This next car comes as a seller submission from Kim in Wisconsin who writes: This may interest your car crazy followers. I drove this for ten years and don’t regret it. It was a chance to drive a near-Bently for the price of a three year old Taurus. But alas, I’m losing my winter storage […]
I read in the news the other day that Jeep (or Chrysler or Stellantis or whatever) had lost their case to stop the Indian company Mahindra from selling something that looked like a Jeep. The Roxor looks enough like a Jeep that I’d have called it a Jeep, but I’m not sure how Stellantis can […]
Willys-Overland Motors returned to civilian car production after the war with a stylish thing called the Jeepster. The roofless Jeepster was technically the last Phaeton (topless car with zero weather protection — but it appears that most Jeepsters today have tops that are dealer or aftermarket created pieces) to be built by an American automaker. They always look like an interesting way to get into an unusual classic. Find this 1949 Willys Jeepster Phaeton offered for $13,950 in Kingman, AZ via craigslist.
A quick look in your local craigslist for $5k cars is an experience not too far from dangling in a La-Z-Boy recliner above a hungry sarlacc pit with nothing holding you up but a harbor freight bungie cord that’s on fire. Sure, its a great way to get your adrenaline flowing while being super comfy, […]
I really want to like this next car because it is a rare and cool looking etc etc…but I just can’t shake my first impression…which was that it looked like something that Herman Munster built after binge watching the entire 4 seasons of the original Transformers cartoon while exceptionally high on barbiturates. It cool…but I’m […]
The Volkswagen Phaeton was a big luxury cruiser built by Volkswagen on a shared platform with the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur. The Phaeton shared engines with the Audi A8, but attempted to offer a Mercedes S-Class luxury experience at an E-Class price. Today the Phaeton offers luxury and prestige for the price of […]
Sometimes a picture says a thousand words. Sometimes, a lady with hands on her hips says a million words. Today, we’ve got a little of each — and for this next car I am going to let the seller’s wife take it from here: Honey, are you comin to dinner? Your dinner is gonna be […]
After WWII was over and Willys-Overland Motors returned to non-war production, they realized there was a big hole in their product lineup between the compact CJ (Civilian Jeep) and heavy duty Jeep Wagon & Jeep Truck. To fill this gap, Willys introduced the Jeepster, a slab sided roofless thing that was technically the last Phaeton […]
The Volkswagen Pheaton was the product of an insane era when Volkswagen AG (short for Aktiengesellschaft, which translates in the original German to coil pack baker) was shipping cars like free beer at Oktoberfest. The concept of the $100k Volkswagen is attributed to none other than Ferdinand Piëch, who has a car collection like Jay […]
The Volkswagen Phaeton was a big luxury cruiser built by Volkswagen on a shared platform with the Bentley Continental GT and Flying Spur. The Phaeton shared engines with the Audi A8, but attempted to offer a Mercedes S-Class luxury experience at an E-Class price. Today the Phaeton offers luxury and prestige for the price of […]