Suzuki Cappuccino, King Midget Roadster, Saab 96: The Dopest Cars for Sale Online This Week

The King Midget is billed by our friends at the Lane Motor Museum as one of the most successful microcars of its day. It was created by Claude Cry and Cale Orcutt, two airplane pilots, and what they created was a tiny roadster for a tiny cost. For $1,000 ($9,457 in today’s money) you got a car powered by a 476-cc single making 12 HP. Top speed was a leisurely 50 mph. The Lane notes that the King Midget actually sold pretty well, until more modern and practical compact cars like the VW Beetle hit the market.

This King Midget was apparently restored by a previous owner and presents well today. There aren’t many photos, but what we see looks great. It’s $6,900 on Facebook Marketplace in Belleville, New Jersey.

Yes, just like last week, we’ve got a Packard in the show, but this one is even older. This 1938 120 Limousine came from a time when Packard, like most luxury automakers, was struggling to survive through a global economic depression.

The Globe and Mail notes that the 120 was Packard’s saving grace in 1935. While Packard outsold the competition, it still faced strong headwinds as a luxury marque in a tumultuous time. In an effort to survive, Packard moved downmarket, pivoting to mass-produced vehicles aimed at the competitive mid-price luxury car market.

But the cheaper Packard didn’t skimp on the best technology of the day. You got modern styling, the Safe-T-Flex independent front suspension and a 4.6-liter straight-eight making 120 HP.

This one is said to have come from an estate and it runs. It’s $39,000 on Facebook Marketplace in Chatham, New York.

The Saleen N20 Focus is an interesting novelty. It rolled off the showroom floor with a nitrous bottle in the trunk, and managed to thoroughly impress Super Street Magazine. It has a bonkers bodykit and reportedly grips and stops better than a contemporary Evo MR or WRX STi. The engine is a 2.3-liter inline-four making 152 HP backed by a manual transmission, but that power gets buffed by a 75-HP shot of nitrous.

Saleen Foci appear to be flying under collectors’ radars, and can still be had for cheap. This one is $5,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Akron, Ohio, with 147,000 miles.

The Stagea was Nissan’s answer to the Subaru Legacy. This car is famous in part for sharing lots of components with the Nissan Skyline, and you can even find converted models wearing GT-R bodywork.

According to the seller, this car is an auction grade 3.5, which means it’s in daily-driver condition with mostly minor cosmetic defects, and it was just imported. There’s a 2.0-liter RB20E inline-six under the hood making 130 HP, driving the rear wheels through an automatic transmission. This isn’t the fastest Stagea that you can get, but it does come in a fantastic shade of green.

It’s $9,999 on Facebook Marketplace in Edison, New Jersey with 104,000 miles.

The Saab 96 is famous among enthusiasts for being one of the few cars to come equipped with a V4 engine. The 96 was the successor to the 93 and according to Saab Planet, 547,221 of them were sold between 1960 and 1980. It was not just a solid family car, but a dominating rally racer, too.

Starting in the 1967 model year, Saab got its first production four-stroke engine in the form of the Ford Taunus V4. This 1,498-cc engine sent 65 HP to the front wheels. Displacement would later rise to 1,698 cc.

This 1970 example is said to have sat for 15 years before it was revived. It now runs and drives, but has some rust here and there. The seller isn’t sure which of the two Taunus V4s is in there, but it should be the 1,498-cc version.

It’s $3,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Tea, South Dakota with 80,000 miles.

The Royal Enfield Bullet claims to be the longest continually-produced motorcycle on earth. Production kicked off in 1931, and has gone uninterrupted since 1948. That’s an incredible run for a little bike, and riders all over the world have swung a leg over one of these.

Power comes from a 346-cc single making 22 HP, and you shift gears using your right foot. This one is said to be in original condition and it runs and rides. It’s $5,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Fresno, California.

For enthusiasts of Japanese kei sports cars, there is a holy trinity: The Autozam AZ-1, the Honda Beat and this, the Suzuki Cappuccino. Each offers a different take on the formula, and they’re all adorable pint-sized fun.

The Cappuccino comes in looking like a shrunken Miata. Like the other two, Suzuki designed this little car to comply with keijidōsha regulations, which stipulate strict size and power limitations in exchange for lower taxes and insurance. But the Cappuccino doesn’t skimp on fun, weighing 1,598 pounds and powered by a 657-cc turbo triple making 63 HP, right at the legal limit.

The Cappuccino is faster than the Beat, and according to the data I have on hand, the Suzuki has been pulling higher prices lately. This Cappuccino has higher mileage, with 136,000 miles on the clock. However, it is said to have been maintained and runs well. It’s $8,200 on Facebook Marketplace in Krum, Texas. Listing courtesy of Obscure Cars for Sale.

The BMW Z3 M Coupe is a beloved and sought-after car nicknamed “clown shoe.” The picture above should perfectly explain why.

The M Coupe was not a work of marketing, but of engineers who built the car in secret before presenting it to management for the production green light. The man running the Z3 roadster program, Burkhard Goeschel, thought the car deserved to be more than just a cushy convertible. So he and the rest of the engineering team added a roof, creating a car 2.6 times stiffer than the roadster.

Power comes from BMW’s 3.2-liter S52 DOHC straight six making 240 HP and 236 lb-ft torque. It’s $44,977 on CarGurus in Naples, Florida with 56,617 miles. I’ve found cheaper ones, but they’ve all had accident history. This one is said to be clean.

I recently considered an old two-door off-roader as my next Gambler 500 rig and was surprised to see so many of these old SUVs at ridiculous prices. That makes some sense as people flock to ‘80s and ‘90s cars out of nostalgia.

I found one that isn’t priced out of this world, and it’s a nice color, too.

The first-generation Tahoe hit the road in 1995, temporarily replacing the Blazer before that nameplate came back on a different platform. Power comes from a 5.7-liter V8. There were two of these engines available in 1995, one making 200 HP and the other, the Vortec, making 255 HP. The engine isn’t specified here, but it’s said that the air-conditioning and four-wheel-drive works.

It’s $7,500 on Facebook Marketplace in Gadsden, Alabama with 275,000 miles.

If you know of a unique car for sale online in North America, drop it down in the comments or send it along in an email! If the car’s still for sale, I may feature it in a future post.