This next car comes as a tip from Dave in Tampa who writes: Oddly, someone sprang for the entry level carbureted V8 but not for a cassette deck. Hmmm. Astonishingly, the headliner isn’t sagging. The third generation of Chevy’s Camaro was introduced for the 1982 model year with an entirely new design that shared little […]
The B12 (1986-1990) Nissan Sentra Sport Coupe might share the Sentra name with the more common sedan, hatchback, and wagon versions, but it shares none of the body components and has a sporty raked grill that looks very different from the typical Sentra. It was also built in Japan (instead of Tennessee) and had dual […]
We’ve all had a car that just made us feel happy. It might not have been the fastest car, or the nicest, or the most reliable, or prettiest. But it made you feel happy. Happy to get in it. Happy to wave at people on the road driving their bologna and American cheese on Wonderbread sandwich cars, while you drive in something that warms the cockles. Wait. Cockles? And why would cockles be warm? Did they get left in the back seat of a rear engine Fiat? And what are cockles anyway? Some kind of vestigial organ that your mother never told you about? No, that’s not right. I know what muscles are and I know that Molly Malone sells them with cockles that are alive (well…she is a fishmonger) so they must be some sorta shellfish or crustacean. Anyway, where was I? Ah, find this 1966 Fiat 850 Sport Coupe offered for $6,500 in Westfield, NJ via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
The world is full of odd stuff with strange names that don’t make sense. There was an Australian sports racing car called the Centaur…but this next thing ain’t that. There was also something called the Centaur GT that was built in the UK back in the 1970s…but again…this isn’t it. This is something that looks […]
The cost of entry into the “cool” car club is getting ridiculous these days, and I’m not just talking about Ferraris, Porsches, Supras, but even simple 1st gen Mustangs in great shape are pricy, BUT, you can still find interesting cars in good shape that just aren’t that “desirable” for whatever reason. You’ve just got […]
The big issue with the majority of classic muscle cars for sale on the web is that they are overpriced…and I’m not talking about sellers who are just asking too much, but I’m also talking about the general state of the market. Fortunately, you can still find an occasional original condition classic for a reasonable […]
The 124 Sport Coupe was a 2-door three-box styled classic (with the nickname “Tartufo,” Italian for truffle) from Fiat designed by the same guy who penned the Ferrari 250GT, Fiat 600 and Simca 1000. The final iteration of the Sport Coupe was the CC version that included revised front/rear styling and a bigger engine. The […]
Mention the word Corvette and it conjures up all kinds of memories associated with America’s super car. Boogie Nights…Corvette Summer…Pootie Tang…and old guys in plaid golf shorts with a bleach blonde Barbie in the right seat. I swore I would never consider a Corvette, yet here I am contemplating one of the best bangs for […]
Porsche ownership comes at a cost. First, there is the initial price of the car, which if found cheap usually means many more hondos will be required to bring it up to road worthiness. Next up is the scheduled & yearly maintenance costs…not for the faint of heart if you can’t turn wrenches yourself. Lastly, […]
A few weeks back I wrote about my inept ability with all things Italian featuring a mid-seventies GTV Alfa. DT readers are an educated bunch and I learned a lot about the car in question. The world of Italian cars is still a black hole for me, but I look forward to pulling up my […]