📸 Photography Unlikely and underwhelming survivors

[v6buicks]

There are some Facebook groups with this sort of topic that are pretty fun to follow, so I figured it was thread worthy. Ever see an old car on the road that gives you a confusing boner or at least makes you say "huh" when you notice it's remarkably good condition? Maybe you're just minorly impressed that it's managed to survive this long?

I don't have any type of boner for a Celica ST, but I was impressed enough at this one to take a picture. When's the last time you've seen one of these that wasn't completely riced out and beat to shit? I don't think I've ever seen one with a luggage rack. It's definitely been since the mid 2000s or longer that I've seen one without rust.

It even had stock Toyota hub caps. If the lady in the driver seat saw me taking pictures she probably thought I was some kind of weirdo.

It makes me wonder what kind of cushy life this thing lived and why. It's not like it's a desirable car, but daily drives without exceptional maintenance would be a certain death sentence to the body of these rust-prone turds.

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[sktchy]

Saw a caravan goin at least 90 on a damn near flat tire earlier today but I didn't get a picture. That count? ?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Every time I see a ford Aerostar on the road I think “how the fuck”

 

[Pro Stock John]

My buddy had a Aries K car he drove until I think it collapsed in half. It was an amazing site, ever see a car so rusty you can see inside the doors and see the glass brackets...

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

*sight


Dr. Jimbo WTF, you should have caught this by now

You're slipping on pedantic tasks.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

*sight


Dr. Jimbo WTF, you should have caught this by now

You're slipping on pedantic tasks.

Sorry, I'm working. And by working, I mean completely staring off into space.

 

[v6buicks]

I have seen all of these cream puffs within the last year.

I didn't realize how rare these ugly fuckers got until I saw this one and googled it

90s Regal with a body kit??

This thing is the opposite of cream puff but still a treat to see cruising under it's own power. lol

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I have seen all of these cream puffs within the last year.
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90s Regal with a body kit??
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This thing is the opposite of cream puff but still a treat to see cruising under it's own power. lol
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That Duster was a good find.

The Nissan Murano cross-crap-cabriolet can be set ablaze for being the abomination that it is.

 

[Lead Pipe]

I saw this in Arizona in 2019. I was impressed.

 

[v6buicks]

That Duster was a good find.

The Nissan Murano cross-crap-cabriolet can be set ablaze for being the abomination that it is.

I was pretty happy to see that Duster with an antique plate. It deserves to be cared for.

Those Muranos are .... something. They certainly deserve to be rare. At least an SSR had a bed of sorts for luggage and an LS for power.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Saw this guy on Fullerton early summer:

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Saw this guy on Fullerton early summer:

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That was my Toyota after I loaned it to Maniak

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

I was pretty happy to see that Duster with an antique plate. It deserves to be cared for.

Those Muranos are .... something. They certainly deserve to be rare. At least an SSR had a bed of sorts for luggage and an LS for power.

The one thing I didn't like about the SSR's were the bed covers. They were a single piece (fiberglass?), so if something slid to the front, like while braking, you were having to climb in to the bed to get it. Good thing the last two years they had the LS2 with a 6spd. Easy to get those object to the back of the bed again.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Saw this guy on Fullerton early summer:

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I'm not sure if I'd call that surviving lol. That's straight up life support!

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I had this same thread idea.

I was actually going to add, what cars that were once very popular that you never see anymore.

What prompted it was seeing a '95 - '99 Lumina that was in relatively good shape. Then shortly after that, seeing one of the last gen Grand Am's.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Saw this guy on Fullerton early summer:

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[sktchy]

Now I'm gonna put every weird shitbox around on blast ?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I had this same thread idea.

I was actually going to add, what cars that were once very popular that you never see anymore.

What prompted it was seeing a '95 - '99 Lumina that was in relatively good shape. Then shortly after that, seeing one of the last gen Grand Am's.

I feel like 4th Gen f bodies just aren’t around as much. I mean sure enthusiasts are out there but where’d your aunt debs z28 convertible go?

 

[LikeABauce302]

Over the summer I spotted a mint Dodge Intrepid on 88 around the Oak Brook area. I think I was more shocked and excited to see it over a super car ?

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

There used to be a somewhat beat up mid 90's Z-26 parked at Micro Center in Westmont. Either it was an employee or someone looking for free parking for a few weeks. I took a photo, but can't find it.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Over the summer I spotted a mint Dodge Intrepid on 88 around the Oak Brook area. I think I was more shocked and excited to see it over a super car ?

Even the last generation of the LH cars in general.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

I was actually going to add, what cars that were once very popular that you never see anymore.

Dude, srt4's. 15 years ago they were EVERYWHERE and I haven't seen a single one in easily 8 years

Given the demographic that owned them, the only thing that makes sense is that they were all totaled

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I do see the occasional one of those, with the pre-requisite taped upper portion of the headlight housing to make it look like it has angry eyes.

 

[Dan00Hawk]

Saw this guy on Fullerton early summer:

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That's the "CICERO SQUAT" when the frame is so rusted, that it's bent in the middle like that. More prestigious than the Carolina Squat...

 

[RedBeard]

Oh I like this thread. I feel like there’s a lot of these type of cars here in Colorado, mostly trucks but still some cars.