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Old 12-16-23 | 10:11 AM
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Old 12-16-23 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by katekebo
Oh my.... Honda Fit? (RIP....)
Old 12-16-23 | 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by katekebo
I'm gonna say a customized Kia Rio
Old 12-16-23 | 11:28 AM
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I'm gonna say a customized Kia Rio
"customized"
Old 12-16-23 | 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jer
I'm gonna say a customized Kia Rio

Looks like an El Cam-Rio.
Old 12-17-23 | 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
"customized"
Yeah, he was wording that in a kind way. Lol

I was thinking butchered. Haha
Old 12-17-23 | 11:34 AM
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Old 12-17-23 | 04:29 PM
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Excalibur SSK
Old 12-17-23 | 04:38 PM
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Exhausts are above the fender on Excaliber ...
Old 12-17-23 | 06:01 PM
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no idea but it's awesome.
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Well, it could be a kit car on a VW chassis. Clenet made some that looked like this one.
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Yes, Clenet. Built 600+ on a Lincoln Continental chassis 1975-80 in CA. Most of the Clenets looked pretty similar. The Excalibers seemed to have lots of variations.
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Looks like an El Cam-Rio.
LOL, that's a good one there.
Old 12-28-23 | 09:17 PM
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I saw one of these in the wild last week for the 1st time.

Had no idea this mffg made sporty cars.

I debadged it in mspaint to make it a little harder for you all, what am I???
Bonus, tell us about the powerplant/drivetrain.


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Subaru BRZ, the refresh. Natrually aspirated 2.4 liter boxer-4 hopefully paired to a manual transmission.


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