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Craigslist Crapshoot

By Robert Emslie Jul 17, 2013

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. Everybody loves a parade, right? I mean there’s that old song literally called I Love a Parade. But nobody – and I mean nobody – loves parades the way the shriners do, and after the jump, we’ll take a shine to the shriners. First however, this week’s assignment. 

This week being so hot here in much of the Northern Hemisphere, I want to cool things down a bit, In fact, I want to air-cool things down a lot, and as such I want you to bring me ads for aircooled cars – and here’s the kicker – that aren’t Volkswagens.

And as usual, we want your finds to go down in infamy and not in the site’s spam filter. Follow any of the following advice and you’re crap will be known far and wide.

  1. Easiest way to not get caught in the spam filters is to create an IntenseDebate account. If you do so and your posts aren’t appearing, let us know at ti**@ho********.info and we can put you on the whitelist
  2. If you don’t want an IDC account, you can create a wordpress.com account and do the same thing.
  3. If you’re the Ted Kaczynski type and don’t want any kind of account, then try to place only a single link in a comment and just drop any outgoing link in via its raw URL and not as a text link
Craigslist Crapshoot doesn’t work if your candidates don’t get seen, so hopefully following one of these options will ensure that the floodgates of crap are fully open. And now, let’s make the jump and see who led the parade.
The Shriners aren’t just a bunch of inebriates in fez hats and tiny cars weaving haphazardly along local community parade routes, they’re also one of the nation’s great philanthropic organizations. Thy make possible the provision of heath care to needy children through their Shriners International organization and of course the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.
 
Another group that really likes to give is the Hooniverse commentariat, and while I gave you an appreciably tough assignment last week – to find Shiner Parade Cars – you came through with flying colors. The Hoon that flew the highest and most colorfully however was Irishzombieman, who found a Shiner car that could carry not just one, but a whole drunken brawl of the club’s members.
 
Oh sure, this ’29 Ford needs some work before its next parade, but its badging and clownish paint job makes this the winner for the week. Congrats and a tip of the fez to Irishzombieman!
 
1929 FORD ZOR SHRINER CLOWN CAR-CC
 
 
Image source: Dallas Craigslist

By Robert Emslie

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88 thoughts on “Craigslist Crapshoot”

    1. One of these got behind me on a twisty mountain road and kept up with me despite my best efforts to lose it (I was in a 1996 Silverado). I'd never seen one before, never even heard of them, and the fact that something so huge and weird looking stayed close enough to fill my rear-view mirror sorta blew my mind.

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        1. This one was light brown, with eyebrows that pointed down in the middle that made it look mad.

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          2. I wouldn't've been able to see it. It was following so close my daughter said it looked like I was pulling a trailer.

          4. My first thought was that it looked like something out of Cars.

      1. We've had a few (both Lakewood and non-Lakewood) wagons in our club over the years. Even a couple with a/c (installed by the owner, there was no factory a/c for the wagons). Wagons were only built in '61 and '62.

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  10. So, this is totally off topic, but I found this CL add when looking for 911s.
    TRADE CESSNA 150 plane for 911 Porsche – $20000
    "I dont know alot about the plane but my AP guy does. Its getting its annual now as well. I fly it all the time and its a blast. I want a 911 or newer boxster. send pics."
    <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/3tf3M73s75Ie5rc5s3d6hc612eaa8e0e71f88.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3876097144.html” target=”_blank”>http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3876097144.html

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      1. it is NOT a VW! it is NOT a VW! it is NOT…
        fine, it's based on a design done for VW. I still like this one.

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    1. They were VW powered by then! It's impossibru to get away from that little aircooled boxer-4!

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    3. You just tickled the spirit of the Crapshoot to vomit all over the internet. I think we have a winner.

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  20. <img src="http://images.craigslist.org/00b0b_I75pjIqKVU_600x450.jpg&quot; width="600"> http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/3930764724…
    Per the ad: 700 Series car, automatic transmission – car was rebuilt in it's past has 102k miles on it. Was bought 30 years ago and parked. Rust through on hood only. Interior dash all in tact, unsure of what works – engine and tranny original. All emblems and quarter panels are in good straight condition. Has another engine for this and misc parts too. Motor in this car is in the rear. Doors open easily, looking for key and title.
    asking for $2500

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    1. If it's a 1974 model, and they were built up to 1991, the how can it be "Documented one of the last build before the fall of the Berlin Wall"?

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  26. It isn't from CL, but I had to find something to break up the Corvair-gasm and It's-not-a-VW-but-it's-powered-by-one diaspora here.
    So, from my favorite manufacturer, I give you a Honda 1300 Coupe 9, for sale on eBay, but this is via BaT because I'm blocked from eBay at work:
    <img src="http://bringatrailer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Other_Makes_Honda_1300_Coupe_9_DeLuxe_Coupe_in_Other_Makes_eBay_Motors_1373310559.jpg"&gt;
    <a href="http://bringatrailer.com/2013/07/09/1971-honda-1300-coupe-9-deluxe/” target=”_blank”>http://bringatrailer.com/2013/07/09/1971-honda-1300-coupe-9-deluxe/

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  27. What the hell are you guys trying to do to me… Give me a Heart Attack? All these Corvairs… Gah…

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  28. I present to you a choice of Soviet ZAZ. All their cars were prime Crapshoot material right from the factory, and this trio sports some reverse logic in that the more you pay, the less power you get.
    1970 ZAZ 966, 54hp, 54000km, 490€. Claimed a running parts car, not registered, interesting nonetheless.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqJ,!hgE2fHNF+7rBNrq5MJqmw~~_19.JPG" width="600">
    1973 ZAZ 968, 46hp, 46000km, 800€. Not running, no papers, but spot the differences to the one above…
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqIOKi4E20Yf5Q1LBNubeDC1Lw~~_19.JPG&quot; width="600">
    1988 ZAZ 968, 42hp, 72000km, 3900€. Proper, beautiful, well-maintained, full service history and documents, inspection lasting until 2014.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqR,!nwFG0vhcdDsBR)!uZb8Tw~~48_1.JPG" width="600">
    I'd actually like to take the last one home with me, just for show.

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  33. The whole Corvair-family appears to be well-represented. To avoid an overdose, lets sprinkle some European cool into this discussion.
    How about a 1981 Tatra 613 V8? No Crapshoot at all, but I just stumpled over it…had to share.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqN,!k8E647N-zo!BO4e4b6flw~~_19.JPG" width="600">
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqR,!okE63(r1qSRBO4e7wfveQ~~_19.JPG" width="600">
    Then there's always the Tatra 87, but that one is just so way out of Hooniverse-territory, it's just for looking, too. No touching.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/15/!!sFP08!!20~$(KGrHqQH-EQEvDtSs(IfBL2GiMibtg~~_19.JPG" width="600">
    A 1975 Citroën GS Club is closer to the common people, I guess:
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$T2eC16N,!zcE9s4g09m3BRf7n3z,nQ~~48_1.JPG" width="600">
    Then there is the Panhard 24CT as a nice example of an aircooled car with style. Seems I am not in the beater mood today, but look at that strange duckling! Gorgeous.
    <img src="http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDgwWDY0MA==/$T2eC16h,!zcE9s4g4we-BR5VL3z3Gw~~48_1.JPG" width="600">

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    1. I think I may have seen this one. It was out east of KC (as the ad says), just south of Lexington MO on a rural road. I was astonished to see the little red FIAT out in farm country, but definitely pleased.

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