Today is October 14th, which is Columbus Day..and Canadian Thanksgiving…sorry…so this next feature came across the Ocean blue and now lives in the land of wheat and beef. The Mark 1 (that’s fancy pants speak for first generation) Ford Fiesta was designed by Ford of Europe and built in an assembly plant in Cologne, Germany […]
There is an old saying that goes something like “they don’t make ’em like they used to”…but occasionally that is a good thing, particularly in the case of domestic subcompact econoboxes. However, this next car survived the years well and seems cool, at least on paper. Probably because it is one of the German built […]
You know what is cooler than a wagon? An old crusty wagon. And what is cooler than an old crusty wagon…? An old crusty wagon that is rarer than rocking horse poo….and Cory found us a beauty today! Find this 1967 Ford Cortina Estate Mk1 offered for $1500 in Orange, VA via craigslist. From the seller: […]
The Triumph 2000/2500/2.5PI was a mid-sized family saloon car built in the UK from 1963 through 1977. It featured stylish sheet metal penned by Giovanni Michelotti (BMW New Class, DAF/Volvo trucks, Triumph Spitfire, and various Ferrari/Maserati things) and guts assembled by the Triumph Motor Company. Find this 1967 Triumph 2000 Mk1 offered for $15,000 on the […]
The Mk I GTI was a world changer and showed post fuel crisis world that a front wheel drive, reliable family econobox could be fun. Its combination of fuel injected engine, manual rack-and-pinion steering, 2000 lb curb weight, and room for your junk put the GTI in a class of its own. The paradigm is […]
The Mk1 Ford Fiesta was a fiesty compact designed by Ford of Europe and built in an assembly plant in Cologne, Germany for poor people around the world. The Fiesta was available on these shores a few years (1978-1980) before it was replaced by the North American built Escort, an unfortunate turn of events because […]
The Triumph GT6 is an example of a classic that looks way more expensive than it is, almost to a fault. Its Giovanni Michelotti designed fastback shape will attract all kinds of looky-loos at every gas station and random people will ask you if it is a Ferrari. Today’s GT6 is equipped with an aerodynamic […]
I’ve owned and driven some slow cars in my time. A W123 Mercedes-Benz 240 diesel with the OM616 inline-4 non-turbo engine was slow, but it felt like being launched from a cannon compared to the Mk 1 Rabbit that I owned a few years later. The Rabbit couldn’t out drag a UPS truck from a […]