The 90s must have been a strange time to be a Japanese car designer. The biggest consumers of their car’s were Americans, so they spent most of their time designing stuff that would be palatable to the Wonderbread and Velveeta crowd. But then they also had to product cars for their home market, which was […]
There is a quote that is commonly attributed to Plutarch that goes something like: When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer. The bad guy in Die Hard said it best, but I feel it when someone sends a link like this and describes it […]
In the world of custom cars, you can go too far. You can hit the crazy button so hard that it goes through your desk. I should know. I’ve built and driven a vehicle like this before and it was victorious at a 24 Hrs of LeMons race. Unfortunately, the LeMons organizers have banned these […]
You can’t go wrong with either of these next two cars, but if you needed to chose, which would you get? Do you go with the 1970ish Fiberfab Avenger offered for $3500 in Orange County via Randy from Carchaeology on instagram? Or do you get the 1966 Ford GT40 replica ostensibly made by CAV and […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who calls it a “good” Ferrari replica Fiero. It is amazing that none of these companies ever developed a interior upgrade. Given the attention to Fauxrarri styling on the outside, it is a serious bummer when you open the door and look at all of that […]
The first thing I thought when I saw this next car was “what is special about a Special Edition” of the Samurai? Maybe this version doesn’t roll over and commit ritual seppuku at the first sign of a bumpy road. Okay, fine. I’ll go do some research. Many, many hours later. The second generation SJ30 […]
Modern trucks are too darn nice. Leather massaging seats, automatic self canceling blinkers, navigation, quad-cab, and 13-speed slushboxes have made trucks measurably better, but less of an experience. What you need in a truck is a big 6-cylinder engine, vinyl bench seat, and some row-your-own gears. That’s about it. Everything else is just something to […]
They always say that 4-door cars will never be collectable. But is that true? Isn’t there a single 4-door that demands a higher price than it’s coupe or hardtop cousin? Nothing comes to mind, but if you want to get into a classic on a budget you might be forced into boring 4-door life and […]
Oh man, this seems like a lot of money for an 80s Dodge pickup truck..and who am I to judge the price of used vehicles…wait…I’m EXACTLY the person to judge the price of 80s junkers and yell from the treetops “DON’T OVERPAY FOR NOSTALGIA”. But I will admit one thing, this isn’t the truck with […]
I try to get excited about Alfa Romeo’s return to the US soil in 2016 with the Type 952 Guilia…but I’m not a huge fan of the car’s styling or soul. It drives more like a big Lexus than a sporty Euro-sedan and most are equipped with a ZF 8-speed auto…plus the price tags are […]