This next car starts with the body of a new Mini Cooper…which was a front-wheel-drive thing assembled by BMW…but today’s Mini is not longer mini. It sits on an extended wheelbase and features power from an flathead Ford V8. The result is a strange looking combination of classic hot-rod proportions and style of a late […]
If you tried driving a stock Model A around in modern traffic, you would certainly find yourself terrified being swarmed by grandmas and overly aggressive Uber drivers (sometimes one and the same!), but on the other hand a more modern Chevy 350 powered hot rod is seriously played out. Head for the middle ground and […]
Are you a fan of 1950’s American cars? Do you like the styling of the 1957 Chevy, but can’t afford the cost of entry? Do you fancy the colors aqua and teal used together? Do like your chrome bumpers to be really ornate and made of real metal? Studebaker is an American automaker that not […]
We hope that the Daily Turismo is frequented by car nuts like us: always on the lookout for something weird, cool, powerful, and cheap (or all of the above) to tool around town in and have a bit of fun with. Also if you’re like us, you too check out local cruise nights and car […]
Early ’50s American cars may never be as popular as their mid- to late-50’s successors. The automotive landscape at the beginning of the Atomic decade was punctuated with tall, upright and slab-sided cars that had definitely evolved from pre-war cars with their “pontoon” fenders, but hadn’t quite reached their final form. This period was kind […]
Back in 1949 Ford Motor Company introduced the first post-war Mercury design, which was then just called the “Eight” as there was only one model. But one was all they needed to spark the imaginations of Rebels and customizers across America. This 1950 4-door sedan’s design is little changed from the ’49 and was completely […]
The hot rod is one of the true unique American art forms that came out of the 20th century, and could be compared to other uniquely American creations such as the blues, jazz, hip-hop, and Prairie architecture. It would take an entire article to describe every subset and style of hot rod because of the […]