DT: Top 5 Most Viewed Posts of 2012
It is mid January and we continue to write 2012 on all of our checks, but we wanted to take the time and recognize the most popular posts of 2012 based on views. We all had our favorites and were hoping for a better showing from the AMC based BatMobile, but the data doesn’t lie. Without further ado, we would like to present the top 5 posts from 2012 starting with number 5.
5. 1956 VW Beetle Wagon: The People’s Woody
The People’s Woody was a customized Volkswagen Beetle and a completely bespoke oddball machine, but was offered at a very reasonable $12,500. We still think if offers a level of cool unattainable by most Volkswagens and would drive this thing on the beach every chance we could get.
4. DoctorDel’s 1973 Volvo 1800ES
In one of the early days of the Daily Turismo we introduced the Thorsday concept with this 1973 Volvo 1800ES that was previously owned by a pilot (complete with aircraft style maintenance sticker tags) for the extremely reasonable price of $12.5k. Its no wonder it was purchased that same day by a DT reader, DoctorDel.
3. 1973 Volvo 1800ES, Low Miles, Blue on Blue
To all the folks who ask us why we regularly feature classic Volvos…well this is the reason…they are fantastically cheap for a classic European car and were built to last millions of miles. This nice looking ’73 1800ES was for sale at a reasonable $9.5k.
2. 1992 Volvo 740 w/ LS1 V8 Swap
Yet another Volvo made it into our top 5 most popular posts – this time a 1992 Volvo 745 wagon that had received an LS1 V8 swap from San Diego area builder YoshiFab, all for the bargain price $12k. This Volvo is just about breaks the definition of the word “sleeper” and pushed all of the right buttons for a daily driver.
1. 1974 BMW Bavaria E3 sedan w/ BMW bike
This one surprised us a bit – it was a clear winner on number of views, but lacked comments (we will do a later writeup on the posts that generated the most discussion). It is however about the nicest and most rust-free Bavaria we’ve seen recently and all offered for a very non-collector price of $4874.
There you have it – the cars that DT readers couldn’t get enough of in 2012. Want to keep the ball rolling on weird, awesome, classic and cheap daily drivers? Send us suggestions to: tips@dailyturismo.com, and thanks for visiting in 2012!
Glad to see two 1800ES on here. These shooting brakes are a great value in the classic car market. Beautiful cars.
~ me too! quite an interesting group. three Volvos, all wagons? i almost think you're catering especially to folks like me! seriously, i've really enjoyed all the great iron (& tin?) that you guys find. really a great mix of affordable drivers and peculiar anomalies … and a strong ratio of AMCs thrown in to keep everyone on their toes. thanks for keeping us entertained.
Yeah, DT is such a guilty pleasure of mine and I have to tell you, it was the Volvo:others ratio that hooked me from the start. Even after I picked up the ES from the seller in SoCal, I was VERY tempted to make a bid on the blue one featured here not too long afterwards. It was only after seeing the next day's DT features that stopped me since I realized that I could just wait for DT to feature something else cool and cheap, giving me the oh-so-real possibility of many daily turismos
Yeah, DT is such a guilty pleasure of mine and I have to tell you, it was the Volvo:others ratio that hooked me from the start. Even after I picked up the ES from the seller in SoCal, I was VERY tempted to make a bid on the blue one featured here not too long afterwards. It was only after seeing the next day's DT features that stopped me since I realized that I could just wait for DT to feature something else cool and cheap, giving me the oh-so-real possibility of many daily turismos
It is understood, of course, that my wife gets a little frowny when she sees DT on the phone/computer/iPad since this site is like freaking crack…
~ btw DT, what is the latest on the 242 project Volvo? inquiring minds want to know.
Im glad my white es ended up with doc.
He will like the 72 wagon that im fixing up now,once its ready.
Im glad my white es ended up with doc.
He will like the 72 wagon that im fixing up now,once its ready.
Uh oh…
+1 on the 242 'ject.
The DTPC 242 is alive and well, and we've added a link in the page header that brings up all the posts related to it. No big updates just yet – it was put into service as a daily driver for several months after a Subaru STI in the DT fleet decided to fry its clutch.
That being said, we'll have some new posts soon, and we're more than happy to take suggestions on the direction we should go with it (e.g. totally stock, mildly modified, or full-on Group A race replica). Thanks for keeping us honest!