The Mercury Zephyr (not to be confused with the California Zephyr, British Ford Zephyr or pre-war Lincoln Zephyr) was produced as a sedan, coupe and the uniquely styled Z7 coupe. The roof treatment is ostensibly an homage to the 1950 Ford Crown Victoria, but looks to us like an El Camino with a truncated truck […]
I have to admit that I get easily excited about certain cars — and the first generation Ford/Mercury Capri is one of those cars. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the firebreathing LSX turbocharged Capri from last month did not find a buyer and is now offered for a discounted price. Find this 1971 […]
DT’s own Hunsbloger said it best when he wrote: There is no money better spent on a car than the other guy’s money. He probably stole that line from somebody else, but it is something to consider when you are looking at a car — especially a customized monster. If the last guy dropped $25k […]
The second generation Chevrolet C/K Pickup (1967-1972) added a number of comfort and convenience items to the basic pickup truck that it replaced. Time has been good to the C/K series as they were built by the boatload from serious metal — some have been picked up and restored by collectors, but the vast majority […]
The Panoz Esperante was the Corvette competitor that Ford never built. The American-made two-seat sports car uses a Mustang drivetrain, firewall, Cobra independent rear suspension, brakes, and gauges with a European-grade luxury interior. That interior is gone, as is the excellent Mustang drivetrain. The former is replaced by a fire supression system and twin Recaros. […]
Commenter RyanM hit the nail on the head when he commented about the M3 powered 240Z from earlier this week: In a world where the answer to the engine-swap question always seems to be “LSx”, this is a refreshing change. It certainly was a refreshing change to see something like that, but as they say […]
By 1978 the Datsun Z was starting to get heavy with luxury features and slower with emissions requirements, but it was still a decent looking car with nice sounding inline-6 under the hood. You can pick them up for cheap and nobody is going to lament the loss of the L28E if you are looking […]