I gotta a '87 930 sideways. Not an easy car to drive, esp when you are 20. What a beast!

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

I am sorry, but my favorite rear engined vehicle is the Volkswagen Type 3, especially the Squareback. I have hung onto her despite her issues.

I have to only love wagens because I have to have the space to haul the Service Dog and what ever else I want to haul. A hatchback be a compromise.

But, since no one mentioned it, which surprises me, how about a rear engined Škoda?

I would own a Škoda just because, but also not too terrible; the main issue in the early days was rust.

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Current fleet:

1985 Mercedes-Benz 280TE - Waiting for heart surgery.

1985 Mercedes-Benz 300TDT - Rear ended 23 September 2016 and now looking for a new home.

1979 Mercedes-Benz 300TD - Parted out.

1964 Volkswgen Beetle - Vater's since September 1968 and undergoing a restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Sunroof Squareback with F.I. - in need of full restoration.

1971 Volkswagen Squareback automatic with F.I. - Vacationing with her caretaker until he is in better health.

That Wartburg 311 was originally front-engine, with front wheel drive - based on the prewar German DKW.

I'm strangely attracted to Dauphines, and I like the Fiat 600, but both are tiny, tinny, under-powered, and horrible rusters.

My favorite rear engine car is the Corvair.
The 1965 generation for it's improved engineering & styling. (As one auto writer put it "The kind of cars we should have had in the '70s, but didn't!")
The '61 - 62 Lakewood station-wagon for it's extreme rarity (When was the last time you saw one?)

Least favorite (based on bitter family experience) the 1970 VW Squareback.

Happy Motoring, Mark

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If you like the Warburg 311, you should watch the recent Polish film Ida. A Wartburg is featured prominently in the film.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

Do radically modded vehicles count here?
I don't think a rear-mounted Subaru drivetrain was an original Wartburg factory option.
If that one still had the original 3-cylinder, two-stroke FWD powerplant in the front,
it would be a dual-engine, 4WD!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

Good one. A little tough to find one on the market though.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Indeed but what a choice!

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Don't forget this rear engine car and the person behind it.

Twentieth Century Motor Car Corporation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Liz Carmichael - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And I have one of these

Citicar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My Ferrari 308 GTSI. Some of you have seen it.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

The Alpine A110 is taken, so:




I know they're slow, hateful crapboxes, but wouldn't you love to put a proper engine in one and sort out the rest?

If you want a big engined Car Ferrari always built one that thunders. ONe with a big stonking v12, however I have no interest in such a huge thirsty complicated Car. Give me small nimble and lovely.

I am enjoying this thread very much....thanks to the OP!

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I found this by accident on Youtube last night. Sadly, it doesn't count since it's actually mid engine, but I think this is the first and last example of a minivan that's cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZhXMVNfRb0

And it's a Renault of all things. Whoda thunkit?

This one is true rear drive I think. I'd drive it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgwzHJo3IXM

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

I was living in Dallas when this 'car' was being touted. 'She' was on a lot of local talk shows and it was clear to anyone who knew anything about autos that Liz was making it all up. I remember when an engineer called in and asked some simple but highly technical sounding questions concerning body rigidness and Liz came back with, "I don't have those figures in front of me."

After a few more answers like that one and you could tell from the tone of voice the talk show host was beginning to become a non-believer.

Motor Trend also did a story on the 'Dale' but I cannot find a link to it. I did find this.....

Dale

Cool looking car.

According to wikipedia only weighted 1556 lbs. Renault engines mostly.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K