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TVR S1, BMW M5 V10 Manual, Toyota Bandeirante: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

TVR S1, BMW M5 V10 Manual, Toyota Bandeirante: The Dopest Cars I Found For Sale Online

This week features a lot of V10 power, imports from various countries, and American classics.

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Another week means another entry into our series featuring the sweet cars I found for sale online. This time we have a Ford-powered TVR, a manual V10-powered BMW, and plenty of vintage American iron.

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I now search for interesting vehicles anywhere and everywhere on the internet, not just Facebook and Craigslist, to make sure I find the best cars out there.

These vehicles may be hilariously unreliable, remarkably unusual, questionably tuned or just something that stops me in my tracks. We all know the used car market is all kinds of broken right now, but I try to find deals where they exist.

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1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe - $7,500

1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe - $7,500

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Here’s another classic for those of you on the East Coast. The Chevrolet Special Deluxe was the automaker’s 1940s sales leader rocking a curvy body and just the right amount of chrome. This even has white walls!

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The 3.5-liter straight six under the hood is good for just 85 HP, but I imagine the buyer for this wants to cruise nice and slow, anyway. It’s $7,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Jamaica, New York.

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1991 Toyota Century - $8,990

1991 Toyota Century - $8,990

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Some enthusiasts may call the Century the Japanese Rolls Royce, but it really stands in a class of its own. This is understated luxury at its finest. These feature buttery-smooth 4.0-liter V8. Power is not as important as the smooth ride, but it makes 165 HP.

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This sedan has a hydraulic suspension, electrically adjustable seats for the rear passengers and climate control for the rear passengers. It’s $8,990 from Duncan Imports in Christiansburg, Virginia with 91,245 miles.

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1972 Triumph Bonneville - $4,000

1972 Triumph Bonneville - $4,000

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Here’s a classic motorcycle that has stood the test of time in style. It’s named after the famed salt flats where in 1955 Johnny Allen averaged 193.3 mph on a streamlined motorcycle powered by a 650cc twin.

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The Bonneville T120 has a 649cc twin making 46 horses. This bike tops out at just above 100 mph, a far cry from the record that inspired it, but plenty fast enough. It’s $4,000 on Facebook Marketplace in Hazleton, Pennsylvania with 7,300 miles.

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1958 Buick Special - $15,500

1958 Buick Special - $15,500

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The Buick Special is the kind of classic you buy when you want absolutely all of the chrome. There is not a panel on this car that doesn’t have something chrome on it.

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Inside is an expansive interior for the whole family, and out back is a trunk big enough to land a bush plane into. Power comes from a 6.0-liter Nailhead V8 making 250 gross HP.

It’s $15,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Arlington Heights, Illinois with 70,000 miles.

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2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 - $18,500

2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10 - $18,500

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What’s better than a pickup truck that can slay sports cars? That pickup truck comes with the soundtrack of an 8.3-liter Viper V10's engine. Motor Trend compared stomping the accelerator in this beast to the feeling of firing a 12-gauge shotgun. 60 mph is dispatched in the low 5-second range and the 500-HP V10 keeps your heart racing.

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This one is said to make 550 HP through a tune. It has higher miles at 154,000, but it doesn’t look ready to quit having fun just yet. It’s $18,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Middletown, Ohio.

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2008 BMW M5 V10 Manual - $37,995

2008 BMW M5 V10 Manual - $37,995

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If you want V10 power but like it delivered in something more German, a dealership in Laurel, Maryland has not just one but two BMW E60 M5s with manual transmissions.

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This V10 is a smaller 5.0-liter, but it provides 500 horses to the rear wheels. Most of these had BMW’s infamous SMG automated-manual, but this, as well as the other M5 by this dealer, have the rarer six-speed manual.

This ultimate driving machine is ready to lay down sub-5-second 60 mph acceleration times for $37,995 at AMKO Auto with 77,000 miles.

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1988 TVR S1 - $14,250

1988 TVR S1 - $14,250

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Here’s a classic British roadster with Ford power.

According to the TVR Car Club, a change of ownership in 1986 moved TVR upmarket. The cars would get bigger engines, more luxury and higher prices. As a response, TVR needed a new entry-level vehicle. TVR brewed up a convertible and displayed it at the 1986 British International Motor Show in Birmingham, UK.

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That car became the S1 you see before you. Power comes from 2.8-liter Ford Cologne V6 making 160 HP. That moves the convertible to 60 mph in about 8 seconds. It’s $14,250 on Craigslist in Madison, Florida with 88,600 miles.

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1997 Toyota Bandeirante BJ55 - $33,000

1997 Toyota Bandeirante BJ55 - $33,000

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What you’re looking at here is a Toyota Land Cruiser made just for Brazil. While Toyota stopped producing the 40 Series Land Cruiser in 1984, the 4x4 lived on in Brazil until 2001. Older Bandeirantes featured Mercedes-Benz diesel engines, but this one has a Toyota 3.7-liter diesel making 98 HP under the hood.

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That power goes through a manual transmission and a part-time 4x4 system.

This truck has just become legal to import to America. It’ll cost you $33,000 plus shipping from Facebook Marketplace in São Paulo, Brazil. The ad is courtesy of Obscure Cars for Sale.

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1984 VAZ 2102 - $13,750

1984 VAZ 2102 - $13,750

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To end this list of a Lada cars we have a VAZ 2102 wagon. This car comes out of a private collection and looks to be in pretty great shape.

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The 2102 is the wagon version of the 2101, itself a reengineered Fiat 124. These Russian cars depart from their Italian origins with changes to make them better suited for the harsh Siberian environment. They had a raised suspension and were constructed from thicker steel. The first Ladas even had a starter crank in case the battery died.

Power comes from a 1.3-liter four making 62 HP to a manual. It’s $13,750 in Issaquah, Washington on Sovietcar.com.


That’s it for this week! Have you purchased a car from one of these posts? If so, I want to know.

If you know of a weird car for sale on Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, drop it down in the comments or send it along in an email! If the car’s still for sale, we may feature it in a future post.

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