At the time, it seemed like a no-brainer. Build a lightweight, two seat, plastic body sports car with an assortment of reliable inline-4 and V6 engines from the GM parts bin. What could possibly go wrong? For starters, the base engine was the underpowered and unloved Iron Duke, the entire car could catch fire if […]
Sometimes a picture says a thousand words and other times it asks a thousand questions…this is one of the latter times. This 1991 Nissan Stanza XE is offered for $1,600 in Lancaster, CA via craigslist by a shoeless dude who stares forlornly at his soon to be ex-car. Dressed in a matching white, his shoulders […]
Quick! What cost almost $40k when new in 1988, is worth about $4k today and could be used for the distribution of methamphetamines? If you said a single family residence in Riverside, CA, you would almost be correct, but the answer we were looking for is the E28 BMW 5 Series. Find this 1988 BMW […]
The 2-door XJ-Coupe was released during production of the series 2 Jaguar XJ (1973-1979) with available V12 and inline-6 engines. The coupe was only sold from the factory with an unfortunate vinyl top and most (if not all) of the V12 models headed to the states were sold with an automatic transmission. If would indeed […]
Last week we posted a Coffee Brake question to everyone about a good weekend toy equipped with flappy paddle shifters for a friend of a friend. A few good tips including something about a woman named Barbara…anyway, the report back from the recipient of this advice was positive, but he is looking at something a […]
The Mk III Toyota Supra was a game changing car when it hit the showrooms in 1986. It offered a staggering level of technology in an affordable sports coupe package. The Supra featured a turbocharged twin-cam, 4-valve, distributor-less engine that was miles ahead of its competition and only had a minor problem of consistently blowing […]
Sometimes a car pops up on the DT radar that generates some discussion and dialog between the DT board of trustees, executive directorship, marketing team, various editors emeriti (emeriti …that is a word I never thought I’d ever have to type..) and the chief of operations. Wait…you are saying these people are all in my […]
It looked like Snowmaggedon 2014 was over after the Northeast and South started thawing out, but now it is snowing in Washington & Oregon and raining in SoCal. Spring will eventually come, but in the meantime perhaps you should consider picking up a cheap wet/icy weather all-wheel-drive beater to keep you out of the ditches. […]
Yesterday’s low mile Volvo sedan was too much to take – slushbox, $10k price tag…MADNESS!! It is time to get back to DT basics with this 1988 Volvo 240 5-speed offered for $2750 in the Bay Area, CA. A 80s Volvo sedan won’t get you front row parking from the Valet, but it will be […]
The F31 generation Infiniti M30 was essentially a Nissan Leopard re-badged and upgraded for the US luxury grand touring market. The Leopard was a rear-drive sports car sold as a competitor to the Toyota Supra and Mitsubishi Starion, but the M30 was only available with an automatic transmission and marketed against GT cars like the […]