For those not steeped in North American slang:
So a guy I know in Oman has offered me this post-apocalyptic beauty:
Which for some reason really appeals to me. Maybe it is the side mount spares:
Or maybe it is the gas-bomb under the passenger seat:
(What is going on in the dash where the radio ought to be?)
Or maybe it is that cool roll bar:
Or maybe it is chicken wire over the side lights and the general demeanor:
(What are those weird brackets that stick up from the hood?)
I've asked whether it runs and drives three times. So far, no answer. I'd have to spend close to 5K USD to get it to the UAE and obtain an ownership certificate. I am confident I can get a new-old cab from Sharjah, but it might be pretty pricey. It is a gas cylinder 6 engine I'm lead to understand. If it runs and drives I'm afraid I might buy it.
I'm told it is a 1988, which means pre-1FZ, and that is a bit less interesting.
[edited to correct a couple of items]
"hooptie"
Any car that meets the following: a) driver must enter car through passenger side b) three different brand and size tires - 3 of them missing hubcap c) exhaust is held up by half a clothes hanger - other half replaces the antenna d) backfires every three blocks - loudest backfire being when car is turned off e) must open door at drive-threws as windows don't roll down f) you only get one AM station and the tape deck eats all tapes inserted g) can't open the glove box as the whole thing will fall out h) if you let go of steering wheel while driving you'll make a u-turn i) must manually move blinker lever up and down as it no longer blinks on it's own j) must keep one foot on brake and one on accelerator when at a complete stop k) has had the same temporary registration sticker in the window for the last 18 months l) has all the above issues but still has a $200 professional tint job
So a guy I know in Oman has offered me this post-apocalyptic beauty:
Which for some reason really appeals to me. Maybe it is the side mount spares:
Or maybe it is the gas-bomb under the passenger seat:
(What is going on in the dash where the radio ought to be?)
Or maybe it is that cool roll bar:
Or maybe it is chicken wire over the side lights and the general demeanor:
(What are those weird brackets that stick up from the hood?)
I've asked whether it runs and drives three times. So far, no answer. I'd have to spend close to 5K USD to get it to the UAE and obtain an ownership certificate. I am confident I can get a new-old cab from Sharjah, but it might be pretty pricey. It is a gas cylinder 6 engine I'm lead to understand. If it runs and drives I'm afraid I might buy it.
I'm told it is a 1988, which means pre-1FZ, and that is a bit less interesting.
[edited to correct a couple of items]
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