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 […]
If you are going to drive a kit car that looks like a multi-million dollar car, it had better at least make some noise like the real thing. This next kit might look like a Ferrari on the outside, but it has stock Datsun mechanicals and won’t make the right noises…so you need to start […]
I always cringe a bit when I see someone describe a car as having “a little rust”. Just how much is “a little”? The problem is that one man’s patina is another man’s panic attack. When I saw this next car, I was immediately attracted to the low price and 10-foot appearance, but any potential […]
This next car comes from tipper Jim H who writes: Erik Estrada called and he wants his van back. I am pretty sure I saw this van on at least one episode of C. H. I. P. S. Yes, this is indeed a throwback to an older time, and my only complaint is that I’d […]