If you’ve ever stopped and thought to yourself, “life is too short to drive a boring car”, today is your lucky day. In a world where brands are shrouded by fuel economy and sustainability, there’s a whole world of useable, enjoyable, and seriously cool classic cars out there waiting to be explored. Some of the lots featured in Osenat’s upcoming auction on July 10th are the perfect showcase of quirkiness and charm that won’t break the bank, but will break the necks of passers-by as you cruise through town. 

French car design has always been an area for discussion, and models like the Citroen CX from 1981 and the M35 offer unrivalled style for a real bargain. The M35 is a true odd-ball machine, powered by a longitudinally-mounted rotary engine boasting 49bhp, it will rocket to 62mph from a standstill in 19 seconds. Sure, it may be quicker to run, but there is something undeniably sleek about this all-silver micro-SM!

Elsewhere in the sale, we stumbled upon some oddballs from Italy, German and the UK. BMW are no strangers to weird car design, take the sliding-door convertible Z1 for example, a car so ahead of its time, it was perhaps a little too clever for the world in 1991. Alongside it sits a manual Z4 3.0 Coupé, a car we feel is likely to become rather desirable in years to come, especially with prices of the M version rocketing. If unique cars are your thing, we suggest checking out this upcoming sale on July 10th, but be warned, choosing just one favourite is rather difficult!

Here are ten odd-ball cars we couldn’t take our eyes off: