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Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $39,975 Iran Khodro Paykan Deluxe 1600!

77% of readers thought the low-mileage Chryslerati falls on the Crack Pipe side of the NPOCP Scale. That might be a bit harsh, but the K Car underpinnings of the Chrysler TC By Maserati may have seemed too common. That's why today's car is something that we're pretty sure nobody has ever seen driving in the street in North America: a genuine Paykan. Yes, this fine customized Iranian-built Hillman Hunter- equipped with genuine "Boog Benzy"- will be shipped right to your door! Don't worry about any customs or registration hassles with this Axis Of Evil machine, because the seller assures us "I can have this vehicle registered for road use in all 50 states (don't worry about DMV or DOT). I will explain to you the process in detail." So, what do you think of this deal? Thanks to HotRodElectric for the tip! [eBay Motors]


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8:00 AM on Mon Sep 8 2008
By Murilee Martin
3,195 views, 64 comments

Latest by Naturally Exasperated?: I think it just might explode, Jihad-style. What do u think? more »

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Shopping For A Hillman Hunteramino? Iran Khodro Bardo!

We talked about the Hillman Hunter-based Iran Khodro Paykan recently, and a couple of you mentioned the pickup version of the Paykan. Well, Franzouse has done some digging, and it turns out that Iran Khodro still sells the Paykanamino, though they prefer to call it the Bardo. Before heading over to the IKI site, check out this page for some Paykan/Bardo history. [Iran Khodro Industries]

8:00 AM on Tue May 20 2008
By Murilee Martin
674 views, 20 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: @Tanshanomi: The vehicle will have a furry creature avoidance mechanism, so no cute creatures will ever become unwitting remoulds. There is also more »

retro

Hillman Hunter? No, Paykan!

Just as the Hidustan Motors Ambassador kept the design of the '56 Morris Oxford alive for decades, the Iran Khodro Paykan enabled the design of another fine British car, the '67 Hillman Hunter, to remain in production until 2005 (though the Hillman engines were replaced with Peugeot units starting in the mid-80s). Here's a little Paykan history lesson, courtesy of one of the car's many Iranian aficionados.

3:20 PM on Mon Apr 14 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,671 views, 27 comments

Latest by bygeorge: Looks like a late 60's / early 70's Datsun; I guess the Japanese have a long and honored tradition of more »

retro

Breathalyzers Be Blown, He'll Have Seen The Red Light!

After seeing the showroom-condition MGC-GT a couple weeks back, we were inspired to dig up this Pathe newsreel of the 1967 London Motor Show. The theme of this show appeared to be drunk driving, judging from the narrator's jokes on the subject. Lots of great vehicles here, with the real standout being the Lamborghini Marzal, the car that became the Espada.

12:45 PM on Thu Sep 6 2007
By Murilee Martin
409 views, 7 comments

Latest by yellofury * * * * *: ahh that describes me to the T "very cheap ...very Japanese" I remember when Japanese imports were looked as inferior build quality more »

choose your eternity

Project Car Hell: Rotary Minx or Dearborn Barge?

Friday's Choose Your Eternity poll was won by the '71 Datsun 510 wagon, which beat the Gremlin (though not by an ass-whooping margin). Today we're going to go seriously low-buck, with a pair of projects available for a mere five Benjamins... or maybe even less, depending on the ruthlessness of your dealmaking chops...

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5:30 PM on Mon Jul 30 2007
By Murilee Martin
2,165 views, 37 comments

Latest by Janius: Bad news gang, that Minx-Rotary ain't as far out as it seems. The Minx shares most under-body parts with the more »

the avenger conquers the universe

Cricket? Avenger? No, The Volkswagen Dodge!

Well, now we're all curious about The Forgotten Mopar, the Plymouth Cricket (aka Hillman Avenger), so we're digging a little deeper into its story. Turns out it's a long and complicated one, with plenty of weird twists and turns. For example, how about an Avenger with VW emblems slapped on and sold in Brazil as the Volkswagen Dodge 1500? We heart the Cricket now! [Rootes-Chrysler.co.uk]

5:00 PM on Fri Jul 27 2007
By Murilee Martin
975 views, 7 comments

Latest by Stoatmaster: Oh bugger. This has just made me remember the automotive abortions and misbegotten hybrids that Chrysler let seep onto an unsuspecting more »

just in case the colt didn't work out

Plymouth Cricket: The Amazing Disappearing Mopar

After watching the '71 Plymouth Cricket ad yesterday, we got to wondering: how was it that the Cricket (which was a rebadged Hillman Avenger built by the Chrysler-owned Rootes Group) disappeared from America's roads without a trace? Has anyone here ever seen one? After all, Chrysler did sell a fair number of them here before the captive-import Colt took over their subcompact duties. Was the car that bad? Take a look at Allpar's Cricket page for their version of the story: [Allpar.com]

3:30 PM on Thu Jul 26 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,823 views, 34 comments

Latest by Naturally Exasperated?: @Naturally Exasperated?: Oh and by Chrysler, I mean Dodge, Plymouth or Imperial as well. more »

classic ad watch

Cricket: Could It Be The Worst Car Chrysler Ever Sold?

Chrysler did pretty well selling rebadged Mitsubishi cars in the 70s. However, their effort to sell another captive import, the Plymouth Cricket, was another story altogether. Two words will suffice to explain its failure: Hillman Avenger. Still, this ad is lots of fun, as we get to see the Hillman drive inside a circle made from every single car Chrysler offered in 1971, including some great Sub Lime and Plum Crazy machines.

11:30 AM on Wed Jul 25 2007
By Murilee Martin
1,382 views, 21 comments

Latest by johnnie: I'm pretty sure that even though all those fabulous colors were offered, the majority of cars on the road were more »

retro

Getting Britain Out of the Red: 1966 London Motor Show

As the narrator of this Pathe newsreel tells it, the 1967 models were to be The Big Drive for the British auto manufacturing industry, because "exports must increase if the country is to pay its way." We see such hot-selling British success stories as the Singer Chamois Sport and the Hillman Hunter (which features booth babes dressed in fox-hunting gear), plus a nice assortment of non-British stuff. How about a '67 Ferrari 365P, with that bizarre 3-seater setup? Or a Saab Sonnet? Too bad about the country not paying its way, of course, but some nice cars nonetheless. – Murilee Martin More »

4:00 PM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By Murilee Martin
219 views, 4 comments

Latest by dvanderp71: Cool vid! And ohno, not the old "who killed off what" discussion again. It was first and foremost the many more »

hillman

Surf's Up! The Hillman Imp Californian

Perhaps inspired by Ford's sales of a few thousand California Special Mustangs here in the US of A, Hillman decided that slapping the name of Richard Nixon's home state on a fastback '67 Imp would somehow convince legions of British car buyers to part with 650 for the thing. Sadly, the Imp Californian lacked the hotter Sport engine used in the Super Imp, and sales were disappointing. I'm still trying to find more details on the '71 Manson Family Edition Imp. – Murilee Martin More »

4:29 PM on Fri Mar 16 2007
By Murilee Martin
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