Prices for air cooled Porsche 911s have been a bit of a roller coaster recently – decent running cars selling for as little as $10k or as much as $20k in the last 10 years. Currently the trend has been to reverse some of the appreciation for ‘daily driver’ non rare examples as demonstrated by […]
BMW introduced its E28 generation 5-series in 1982 with a lineup of inline 6 engines, including a turbocharged diesel, a number of gasoline engines and a hopped up M-version. This 1988 BMW 535is is equipped with the highest power non-M engine available, a 5 speed manual transmission and offered for sale on ebay with a […]
The Mercedes-Benz W210 chassis was sold under the E-class name from 1995-2002. Mercedes offered some pedestrian luxury barge versions with V6 engine- but the real car to get was the $70k “sledgehammer to a knife fight” E55 AMG. Elegant comfort was replaced with menacing speed and this 2001 E55 AMG is available in Patterson, NJ […]
The Mercury Comet was originally conceived as an addition to Ford’s ‘Edsel’ brand. By 1960 when it was released, that brand was gone and it was sold in Ford’s Mercury dealers. This 1962 Comet is the desirable S-22 edition and will need some restoration – but is priced at $2000 ‘green federal fake notes’ or […]
Pontiac introduced its mid-engined Fiero in 1984 – complete with manual steering, skinny tires, parts bin suspension (from Chevette & Citation) and powered by an anemic 2.4liter inline 4 nicknamed the “Iron Duke”. It wasn’t until 1988 that the Fiero recieved a proper suspension setup and this low mile 88 Fiero coupe located in Silo, […]
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Don’t want to wait for Ford to put a turbocharged 4 cylinder into a ‘sporty’ 2+2 coupe with manual trans and rear wheel drive? Buy an 80s classic — Merkur XR4Ti, like this 1989 model located north of Los Angeles, CA (found via craigslist). The Merkur XR4Ti is actually a re-badged Ford Sierra ‘hand-built’ in […]
The daily turismo is typically full of sports cars with manual transmissions for the sporting gentleman who commutes on Mulholland Drive…but what if his commute is on Hollywood Blvd and what if it is post-zombie apocalypse. Today’s 1997 Ford E350 Armored van is offered for sale on ebay for $13500 starting bid with no reserve […]
It was only a matter of time before a Mazda MX-5 Miata appeared in the daily turismo. Before all the naysayers start calling it a hair dresser’s car and commenting on how slow it is – try driving a Z06 fast on the street and see how quickly you get into ‘take me to jail […]
In the 2nd edition of cheapskate V8 swap sunday – I would like to present another car that probably was conceived after a few too many beers. This uspecified model year Chevy Astrovan with V8 swap is offered for $3700 via craigslist in St Louis, MO. The Astro looks to be lowered and riding on […]