The Quirk Database

66 cars

1. 1960sIsle of ManThree-wheelerGears & reverseSeatingHeadlights Peel P50 Weirdest quirk There's no reverse gear. To turn around you get out, lift the tail by its chrome handle and drag it around. Last sold A$85,000 · Oct 19, 2025 · Donington Auctions
2. 1980sItalyTruck that shouldn't exist Lamborghini LM002 Weirdest quirk It needed tires that didn't exist yet, so Pirelli developed the Scorpion specifically for it. Last sold $420,420 · Mar 13, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
3. 1970sSwedenNormal-looking, weird insideSteering & ignitionGears & reverse Saab 900 (classic) Weirdest quirk The key lives on the floor between the seats, and on manuals it only comes out when you've selected reverse. Last sold $18,750 · Oct 21, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
4. 1950sFranceStreamliner / space-ageDash & controlsHeadlights Citroën DS Weirdest quirk The brake isn't a pedal. It's a little rubber button on the floor that barely moves. Last sold $10,000 · Oct 2, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
5. 1930sCzechoslovakiaStreamliner / space-ageHeadlights Tatra T87 Weirdest quirk A dorsal fin runs down the engine cover, and a third 'cyclops' headlight sits in the middle of the nose. Last sold €302,500 · Sep 19, 2025 · Bring a Trailer
6. 1970sItalySupercar wedgeDoors Lamborghini Countach Weirdest quirk The traditional way to reverse it is sitting on the door sill with the scissor door up, looking backward. Last sold $626,000 · Oct 13, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
7. 1950sGermanyBubble car / microcarDoorsSteering & ignition BMW Isetta Weirdest quirk The whole front of the car is the door, and the steering wheel and instrument panel swing out with it. Last sold $27,250 · Oct 29, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
8. 1970sJapanTruck that shouldn't existSeating Subaru BRAT Weirdest quirk Two rear-facing jump seats bolted into the cargo bed, there mainly to dodge a 25% light-truck tariff. Last sold $17,000 · Oct 13, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
9. 1960sJapanStreamliner / space-age Mazda Cosmo Sport Weirdest quirk It has no pistons. Two triangular rotors spin inside the engine, with two spark plugs per rotor. Last sold $115,000 · Mar 9, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
10. 1970sUnited KingdomThree-wheeler Reliant Robin Weirdest quirk One wheel at the front, plus a weight under about 990 lb (450 kg), so it could be licensed and taxed like a motorcycle-category tricycle. Last sold £2,592 · Apr 11, 2026 · Anglia Car Auctions
11. 1980sJapanNovelty-shaped Nissan S-Cargo Weirdest quirk It's a working delivery van styled like a snail, and its name is a pun on the French word for snail. Last sold $8,500 · Jul 17, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
12. 1960sGermanyAmphibiousSteering & ignition Amphicar 770 Weirdest quirk In the water you steer it with the front wheels, which double as the rudders. Last sold $75,000 · Aug 14, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
13. 1970sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideDoors AMC Pacer Weirdest quirk The passenger door is four inches longer than the driver's door, to make getting into the back seat easier from the curb side. Last sold $15,000 · Sep 30, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
14. 1990sItalyNormal-looking, weird insideSeating Fiat Multipla (1998) Weirdest quirk Two rows of three seats: three people sit side by side up front,. No sales logged yet
15. 1950sGermanyBubble car / microcarGears & reverseSeating Messerschmitt KR200 Weirdest quirk There's no reverse gear. You stop the engine and restart it running backward, which gives you all four gears in reverse too. Last sold $31,000 · Sep 25, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
16. 2000sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideHidden extras Pontiac Aztek Weirdest quirk You could order it with a tent that attaches to the back and an air mattress, and the center console lifts out as a cooler. Last sold $5,000 · Jun 13, 2023 · Bring a Trailer
17. 1990sJapanRetro pastiche Nissan Figaro Weirdest quirk Buyers had to win a lottery to get one, and the paint colors each represent a season of the year. Last sold $5,400 · Jun 19, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
