This next car is about as odd of a combination as you’ll find around — first it is the Mercury Capri from the time when they shared a chassis and powertrain with the Fox-body Mustang, and it is equipped with a manual gearbox, but the kicker is that it is one of the few Capri’s […]
The original title for this post was Hecho en Brasil, but then somebody (more smarter than me!) pointed out that people in Brazil don’t speak Spanish, they talk Brazilian. So, I whipped out the old google translator and found it was actually Portuguese…wow…that was a long trip to get to the cheapest wagon in America […]
The 3rd generation Fox-body Mustang needs little or no introduction to most American muscle fanatics living human beings, but perhaps a refresher is in order. Ford replaced the funky shaped Mustang II in 1979 with the Fox-body, and returned Mustang proportions to its previous long-hood/short rear end setup. The early Foxes had quad headlights, with […]
Find this 1984 Ford Mustang GT350 20th Anniversary with 61k miles here on eBay bidding for $6,500 reserve-not-met with $9,999 buy-it-now and a few hours to go, located in Smithtown, NJ.
I might be getting old, but the Fox body 5.0 Mustang is starting too look like a collectible to my eyes — probably because the early examples are pushing 40 years old and my vision is getting fuzzy. It REALLY doesn’t seem that long ago that a ’93 Cobra was a new ride…but I digress. […]
Volkswagen’s Type 1 Beetle was phased out of the US market after the 1979 model year where it was somewhat replaced by the Rabbit/Golf, but the subcompact economy segment was left unfilled for a few years. In 1987 Volkswagen started importing a dirt cheap Brazilian built Gol to compete in the econobox segment, but up […]
The Fox generation Ford Mustang didn’t just replace the great selling Mustang II (seriously, the ’74-’78 IIstang holds four of the ten top model year Mustang sales figures) it also replaced the Maverick and the Pinto to a certain extent. It did this because it was a competent chassis with a wide variety of available […]
Building a custom trailer from half of an old car is a hit and miss game where the end result can be range from a fantastic BBQ to something straight from a horror movie. This next feature is oddly well executed and looks like the perfect trailer for a classic Fox owner. Find this 1975 Audi […]
Update: 18-Jan-2015: This 1983 Ford LTD with 5.0 swap is back up for sale, this time here on craigslist for $4,500 located in Long Beach, CA. Tip from Sean S. Original Feature 8-June-2014: The fourth and final generation of Ford’s LTD sedan was introduced in 1983 riding on the Fox platform. Previous generation LTDs had […]
The first generation Volkswagen Gol was designed and manufactured in Brazil as a replacement for the low end Brasillia. The Gol (not Golf, but Gol for the Brazilian word for goal…AKA goooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllll) managed to sneak its way into North America re-badged as the Volkswagen Fox, but Elton John got his jewel encrusted hands on this […]