Cars from the Malaise Era, depending on who you ask, tend to have a negative connotation surrounding them. In more recent years, though, RADwood has celebrated these cars, as well as other oddballs from the late '80s and a lot of the '90s.
The tricky part, then, can be finding examples of these cars in clean enough condition, let alone run. If …
Oh dang. Those 80s Fords are right up my alley, except for the fact that they're way too mint for my budget.
Syclone and SHO in the same place?
Mmmmmm.
I am really glad that LTD LX is an auto.
I want the syclone.
Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:I want the syclone.
I suspect you and 2,000 of your closest friends all want that Syclone
Looks like a good opportunity for some flame thrower practice...except for the SHO - I'd want the engine out of that one first! That is one great looking engine!
The 302-swapped Rambler wagon is glorious.
That LTD LX is on my want list but that thing looks like it's been outside for its entire life.
Not one, but two K-car limos in there.
So both of those predate my birth by a few years, but I'm curious: Would a K-car, especially a limousine, be a contender for an Index of Effluency trophy?
I really want a sho to daily. But the foxbodys are awesome
$8,000-$14,000...for this? GTFO. They are sure proud of it.
In reply to Appleseed :
Keep in mind, That is just an estimate. I believe all of them are No Reserve so it could sell for $2K. I liked the Skylark Station Wagon till it showed the engine bay. Way too much car for a 3.8 Supercharged.
The Woodie is ummmm....Interesting. I'll just leave it at that.
Ben Jolly said:Not one, but two K-car limos in there.
So both of those predate my birth by a few years, but I'm curious: Would a K-car, especially a limousine, be a contender for an Index of Effluency trophy?
Somebody 2.2 turbo swap these asap.
Appleseed said:$8,000-$14,000...for this? GTFO. They are sure proud of it.
What do you expect from a Sotheby's estimate?
Also that Celica GT brings back memories. My best friend in high schol and til this day had one of those in hardtop fasion. He thought it would be a good idea to put a strait pipe with no muffler on it, the loudest car I've ever been in and I could hear him from almost a mile away. My dad welded a muffler on his car one night because he was tired of hearing it.
I haven't seen an Eldorado that clean in a long time, i'd drive it.
I'll take the CL 65 AMG, please.
The SHO V6 is the best looking V6 I have ever seen. I’ve always wanted one.
SHO 24 valve built by TAMAHA.
Sorry-YAMAHA
Appleseed said:$8,000-$14,000...for this? GTFO. They are sure proud of it.
I don't think it'll realize 8k, but it is a well-optioned coupe with low miles. RADwood-era Americana is extremely difficult to price given the lack of data on clean, well-preserved examples like this. We'll absolutely see a day when an A-Body Buick sells for over 10 grand, but I don't think it'll be at a RM Sotheby's event. I predict more than a few of these will end up on BaT post-sale and cleaned up. (Just look at those floor mats!)
K car limos are a huge want for me.
Think i want me an old Caddy now
crankwalk (Forum Supporter) said:Somebody 2.2 turbo swap these asap.
Pretty sure they came that way from the factory - because an obnoxiously loud, whistling engine is exactly what you should use to power a luxury limo. To be fair, I'm not sure what else they would have used; the Mitsu 2.6 would have been slow and probably less reliable, V6s weren't ready for production, and a 360 V8 would mean a complete redesign.
edit: Looks like these particular ones have the Mitsu 2.6 instead. I've seen one with the 2.2 Turbo, though.
The whole idea behind these is a bit baffling. Using the F/M/J platform would have made more sense. But this seems to have been a runaway application of Maslow's Law - when all you have is a K platform, all your products get four cylinders and front wheel drive.
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