18. 1980sJapanRetro pastiche Nissan Be-1 Weirdest quirk Nissan sold it with no Nissan branding at all, and only to people who'd reserved one. No sales logged yet
19. 1980sJapanRetro pastiche Nissan Pao Weirdest quirk Nissan only took orders for three months, got 51,657 applications and sold out. Last sold $5,700 · Jun 11, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
20. 1990sJapanTiny sports carRoofs Suzuki Cappuccino Weirdest quirk The roof comes apart in three pieces, so it's a coupe, a T-top, a targa or a full convertible, depending on how many you take off. Last sold $5,100 · Oct 18, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
21. 1990sJapanTiny sports carDoors Autozam AZ-1 Weirdest quirk It has gullwing doors, on a car that weighs about 1,590 lb (720 kg) and has a 657cc engine. Last sold $40,000 · Sep 17, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
22. 1980sJapanNormal-looking, weird insideHidden extras Honda City (first generation) Weirdest quirk It came with an optional 50cc folding scooter, the Motocompo, that fits in the trunk. Honda invented a word for it: 'trunk bike'. Last sold $30,000 · Feb 19, 2025 · Bring a Trailer
23. 1980sItalyNormal-looking, weird inside Chrysler TC by Maserati Weirdest quirk It's an Italian-built Maserati joint venture that you can barely tell apart from the much cheaper LeBaron it shares parts with. Last sold $5,049 · Oct 26, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
24. 1990sJapanNormal-looking, weird insideWindows Subaru SVX Weirdest quirk The side glass is a window within a window: only an inner pane, about two-thirds of each door window, actually rolls down. Last sold $9,500 · Oct 28, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
25. 1970sFranceStreamliner / space-ageHeadlightsSteering & ignition Citroën SM Weirdest quirk The headlights turn with the steering, and the power steering pulls itself back to center even when the car is standing still. Last sold $23,013 · Sep 16, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
26. 2000sFranceDoors that make no senseDoorsWindows Renault Avantime Weirdest quirk There are only two doors on a minivan, each on a double-hinged arm, and the front windows drop on their own when you fold a seat. No sales logged yet
27. 1970sUnited KingdomThree-wheelerDoorsWindows Bond Bug Weirdest quirk It has no doors. The canopy lifts up to let you in, with clip-on side screens instead of windows. No sales logged yet
28. 1960sEast GermanyNormal-looking, weird inside Trabant 601 Weirdest quirk The body panels are Duroplast, a hard plastic made with recycled cotton waste and resin. No sales logged yet
29. 1950sGermanyBubble car / microcarSeatingDoors Zündapp Janus Weirdest quirk The back passengers sit facing backward, back to back with the front ones, and get in through a door in the tail. Last sold $40,500 · Sep 22, 2020 · Bring a Trailer
30. 1970sJapanTruck that shouldn't exist Mazda Rotary Pickup (REPU) Weirdest quirk It's the world's first and only Wankel-engined pickup truck. No sales logged yet
31. 1980sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird inside Cadillac Allanté Weirdest quirk The bodies were built in Italy and flown to Detroit by air freight to be finished, a supply chain called the Air Bridge. Last sold $4,042 · Oct 7, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
32. 1980sUnited KingdomDoors that make no senseDoors DeLorean DMC-12 Weirdest quirk The body is bare brushed stainless steel with no paint at all, so fingerprints are part of the look. Last sold $70,588 · Oct 28, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
33. 1970sCanadaDoors that make no senseDoors Bricklin SV-1 Weirdest quirk The hydraulic gullwing doors weigh 90 lb each and take up to 12 seconds to open or close. Last sold $10,013 · Aug 12, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
34. 1960sGermanyTruck that shouldn't existDoors Volkswagen Thing (Type 181) Weirdest quirk All four doors lift off and are interchangeable, and the windshield folds flat. Last sold $20,500 · Oct 29, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
