The Cadillac Allante (Allanté) was another attempt by one of the big three cash in on the allure of the European import; think Chrysler TC by Maserati or AMC Eagle Premier — but with an accent in the name causing grief for search engines and web indexing in the future. Zut alors! Oh wait. It […]
Hey DT readers, I’m looking for an Eagle Summit for sale anywhere in cyberspace — no, not planning on upgrading the wife’s daily driver (but that is a good thought) but I am looking for any Eagle Summit for sale (1st gen 1989-1992 preferred over 2nd gen 1992-1996) in the world for a special feature […]
The Chevrolet HHR (Heritage High Roof) was a retro-styled wagon crossover that followed the 2001 launch of Chrysler’s PT Cruiser by about the time to design and launch a car from scratch (i.e. 6 years). It is as if the GM car designers were sitting around applauding their latest Oldsmobile design when the PT Cruiser […]
Hey buddy, check out this Lafer. Oh yeah, that’s funny, looks like an MG. No man, its an MP Lafer. A what now? A Beetle based kit car built in Brazil by Parcival Lafer in 1970s. Ok, now you are just making stuff up. No, a Brazilian guy built a few thousand of these fiberglass […]
This next car comes as a tip from Art C who writes: See a better way to be an Ass-tra man? Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Here’s an Opel. Just with a Saturn rebranding. Got generally good reviews, basically the same car as offered across the pond with slightly different suspension tuning. Find this 2008 Saturn […]
If you’ve ever wanted a car that says you quit the night shift at Sizzler and got a raise when you starting working at Home Depot, then this is your car. It says that you are a member of the 7-11 discount club and love a fresh Slurpee in the morning. Find this 2009 Chevrolet […]
If someone asks you to name an all-wheel-drive Japanese modern classic with a manual gearbox, most people start listings things from the Subaru, Mitsubishi, or Nissan…but the truth is that Toyota probably built more all-wheel-drive cars than any of those specialty makers, mainly because they built a bazillian cars over the years. Today’s example is […]
This next car comes as a tip from Johnny Bouncewell who writes: Its killing me that this hasn’t sold yet. A running and driving (kinda) odd ball volvo needs a home when it costs a case of beer more than its scrap steel value. Find this 1969 Volvo 164 offered for $1000 in Rio Rancho, […]
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Cierra Wagon might not be as badass as the Oldsmobile VistaCruiser wagon, but it does a decent impression of a 7/8ths scale cruiser. Today’s example has the 204 cubic inch Buick V6 that pushes 160 horsepower to the front wheels via some autotragic gearbox, but you don’t drive this car to carve […]
If you thought that the era of cheap Porsche 911 996s was behind us…well, think again. The fried egg P-car continues to be the cheapest 911 on the market, even if it offers one of the better driving experiences…but you might have re-orient what you consider cheap from $15k to $20k. Inflation, I guess. Anyway, […]