Inside Track: eBay

Let's go 70s: of Opels and Vauxhalls on eBay

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:18:45 GMT

cj hubbard writes:

eBay is amazing - let's face it.

I was just noodling around on the site last night, as you do, basically looking for stuff to do with my car, replacing broken bits of camera, and checking out the latest Hesketh listings. But isn't it easy to get distracted.

I mean, cripes, check these two beauties out.

That's 1975 Vauxhall Cavalier GL Beige, in case you can't read it. It's actually a Cavalier coupe, and looks yellow in the pictures. But the point is it's been owned by the seller for 25 years, and has spent the last 18 of those stored in a garage. It appears to have virtually no rust, the engine still turns over (read the Q&As), and bidding currently stands at just £255 with just over a day to go.

Sure, it'll need some recommissioning (the fluffy, very 70s seat covers are sure to divide opinion), but what a sweet silhouette this classic Cav cuts. Seriously want.

Alternatively, there's this:

Another 70s survivor, this Opel Kadett City Special Ltd Edition genuinely is pretty special. The City SR edition was made for just one year in 1977, and this particular example is apparently one owner from new, with less than 20,000 miles on the clock. Tartan seats (wicked!), gloss black paintwork, special edition wheels, immaculate condition - it is awesome.

Eight days to go, and it's already had 18 bids and is up to just under £1,000. I think it's going to go for quite a bit of money.

Course, I'm too chicken - and can't afford - to buy either of them. Plus, although I'd dearly like some kind of (cheap) classic, rear-wheel drive toy, I currently also have this overwhelming urge to paint whatever it is matt black and slam it to the ground.

It's a problem, I know.

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Tue, 13 May 2008 12:45:33 GMT

cj hubbard writes:

All the furore surrounding the announcement of the Ferrari California this morning reminded me of something I stumbled across yesterday:

Datsun 240Z 1 of only 30 made!

eBay is awesome, as I have remarked before. But seven and a half grand? I don't think so...

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Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:14:17 GMT

cj hubbard writes:

Auto Trader may well currently be advertising the fastest road going car on earth, but only on eBay will find stuff like this:

Unfinished project custom VW van with V8 engine

Why on earth would you want to do that?

I was also going to point out a 1.0-litre Polo with custom flame paint job (must have cost much more than the car is worth), but the seller has pre-empted my fun poking and removed the listing. Either that, or someone has actually bought it...

Instead, try this:

1991 Volvo 940 S Green 2.3 Turbo drift project

Quote: "This auction is for my boyfriend's abandoned project..."

Kind of tells its own story, doesn't it?

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