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Miguel Plano
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A cheap, relatively poorly made car from a company that hasn't sold a car in America for 30-odd years, marketed as a fashion accessory for hipsters, is transformed into an ADHD afflicted pomeranian with the engine note of a Lamborghini Countach running on 1/3 of its cylinders and 75+ HP worth of badging and decals.

Sadly, this one isn't really in use anymore, but holy crap, how awesome is a banked test track on the top of your factory!

The old, tall, half van half SUV Mazda MPV 4x4s. When I drove one, I was shocked at how good it was for what it was, and they really are neat...um...vehicles. Don't think they sold well to begin with, but good luck finding one now, especially without rust.

I had one of those as a rental in Iceland. It's too light to get good traction even with 4 wheel drive (we had to be rescued by a VW van) and barely had enough power to navigate the steep grades and insane wind in the country.

We did, it was called the Samurai here

Mini is a Mk IV (1976-1983)

"Relax, I'm a professional."

The Fiat 500 Abarth. It looks awesome, sounds like an angel gargling gravel, and drives the trousers off of most cars in its class. America? Meh.

I thought so too, until I saw post where the guy had come up with a list of several hundred for the A-series!

Everyone always forgets Simca.

I'd say the Cygnet is more like a Cessna in a hangar full of SR-71s.

Jason, since you seem to appreciate the weird VW air Cooled vehicles, I leave you with the Corcel 1600, made in Colombia with an assortment of parts.

They were sold as commercial vehicles back in the 90's using Mexican built 1600 VW engines. The cab is a modified Mazda B-series cab and you can had them as a Pickup, a

You're going to have Car Wars at a time when we can't post pictures... That jus ain't right.