This next car comes as a tip from PA Cyclist who writes: This is notable for three reasons: (1) It has a manual (I have no production numbers for this but it has to be way lower than the automatic). (2) It appears to be the base model instead of the more popular Limited. The […]
Production of Pontiac’s Firebird ended in 2002 when the F-body was finally put to pasture and replaced by the Zeta chassis Camaro a few years later. Unfortunately, the carpocalypse claimed the Pontiac marque around 2009, which means we won’t see a Firebird TransAm version of the current Camaro. A pity, because the Firebird was always […]
This next car is interesting. I don’t really know what to say…it is a Toyota Echo…well, it was a Toyota Echo, which was a subcompact supermini…but it isn’t anymore. It is now a camper? Oh. Is that a question? Find this 2001 Toyota Echo Camper offered for $1250 in Santa Cruz, CA via craigslist. Tip […]
Back before AMG became the designator of sportiness in a new Mercedes-Benz, the German company would work with OEMs to turn out tuned version of their cars. We mostly think of AMG for their work with Mercedes-Benz sedans (C36 AMG, for instance) but there was a time when they collaborated with Mitsubishi to turn out […]
The Chevrolet Lumina was released for the 1990 model year as a competitor to the “aero-designed” Ford Taurus. Today’s example is an upmarket “Euro” trim version…but it isn’t clear what is “Euro” about the Ontario Canada assembled Lumina. But that doesn’t matter, because this is probably the nicest Lumina Euro you’ll find for sale with […]
Welcome back to another edition of Cars You’ve Never Heard About and Wonder Why You Are Hearing About Them Now. Today’s example is the finest of GM’s badge engineering; two parts legacy Japanese brand, one part 4.2 liter DOHC Inline-6 (why would they call it a Vortec?…it’s inline…strange times) and a spritz of cheap GM […]
In the 1980s if you wanted to add performance to a car, the recipe was simple. Ignore those pesky and complicated engine and transmission parts and focus on aesthetics. What you need is a color matched body kit. I guess you could also add a High Output designation to the monster 1.9 liter fuel injected […]
Larry Shinoda was the legendary automobile designer who was credited with the development of the original 69 Boss 302 Ford Mustang (and the Sting Ray Corvette when he was at GM). This next car is the final project that Shinoda worked on with Ford before he passed away in 1997 — you can read more […]
The Ford LTD (pronounced el-tee-dee) was first built in 1965 on the Galaxie platform as a top of the line for Ford’s full sized offerings. In 1979 the LTD was downsized to Ford’s Panther platform and in 1983 it was turned into a midsized thing on Ford’s Fox platform…which was a good thing for people […]
I’m all for custom graphics on the side of a vintage van, but I’m not so sure about this next one. The questionable aspect of recently legalized substances is not what strikes me as much as the use of the word juicy to describe the painted lady of the side of this thing. Remove that […]