A few decades ago, this car would have attracted V-Dub fanbois for thousands of miles around, but things change, I guess. However, I still find the idea of a manual transmission equipped VW wagon with a turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive to be some kind of automotive nirvana. Maybe not as much of a Valhalla as […]
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 […]
BMW’s revived Mini brand has been on a tear in the past few years with lots of new models and generally positive press. Mini released the Coupe at the 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show with raked windshield and funky backwards baseball cap styling attributed to Marcus Syring who is probably best known for his work on […]
In 2006 BMW decided to let the outgoing first generation Mini Hatch leave with a bang. It started with the Cooper S model (around $22k), and added the John Cooper Works GP kit (another $10k) to create one of the most expensive first gen Neue-Minis to leave the factory in Cowley, Oxfordshire. The JCW GP […]
Suzuki Loom Works was founded in 1909 in the seaside village of Hamamatsu, Japan as a manufacturer of weaving looms for Japan’s booming silk industry. Michio Suzuki (1887-1982) decided to diversify his enterprise a few years later, but it wasn’t until after the war that the Suzuki Motor Works was formed to build the 1955 […]
The third generation Oldsmobile Cutlass was built on GM’s A-body platform from 1968 through 1972. The three flavors consisted of a base model F-85, mid-level Cutlass S, an upscale Cutlass Supreme, and the fun machine 4-4-2. This is a simple Cutlass S, but it is offered for a fair price and looks presentable. Find this […]
It might take a big wad to cash to be considered rich, but it only takes one old depreciated pile of rusting German metal out front to make it look like you are rich, and for some folks, that’s half the battle. Find this 1968 Mercedes-Benz 250S W108 offered for $5,000 buy-it-now here on eBay […]
The Porsche 911 is a motoring icon of the first degree and the 911 is surely on every car-nut’s bucket list — its iconic shape, raspy exhaust note and bare-bones performance are exemplary. Prices for normal 70s 911s have been on a steady incline for years, but the 911 turbo market did a massive spike […]
The classic Porsche 911 needs no introduction. The ultimate descendent of the VW Beetle has become a icon in its own right. The prices for the early classic rear engined examples have skyrocketed to ridiculously inflated numbers, but if you are patient you can find a deal once in a blue moon. Find this 1976 […]
French automaker Peugeot built over 1.3 million of its 505 sedans for worldwide consumption between 1979 and 1999, a ridiculous number all things considered. The 505 was successful in the third world where its comfortable ride over rough roads and simple front engine / rear drive layout made the constant repairs easy for non-French reading […]