Saw a couple of unusual cars at the swap meet.
This is a Mercury Sable station wagon.
I'm guessing from the mid 90s.
This is when Ford went crazy with the soft styling and curved shapes (mostly oval-ish) on the Taurus & Sable.
This nearly 30 year old Mercury is in remarkably good condition.
You rarely see Fords/Mercuries from that era and when you do, they're usually not in this nice a condition.
This is more rare a sighting than seeing a Ferrari.
Another interesting car is this Toyota Previa, also from the 90s (late).
The packaging on these minivans is pretty amazing.
The engine is located behind the front axle (you could say that it's mid-engine) and below the front seat occupants.
It's an inline 4 that's laid over nearly horizontal & is RWD.
They had a supercharger option (!) and also an AWD option, if my memory serves.
While working for Hyundai, I went on a comparison test drive, where one of the vans was the Previa (besides a Mazda van with conventional rear doors -- I think it was called the MPV).
It was the most spacious and best overall.
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