The original Fiat 124 Spider was the product of some awesome Italian designer…oh no..that’s not correct. Oh yeah, it was designed by legendary Dutch designer Tom Tjaarda…who was not Dutch, but American. That’s right, while Tom Tjaarda was the son of Dutch immigrants, he was born in Detroit and was as American as Dutch apple […]
Today we bring some good news to the classic car market, good news for buyers at least. If you scan the recent auction results over at Hemmings auctions, you will find some decent buys in the completed auctions section (like this ‘86 Porsche 944 that sold for $8k). Is this an indication that some of […]
I don’t know what to say about this next car, other than to offer it up to crowd as a Loony Labor Day sacrifice to the loonies. The photos show a car that looks like it was salvaged from a lake, but the description is pure pandemonium. It might be a Fiat 500 Topolino that […]
The Fiat X1/9 was not the first mid-engined sports car sold to the masses with low power and good handling, but it combined sharp angular styling (by Bertone) with a sub 2000 lb curb weight that made Porsche 914 owners green with jealousy. The little X1/9 is a slow car that is fun to drive […]
The Fiat Coupe (or Coupé, if you prefer) had styling that was a departure from the boxy Fiats (Lada square edges on them!) of the 1980s and it is quite striking in person or in print, particularly compared to some of the monstrosities that roam the streets today. The Coupe was never imported into the […]
This next car comes as a tip from Cory who writes: someone please save me from this tempting 1991 Alfa Spider. DT: Don’t look at me, I’ve got enough problems without having a straight piped 90s Alfa in my driveway. Find this 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider offered for $6,000 in Pawtucket, RI via craigslist. From […]
In 2007 Fiat re-introduced a city car to their lineup using the 500 name and even imported it into the United States, at least until 2019 when Fiat-Chrysler-Stellantis-BorgCube canceled the little city car. But that’s okay, because it was made in Mexico, so if you want a REAL Fiat 500, you need to get something […]
If you are going to drive a kit car that looks like a multi-million dollar car, it had better at least make some noise like the real thing. This next kit might look like a Ferrari on the outside, but it has stock Datsun mechanicals and won’t make the right noises…so you need to start […]
I know that a Fiat X1/9 has something like 70 horsepower…but it is a mid-engine Italian car and today’s example has one of the sweetest sets of wheels I’ve ever had the opportunity to put my eyes on. So if your idea of a perfect Sunday drive involves driving like a Sunday driver…then this is […]
Typically on St Patrick’s Day we enjoy featuring Irish built cars, but the 1960 Shamrock is difficult to find (given the 10 built production figures and 8 known to still exist) and DeLorean Snowcats aren’t just jumping out of trees, so I go to the next best thing which is an Italian car that uses […]