Some folks think the Triumph Spitfire was always just a cheeky little roadster for Sunday drives, but this next Spit-6 proves it could have been so much more. Under that MK3 GT6 bonnet sits the 2.0-liter straight-six Triumph should have offered from the factory—pulled from a ’73 GT6 and freshened with new gaskets, timing chain, […]
When Toyota launched the Prius, they probably didn’t expect it to become the weapon of choice for sideways action—but here we are. What started as a humble front-drive hybrid gas sipper is now a rear-wheel-drive, 2JZ-swapped drift missile with more T3 suspension bits than a Formula D pit tent and just enough Prius left to […]
The Mercedes-Benz W114 was yet another gorgeous 3-box styling design from famed designed Paul Bracq. Today’s W114 started life as a Merrcedes M130 inline-6 powered coupe, but it is now powered by M50B25 from a BMW 525i that might displace fewer cubic inches but it puts out more horsepower and is mated to a manual […]
The E30 generation BMW 3-series needs little introduction around these parts of town, but today’s version is interesting. It starts with a basic coupe body with a cool-looking set of wheels, but it has a big M30B35 inline-6 swapped in from an era-correct 5-series. It will be a cool car if properly sorted. Find this […]
The e24 BMW 6-series was a Paul Bracq-styled replacement to the aging CS and CSL coupes, with over 86,000 produced for worldwide consumption from 1976 through 1989. The BMW E24 6-series is one of those ‘in-betweener’ 80s classics; it isn’t quite a collectible classic, but unrestored examples aren’t a bad way to get into a […]
The E34 generation of BMW’s 5-series was sold from 1988 through 1995 with a wide variety of available engines. The collection of available motors included the beastly S38 inline-6 in the M5, the sweet sounding M60 V8, a bunch of slilky inline-6s of various displacements, a few junky inline-4s for Europe (including a 103 horsepower […]
This next Ford Model A makes up for all of the Jaguars with small block Ford V8s (and Chevy 350s) that we’ve posted over the years…and leaves some change on the table. It starts with a 1930 Ford Model A Coupe that has been chopped and then adds a Jaguar inline-6 that has been juiced to produce some insane amount of horsepower if we are to believe the 9.32 second 1/4 mile drag time according to the seller (then engine needs a new headgasket, but don’t even think about putting a Chevy V8 in it!) We’ve always wondered where the old XJ engines go when someone shoves in some lump of American iron…well here it is. Find this 1930 Ford Model A Coupe offered for $14000 in Modesto, CA via craigslist. Tip from Andy.
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes; One of the odder volvo 240 swap cars I have seen- BMW engine and volvo s60 dash. In my opinion, the car is close to being actually good, but some very odd details (steering wheels is horrid) keep it in the mongrel category. Never seen or heard of anyone swapping in a poorly fitted dash into one of these. Find this 1990 Volvo 240 Sedan with BMW inline-6 swap offered for $1250 in Suffield, CT via facebash markingbaste.
BMW wagon owners always complain that BWM didn’t export their best engine/transmission options into their wagons for the US market — and it’s true! The E34 5-series had a V8 and a 6-speed option, but it was never available together on the wagon…perhaps because they assumed wagon owners were family men/women who wanted to just cruise. Anyway, if you want the wagon and you want to have fun, you’ll need to find one that has been modified like this next beast, which is now powered by an E36 M3 drivetrain. Find this 1993 BMW 524iT with S52 inline-6 swap bidding for $5,000 in Burlington, VT via eBay. Tip from Cory.
This next car has me scratching my head. And my leg. And my back…oh no, that might be fleas or bedbugs…but I’m still totally and completely and utterly flummoxed by this next car. On the one hand, I hate it when people shove carburated small blocks into classic inline-6 powered Jags, but I don’t mind […]