Craigslist Crapshoot

The World’s Worst Car Is For Sale On Craigslist
Welcome to Craigslist Crapshoot, our weekly search for the most bizarre, awesome, and/or terrible vehicles that the online classifieds has to offer. 
Go Speed Racer! Go Speed Racer! Go Speed Racer, go! We all like to go fast, and most of us like to win. Trying to do so can set you back a pretty penny, over and over and over again, as even at LeMons level, racing is an expensive hobby. We’ll see if it can be worth it just after the jump, but right now we have another quest for you.
You know that cars mostly have four wheels (some trucks have six) while motorcycles generally have two. Add a sidecar to a bike however and the total tire count is three, and that means that any trike for the road requires just a motorcycle license. Let’s find all those that we can, let’s see what trikes (and bikes with sidecars) we can find for sale, craptacular and otherwise.
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Got that? Good, now lets see what ad won last week’s poll position.


The race cars found last week fell into two distinct categories, LeMons contenders, and real-deal racers. Seemingly straddling that line – until you read the details – is this tube frame Vega found by by The Rusty Hub. If vintage racing is your bag, then this Cosworth-powered all-out racer has a lot to offer. If instead you wanted something that could go toe to toe in SCCA’s current Grand Touring classes, then this might be a cheap seat entry. Either way, it won last week. Congrats to The Rusty Hub, and thanks to you all for your most excellent contributions.
SCCA GT3 - GT2 - GTLite Road Race Car

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62 responses to “Craigslist Crapshoot”

  1. Kiefmo Avatar
    Kiefmo

    Probably not street legal, but damn it’d be fun before you were pulled over.
    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/mcy/4973478231.html

      1. Tanshanomi Avatar

        Yes, they are. And stoopid fun.

  2. GTXcellent Avatar
    GTXcellent

    “ooh, my new MillerMatic is here. What should I weld together first? I know…”
    http://images.craigslist.org/00t0t_dFBZ333PdbH_600x450.jpg
    http://stcloud.craigslist.org/mcy/4922703395.html

    1. quattrovalvole Avatar
      quattrovalvole

      Is that a Daihatsu Hijet converted into a trike?!

    1. longrooffan Avatar
      longrooffan

      I knew Daytona Beach CL would be a gold mine.

    1. Hatchtopia Avatar

      2.3 Mazda/Ford 4 cylinder IIRC.

    2. caltemus Avatar
      caltemus

      I hope that company went so far out of business

  3. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    82 motorcycle with side car – $3400http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/mcy/4960844476.html
    Specifically, a Honda V45 750, Vetter fairings and one bitchin ’70s sidecar.

    1. Batshitbox Avatar
      Batshitbox

      You want a trailer with that? It’s a Schwinn!
      http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/4970421672.html

      1. P161911 Avatar
        P161911

        Looks like the Asian equivalent of a Chevy Suburban. I know in Taiwan the law says that only 3 or 4 people max can ride on one scooter/motorcycle. That law is often ignored.

      2. PotbellyJoe★★★★★ Avatar
        PotbellyJoe★★★★★

        The scary part is I have the next level up bike trailer to pull my kids with my city bicycle. It says on a sticker “Not intended for use at speeds over 10 MPH.”
        I’ve hit 24.
        I hope this guy is only using this as a trunk.

  4. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    Engine options, let’s see… I know! Mustang V-6! Got one propping a door open.
    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/mcy/4974723375.html

    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      You didn’t buy them yet?

    1. Hatchtopia Avatar

      Cool little bikes. The front suspension is actually designed to lean into corners, unlike most moto-trikes. Safe and stable, unlike that Chinese 150cc deathtrap above.

    1. Alff Avatar
      Alff

      Just to be clear, my upvote does not mean I like it.

      1. mdharrell Avatar

        Just to be clear, the phrasing of your clarification doesn’t mean you don’t.

    2. Jeepster Avatar
      Jeepster

      In the quote it is stated “craptacular and otherwise” – this is most definite craptacular.

  5. mdharrell Avatar

    http://images.craigslist.org/00505_dPZbbL8jm0o_600x450.jpg
    I’ll have to defer to Tanshanomi on the question of whether this Chang Jiang M5A is as unusual as the seller suggests.
    http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/mcy/4954424121.html

    1. Krautwursten Avatar
      Krautwursten

      Love the fully optioned out “socialism carrier of Soviet-German friendship” on the back of it.

