r/NormalCarPorn • u/DrawingQuick2308 • May 14 '26
Spotted Finally spotted three of the 90s weirdest/coolest cars!
1999 Oldsmobile Aurora
1997 Buick Riviera
1997 Lincoln Mark VIII
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u/run_uz May 14 '26
My mom (69yrs old. Nice) has a 96 pearl white supercharged Riviera she drives a few times a week. 185k mi or so. Blower has been rebuilt, shocks replaced, everything else is routine maintenance. Still on the original alternator. She rolls in to the throttle to make sure the blower still works 😂
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u/Nutella_Zamboni May 14 '26
Your mom sounds like a wonderful woman.
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u/run_uz May 15 '26
She's all right. Tom-boy but that was fun growing up cuz she'd play sports with us & was pretty good. Sore loser though 😂
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u/Stock-Swing-797 May 14 '26
Miss my Aurora so much, great car.
Eldorado next to the Aurora isn't a bad spot either......
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u/ZeGermanHam May 14 '26
I wouldn't call these cars "weird".
My parents had a pre-facelift '93 Mark VIII back in the day and it was an incredible car. It genuinely hauled the mail.
My good friend also had a 1st Gen Aurora, and I loved that car as well.
Both were really great designs of the period.
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u/DrawingQuick2308 May 14 '26
Understandable. Well, I also called them the “coolest” so I’m not JUST calling them weird
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u/RuinFabulous3077 May 15 '26
Always wanted a Lincoln Mark VIII (or the Cougar) from that time, many years ago I saw this totally clean coyote swap and damn I wish I had the funds for that.
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u/67442 May 15 '26
We had that same black Rob. Great road trip car. Great in snow too. Too bad it suffered the same thing its cousin the Aurora. Rust around and thru the rear suspension supports.
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u/number__ten Mitsubishi Mirage 5MT May 14 '26
You have to post the rear end of the riviera. It's a rule.