The average car person will remember Saturn as the GM brand presented as an alternative to Japanese compacts that marketed its Tupperware body panels and a “different kind of car company” vibe. But the truth is sometimes obscured by busted valve guide smoke and the first Saturn was a concept car released in early 1984 […]
This next car popped up on my radar as a big pinging target for a few reasons — first it is an F150 in a color, not black or some boring shade of grey. Next it has a manual gearbox — check out the size of that shifter, it looks like someone stuck a Swiffer […]
The 2nd generation Chevrolet Corvair (1965-1969) was a much improved version of the previous car — gone was the sketchy swing axle suspension, which was replaced with a fully independent rear that helped keep the rear-engine car from wandering backwards across oncoming traffic lanes when you didn’t want that. Today’s example appears to have only […]
This next car has me confused. It is a first generation Toyota Tundra and has all the appearances of a high mile work truck — complete with ladder/lawn equipment ready racking and industrial white paint job. It even has a commercial truck plate (in California, a digit then alpha, then 5 more digits is the […]
I firmly believe that the 6 digit odometer, the prevalence of maintenance tracking apps like Carmax/Autocheck, and the rise of global internet auctions have somewhat turned car collecting into something akin to stamp collecting. There was a time when you judged a vehicle’s value based on a thorough inspection, a good test drive and your ability to tell if a car was junk…but these other tools (Carmax/Odo etc) have turned some of the car hobby into this armchair valuation game where 90s Miatas with 225 miles on the odometer are treated like they are something special. And this next car is a prime example, except I wouldn’t buy it without a good inspection and I wouldn’t assume the odo hadn’t flipped a few times, and I wouldn’t let it sit in my garage collecting dust while I waited to sell it for profit. Drive the dang things, that’s why they have wheels folks. Find this 1974 Pontiac Ventura Custom bidding for $12,000 with a few hours to go located in Fourmile, KY via eBay.
This next car might have blended into the random menagerie of overpriced garp that is our old friend craigslist. The price is higher than you’d expect for an 80 Z and the SELLERS ALL CAPS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN…but upon closer inspection we might have found a real diamond in the rough. With only […]
If you were looking for a 1980’s euro car that will not cost you an arm and leg (E30, 911, 190E 16V), the Alfa Romeo GTV6 is a solid choice. In the age of Dodge Demons, it sounds strange to say a 160 hp car is more than enough to have a good time. Michael […]
We get kind of excited at DT World Headquarters when we run across low mileage J-tin survivors from the malaise era. Seems like the excitement usually only lasts until the 3rd photo on CL where the interior shot reveals a soul-sucking slush box, guaranteed to rob whatever small amount of imagined joy there might be […]
I’ve always dreamed of opening my own high end car restoration shop, along the lines of what Icon does with FJs, Eagle does with Jaguar, or what Singer does with Porsche…but I would restore nothing but shark-nosed BMWs. All of those inexpensive 6-series, 5-series, and 7-series are begging to have their bumpers tucked, modern conveniences […]
The second car posted to good old DT was a 2000 Honda S2000. That car was a silver S2000 for sale in Denver, CO with 80K miles and needing a new top for a $11,200 ask. Fast forward 5 years and here is a 28K mile cream puff for your compare and contrast pleasure. Find […]