Our next feature is an interesting little footnote in S197 Mustang history: the 2006 California Limited Edition (CE) was a genuine Ford regional special, not the better-known GT/CS that arrived for 2007 (or the Southern California Special version also available in ’06). Contemporary enthusiast documentation puts production at 400 cars, but it was based on […]
Our next feature is an 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, the enthusiast version of Ford’s aero-era Fox-platform T-bird and the final year of this generation. It’s considerably more interesting than the average V8 Thunderbird of the period and is powered by Ford’s 2.3-liter Lima four-cylinder with an intercooled turbocharger — essentially the same basic engine family […]
The Ford Maverick is an interesting car because it had most of the ingredients of an early Mustang, only packaged in the car Ford originally marketed to people who thought Mustangs had become too expensive. Today’s example is powered by the 302 V8, and has an interesting hood scoop setup which was part of the […]
Labor Day is a strange holiday. It is another example of America doing things our own way — most of the world celebrates the strange co-adoption of the workers’ protest movement in May on something called May Day, but here in the USA we celebrate it in the first Monday of September. And here at […]
Our next feature is a Ford Galaxie 500 XL fastback, which means big-body Ford luxury, bucket seats, console, long doors, and acres of sheetmetal. The XL trim is important because that means this was not the taxi-spec Galaxie. The XL package brought the sporty/luxury treatment: bucket seats, center console, nicer trim, and a more upscale […]
This next car lives on the bridge between the old world of analog cars and the new world of touchscreen appliances. It isn’t as raw as an old Foxbody Mustang, but it will be on the road decades after a new turbo EgoBoost 4-cylinder Mustang has been recycled into AI GPU heatsink material. This is […]
I’m not sure if I have enough life left in my keyboard to rant about how badly the 2009 Cash for Clunkers (CARS ACT) ruined the used car market for the next 18 years (and counting), but I might save that for a future post. TL;DR: In 2009 the US federal gov’t spent $3 Billion […]
If you’ve never driven a Lotus Super 7 (original or kit) you should go out of your way to find time to drive one or at least get a ride in one. I’ve got a friend whom I shall call Dwood for the sake of anonymity, and he has a late-model Caterham Super 7 Kit […]
You might be correct to think that a Ford Crown Victoria is an odd choice for a race car build, but the 2003 model year is key because it got the revised Panther chassis with rack-and-pinion steering and updated front suspension geometry compared with earlier Crown Vics. It is a bit pricey for 24 Hrs […]
The next feature is a seller submission from Art who writes: I’ve decided to list my TT LS wagon for sale. Ive come to the conclusion that any fun car I own needs to be a manual. Found a 72 442 convertible 4 speed ive got my heart set on and Ive got to send […]