35. 2000sUnited StatesTruck that shouldn't existRoofs Chevrolet SSR Weirdest quirk It's a pickup truck with a folding metal convertible roof. Last sold $17,000 · Oct 29, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
36. 1990sUnited StatesRetro pastiche Plymouth Prowler Weirdest quirk It's a hot rod, but you could only get it with a V6 and an automatic. Last sold $25,007 · Oct 19, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
37. 2000sGermanyDoors that make no senseDoorsRoofs Smart Crossblade Weirdest quirk It has no windshield, no roof and no conventional doors, on a car sold for town driving. No sales logged yet
38. 2000sJapanRetro pasticheWindowsDash & controls Toyota WiLL Vi Weirdest quirk The rear window slopes the wrong way, like a 1960s Ford Anglia, and the gear shifter is on the dashboard. No sales logged yet
39. 1990sJapanTruck that shouldn't exist Isuzu VehiCROSS Weirdest quirk Black plastic cladding covers the whole lower half of the body, like it's wearing waders. Last sold $6,500 · Oct 9, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
40. 2000sJapanSupercar wedge Mitsuoka Orochi Weirdest quirk It looks like a supercar, but behind the seats sits a 3.3-liter Toyota V6 rather than anything exotic. No sales logged yet
41. 1980sUnited KingdomThree-wheeler Sinclair C5 Weirdest quirk It's legally an electrically assisted pedal cycle, so you can 'drive' it with no license, at up to 15 mph. No sales logged yet
42. 1980sGermanyDoors that make no senseDoors BMW Z1 Weirdest quirk The doors slide down into the sills, and the car can be driven with them lowered (legality varies by country). Last sold $92,000 · Apr 17, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
43. 2000sFranceDoors that make no senseDoors Peugeot 1007 Weirdest quirk A supermini with two powered sliding doors, like a van, so you can open them in tight parking lots. No sales logged yet
44. 2010sJapanTruck that shouldn't existRoofsDoors Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet Weirdest quirk It's a two-door convertible SUV, with front doors 7.9 inches longer than the regular Murano's. No sales logged yet
45. 1990sJapanDoors that make no senseDoorsWindows Toyota Sera Weirdest quirk Butterfly doors on an economy car: they tilt up and forward, and they're mostly glass. Last sold $12,500 · Dec 23, 2025 · Bring a Trailer
46. 1990sJapanTruck that shouldn't existRoofs Suzuki X-90 Weirdest quirk It's an off-road SUV with only two seats, a separate trunk and a T-top. Last sold $7,700 · Sep 28, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
47. 1940sUnited StatesStreamliner / space-ageHeadlights Tucker 48 Weirdest quirk A third headlight in the middle of the nose turns with the steering to light up corners. No sales logged yet
48. 1950sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideDash & controlsSteering & ignition Edsel (1958) Weirdest quirk Teletouch: you change gear by pushing buttons in the middle of the steering wheel. Last sold $18,000 · Oct 14, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
49. 1980sFranceNormal-looking, weird insideSeating Matra Murena Weirdest quirk There are three seats in one row, side by side, so the driver gets two passengers. Last sold $27,000 · Oct 5, 2023 · Bring a Trailer
50. 2000sUnited StatesTruck that shouldn't existRoofs GMC Envoy XUV Weirdest quirk The roof over the cargo area slides away, so you can carry tall things standing up in an SUV. No sales logged yet
51. 1960sFranceNormal-looking, weird insideWindows Citroën Ami 6 Weirdest quirk The rear window slopes backward, the 'wrong' way, so the roof overhangs it. No sales logged yet
52. 1990sUnited KingdomSupercar wedgeSeating McLaren F1 Weirdest quirk The driver sits in the middle, front and center, with a passenger seat on each side. No sales logged yet
53. 1960sGermanyNormal-looking, weird insideSteering & ignition Porsche 911 (classic) Weirdest quirk The ignition is to the left of the steering wheel. The usual explanation is the old Le Mans running start: twist the key with your left hand while your right hand grabs first gear. Last sold $143,000 · Nov 2, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
