The term hipster is tossed around as a descriptive or a pejorative — but when applied to goods, there are a few requirements. First, the item needs to be strange or unusual — think Reed’s Ginger Brew instead of Coke/Pepsi, and next the item needs to be overpriced, like a $12 IPA. Therefore, if you […]
The modern hipster, known in the Pacific region as Millenius Westhollywoodus and Atlantic coast Unshavia Eastvillagus are renowned for being proficient at a few tasks. First is turning garbage into art — an old pile of used hypodermic needles, streptococcus soaked cotton swabs, and camel filters may look like toxic waste to you, but the […]
Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “classic” as: serving as a standard of excellence : of recognized value, traditional, enduring. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider is a classic in every sense of the word. The convertible (spider) design by Pininfarina was launched in 1958 and is just as pretty today as the day it was relased. […]
Surf craigslist (or eBay) and you’ll see an incredible variety of ad styles. I typically stay away from CAP’T CAPSLOCK, Fuzzy McPhotos and the thumb over the license plate guy, while ads with clear pics/description are worth a look. Unfortunately, the best deals you will ever find on a classic are often from photo-free ads […]
In the 1970s Toyota decided to enter the light passenger van segment, think of it as a precursor to the modern minivan. The MasterAce was introduced in 1982 in Japan. It was called the Space Cruiser in Europe, the Tarango in Australia, but the totally uninspired Van in North America. Find this 1986 Toyota Cargo […]
We’ve mentioned before how the Ford Falcon is the thinking man’s version of the Mustang — offering the same rugged simplicity and interchangeable parts, but for a cheaper condition-to-price tradeoff. What if we said there was a thinking man’s version of the Falcon? An Inception-like cheaper version of the cheaper version, complete with more rarity […]
I can see the hate mail now. Another BMW guys? It is true, the front page is covered in Bavaria’s finest right now…but sometimes when it rains rear-drive classics for dirt cheap prices the best thing you can do is just roll with it. Seriously, what is the worst thing that can happen? Find this […]
Are you searching for an oddball weekend car that won’t cost you a fortune to buy or maintain, but want others to think it does? Look no further than the Lotus Elite, a shooting brake style beast that was the world’s most expensive 4-cylinder car when launched and is now traded on the weekends for […]
The Porsche 912 was the entry level offering from Porsche before the 914 was released and used a flat-4 engine similar to what powered the old bathtub shaped 356. A few years ago the 912 market was in the dumps, but somebody figured out that they were cheaper to run than a vintage 911 and […]
Today’s next feature was under the DT radar a few months back, but for whatever reason (probably a batch of freshly El Camino-ized something-or-others arrives on craigslist) we didn’t post it. Naturally, the car was panegyrically written up on bringatrailer.com in February of this year to much acclaim, accolades, back slapping and joyous trumpets playing […]