  6. Batshitbox Avatar
    Batshitbox

    IMAGE FAIL You’re only one Volkswagen Beetle drivetrain away from making this…
    http://sacramento.craigslist.org/pts/4973881116.html

    1. Guest Avatar
      Guest

      …into this!

      1. Alff Avatar
        Alff

        Ace and Gary needed a second vehicle.

  7. Tomsk Avatar
    Tomsk

    This $2,800 Corvair-powered contraption takes the whole “Unsafe at Any Speed” thing to a whole new level.
    http://images.craigslist.org/00v0v_iyfgaRIwawz_600x450.jpg
    http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mcy/4947331693.html

    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      There’s more weight behind the rear axle than in front of it? I’m sure that’s a good idea!
      (The Corvairs themselves had a 38% / 62% F/R weight distribution)…

  8. mdharrell Avatar

    http://images.craigslist.org/00J0J_drDXyClyCxC_600x450.jpg
    I’m ignoring the wheel count for this one because it’s a Chrysler Sno-Runner for $575.
    http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/snw/4970972526.html

    1. Kiefmo Avatar
      Kiefmo

      Back in the day, my uncle owned the waterborne cousin of this little beastie, the Wetbike. He would have been seen terrorizing holidaymakers on Lake Bemidji throughout the 80s. Alcohol was likely involved.

      1. Ted Avatar
        Ted

        And to think they could have called it the Boatercycle.

  9. Alff Avatar
    Alff

    I like the idea of a Ural but am put off by the build quality (at least for any year I could afford). Perhaps a BMW with a Ural sidecar is a better answer.
    https://nh.craigslist.org/mcy/4950441336.html

    1. William Robinson Avatar
      William Robinson

      There is a local dealers for Ural here. I know the guy personally, he is very meticulous in assembling these things. He has a machine shop and any parts he has deemed unfit get replaced with better engineered bits. I can’t seem to find a website but he is kinda old school so it doesn’t surprise me.

  10. P161911 Avatar
    P161911

    Tijuanna Taxi! (I’m sure that is probably something dirty in the Urban Dictionary)
    http://images.craigslist.org/01717_5u4rfSNTpdZ_600x450.jpg
    http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/4977985047.html

    1. Kiefmo Avatar
      Kiefmo

      Looks like Jezzer has already taken it for a spin.

      1. P161911 Avatar
        P161911

        No, but John Phillips at Car & Driver reviewed one: http://www.caranddriver.com/columns/wildfire-wf650-c

  11. PotbellyJoe★★★★★ Avatar
    PotbellyJoe★★★★★
  12. Krautwursten Avatar
    Krautwursten

    You think the matching theme sidecar is crazy enough … but then you notice the front wheel “apparatus”. Not sure if next level race engineering or just nuts.
    http://suchen.mobile.de/motorrad-inserat/suzuki-b-king-ruko-straßen-und-sportgespann-heiningen/203688051.html?lang=en

  13. longrooffan Avatar
    longrooffan

    forgot about this one I spotted while on a Road Trip up in Tennessee a few years back

  14. Jeepster Avatar
    Jeepster

    It has armrests !
    http://nashville.craigslist.org/mcy/4955062409.html
    Yep, Tennessee will have plenty of craptacular

  15. Jeepster Avatar
    Jeepster

    Vespa rig is kinda neato
    http://memphis.craigslist.org/mcy/4962569392.html

  16. Jeepster Avatar
    Jeepster

    Porshe powered trike , with whisky barrels – and a whisky barrel tow trailer !
    http://huntsville.craigslist.org/mcy/4968417897.html

  17. Jeepster Avatar
    Jeepster

    Does this count ? It is a craptacular way to crash a trike when the time comes…
    http://athensga.craigslist.org/spo/4918953676.html

    1. Guest Avatar
      Guest

      Or you could use it to deliver mail to the White House…

      http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/small-helicopter-lands-on-u-s-capitol-lawn-raising-security-alarm-1.3034315

      Although, both could potentially end in serious bodily harm.

    1. Vairship Avatar
      Vairship

      Now you just need to show up at Sturgis with it…

  18. Sean McMillan Avatar
    Sean McMillan

    http://images.craigslist.org/00F0F_lpJL2twcwBj_600x450.jpg
    I like how carlos cleverly embedded his phone number:
    7hello 8my 7name 4is 7carlos 0and I 0am 9selling a 0brand 6new road warrior trike 250cc $4000obo
    if any questions please call.

  19. neight428 Avatar
    neight428

    I’m re-enlisting my entry from a couple weeks back here…
    http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4893396240.html
    http://images.craigslist.org/01313_QBrzN03mi4_600x450.jpg