The 1958-1967 Austin A40 Farina was a compact econobox built for small British country roads and sold in decent quantities in places where the English still held some degree of authority (UK, Australia, South Africa…and Mexico?). Anyway, the A40 designation was mean to tell you how much horsepower the A-series 4-banger pushed to the rear […]
This is what they call a case of Deja Peug. You know, when you see a Peugoet and you SWEAR you’ve seen that Frenchie before? Yes, this was the “Instant Regret” 504 Cabriot from a year ago — someone bought it on bringatrailer and instantly realized he/she had overpaid….which must happen about 50 times a […]
The MGB GT continues to be one of the cheapest ways to get into a Pininfarina styled fastback classic with racing pedigree and affordable parts. This is a rare example of a car with a price that hasn’t been appreciated into the stratosphere by hungry classic car stamp collectors and I couldn’t be happier. I […]
This next listing starts with a few simple words from the seller: Hey guys, purchased this car on bring a trailer a few months ago. Relized will not have much time to enjoy it. So looking to sell it. Ooof, that’s not good. The idea of buying a classic car on one of those expensive […]
I bet you can guess who was the head of design at Peugeot when this next car was released. Stylish boxy shape, details that make the design great, and a handsome façade — yup this is a Pininfarina design, but the interior was penned by our favorite French designer Paul Bracq. Unfortunately, the 505 (even […]
The Cadillac Allante (Allanté) was another attempt by one of the big three cash in on the allure of the European import; think Chrysler TC by Maserati or AMC Eagle Premier — but with an accent in the name causing grief for search engines and web indexing in the future. Zut alors! Oh wait. It […]
Another MGB GT? So soon? Yes, we featured a clean cheap MGB GT less than two weeks ago, but when is it NOT a good time to post a well priced classic car that has no rust, and is offered in very good condition, for less than what you’d pay for a total pile of junk at your nearest used car lot. Find this 1974 MGB GT offered for $6,500 in Santa Fe, NM via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
The MGB GT is no stranger to this website because we’ve featured many over the years. And the B GT continues to be a fantastic bargain for a car with a Pininfarina roof and proper classic car credentials. I’d have expected these to increase in price with similar things from the era like Porsche 914/912, Datsun 240Z, Ford Mustang Fastback, Triumph TR etc…but you can still get them for reasonable amount of money. Find this 1970 MGB GT offered for $5999 in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, CA via craigslist.
This next car looks like it should cost way more than the asking price…and not in the way that the typical good deal looks on craigslist. No, this car looks like it should be collected by wealthy members of the elite driving clubs and not collected by the likes of people who frequent sites like Daily Turismo…errrr…not that we shouldn’t be driving nice cars, but so much of the fancy Italian stuff is so expensive to only be driven by the Jay Lenos of the world. Find this 1975 Fiat 130 Coupe offered for $14,500 in New Milford, CT via craigslist.
The Lancia Beta Zagato was a quasi-convertible version of the Beta coupe along the lines of the Baur Targa-ized BMWs from the same era. The Zagato (or Spyder) is a very affordable way to get into an Italian car designed by Pininfarina produced in limited quantity, and it was super cheap…at least until a few years ago when people figured out that it was a Lancia. LANCIA! This is the Italian marque that was founded in Turin in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and his buddy Claudio Fogolin. Sure, Lancia was taken over by Fiat in 1969 and it turned into a has-been “other brand” like Fiat’s version of Pontiac/Oldsmobile/Buick…but Lancia was the company that won Formula 1 races in the 1950s and Juan Manuel Fangio wont the 1956 championship with a Lancia-Ferrari racing car that pioneered the use if the engine as a stressed chassis component. Later Lancia won the 1972 World Rally Championship with a rear-drive Stratos (and later the 037) when everyone else (ahem, Audi) was running all-wheel-drive. But this car is a Beta, so it is as far from racing as you could get…but Lancia won the 1981 World Sportscar Championship (with races at Dayton, Sebring, Monza, Silverstone, Riverside, Nürburgring, LeMans, Spa, Road America, and Brands Hatch) with a heavily modified Beta Montecarlo. Bottom line…buy this 1981 Lancia Zagato Spyder offered for $11,500 in Syracuse, NY via craigslist.