Station wagons are mighty cool, all right-thinking individuals will surely agree, but even an off-brand Detroit wagon isn't absolutely impossible to find parts for in North America. However, when you get a 47-year-old German Ford station wagon, good things happen. You get one of the wildest grilles you'll ever see on a wagon, flabbergasted "What the hell is that?" inquiries from nearly everyone who sees the thing, and no parts whatsoever on your continent. So step right up, arrange for shipping from Finland, and grab this 1961 Ford Taunus 17M Turnier wagon, which will be all yours for the price of just €4,990. According to Turbobrick, this Taunus "includes a Blaupunkt
tube radio, drivable, inspection is not current." We figure once you get the car out of Finland, you won't have to worry about the inspection thing, and you get a tube radio in the 1960s! Wow! These kids with their MP3-compatible sound systems don't know that real music comes from radios that need to warm up, you see.

That Taunus is very tempting, but what if you're hungry for genuine backyard turbocharged power? Say, a 1200cc engine with what appears to be a chromed turbo intake and IHI turbocharger, in a bright green Opel Kadett station wagon? Well, if you substitute the words "in a bright green Opel Kadett" with the words "scattered near a bright green Opel Kadett," then we've got what you're looking for: This 1972 Opel Kadett Caravan, with a very reasonable price of only €1000. According to Turbobrick, the description states it's a "72 Opel Kadett Caravan 1.2 with homemade turbo kit, unfinished project, suspension and brakes done, engine in pieces," so what more do you need? Sure, some Finn's half-completed turbo project is sure to have all manner of unpleasant surprises, but at least you might be able to find a few Kadett parts in North America, as dozens of the little Opels were sold here. Don't think about the negatives, though, because you'll be the envy of all the tuner kids in their boring ol' 200SXs and Civics when you drift into their field of vision in your Finnish Turbo Kadett!

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Although it's only one letter off from the iconic jellybean-shaped 1980s family phenom recently reborn with Dave on its face, the Ford Taunus was named after a mountain range. Nevertheless, this Argentine Ford spot seems to indicate that the charging Taunus was equally at home playing either bull or matador. And no, it did most certainly did not come pre-loaded with a set of Pavement eight-tracks, as both Malkmus and Cosloy were still in short pants.

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While Ford killed the Cortina when Lutz's Sierra was introduced in 1983, one facet of the storied marque soldiered on in South Africa (and was imported to Europe as both a Cortina and a Taunus): yes, the OG P100. Built from a lengthened Cortina chassis, the rustic-stage P100 was the final standing model of a line that had served Britain proudly for decades and is the only car besides a Cadillac that we can currently think of that ended up in a Clash song. We're totally starting a band just so we can cover "Janie Jones" and sing, "His P100 just won't run without fuel/Fill 'er up, Jacko!" – Davey G. Johnson

Ford Taunus Pick-Up! [Ford Taunus - Fun]

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While our American parents were smoking dope in the back of their Mustangs and blasting the Beach Boys, our hipper, richer European parents were blasting the Beach Boys and smoking dope in the backs of these Italian-bodied hotties. OSI, located in Turin, was an Italian Design firm that bent metal for companies such as Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Innocenti. The man who designed the Type III Karmann Ghia, Sergio Sartorelli, penned this triple-sexy American-Italian hybrid. Only around 2000 were produced. Please don't bother looking up specs or performance numbers, as they are depressing (e.g., 0-100 km/h — 62 mph — in 14 seconds). Instead, just make the jump and drool.

In case you were wondering, no, the OSI 20m TS is not a re-bodied Mustang. It is a rebodied Taunus. OSI did have a crack at Lido's pony car, however, with mixed results (see the white car below). And you thought Fabrizio's LA Auto Show concept was a first. – Jonny Lieberman

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