I generally don’t post many Lada or VAZ built cars, not because of the whole Ukraine-Russia war thing that’s going on right now, but because I personally haven’t had any experience with them and wouldn’t typically recommend a car designed by Fiat in the 60s and assembled behind the Iron Curtain in the 1980s. I’m […]
One of the questions that has always perplexed philosophers throughout the ages is an old one: If I tree fell on a rusting Duett in the forest, would any DT readers be injured? Because what we’ve got here is cheap Volvo 445 that looks like it might cost you less than the tetanus vaccine needed […]
The 2nd generation Oldsmobile Cutlass was part of GM’s Legendary mid-sixties A-body lineup that included the Olds 4-4-2, Olds Vista Cruiser, Buick Skylark, Buick Sportwagon, Buick Special, Chevy Chevelle, Chevy El Camino, Pontiac GTO, Pontiac Tempest, and Pontiac LeMans. The A-Body was an intermediate sized car with a full perimeter frame, a four-link coil rear […]
The 5th generation of Volkswagen’s Jetta platform is known by Dub-fans as the Mark V and was only sold for the 2006 through 2010 model years. It used more CAN connectors throughout the chassis in an attempt to reduce the number of wires running throughout the chassis and fight some of the reputation VW had […]
There is something about the combination of a sweet paint job and terrible photos that just kills it for me. Yes. Pixel count in the toilet. That’s a problem, unless you’ve got a Duster with a tri-tone paint scheme that came from the 70s, and now I’m interested. Oh crud. The seller is visually impaired […]
I know what you are thinking. You are thinking that $8k is a lot of money to spend on an aging Mercedes-Benz sedan…and that you think perhaps you want a cheap project version of the same car. Mmmm. That is an interesting idea, but I can tell you (from personal experience) that you are going […]
This next car comes with some questions. I can guess at a few, but not all. First, it isn’t a Falcon that’s been Ranchero’d, but it is a factory Falcon Ranchero which was something Ford sold from 1960 through 1965. However, the sellers says that the engine, transmission, and suspension from a 98 Ford Explorer […]
I’ve never owned a Beetle, but if I did, it would look something like this next one. I know, the front end is a bit cross-eyed, and the interior is skuzzy, but there is something about the Star Wars themed two-tone paint and the big wheels/tires that makes this thing pop. It probably makes some […]
The E36/7 generation of BMW Z3 roadster might have had a passing resemblance to a Mazda Miata, but don’t assume it is a hairdresser’s car because the M version is nuts. Today’s Z3 is an M Roadster with the earlier S52 inline-6 that might only makes 240 horsepower in US spec, but these are not […]
The expression “project car” conjures up images of hard work and some bucks to provide material and parts, but most of my experience with project cars has been limited to getting an old car back on the road. Maybe some paint/body repair. Perhaps an engine rebuild. But this next car. I’m not sure if it […]