Eleanor Mustang + Alfa 4C + Aston Martin Lagonda: Classifieds of the Week

It’s only been a couple of days in the office at MOTOR This year, but we’re already looking at car ads for things we can’t afford.

Take these for example, we could maybe afford one of them if we all put our money together.

1981 MAZDA RX7 SUPER DELUXE

‘Super Deluxe?’ you ask. The seller says it’s been optioned with a Moffatt/Hansford (yes, the racers) pack, plus look at how plush that interior is! It’s even got matching leather Recaros.

With a rebuilt 13B under the hood, hooked up to a manual box, and its original 12a engine available, this car is looking more and more tempting. That colour and those wheel really work for it, too.

The $40,000 asking price doesn’t seem too bad for the thing, if it runs as well as the seller says.

1967 FORD MUSTANG FOR SALE

Recently we wrote about a company in the US building officially licenced Eleanor Mustangs from Gone in 60 Seconds.

This is a more local, and more affordable recreation, but it still looks the goods.

In the correct colour, and with 24,342km on the clock, its $187,000 asking price is steep… but it’s the only one around for sale.

2015 ALFA ROMEO 4C LAUNCH EDITION

“Absolutely pristine condition. Only 350 kilometres,” is exactly what you want to see written under a picture of a car on an ad. And this one looks the part.

In the traditional Rosso Red, this 4C looks new, with the only signs of previous ownership being a few specks of dirt on the floor mats.

The $99,000 price tag also makes it the second-cheapest car on today’s list.

1986 BUICK GRAND NATIONAL

This ad is either amazing, or disappointing.

If this is a GNX (which the ad description and its $125,000 price suggest), then six-figures might not be so ridiculous. The GNX was one of the quickest cars around in the ‘80s, and it’s pretty legendary today.

However, if it’s a ‘regular’ (but still cool) Grand National made to look like a GNX, it might not garner the admiration worthy of its asking price.

1982 ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA

This is arguably Aston’s most divisive design. It’s beautiful to some, and a door-wedge on wheels to others.

But its funky interior makes it endearing to us, as well as its bent eight under the hood.

This one’s in good condition, and is asking $149,990.