In case our readers haven’t noticed, we have been on a bit of a ’50s Americana kick here at DT recently. Wednesday (actually “Wodensday” aka Odin’s Day…more Norse mythology…help us…) is no different! Time for another clean Ford from the Eisenhower era – after he had hung up his General’s stars and started fighting the […]
The E3 BMW was the sedan equivalent of the stunning BMW E9 coupe. If offered the same BMW handling, torquey inline 6s and great build quality, but with a back seat that can fit a human being. Unfortunately the flowing coupe lines are lost and the car looks quite a bit like an Alfa Romeo […]
As we have mentioned before, DT is a big fan of ‘Fox body’ Fords, but perhaps you don’t want to join the flat-brim tatoo’d bros who cruise downtown Riverside in 5.0 ‘stangs. The Fox platform was a unibody chassis and set of common components used from 1978 to 2004 in various sedans, coupes, wagons & […]
We are happy to report that the 1800ES wagon we featured on Volvo Thorsday #1 has arrived at the home of DT reader and new owner, doctordel. He is already enjoying the car and has his eye on a few options for more power. We wish him the best with his new pride & joy! […]
We see errors in car ads from time to time, lots of V6 BMWs, ‘original owner’ cars that were just purchased 2 months ago, and our favorite: Cameros. But this one is a doozy (not literally a Duesenberg – just a big gaffe). Listed as a 1946 Mercury Zephyr, it’s actually a V-12 Lincoln Sedan, […]
After the Loony Labor Day “shorty” ’57 Chevy wagon, we decided a comparison was in order. Today’s slice of Americana is also a ’57, also light blue with white two-tone, and is also being sold on Los Angeles craigslist even though it is located hundreds of miles away from LA county. They both started life […]
The ’57 Chevy is the quintessential American ’50s car for restorations, probably because GM originally built 1.5 million cars that today can be called a ’57 Chevy. GM sold them as 2/4 door sedans, 2/4 door hardtop, 2 door convertible and 2/4 door wagons. The result is that it is one of the most restored […]
This is the first in a new type of feature from Daily Turismo, called “Road Kill.” These are cars that we (and our readers) have found for sale out on the road, or highway, or local Kwik-E-Mart parking lot – without necessarily having an ad listed online. If you’d like to submit an interesting find […]
The Mercury Comet in its early years was a rebadged Ford Falcon – but by the 70s the Falcon had its wings clipped, so Mercury switched the Comet to the new Maverick platform – still just a rebadge. This 1973 Mercury Comet is in original condition with a claimed 41k miles on the odo and […]
The Dodge Power-Wagon was introduced just after the end of World War II as an alternative to the military Ford 4×4 trucks, but it was the first military style 4×4 to be sold directly to the public. This 1950 Dodge Power Wagon is for sale in Oregon for an asking price of $7500 via craigslist. […]