The Subaru Brat was a strange little four-wheel-drive pickup that combined a car-like unibody, boxer engine, removable roof panels, and rear-facing jump seats bolted into the bed. BRAT stood for Bi-drive Recreational All-terrain Transporter, which sounds less like a vehicle name and more like something developed by a government laboratory…but that is one government laboratory […]
Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Subaru GL Custom Convertible. Not a custom sawzall/Coors job, but a period conversion done by American Custom Coach Works in California, back when weird dealer add-ons were still a thing and Subaru was experimenting with anything that might sell in America. This one made its way to […]
A musical interlude: I’ve never owned a Subaru in the fleshI cut my teeth on Audi rings from the moviesAnd I’m not proud of my garageIn a torn-up town, no collector envy But every car’s likeGold rims, Grey RTV, trippin’ all the fusesRust stains, ball joints, trashin’ the differentialWe don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in […]
This next car comes as a tip from Matt who writes: Here is a pretty sweet looking v8 swapped 240. Looks pretty solid and probably a lot of fun. This 1991 Volvo 240 GL isn’t trying to sneak past anyone—it’s slammed, fog-lit, and rolling on Watanabes with a 4.8L LS swap barking through an automatic […]
The old school Subaru GL was first released for the 1971 model year on the Leone chassis with front-wheel drive and a variety of flat-four engines. The GL did get four-wheel drive the following year, but what it really needed is a giant Lincoln front grill, chopped roof, extended bumpers, and a hideous Brougham style […]
A Subaru GL (known as the Leone in Japan) might be a car that you’d casually pass on the side of the road and not turn your head. But hidden under the blah exterior is one of the most mysterious features of any production car in the history of car production. Look closely at the […]
With regards to this next car, there are two facts that I know for certain — the first is that Alaska is a tough climate for automobiles — the snow, winter, and rough roads will disintegrate the undersides of most vehicles in short period of time, and the second is that 80s Subaru’s were not […]
This next car comes as a tip from Matt V who writes: Today’s Edition of “I never knew they came in a Coupe”…aka Tempo Superleggera. Yes, the Tempo did indeed come in a shhhhporty two-door version and a manual gearbox. It looks like a 3/5th scale ninth generation Thunderbird. Find this 1989 Ford Tempo Coupe […]
There are few things that get a used car bottom feeder more excited than a one-owner classic…but this next advertisement includes at least a few of them, so let’s start with the basics. Garage kept, rust free (or at least it looks like it in the photos), some small broken stuff that would scare away “normal” people, and finally…yes…a dirt cheap asking price. Feed away my fellow DT flatfish!! Find this 1984 Volvo 244 GL offered for $950 in St James City, FL via craigslist. Tip from Dascpcu.
This next car isn’t the perfect little old lady driven classic in mint condition that you dream about…and it does have some rust and dings and missing trim. It also has the remains of an RV towing mount, which means it probably logged some miles being towed through who-knows-what kind of environment. That is probably why, despite wearing vintage 1981 Cali Sunset plates, it has some significant surface rust. However, you don’t find driver condition Civics with manual gearboxes just sitting around at this price…so I give it a cautious one thumb up. Find this 1981 Honda Civic 1500GL offered for $4000 in Palmdale, CA via craigslist.