The E30 generation BMW 3-series was produced from 1983 through 1994 in various shapes, sizes, and configurations. The slow 318i was a fuel saver, the inline-6 powered 325i was a mixture of quick and smooth, and the 4-cylinder powered M3 was a riot. Today’s E30 started as a basic 325i, but has been given the […]
Sometimes you need an undercover car. No, not a P71 Crown Victoria in grey, I’m talking about a car that is fun to drive, but looks like another random blob mobile. And the manual transmission equipped Honda Accord coupe fits the bill nicely. Find this 2006 Honda Accord offered for $6,200 in South El Monte, […]
If you are going to drive a classy wagon that is somewhere between being new and being a classic, I can’t think of a better car than the E39 generation BMW 5-series. This is the car that your random neighbor will think is newish, but BMWphiles will know it is over 20 years old and […]
In 2007 Fiat re-introduced a city car to their lineup using the 500 name and even imported it into the United States, at least until 2019 when Fiat-Chrysler-Stellantis-BorgCube canceled the little city car. But that’s okay, because it was made in Mexico, so if you want a REAL Fiat 500, you need to get something […]
I don’t think I could get away with wearing mint mojito colored pants with a light camel shirt…but I think I could get away with driving this next classic car. It has a V8 under that shaker hood and a 4-speed manual gearbox, what else do you need to know? Find this 1971 Ford Torino […]
People ask me how to get into working on classic cars and I usually give them this advice; buy something inexpensive that needs mechanical work and isn’t a total rust bucket. Don’t buy a car that needs a total bare metal paint job before it looks respectable, and don’t buy something that is so rare […]
Another day, another ruby red R107 generation Mercedes-Benz SL offered for a decent price…except this one is a Euro import, which means it has a strange engine and small bumpers. Not bad at all. Find this 1982 Mercedes-Benz 280SL offered for $10,500 in Central New Jersey via craigslist. Tip from Cory. From the seller: 1982 […]
Most of the junk you can find at the Buick dealer today is rebadged GM fleet cars or something assembled in China, but there was a time when GM’s Buick division engineered and released their own piece of advanced technology — and I’m not talking about the 1960s. It was in ’88– a hand-built two […]
The NSU Prinz is a car that most people won’t know by the shape, but every one will smile when they see it. Something about the perky little headlights with a moustache adorned front end will make the grumpiest person chuckle, even if they don’t know the West German built machine sports a rear mounted […]
If you are going to drive something inexpensive with a V12 you only have a few options. Jaguar built a few nightmare maintenance machines, BMW built some complicated things, and then there is this 2-door Mercedes-Benz. The R129 Benz is a beauty of classic proportions, dimensions, and elegance — but will it kill you with […]