People are always stopping me on the street and asking “What kind of car would Ignatius Reilly drive?” I’m never quite sure how to answer this question, but if I recall in the Confederacy of Dunces, it was his mother that crashed an old Plymouth into a building and that launches Ignatius need to find […]
It doesn’t matter which side of the pane controversy you fall into — because this next car is gonna change your mind and turn the entire world pro-pane. It is simultaneously adorable (just look at how cute the thing is) and terrifying (eggads, imagine merging onto the 405 freeway with two cylinders of LPG power) […]
Checkout this 1969 Subaru Sambar So Cal Tow Truck here on eBay bidding for $9,001 with auction ending Monday at 3:26PM PST. From eBay listing: Item specifics Condition: Used VIN (Vehicle Identification Number): K153L3669 Year: 1969 Body Type: Pickup Truck Make: Subaru Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty Model: TOW TRUCK Vehicle Title: […]
The Sambar is a Subaru 360 platform based mini-truck that was launched in 1961 as Japan’s first Keitora (軽トラ) or kei class truck. The 2-stroke 2-cylinder engine is mounted low and under the bed out back, making it as close to a 1/2 sized VW Bus or Chevy Corvair Truck as you can get. Find […]
If you’ve got to extinguish some huge warehouse fire, obviously you’ve got to get out the old hook ‘n’ ladder and start hosing down everything in sight. But what do you use when it’s a small fire, like a barbie doll house, a small hibachi flare up, or an out of control Bonsai fire. The […]
How much more Idaho can you get than a small town named Salmon with a population of 3,112? Perhaps a town named Potato or Spud could be even more descriptive of the 14th largest and 39th most populous state in the Union, but today’s feature has floated a long way from home. Find this 1991 […]
The Subaru Sambar was introduced in 1961 as Japan’s first Keitora (軽トラ) or kei class truck. The Sambar was based on the Subaru 360 platform and was powered by a small 2-cylinder 2-stroke engine mounted low and in the back — which makes the Sambar about as close as you can get to half of […]
You may get confused by this 1994 Subaru Samba currently bidding on ebay UK for £1,995 GBP ($3000 USD), but it is actually a Subaru Sambar van that has been modified to look like a VW Type 2 Samba – hence the name change. There were various “nicknames” for the different Type 2 variations; Samba […]