The first Cadillac Eldorado was a Harley Earl designed 2-door convertible launched in 1953 that was meant to be driven with the top down by rich folks. By 1956 Cadillac started using the designation Biarritz to designate the convertible version (and Seville for hardtop) and in 1959 they had an Eldorado Brougham version that was […]
The Mazda 323 was a pretty forgettable economy car sold in America based on the Japanese Mazda Familia, but there was an exception. Mazda sold an all-wheel-drive GTX version that put some rally performance into the light chassis and many had been turned into rally racers over the years. But today, we’ve got a stock […]
The second generation Volkswagen Scirocco took the original Giorgetto Giugiaro design and stretched it into a car that looked less like a hatchback and more like a coupé. It was still based on the VW A1 platform shared with the Golf/Jetta and in the USA you could get an 8-valve or a 16-valve powered version. […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes: who says there are not deals out there? That’s right! There are plenty of good deals when it comes to front-drive American sport sedans that are powered by supercharged V6s. This isn’t the LS4 V8 powered GXP, but it is the GTP with the […]
I went on a nice road trip earlier this summer (800 miles in 2 days) and enjoyed the drive up the California coast in a Roadmaster…it was great. For the most part I was wearing a t-shirt and a pair of simple cargo shorts and sneakers/running shoes…but I thought I’d ask you guys what you […]
Sometimes you need a car that is just a car. It doesn’t need to be a statement about how rich you are (ahem Mercedes-Benz owners), or how eccentric you are (ahem Saab Owners) or how sporty old you are (ahem, Corvette owners). Sometimes a car just needs to get you from point A to point B in reasonable comfort…but it better well darn have a manual gearbox and a hint of fun from the driver’s seat. For less than $4k I don’t think you can get a newer car than a Mazda 3. Prove me wrong. Find this 2011 Mazda 3 offered for $3,950 in San Diego, CA via craigslist.
The compact body Ford Falcon doesn’t get much respect in the classic car world, particularly the third generation (1966-1970) which wasn’t available with the big hungry engines that you could find in a Mustang or Fairlane etc. However, today’s Falcon has been given an injection of performance with a 390 cubic inch big block, 4-speed […]
This next car comes as a tip from Johnny Bouncwell who writes: So here I am looking through a local auction house for some odds and ends to add to the shop and…what in the hell is this? I have no idea what anyone would do with this other than see just how many people […]
The North American Ford Escort was a pile of miserable steaming…oh…hi. I didn’t expect Ford Escort Owners Club of North America board members to read this website…errr…let me try again. The North American Ford Escort wasn’t as scrumptious as the European Escort, but you don’t really see them on the road anymore. However, I think […]
Another day, another V8 powered Volvo wagon offered for sale, but this one has a manual gearbox and some sweet gold wheels and a bunch of other upgrades. The asking price is a smidge more than I’d like to pay for something as silly as a V8 Volvo, but this one is gonna be as […]