“Cool” car guys aren’t supposed to admit that they like basic economy cars from yesteryear, but I’m not cool, so I guess I’ll just go out and admit that I do a double take when a clean Toyota Tercel rolls by and I’m a sucker for the hatchback version that hasn’t been hacked up by […]
Vintage muscle cars from the 1960s long ago became overpriced for the every-man and late model cars are still monstrously expensive, probably because they are well engineered, fast, and reliable…but where can I cheapskate find something that is fun and cool? Go west, young man, go west…and buy something from the malaise era. It doesn’t […]
A high mileage complex luxury cars with scary electronic integrated gizmos should put the fear of the electron into any sane person…and I count myself in that small group. A mid 2000s Audi A8, for instance, is going to be overly complicated and certainly cheap because it is going to cost arms/legs/kidneys/children to repair…but if […]
The 2nd generation Subaru Leone was sold in the USA with the somewhat lame and confusing “GL/DL/STD” badge on the back, but it shared a chassis with the BRAT and was known for its longevity in the face of basic commuting. An 80s Subaru won’t be the fastest car on the block, but it will […]
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. *As an eBay Partner, DT may be compensated if you make a purchase.
It was big news when Honda released a hatchback version of the 2017 Civic. The hatchback body style has not been available over here since 2005. The fourth generation Civic was a available from 1987-1991 as a sedan, coupe, hatchback, wagon, and a two seat CRX. The DX was the no frills model that this […]
The zippy little MGB roadster was released by British Motor Corp (BMC) in 1962, followed shortly (in 1965) by the MGB GT hatchback/coupe version, but things got even more interesting in 1967 with the launch of the MGC — an inline-6 version and the MGC GT an inline-6 hatchycoupe version. Find this 1969 MG MGC […]
The year was 2001. The place; a bit outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. My buddy Steve and I pulled a free 1983 Stanza from some guy’s wood pile and got stung by yellow jackets trying to get it out. We got it running on a Carter YF carburetor from my AMC Javelin using a manifold […]
Proton is a Malaysian manufacturer which made cheap runabouts in much the same vein as Hyundai and Kia during the 1990s. Based on an old Mitsubishi Colt, the Satria was nothing special. However, the GTi badge can work magic, as it did on the Mk1 Golf and Peugeot’s 205, and the same rings true for […]
The Cologne Germany built Ford Fiesta is generally given the dubious honor of being Ford’s first successful mass market car to use a front-wheel drive layout. It wasn’t the fastest thing at the dealer, but it was probably better assembled than most of the junk from Ford of Detroit in the late 70s. Find this […]