The 1978 through 1983 Dodge Challenger (and Plymouth Sapporo) was an interesting piece of automotive history. It is part of the legendary Diamond Star Motors (DSM) import program that brought us beauties like the Eagle Talon and Mitsubishi Eclipse GSR, but the Challenger was a rear-wheel-drive 2.6 liter inline-4 powered Mitsubishi Galant Lambda. Chrysler didn’t […]
Everybody always talks about their first project car. The first car that they owned where they needed an engine hoist. The first car that required a completely new interior. And if you don’t talk about that first project, maybe you need to buy this next car, because it is desperately seeking an owner to love […]
This next car comes as a tip from Tony who writes: One of those entertaining ads featuring “minor rust”, and, “I know what I have so don’t lowball me”. I doubt that Mark Worman would even take on this sad case. Yes, indeed this has all the hallmarks of the classiest craigslist adverts, including the […]
“You don’t need a V8” — said nobody. Imagine for a minute that you have $10-$15k to spend on a cheap rear-drive late model V8 powered family coupe/sedan. It might seem like not a lotta money if you went to Carmax and saw all of the overpriced Camrys, but in your local craigslist you’ll find […]
The third and current generation of Dodge’s Challenger hit the showrooms in 2008 and has survived with limited changes for a remarkable 14 years. Dodge claims they will replace it in 2024 with a vehicle that includes an electric powered option, but the Challenger in its current configuration is a glorious automotive dinosaur. Lots of […]
Mitsubishi is the automotive equivalent of colonialism. Chrysler took their often somewhat strange local models and Americanised (or Australianised) them, put their own brands’ badges on them, and dragged themselves to revival, just in time to release the Neon. Badge engineering might’ve saved Chrysler in the dark days of K-Cars, but it did Mitsubishi no […]
To the casual observer, it could appear that Dodge entered the pony car wars almost a half a decade late with a big meaty E-body in 1970, but Dodge actually built a fastback pony car before the Mustang that was known as the Plymouth Barracuda. However, we are here to talk about a car that […]
This guest Coffee Brake was written by K2 Mystery Car Evolution is a cruel mistress; it creates fearsome predators that devour every tasty morsel in their path. And then, something funny happens…the razor-toothed dinosaur that’s born with tiny legs, the lightning-quick tiger who can’t see more than two feet in front of its nose and […]
Here at the Daily Turismo, we take pride in being frugal. Why waste your money on an old Porsche when you can have just as much fun in a Renault Fuego…but sometimes a car shows up with a hefty price tag, but still tugs at one’s heartstrings. Like this 1970 Dodge Challenger with Viper V10 […]