(frank)ing china, man.

this is called the land wind.


here's a geely GE


and here is the eagle came.

(and you thought it was just bird poop)



classic china.
- kicksave856

I saw a youtube video about these knockoffs


Some of them looked pretty cool but then the guy mentioned that they had like 100-150 BHP

I saw a youtube video about these knockoffs


Some of them looked pretty cool but then the guy mentioned that they had like 100-150 BHP
- Nucker101

they have a-no a-shame!

they have a-no a-shame!
- kicksave856

- kicksave856

no wonder they all almost went under. it has it all. piss poor designs. terrible quality of materials. crackhead assembly and interchangeable parts.

no wonder they all almost went under. it has it all. piss poor designs. terrible quality of materials. crackhead assembly and interchangeable parts.
- Gramps28

i actually turned around to take that picture.

something is probably wrong with me.

i actually turned around to take that picture.

something is probably wrong with me.
- kicksave856

"ok..we have some doors from a century. front fenders from a monte carlo. rear fenders from a cutlass. and some wheels from a grand prix".

"ok..we have some doors from a century. front fenders from a monte carlo. rear fenders from a cutlass. and some wheels from a grand prix".
- Gramps28

lol


dem door handles.

lol


dem door handles.
- kicksave856

well.. just sub a bunch of chrysler models in my previous comment. cause those are definitely the door handles chrysler/dodge had in that era.

well.. just sub a bunch of chrysler models in my previous comment. cause those are definitely the door handles chrysler/dodge had in that era.
- Gramps28

oh, i meant to mention that when i took my second ever brisk walk™ outdoors in the nature, i walked through a neighborhood where i saw a dodge dart swinger parked on the curb and it looked like somebody was driving it at least semi-regularly. it was pretty much falling apart but it looked like it's been starting when these people turned the key.

by my calculations it has to be at least 43 years old and may be as old as 50.

oh, i meant to mention that when i took my second ever brisk walk™ outdoors in the nature, i walked through a neighborhood where i saw a dodge dart swinger parked on the curb and it looked like somebody was driving it at least semi-regularly. it was pretty much falling apart but it looked like it's been starting when these people turned the key.

by my calculations it has to be at least 43 years old and may be as old as 50.
- kicksave856

my cousin Dom's first car. i can't even describe the color. (frank)er ran like a champ tho. even had an FM radio in the glove box. remember when that was a thing?

Edit. he bought it used. it literally was only driven to church. car had maybe 20K on it and it had to be ten years old.

my cousin Dom's first car. i can't even describe the color. (frank)er ran like a champ tho. even had an FM radio in the glove box. remember when that was a thing?

Edit. he bought it used. it literally was only driven to church. car had maybe 20K on it and it had to be ten years old.
- Gramps28

holy poop. i forgot about radios in the glove box.

this swinger definitely was green at one time. using the term "patina" would really be stretching to try to be gentle here. this thing was rusted the (frank) out (RTFO).

i feel like they were all green or brown but the internet says otherwise.

holy poop. i forgot about radios in the glove box.

this swinger definitely was green at one time. using the term "patina" would really be stretching to try to be gentle here. this thing was rusted the (frank) out (RTFO).

i feel like they were all green or brown but the internet says otherwise.
- kicksave856

it was kinda lilac.

it was kinda lilac.
- Gramps28

oh wow

oh wow
- kicksave856

he kept that car until it died. literally took the plates off the car where it deid.

he kept that car until it died. literally took the plates off the car where it deid.
- Gramps28

lol

lol
- kicksave856

he bought a grand prix to replace it. brand new. car was gorgeous. metallic silver before it became a thing. leather interior. fully loaded. had the car like 6 months or so. came out after a bears' game and it was gonzo.

he bought a grand prix to replace it. brand new. car was gorgeous. metallic silver before it became a thing. leather interior. fully loaded. had the car like 6 months or so. came out after a bears' game and it was gonzo.
- Gramps28

damn. what year was it?

damn. what year was it?
- kicksave856

early 80's. Prolly 80 or 81.

early 80's. Prolly 80 or 81.
- Gramps28

someone threw some mag wheels on it and looked pretty badass.

someone threw some mag wheels on it and looked pretty badass.
- kicksave856

by the time he walked out of the game, that thing was in more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle. that was the height of the chop shops era.

by the time he walked out of the game, that thing was in more pieces than a jigsaw puzzle. that was the height of the chop shops era.
- Gramps28

my first car was a 1982 corolla. that got stolen and i know it ended up chopped. but i bet that stupid little motor is sitting on a table running somewhere right now.

my first car was a 1982 corolla. that got stolen and i know it ended up chopped. but i bet that stupid little motor is sitting on a table running somewhere right now.
- kicksave856

ok. i will give you a grampy story from my yute. in 79 we had a huge snowstorm and it started huge 4 wheel drive craze around here. a friend of a friend wanted to get rid of his lincoln mark1V but was getting lowballed on trade in value. so we offered a different solution. we offered to "steal" his car and torch it for insurance money.
the car was mint. black on black. leather everywhere.

so we took the car for a night and had some fun with it. at the end of the night we had to make it look like it was stolen for a joyride. we ripped out the radio. popped the ignition. crashed it into a few things. and then took it to the spot to set it ablaze.

dude got his money fast cause it was found. bought himself a chevy blazer and 3 days after he picked it up, it was stolen for real.

delete that whole story!! this is so illegal!

delete that whole story!! this is so illegal!
- kicksave856

the statue of limitations has long past, kick.

the statue of limitations has long past, kick.
- Gramps28

*exhales*