Posted on 09/15/2017 9:14:09 PM PDT by Army Air Corps
Calling all motorheads: what is the weirdest, most oddball car, truck, or van that you have ever driven? The "weirdness" can be anything from exterior design, to mechanical features, to the interior. Have at it, FRiends.
Weird isn’t always bad, weird can be wonderful and the DS21 Pallas is a fine case in point.
I agree.
I also like the 2CV for reasons that even I cannot really explain. It is an odd, quirky car that, to me, has a certain charm.
I was 17 and our next door neighbor (WWII Army Veteran, POW) let me drive his 1959 pink Edsel convertible to take his daughter to the prom. I didn’t love the color, but it was a nice cruiser and she was a cutie. The girl, that is.
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(Hope they bring a few smiles to you good people.) :-)
A pretty girl and a convertible - congrats on the good memories.
no doubt- I couldn’t imagine having them- I know i wouldn’t hold up well under them - and I’ve had a lifetime of pain- but headache pain of any kind and I’m calling for mercy- After watching my girl friend go through migraines- it’s astounding that there are even worse headaches- I don’t think she had cluster headaches- but wow did she suffer- Can’t imagine a long lasting pain like cluster must give-
Lotus Europa. A good friend had one and to keep the driver rock steady for racing, the pedals had to be adjusted, not the seat.
I can still close my eyes and feel my husband’s Corvette’s shift knob. Horrible car in New England. The hood was so long that going up a slight hill on a curve made you totally blind. I had a Fiat Spyder and he and I would race on California mountain roads. He’d get me on the straightaways, but I could get him on the curves. Amazing we’re both still alive.
The car I had with my first husband was an MGB. He learned to race it with a book. He was a high energy physicist. The book said you learned to corner by taking city corners at higher speed than you’d expect. Of course, it also took the corners by breaking the back end loose. Thus the Fiat. Rock steady on curves. The MGB was hard to start in winter, so he would put a grill under it and cook it. Wheel base was narrow for Chicago streets, so in snow you had to drive with one wheel on the bump and one in the rut.
Long travel, complain suspension, engine that was anvil-simple, a Frog Beetle. I believe they nicknamed them a Duck, whatever that is in French. Throw back the huge canvas sunroof and enjoy, pay no attention to the people laughing. Yes, they’re goofy looking and the construction is so basic as to look home-built. But, they are special in their way and in their element.
Complain = compliant. Stupid autocorrect.
I’m speechless.
An original Morgan
never drove a weird car (although we briefly had a 3 cylinder Saab once) but saw some vids on youtube about three wheeled vehicles that were pretty weird (and unsafe to drive) awhile back the single wheel was in the back if i remember right- the car would topple over on sharp turns
They still make the Three Wheel.
!973 H2 Triple trouble 750 H2. Best seller of underware.
Now, a 2016 H2 Supercharged H2 1000 cc Space Age Motorcycle.
It’s all good. Kawasaki Heavy Industries...thank you.
I can still close my eyes and feel my husband’s Corvette’s shift knob.
;)
Both a POS and unpleasant to drive.
I can’t remember if it was a rear engine.
It mostly depends on if you have the single wheel in front or at the rear. The Reliant Robin has its single wheel in the front and can be a fright when taking a corner at anything above a snail’s pace.
The style of that Citroen steering wheel always blew me away. It definitely looks like a product of Remulak, er, France.
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