54. 2000sJapanDoors that make no senseDoors Mazda RX-8 Weirdest quirk The rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors overlap the front ones and there's no B-pillar, so you can only open the back doors once the fronts are open. Last sold $7,000 · Aug 31, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
55. 1950sGermanyDoors that make no senseDoorsSteering & ignition Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Weirdest quirk The doors open upward like gull wings, and the sill is so high that the steering wheel pivots on its hub 90 degrees out of the way so you can climb in. Last sold $1,710,000 · Oct 29, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
56. 1950sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideRoofs Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner Weirdest quirk The steel roof folds its front section and tucks itself under the rear deck lid, using seven electric motors, ten limit switches, ten solenoids and 610 feet of wiring. Last sold $23,500 · Sep 10, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
57. 1950sUnited StatesStreamliner / space-ageWindowsDash & controls Mercury Turnpike Cruiser Weirdest quirk The rear window retracts into the body, a feature Mercury marketed as the 'Breezeway', on a car that also had push-button transmission controls. Last sold $1,957 · Jul 31, 2025 · Bring a Trailer
58. 1960sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideRoofs Studebaker Wagonaire Weirdest quirk The rear section of the roof slides forward, so you can haul things standing up that wouldn't fit in a normal wagon. Last sold $19,500 · Oct 16, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
59. 1940sFranceNormal-looking, weird insideRoofsDoors Citroën 2CV Weirdest quirk The roof is a full-width canvas sunroof that rolls back, so tall loads can stick out of the top. Until 1955 it even stretched down to cover the trunk. Last sold $10,500 · Oct 21, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
60. 1970sUnited KingdomNormal-looking, weird insideSteering & ignition Austin Allegro Weirdest quirk Early cars had the 'Quartic' steering wheel: a rectangle with rounded sides, meant to free up leg room. Nobody liked it, and it was gone by 1974. No sales logged yet
61. 2010sSouth KoreaDoors that make no senseDoors Hyundai Veloster Weirdest quirk It has one big door on the driver's side and two smaller doors on the passenger side. Hyundai flips the layout for right-hand-drive markets, so back-seat passengers always get out on the curb side. Last sold $7,250 · Jan 8, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
62. 1980sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideDash & controls Buick Riviera (1986–1993) Weirdest quirk In 1986 its dashboard had a touchscreen: the Graphic Control Center, a 9-inch monochrome CRT that ran the climate control, the stereo and a trip computer. Last sold $4,100 · Oct 15, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
63. 1970sUnited KingdomSupercar wedgeDash & controls Aston Martin Lagonda Weirdest quirk It was the first production car with a digital instrument panel. Series 2 cars launched with digital displays and touch-button controls, and the Series 3 switched to cathode-ray tubes, which proved even less reliable. Last sold $55,000 · Jun 15, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
64. 1960sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideSteering & ignition Ford Thunderbird (1961–1963) Weirdest quirk The Swing Away steering wheel slides about 18 inches to the right when you're in Park, so you can get out more easily. It locks the gear selector until you swing it back. Last sold $8,800 · Oct 23, 2026 · Bring a Trailer
65. 1950sNetherlandsNormal-looking, weird insideGears & reverse DAF 600 Weirdest quirk It has no gears. Its Variomatic is a belt-driven continuously variable transmission that 'shifts' using centrifugal weights and engine vacuum, the first in a production car since the 1920s Clyno. No sales logged yet
66. 1950sUnited StatesNormal-looking, weird insideHidden extrasHeadlights Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Weirdest quirk The glove box held six magnetic silver drink tumblers, and the vanity kit came with an atomizer of Arpège perfume. No sales logged yet

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