I wonder if that is the same as the Subaru " Brat ", that was popular here for awhile? They sure want enough for it!
1991 SUBARU BRUMBY. FULL SERVICE HISTORY. 185,000km Fabricated from rare minerals excavated from the core of Mount Olympus, artfully designed by Zeus and skillfully handcrafted in the Land of the Rising Sun by the deft hands of the infamous 7 Samurai. This Japanese rice-rocket is unquestionably the most heroic form of transport since the Apollo 11 lunar module. Searching for a delightful automobile to ferry you to Angus and Robertson to buy Fifty Shades of Grey, or perhaps cart little Timmy to clarinet lessons? Do me a favour, smash your laptop on the ground, give yourself an uppercut and take a good, long look in the mirror. Frankly, I’m offended. If, on the other hand, you’re hunting for the most diabolical slab of precious metal to be synthesised during the Big Bang, please continue… To date, the most monumental day of your existence was your wedding, or the birth of your children. That’s about to change! In fact, you’d trade your spouse and all of your offspring just to test-drive this barbarian. FACTS: In 1885, this car transported the Statue of Liberty to New York City from Paris. Cast as KITT in 1982’s Knight Rider TV series, but eventually deemed too intelligent for the role. Manufactured in 1991, this Brumby was responsible for the Grunge movement. If Kurt Cobain owned one, Nirvana would still be thrashing out tunes. I drove it to my last job interview and my employer handed me his résumé. If you were to be run over by this beast, you’d have to fight off the strong urge to thank the driver. When the cops pulled me over a few weeks ago, they were lucky to leave with a warning. SPECIFICATIONS: Bullbar forged from unicorn horns. 2 seats (thrones) upholstered with Albino Panda fur. Stereo system used for sound engineering the U2 360 tour. Built-in chick/dude magnet (it knows your preference). Integrated time machine (takes you back to 1991 when you step inside) Powered by nuclear fusion (makes Coles/Woolies fuel vouchers redundant) Windscreen wiper jets filled with the tears of Jesus (washes away the most sinful grime) No power steering (so you better start pumping iron to shred your biceps) Analogue clock (ask your Grandfather how to read it). PRICE: $5,000 or 6.5kg of freshly minted Swiss gold bullion Wow! If Chuck Norris was a car, he would be this one.
Uh, before we get nailed with a copyright infringement, I will just add that krelboyne's post is a direct cut-and-paste of the ad, originally written by Rich Wisken of Australia.
That's written really good. Someone here in NB did the same type of thing on Kijiji a while ago trying to sell his Snowblower. http://www.cbc.ca/news/offbeat/story/2011/11/25/nb-snowblower-kijiji-ad-viral.html .
Reminds me of an ad I made a few months ago... Hell yeah '73 Ranchero! - $1500 (Memphis) So you want a car, (or maybe you want a truck - I ain't here to judge, and I'm not gonna make you decide.) But you've only got $1500! How are you gonna turn that into your next bitchin' ride? Craigslist, of course! So let's see what can you get on Craigslist for $1500... You can get you a reasonably decent mid-90's 4-cylinder front wheel drive sedan with your choice of high miles, lots of dents, or an interior that looks and smells like it recently hosted dog fights, and you'll probably feel like a failure in life but you'll get around sort of reliably. You won't stand out from the crowd, but if this is what you consider a good car you're probably used to that... You can get a beat-up old truck that looks like every other beat-up old truck that the ladies never look at twice... You can get something that's actually new enough to be respectable! (If you don't mind the engine being blown up) You can get something that's actually old enough to be awesome! (If you don't mind the engine being disassembled and in the trunk) OR YOU CAN GET THIS! A genuine vintage antique classic (and also the regular type of "old") 1973 Ford Ranchero Just look at this thing. You're not going to find this level of panache, machismo and full-on manliness for a price this low anywhere else on Craigslist, not even M4M Casual Encounters. This vehicle is like a Burt Reynolds mustache on wheels. (Aluminum slot wheels, that is! Wrapped in classic muscle style white letter BFG rubber...) It's got a Saddle Brown interior. You can't get that sh*t anymore, not anywhere, and it's damn near mint! The paint is in fair shape, but it's beige. They call it "flesh tone" which is racist if you ask me, but I guess that's just all the more reason to paint it. (Or don't! Whatever, it's your car, you can rock the beige if you want, it ain't bad really...) The ladies ain't gonna be looking at the paint anyway, because they'll be too busy swooning every time you step out of this sweet time machine looking like a hairy-chested disco cowboy. Happens to me all the time, no joke. I'm a married man, that's why I gotta sell it! It's got a 351 Cleveland V8 engine! You're damn right it does! Back in the day these engines were so awesome they named a whole city after them. Ford had to put a two barrel carburetor on this one just to keep it under the speed limit, and it's still 100% stock, but that doesn't mean you have to keep it that way. When you're the kind of man who rolls out in a ride like this in 2013, you're an outlaw already my friend. So go ahead, I know what you're thinking. Go get a four-barrel carburetor and a healthy little cam and have yourself a real American muscle car. It won't take much to get some serious power out of this engine, and the factory 9-inch Ford rearend can handle everything you can throw at it. Hell it's already got the true duals and glasspacks, you're halfway there... This car rides like a Lincoln, yet it can haul whatever heavy sh*t you can fit in its ample posterior with the greatest of ease, and at a much better loading height than a typical pickup truck, I might add. It's mechanically sound. I've driven it up to 400 miles in a trip with no trouble. It has air conditioning! (I said it has air conditioning, I didn't say it works. But it's all there!) It's got some rust under it too, but this a full-framed vehicle, not a weak unibody so who cares? The transmission and power steering fluid leak too. (What can I say? I wouldn't be selling it this cheap if it didn't have some flaws.) Bottom line - It's a good car as it sits. I'd drive it anywhere. With a little work it can be a great car. It's a head turner too. I bought it because I wanted a truck and I like 'em old and weird, and it's been a good truck, but now I want something enclosed. So I might be interested in trades if you have an old van, station wagon, ambulance, hearse, etc. "old and weird" is what interests me most. Clear title, of course... Call or text 901-XXX-XXXX
Had a friend in high school that had pretty much welded a brat body onto an old ranger frame, so in the end he had a 302 powered brat... and it was really scary to ride in.... but it was fun racing the Camaros/mustangs out on the boulevard.
I loved the brats when I was in elementary school. Something about those two seats mounted backwards in the back with the the grab handles.
I was at this used car place looking at Bronco's. They had this Brat there that was all done up for dune racing. It looked awesome. We talked about buying it for a few as it was super cheap. But after we test drove the Bronco and realized we were at one of the worst lying snake-oil used car lots ever we decided not to test drive it as well. I still think it would have been cool though. Tires were sticking out so half the tire was exposed, all caged and roll bar'd, and ready for tearing up dunes. Probably was a total junker though. This guy tried to jack up the price 500 on the bronco I was looking at because he had the carpets vacuumed. And kept yelling at us to stop terrorising his truck because the clutch was slipping. Said we were making it do it. LOL. But that Brat, it's stuck in my head for 2 years, just because it looked like one should.
When I was in 2nd grade, I had to walk about 2 miles to school, and had to pass a NEW Brat both ways, and that thing just stuck with me. The El Camino-ish car-truck was cool by itself. But being smaller, and being called a BRAT which I was often called myself, was also cool. But then there were those two seats in the back, facing backwards. Cool! and they mounted handles to the floor so the backseat riders could hold on, or else!!!! Sans seatbelts, even!!!
