YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE MOULDS FROM THIS CAR AND SELL THEM ON…"
    Sometimes people should have their hands forceably removed and be electrocuted if they even look in the direction of a sawzall. (Click for link. Can you guess what it is/was yet?)

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    1. mr. mzs zsm msz esq Avatar
      mr. mzs zsm msz esq

      "IDEAL WINTER PROJECT .."
      "SPARE CAR INCLUDED !!"
      "SO THIS IS A BARGAIN !!!!"

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    2. joedunlap Avatar
      joedunlap

      Well, he certainly got the spelling of "mouLds" right.

      Reply
  35. fodder650 Avatar
    fodder650

    Ok I wasn't going to post this one but I have been encouraged to.
    http://southjersey.craigslist.org/cto/3521406682….
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3k83L83J15N85Ee5F9d142ca962cdf74d1188.jpg&quot; width=600 />

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    1. joedunlap Avatar
      joedunlap

      Owwwww!

      Reply
    2. njhoon Avatar
      njhoon

      since this isn't' too far from me I will take donations to kill it with fire. A you tube vid will posted as be confirmation.

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      1. vroomsocko Avatar
        vroomsocko

        Better nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

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  36. Mad_Hungarian Avatar
    Mad_Hungarian

    How can you pass this one up — it has an eldelbrock coperator: http://savannah.craigslist.org/cto/3492369991.htm…
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3E73L63le5T35H15J7cck1147691dbf9f1857.jpg"&gt;

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    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      Cop motor, cop brakes, coperator?

      Reply
  37. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    I found an ultra-rare Olds "Cutluss Creia"
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Gd3Ld3Hb5T35H65J7d132701b97cec361863.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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    1. Mad_Hungarian Avatar
      Mad_Hungarian

      At least it wasn't a Cutlass North Creia — those are the ones you really need to watch out for.

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  38. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    1916 Oakland, only $1800! http://fargo.craigslist.org/cto/3500761248.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Ea3m43Me5L65N75Hbccp9abddcfe5e651d03.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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    1. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      Ran when parked in 1924.

      Reply
  39. ptschett Avatar
    ptschett

    Needs a paint job, badly. http://fargo.craigslist.org/cto/3424490454.html
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3ka3Jd3Ha5N75Ge5K3cbs6ade4d9e64da10d8.jpg&quot; width="500"/>

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  40. Van_Sarockin Avatar
    Van_Sarockin

    I had no idea that this great and glorious country contained so much Crack.

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  41. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    I just…forget about work and look for crapshoots. My search has come to Germany, with a Lithuanian offer of a hand-steered 24hp handicap car called SZD. Maybe even a cool crapshoot… http://m2.mobile.de/;page=pkw/1.0.0/ad/171082149
    <img src="http://m2.mobile.de/;m=is;f=jpg;h=228;k=5HikF7S9Er5ThkekOEzlDQ;q=90;w=304/it%3aext-mcell46-4/5PDeSro0Lr3YCCVFm8VyBA.JPG"&gt;
    '87 modell for 1000€

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  42. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    If you want to sell a Yugo for 2000€ a Lambo parked next to it may explain 75% of its value:
    <img src="http://m2.mobile.de/;m=is;f=jpg;h=228;k=c7bI_QRDMgiRsVssBmc8Fw;q=90;w=304/it%3aext-mcell46-3/z9ts04vAIH2MiorGePTRXw.JPG"&gt;
    <a href="http://m2.mobile.de/;detailpage=bilder;page=pkw/1.0.0/ad/123836633” target=”_blank”>http://m2.mobile.de/;detailpage=bilder;page=pkw/1.0.0/ad/123836633

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  43. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    My last one for now. A pimped, price winning ZAZ 1102 965 (oh, those Russian passionate car names) from Lithuania:
    <img src="http://m2.mobile.de/;m=is;f=jpg;h=228;k=cjx63WNsrGmAqpDH–xjJQ;q=90;w=304/it%3aext-mcell46-2/XeWXaihSUxjst__uY9tKYw.JPG"&gt;
    <a href="http://m2.mobile.de/;detailpage=bilder;page=pkw/1.0.0/ad/170857675” target=”_blank”>http://m2.mobile.de/;detailpage=bilder;page=pkw/1.0.0/ad/170857675

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  44. Nate Avatar
    Nate

    Emerging from 26 years of storage, with out enough O's in "cool" I present, Deloreavan
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3I13Ff3Jb5Nd5E45Mcd19f3438e5d3cea141c.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3535300782.html” target=”_blank”>http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/3535300782.html

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    1. vroomsocko Avatar
      vroomsocko

      That is one bitchin' van! I would daily drive that bastard with Fu Manchu blasting at 11! Not sure if I should get a Viking, Wizard or Dragon mural on the side.

      Reply
    2. fodder650 Avatar
      fodder650

      What is wrong with me that I like this.

      Reply
  45. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    2 door Vista Cruiser anyone?
    <img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8047/8368330692_5b93fe59c8.jpg&quot; width="500" height="282" alt="vistacruiser">
    <a href="http://daytona.craigslist.org/cto/3491656693.html” target=”_blank”>http://daytona.craigslist.org/cto/3491656693.html

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    1. OA5599 Avatar
      OA5599

      Hmm. Seller says he'd trade for a dependable mid-90's daily driver. I have a spare one of those. Good thing he doesn't live closer or I'd have to find a back burner behind my back burner for another project.

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  46. Tomsk Avatar
    Tomsk

    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3Gd3Ne3l55G15Ed5M1d16d8f796526b671c6e.jpg"&gt;
    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/35276551…
    It's titled as a '72 Chevy. I'm not seeing any '72 Chevy car or truck, and I'm not just talking about the GMT400 bodywork. Finishing it would be straightforward (if not labor-intensive), but if it ever needed any kind of inspection, be it DMV or, if CARB rolls the exemption back from pre-1976, smog check, you had better pray to the deity/higher power of your choosing that the bureaucrat that's adjudicating isn't in a question-asking, make-Joe-Public's-life-miserable mood.

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  47. 5keptic Avatar
    5keptic

    "just needs finishing touches"
    note that the plates expired in 2008
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3G13I83H65Nd5I25Mecc8594a187f08461aa6.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://frederick.craigslist.org/cto/3464632873.html” target=”_blank”>http://frederick.craigslist.org/cto/3464632873.html

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