Kilgore Trout

from the ad: I would simply ignore those who just don’t read. 1985 AE86 with a 1UZ V8 engine swap. I am looking to trade. The price 11k is firm if you really want to buy it. I am in no hurry to trade or sell and I am fine keeping the car. Just wondering what’s out there. Right now I am interested in fun and newer Japanese sports cars as well as stock or nicely modified Japanese sedans. 94 1uzfe V8, 260hp, 260 torque for the 2300 pound body. Custom single exhaust, sounds amazing GTS rear end with factory LSD and disk brakes

So who was Karl Kleve and why does my dad have pieces of his mansion in his house? Well, Kleve was an eccentric billionaire who was a local celebrity of almost legendary status until he passed away from cancer in 2003 at the age of 90. His daughter is quoted in his obituary as saying, “He dreamed of designing the perfect automobile. He had a keen sense of justice and a strong sense of family. And he definitely wasn’t held by tradition.”

CT has gotten a little better about moderating things like this, but I just recently made a post about what a badass Michèle Mouton was and the first (and only) two comments were these:

I would make an adapter plate to mate the engine to a FWD transmission from a Cadillac Eldorado or Olds Toronado, then turn it sideways and stuff it into the back of something tiny yet wide, cheap, and unexpected: an AMC Pacer. Ferrari-powered, mid-engined, rear-drive Pacer? Shwing!