Production of the compact Ford Ranger started for the 1983 model year (Ford had an Edsel Ranger and later a F-Series Ranger trim, but that was just an options package) as the first compact pickup truck designed and released by North American Ford. Unless you count the original Model T pickup as a compact, but […]
The Europa was a sporty two seater built by Colin Chapman’s Lotus Cars in Norfolk, UK. Only 9300 of these high-butted gems were built between 1966-1975 and in today’s world of overpriced junk (see Porsche 912 or 914 prices…ahem) the Europa is still surprisingly affordable, especially when they’ve got a smashed up front end. Anyway, […]
Do you know what is better than a Bugatti kit car built on a VW chassis offered for fair price at an estate sale? Do ya? Yeah. Two Bugatti replicars offered for a reasonable price. According to the seller there is a large collection of other memorabilia and junk from someone named Mark Behar, who […]
The F31 generation Infiniti M30 was essentially a Nissan Leopard re-badged and upgraded for the US luxury grand touring market. This meant that you got a rear-drive sports car sold as a competitor to the Toyota Supra and Mitsubishi Starion, instead of the typical front-drive junk you would expect from a re-badged Nissan. Today’s example […]
The really expensive Nissan Pulsar NX we featured earlier today got me asking the question — what is the cheapest car on your local craigslist? First, you need to remove any cars/trucks by dealers because you’ll get all kinds of lease junk, then you will need to add a bunch of tags that remove junk […]
The Monte Carlo was launched in 1970 as the Chevrolet branded corporate cousin to the highly successful Pontiac Grand Prix. The Monte Carlo featured no nonsense minimalist styling on GM’s mid-sized A-body platform and a variety of optional V8 powerplants. Unfortunately the Monte Carlo hit the streets just a few years before the dueling fuel […]
There is an old piece of advice for owning old pieces of automotive history and that is: buy the best one you can get. This is because old and rare cars cost a ton of money for random parts, if you can even get them, so you should find a well restored and maintained example […]
Most of the junk you can find at the Buick dealer today is rebadged GM fleet cars or something assembled in China, but there was a time when GM’s Buick division engineered and released their own piece of advanced technology — and I’m not talking about the 1960s. It was in ’88– a hand-built two […]
I read an article the other day mentioning that Carvana was going to lay off something like 2500 people (or 12% of their workforce), and I thought “ooof, that’s brutal” but then I thought “it’s probably a good thing.” Now before the pitchforks get too sharp, I want to clarify that I feel bad for […]
Here is today’s quiz for the kids. Imagine you’ve got $2k to spend on a car that you need to drive twice a week to get somewhere. Don’t need to impress the inlaws or deliver Uber-eats, this is just an occasional driver, but you want something other than a clapped out Civic/Camry you could get […]