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Category: 1980s

Category: 1980s

AMC Gremlin in Austin TX

Nixon’s AMC Gremlin in North Austin

19 February, 2022 Ken Altes 0 Comments

Bob Nixon, that is, designed the AMC Gremlin by lopping off the rear of an existing model.  Apparently a good, solid economy car with a large range of engines, from a two liter Audi four to a

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1983 De Tomaso Longchamp at Motostalgia Auction

1983 De Tomaso Longchamp at Motostalgia Auction

1 September, 2016 Ken Altes 0 Comments

I really like this car but didn’t know about it before seeing it at Motostalgia’s Austin auction at COTA. Plush leather seats and a mean stance. This is the rarer sport version.

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Yellow DeLorean DMC12 in Berlin

On My Travels: Yellow DeLorean DMC12 in Berlin

28 May, 2016 Ken Altes 12 Comments

Wasn’t one of the appeals of the DeLorean that the stainless steel body was not painted? Curious. About 8500 of these disappointing cars were built from 1981-83. Berlin, by the way, has a very strong

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1980s J60 Toyota Land Cruiser in Oak Hill

1980s J60 Toyota Land Cruiser in Oak Hill

30 March, 2015 Ken Altes 0 Comments

Toyota got its start making 4x4s by reverse engineering a Jeep Bantam MK II captured in the Philippines in 1941, resulting in the AK10.  The Toyota J60 Land Cruiser is famously durable and capable, perhaps

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Renault Alpine for sale in Austin Texas

1988 Renault Alpine GTA for Sale on N. Lamar

30 January, 2015 Ken Altes 1 Comment

This low volume French car was a competitor to Porsche and more than held its own.  Fiberglass body panels bonded to a backbone frame, and a turbo V6.  More details here.  With only 37% of

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