Imported to make the Pinto and Vega look even better in comparison. https://newlondon.craigslist.org/cto/6160352990.html
Its rarity alone could command the advertised price. The advertised milage could also be correct, because the vehicle was so terrible that it had to spend more time getting serviced than to service. Since that era, I don't recall Chrysler ever having re-badged a subsequent Brit product. The next worse was probably the Spanish-built Talbot. But, they were plushy and comfortable-looking, as if they did what Detroit told them to do: http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2012/11/13/Rebadged-Disasters-Plymouth-Cricket-7711579/ This looks to be a copy produced by Talbot for the Spanish market. The main difference being that it was equipped with a more modern French powertrain: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbot-Simca_1610 This is one of those plushy Talbots of which I saw one of them at a southern French junkyard. Typical of the climate there, as well as French driving habits, it had dents and scratches all over. The dash was crisped out, as you would expect. But, no rust, whatsoever. The problem was that under French law, at that time, you weren't allowed to buy a car, once it was officially scrapped. I would, however, see Poles drive to the border with junked cars on trailers. They seemed to always know how to get around stupid laws, for some reason: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talbot_Tagora
"Mobile disaster area." With that, I'll have to find one, paint it black...all black. Every surface, every light, everything, all black, and then paint "DISASTER AREA" on both flanks, the bonnet and the boot. A real tribute to Douglas Adams and every other "Hitchhiker" out there.
"Consult mapquest; Woodstock, Connecticut is far away from you." Seller has a sense of humour. Does anyone even use MapQuest anymore? Good condition for the price. If you want an unloved, disaster-area car, that is.
Increased Hopping power for 1972! http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-Plymou...62-/351933257936?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368
I'd be willing to bet this is the only car owner's manual ever to feature a drawing of a toadstool on the cover. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Plymou...de-/360807975888?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368
There are certain non-lethal toadstools which can be eaten, to induce mindsets cohersive for purchasing such vehicles. There are also licking toads available which induce similar mindsets.
Two these actually still exist in 2017! Who would have believed? Another with low mileage in New England - no surprise. https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/1971-pylmoth-cricket/6345262893.html
Looks to be in pretty good condition. I'm trying to think of a reason I should go and buy this car. Can't think of any right now.
Are we definitely sure this isn't the same car!!!!!!! I only ask that because I've only ever seen two of these in my whole life (and I'm 47) - One when I was a kid in the late 70s, as there was one about two blocks from where I lived in PA in dark green and #2 was a really cherry condition dark green one at Fall Carlisle about 2 or 3 years ago. Begs the question - were most of these imported in the color green? And another consideration, I've never seen one out here in the desert southwest where cars don't rust, in my 23 years here, even though I've seen some off the wall Simcas, Rovers, etc.
The second one has a ripped passenger seat and looks to be a darker green, so it seems there's two of these in VT/NH. Which is pretty amazing, considering how much winter weather they might have had to go through. "Cricket" emblem has survived well.
The underside pic in the add above reminds my of my friend Ben's 94 Roadmaster Wagon. The car was from Virginia, so not rusty, but it had been in New Hampshire for quite a few years. When we got there to buy it, the underhood and undersides were all coated in oil, like this car. which of course had dust-grime stuck all to it. As a Texan, who goes nuts over any kind of dirt or grease, my head nearly exploded when I looked over that wagon. All I wanted to go was soak the entire car in Purple Power to get all the oil off... We were told the car had to be kept oil-fogged in order to prevent rust....it's required up there unless you want a car to...dissolve... As beautiful as it is in that part of the world, and it IS gorgeous (at least in the spring when we went)...I could not live there in salt for half the year, no way! Yikes!
