eBay Find of the Day: smart Crossblade
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Mercedes shocked the motoring press when it announced back in the early 2000's that it would actually launch a production version of its crazy smart Crossblade. Equipped with the same turbocharged three cylinder engine as the regular smart fortwo was offered with, what really distinguished the Crossblade from a run-of-the-mill smart was what it was missing. Gone was the roof and normal doors, along with most of the windshield. What was left intact were the Tridion cell and the rest of the smart's safety features.
The smart Crossblade never made it across to the United States, but there are apparently a few of them over here anyway, one of which has just appeared on eBay. According to the current owner, the car was titled in Cali, though it now resides in Idaho. Unfortunately, the far-left state has now decided to nullify that original title, as the car doesn't fit their definition of an automobile. We wonder if they have the same problem with the Jeep Wrangler. In any case, the asking price is a bit steep, though the new owner would likely never see another Crossblade on the road. Thanks for the tip, Cary!
Gallery: smart Crossblade on eBay
[Source: eBay Motors]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matthijs 5:17PM (7/20/2008)
These cars are extremly rare. I only have seen 0ne in the wild in my hometown in Holland in 2001. But because of our wet climate nobody wanted one and you can scoop them up for as low as 6000 euro's. Now demand has risen again and prices float from 10K till 16K in Germany.
http://www.autoscout24.de/List.aspx?vis=1&make=15525&model=18442&pricefrom=1000&cy=D&page=1&maxresults=500&results=20&ustate=N&ustate=U&um=True&sort=price&zipc=D
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Hans Wurst 8:03PM (7/20/2008)
Robbie Williams got the first one :)
http://www.electrifyingtimes.com/smart_crossblade.html
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s10 8:08PM (7/20/2008)
Yep indeed, buy one in Europe and ship it to the USA, you will save a lot of money.
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tankd0g 9:23PM (7/20/2008)
I'm sorry but if this thing meets crash regs I should be able to drive any locost Super 7 knock off I slap together in may garage and put signal lights on.
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Ignatius 11:11PM (7/20/2008)
Funny that it won't get a vehicle classification if it doesn't have signal lights. Here in Idaho (I live in Boise), no one bothers using them anyway...
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Ted Hewlett 11:59PM (7/26/2008)
While visiting Mykonos, Greece in June (2008) my wife and I rented one to drive the island. I'd love to have brought it home with me - what fun. The 'car' was perfect for the location and made for great memories and photos.
May not be the most sensible car for here in Tennessee, but I'd take one in a heartbeat.
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