Yahoo Autos Shelby Cobra Replica, Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, Mitsubishi Pajero Mini: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online
Reader, I missed you last week. Yes, you, specifically, the girl reading this. I was off gallivanting through Sweden, skidding cars across icy lakes, but my thoughts were back here with you. Were you missing these slides? Were you reading my excessively overthought Dune slides instead?
One thing Sweden did instill in me, though, is a fondness for the north. As a lifelong northeasterner, I didn’t need much convincing, but it was enough to send me looking upwards for this week’s listings — all the way up to Ontario. That’s right, an all-Canadian installment of the internet’s Dopest Cars.
(Don’t worry, I’m converting all the prices to USD.)
1967 La Exotics Cobra Replica — $62,716.51
Normally dealer cars are a no-go for Dopest, but how can you say no to a good Cobra replica? I’ve always thought this particular car is a situation where replicas really make sense — classic lines, classic engine note, without the genuine classic price.
I do wonder, though, how much that bar would really do in a rollover. It’s braced in the rear, sure, but how braced? How well does it work when the windshield caves in?
2007 Ducati Monster — $3,689.25
There’s nothing particularly unique about this Monster over any other, beyond one little point of interest: The price. I blame the Canadian exchange rates, because this would be a rare deal here in the States.
A touch under four grand for a Monster isn’t unheard of, but check out the list of recent work. The seller claims a recent desmo service, which is a massive boon on used Ducatis as those finnicky valves can be such a pain on the L-twin engine. Nice to have that already done, and doubly nice at this price.
1997 BMW M3 — $20,659.80
This one’s for the American readers rather than the Canadians. Yes, this car is still in Canada, like the rest here today. However, it was imported to Canada — from right down here in the States.
One of you out there should buy this and reimport it back to the U.S., simply for the bit. How many times does the average car change nationality? None, I’d bet, and you’d be taking this M3 to two. I wonder what the record is.
2012 Fiat 500 Abarth — $9,509.41
These little Abarths are so weird, I can’t help but love them. I know I missed my shot to test a pristine one, by virtue of the whole “not being a car journalist yet when the Abarth died in the U.S.” thing, but that almost makes them better in my eyes.
Every 500 Abarth I’ve experienced has been modified, and every one has had its own oddities that come along with that. That’s great! More cars should have their own unique character, not just down to the model but down to the VIN.
2001 Daihatsu Naked — $4,352.58
God I love kei trucks. Who says you need more than 660 ccs of engine displacement? Yes, that’s smaller than my motorcycle engine. You didn’t have to bring that up.
Special appreciation goes out to this color, which alone makes the car worth buying for anyone in Canada who can legally own it. Or anyone in the States who knows someone up north with a garage, who’s willing to hold a car for a few years until it can legally cross the border.
1989 Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit — $18,445.51
Welcome to the lap of luxury. I often wonder how these classic cars really hold up in terms of luxe appointments inside — my concern isn’t leather decay (though that seems minimal here) but the actual interior construction itself.
On the one hand, modern luxury cars have far more features than the richest of the rich could have dreamed about in 1989. On the other, modern cars — planes, appliances, everything — are hollowed out by more cost-cutting than ever. I wonder, once the new car smell fades, which one really wins.
1991 Toyota Land Cruiser — $12,174.52
Ohhhhhh I need it. I love a Land Cruiser, always have, and this jacked-up example is perfect for all that four-wheeling that I do not do. I live in Brooklyn. This is pointless to me. And, yet, its siren song.
I love the ladder. I love the roof rack. I love the enormous spare tire and off-color fuel filler cap. This Land Cruiser was built for me, and I will be starting my GoFundMe shortly to get it over here.
