This next car comes as an auction from my favorite place to find strangely donated cars — JDC in Orange, CA…Seriously, who donates a ’63 Dodge Polara ragtop with a 318V8 and push button automatic? Sure, it’s got some crusty rusty spots and a single circuit non-assisted brake setup…but this thing is worth thousands of […]
There is something about the word twin that gets people excited when it comes to car parts. Twin spark. Twin turbo. Twin scroll. Twin cam. Twin stick. Twin clutch. But what about twin-front? Why doesn’t anyone build a car from the factory with two front ends. You still get to have plenty of seating for […]
You know what they say — they are only original once. To that I’ve added a corollary that states: I’d rather have original faded paint than a cheap respray. Even a nice paint job isn’t going to be as well adhered to the metal as the factory paint–don’t ask me why, I’m not a chemist, […]
There is this thing about classic American Muscle cars — something about 2-door hardtop versus 2-door coupe…which apparently isn’t the same thing and has something to do with the presence of a B-pillar (yes for coupes, no for hardtop). For decades the “coupe” versions have been ridiculed by “real” car guys who only drive “hardtops” […]
Super Bowl XLIX (brought to you by Norvartis) is going to start in a few minutes and as a tribute to Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the Daily Turismo is happy to feature the following batch of barn fresh cars with carefully lowered tire air pressure. Find them here on craigslist located in Saratoga, NY […]
The 3rd generation of the Dodge Polara was introduced in 1965 and moved the Polara name up in size to the Chrysler C-platform. The new Polara was bigger in almost every dimension but still used a unibody construction. Today’s example look great with the square-edged styling and a pseudo-fastback shape. Find this 1967 Dodge Polara […]