The square-body Mark II Austin Healey Sprite was introduced halfway through the 1961 model year on a chassis that was better in almost every sense. Morris Garage demanded a badge-engineered version and got the Midget, and Innocenti made a version called the 950 Spider. Today we’ve got a simple Sprite with a few upgrades offered […]
This next car comes as a tip from Carter who writes: A good price no matter what. If this is real, it’s an excellent looking deal. And a sweet car. And an excellent deal. Only draw back is that it is remote. St Albans is all the way up in Northwestern VT between burlington and […]
The MarkII Volkswagen Golf (1985-1992) was offered in a variety of trims, starting with the lowly base, and continuing up in equipment to the C, CL, GL, GT and finally the GTI trim. Prices for the super sporty and hip GTI model are high, but you can get into a Mk II GT for pennies […]
Over the years, I’ve purchased many different project cars and they’ve come in various shapes/sizes/conditions…but I’ve always been enchanted with the idea of a project that requires only basic tools, a single parking space, and mostly elbow grease. A project that doesn’t involve pulling a car off its frame, or massive rust repair, or rebuilding […]
The Mk II (2nd generation) Volkswagen Golf was introduced in 1983 as a 3-door and 5-door hatchback and was produced through the 1992 model year. It featured basic front drive economy and was a slightly more refined (albeit heavier) version of the original Mk I Golf. Find this 1992 Volkswagen Golf offered for $6,400 in Middlebury, […]
by Adam — Summertime is here and convertibles are finally enjoying their time in the sun, if you are lucky you could have a nice British classic for your weekend fun. Take for example this 1974 Jensen-Healey Mk II two seat convertible located in Lenoir North Carolina offered for sale for $9500. With only 7,142 […]
The man, the legend, the original American hoonster, Mr Ken Block just announced his latest Gymkhana car, a 333 horsepower rear-wheel-drive European built Mk II Ford Escort that is inexplicably part of something called the Stars & Stripes collection. Watch it shred tires below. Now, go forth and find the best Mk II Escorts so […]
Mentioning the name Ford Escort will typically incite fear and loathing from the American automotive enthusiast, but ask a European petrolhead and they will regal you with great stories about a little Ford built in Britain and Germany. That is because the European Ford Escort was not a pathetic little crapbox that ate headgaskets like […]
The Mk II Volkswagen Jetta was very successful during its 1984-1992 sales life and went on to be a favorite with VW fan boys around the globe. Unfortunately, this means that most Mk II Jettas still around are stanced and/or ruined by ill-conceived swaps (2JZ-yo!!) and located a stock example is next to impossible. So, […]
Reeves Callaway was an aspiring race car driver who ended up working as an instructor at Bob Bondurant’s racing school in the 1970s. He fitted a turbo system on a BMW 320i and loaned the car to Car and Driver journalist Don Sherman who wrote a one page article on the beast. At the time, […]