Today’s Thursday Twister subject is simple — what is your favorite car. No budget, no BS, what is the car that you’d own if money was not an object or a hindrance. photo credit…me! Me? Why thanks for asking. I’d drive a Ferrari 250 GTO every day of the week. Kids? Yeah, they can walk […]
The Pontiac Fiero was given a mid engine setup and an Italian name that meant “proud”, so why not fulfill that destiny by converting your Fiero to Fauxrarri…or save your cash and buy one that is already eye-tallion. Like this black 1984 Pontiac Fiero offered for $4,500 or this red 1985 Pontiac Fiero offered for […]
The Ferrari Mondial was launched in 1980 with Pininfarina styling and 2+2 seating in a mid-engine layout. Nominally the Mondial would have a body-on-frame setup with a Carrozzeria Scaglietti built steel body sitting on top of a steel box-section spaceframe that is connected to the engine / transmission / suspension…if you had those things. Find […]
Another face-off so soon? Didn’t DT just do a face-off? Yes, but those were cars that were remotely affordable and possibly a good deal — but this next face-off is firmly in the realm of the insane. With that in mind, what If you had $40k to spend on a used car with a Chevy V8 […]
DT E-i-C Vince: This next feature is a 1973 Ferrari Daytona Replica is offered for $17,500 in Merritt Island, FL via craigslist. The following are a few words of wisdom from tipper Doctodel. Ohhhh, this SO needs to happen! Push up your linen sleeves, tuck the pink tee into your Sansabelts and ignore the funk […]
By K2 Mystery Car — Goodbye. Every year I like to make a list of the car models that are disappearing. Often, they create an opportunity for savvy car shoppers to work with dealers looking to unload undesirable cars they no longer want. Some of these cars still exist as other variants or rebadged models, […]
This next feature comes from DT contributor Gianni: The Ferrari 246 Dino was the Scuderia’s answer to the Porsche 911. When it was introduced, it was just the 246 Dino and not the Ferrari 246 Dino as Enzo had decreed a Ferrari has 12 cylinders, and the Dino had 6. Like almost everything from Maranello, […]
So, you want a Ferrari, but you don’t want to pay the expensive buy-in. You could buy a Fiero with a body kit or build your own 250TR, but with all that clanging and banging, people are going to think you are trying to bust El Chapo out of prison, or are being visited by […]
In the late 1970s Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo & Saab conspired to create a joint platform for executive class sedans. The end product was called the Type Four and featured transverse front-engine front-drive setup to be shared between the Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, Fiat Croma, and Alfa Romeo 164. Each version offered their own spin […]
DT reader Sean Scott mentioned in the comments yesterday that is his dream build would be an Alfa GTV with a Ferrari F136 V8 shoved in the front. Let’s see what we can do. First, find this 1974 Alfa Romeo GTV Project currently bidding for $1200 here on eBay with 4 days to go, located […]