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09-08-2014, 04:18 PM
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Your favorite rear-engined car
Inspired by the Motor Trend thread, describe your favorite rear-engined car! But to keep it interesting, you cannot select a Volkswagen or Porsche, and mid-engine cars do not count.
Here's mine, the Fiat 850 Spider, brilliantly styled and packaged, but the only car ever made that would rust out after three years in the Arizona desert... 
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09-08-2014, 07:27 PM
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Renault Dauphine.
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09-08-2014, 07:34 PM
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Out side of a 911 I really like the bugs and micro bus. Curse me if you must.
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09-08-2014, 11:28 PM
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When I said I wouldn't bother with rear engine if is wasn't a Porsche or VW, I had forgotten the Cinquecento. I would at least give one a try.
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09-09-2014, 12:09 AM
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Pantera with a 351 ford stroked 351 . Cannot claim any wheel experience but as a witness to one ,youll never forget its power of a true machine from the the 70s.
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09-09-2014, 08:47 AM
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While a VW Thing would be #1
 ...Fiat 500 Rally Car 
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09-09-2014, 10:20 AM
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it would have to be this at the moment.
Kit car, POWERED by VW. still count? VW POWERED VEEBIRD 1957 THUNDERBIRD KIT CAR nothing like a little fake fiberglass T-bird with an air cooled motor
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09-08-2014, 08:47 PM
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Always one of my favorite cars: http://www.mysubaru360.com/manuals_and_documents/Subaru_360_Consumer_Reports_April_69.pdf
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09-08-2014, 09:27 PM
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Delorean by all means.
I say this grinning my teeth since they had such bad reputations, I like Corvairs too. Not as much without a V8 swap. Otherwise it's like driving a VW.
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#11
09-08-2014, 09:15 PM
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"" But to keep it interesting, you cannot select a Volkswagen ( Type 1 bug ) or Porsche ( 911 / 912 ), and mid-engine cars do not count. ""
Now that I've got that fixed. VW Type 2 Bus ( had 3 from 1970, 1 was a walk through w sun roof , one front bench seat, one camper. ) VW Type 3 Square back wagon , Fastback sort of a hach back looking car with a trunk. ( had many in the 68 to 72 range , bought not running fixed D-Jet injection , sold off. ) VW Type 4 ( 411 / 412 ) in wagon and hatch back form, the pinnacle of rear engine air cooled development, too bad the cars rotted badly. The rubber underseal was partly to blame. ( had a 1974 412 wagon and painted it Mack truck orange, drove it for a while sold off. Later saw it hit in rear in a salvage yard, called buyer , the relayed a story where someone in a full sized van hit car when stopped at a traffic light. Van driver claimed they didn't see car. . .About all you can see if the roof of the _bright orange_412 from van height. . . ( But never a type 1 bug ) Sebring Vangard Citicar ( electric, have one I'd like to sell. Basically a golf cart with a windshield wiper ) Delorean ( never had one ) Modern cement mixers. . . ( know where some are parked )
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09-09-2014, 03:26 PM
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Quote:
(edit) Found a pic: 
Last edited by cornemuse; 09-12-2014 at 11:34 AM.
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09-08-2014, 09:36 PM
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My wife's '69 Corvair Monza hardtop. "Good morning, officer!" Yellow. Black interior. Wire wheels. Really sharp condition. No performance, but a real "head turner".
I tired of the oil leaks. Wish I had it back in the same shape I sold it.
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09-09-2014, 10:35 AM
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Its even near me, need a PPI done JB3?
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09-09-2014, 11:15 AM
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LOL, no thank you. Id own it to piss off American iron fanatics at shows. That would bring me real enjoyment. BUT Ive been trying to cut down the fleet of extra cars I have parked in my yard and it seems to be growing instead
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