It isn’t hard to find a good classic for cheap, but it is hard to find a V12 powered car with a targa style soft top with a roll hoop…what is this???!? This is one of 3864 examples of the Jaguar XJ that was converted by Tickford Ltd into a targa style thing and it […]
The 2nd generation Celica was great little rear-drive coupe from the makers of our favorite appliances, Toyota. It was built in Japan from 1978 to 1981 as a 2 door coupe or 3 door liftback, but it was not available from the factory as a convertible version. US dealers complained enough that Toyota outsourced the hacking of the roof off to the Griffith Company which installed a targa-style top with folding rear convertible back to roughly 2000 examples to make the Sunchaser. Find this 1980 Toyota Celica GT Sunchaser offered for $6,850 in Vancouver, WA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The ’75-’83 BMW 3-Series Baur Targa is a strange intersection of BMW E21 handling/driving goodness with a unique convertible/targa styling…and I’ve gotta admit that I’m really not an expert on these wild looking things, but they guys over at Baurspotting can give you the full details of how Karosserie Baur would hack the top off […]
A rear engined Porsche is iconic, collectible, and desirable in just about any configuration — even the detestable 912 is priced like some kind of ancient Ming Dynasty vase. So the real question is –how do you get a cheap rear engine Porsche that you could (maybe?) drive without breaking the bank. You gotta ask […]
A few years ago we featured the reader ride of a guy named KC who built this incredible Toyota Twin-Cam powered MGB GT and it was glorious. Apparently KC built another car with an above average attention to detail — this time a Porsche 914 with an underside that is cleaner than a newborn in […]
The world is an interesting place with a lot of random coincidences happening all the time, but sometimes it just seems like the cosmos are messing with my head. Last week on the DT Radio Show we interviewed Mark Brems, who has a cool electric converted Porsche 914 that was (among other things) used as […]
Take a look at this 1980 Porsche 911 Targa Electric here on eBay bidding for $5,200 reserve-not-met with auction ending Sunday at 8AM pacific time. From eBay listing: Item specifics Condition: Used Year: 1980 Mileage: 299,011 Interior Color: Black Make: Porsche Transmission: Manual Model: 911 Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty Engine: Electric […]
The asking prices for aircooled Porsche 911s have been through the roof in recent years, but the late 70s examples are (still) the cheapest way to get into a Stuttgart stallion. In California that might change if the smog test exempt cutoff year changes from 1975 to 1980, and those 1976-1980s cars might look more […]
For years the 911 Targa was a less desirable Porsche, purists despised it for the floppy chassis, questionable weather protection in the best of conditions, and awkward styling — but with the recent revival of the Targa, it seems that they are cool now. Hey, I can go with times, the kids like that Rock […]
The Jaguar XJS was built, in what can only be described as an extraordinary 20 year run, from 1976 through 1996. Sure, the chassis received some improvements, the engines had to be continuously upgraded to meet emissions/performance requirements, and the styling was evolved — but at the end of the day, it’s easy to mistake […]