The Bertone designed (and built) Fiat X1/9 was released in 1972 and can best be described as a competitor to the Porsche 914 and Toyota MR2 (I won’t mention the Fiero). The X1/9 uses a mid-engine layout with a small 4-cylinder engine, t-tops, and angular styling, but the little Fiat feels much more like a […]
I love a good engine swap. But good is a relative term. Is it good to swap a high revving zinger sports car engine into an appliance like a pickup truck? The AP2 inline-4 from the Honda S2000 is an incredible engine, but does it belong in a vehicle designed to haul junk and tow? […]
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between Japan and Germany, between BMW and Honda, and it lies between the pit of mechanic’s shop floor and the summit of his knowledge. This […]
The Honda Insight wasn’t known as a sporty vehicle, but it did have an available manual gearbox and if you ditch those heavy batteries and swap in a high horsepower K-series 4-banger, you get something that would rule the roads in 1995. Find this 2000 Honda Insight offered for $9000 in Victoria, MN via craigslist. […]
The SPL311 generation Fairlady was the final version of the little ragtop as the sports car in the Nissan/Datsun lineup and in 1970 it was replaced by the 240Z. The Datsun Roadster might not have been as rugged as the tractor powered MGB or as sexy as Alfa’s Spider, but it offered a compromise between […]
The MG Midget was a badge engineered version of the Austin Healey Sprite and shared mechanical components, sheet metal — basically everything but the badges on the fenders. With the low compression US spec 1275 cc inline-4 under hood, the little car seems like it has negative horsepower, but imagine getting that zoom-zoom feeling of […]
The 4th generation Toyota Tercel was a budget economy car with a reputation for being plasticy, slow, and not very fun…but at the same time they are reliable and able to absorb constant abuse. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a beater, but what if you could find one where somebody turned up the heat? […]
The Toyota Corolla GT-S AE86 is the closest thing you’ll find to an 80s JDM legend this side of something like a Skyline. The AE86 was featured in something called Initial D, which according to wikipedia is a manga (Japanese comic book) but it also morphed into anime, cartoons and even arcade video console. Regardless […]
If you are anything like me, you’ve drooled over many of the recent Reader Ride features and wondered how you could get something like that in your garage. Today is your lucky day, because the GT-S twin cam powered MGB GT is looking for a new home. Find this 1970 MG MGB GT-S Twin Cam […]
Over 1.2 million examples of the Morris Minor were sold between 1948 and 1972. The Minor was built by Morris Motors Limited in the UK and would be easy to dismiss for an Austin Mini imitator (family sedan built in bulk, many variants available, old styling lasting for decades), but the Minor predated the Mini […]