Chevrolet never built a Vega GT Wagon with a DOHC fuel-injected V6, overdrive automatic, cold A/C, and a disc-brake posi rear end—but this seller in Lubbock did. What started life as a humble Vega wagon is now a thoroughly sorted and surprisingly practical daily driver thanks to a 3.4L V6 from a ’95 Lumina, backed […]
The Sunbeam Alpine was designed by Kenneth Howes and Jeff Crompton in the late 1960s, using the Hillman Minx as the platform for a simple sports car for the USA market. Styling was simple and classy — at least until the customizer of this Alpine huffed a bunch of marker fumes and designed that hood. […]
This next car comes from BP who writes: Something to watch. Despite being on the rather ‘pricey’ Bring a Trailer site (BaT.com) is this MGB currently at $1450 with 3 days of the 7 gone already. Surprisingly low for relative to a bunch of other B’s coincidentally listed at this time. Nevertheless, clean, interesting, and […]
Why would you drop an Acura V6 into a Mazda Miata? Or, why wouldn’t you? The V6 from the Acura TL Type S made something around 260 horsepower from the factory and will be a considerable upgrade from the original wheezy 4-banger from Mazda. Now, go hit some VTEC, yo! Find this 1995 Mazda MX-5 […]
The Triumph TR7 was born at the wrong time. It was born in an era when car designs were saddled with huge front/rear bumpers and silly ride height, not to mention complicated Rube Goldberg inspired carburmafactor and all sorts if ill thought out ideas. Today’s TR7 is a project car that has had the original 4-cylinder […]
The second generation MR2 W20 was put to pasture after the 1999 model year and the replacement 3rd gen wasn’t styled like a short-wheelbase Ferrari or boosted by turbos or a hardtop. In fact, the 3rd gen MR2 W30 was quite a step down in performance compared to the prior generation and had googley eyeballs […]
The second generation Volkswagen Golf was a significant upgrade to the original Mk 1 Golf in the safety, comfort, and refinement categories, but it is still slow compared to anything built in the last 20 years. However, today’s Mk 2 Golf has been given an injection of speed with a 2.7 V6 BiTurbo swap from […]
The Triumph TR7 was born at the wrong time. It was born in a time when car designs were saddled with huge front/rear bumpers and silly ride height, not to mention complicated Rube Goldberg inspired carburmafactor and all sorts if ill thought out ideas. At least today’s TR7 should survive for a few years because […]
I’ve driven a few Porsche 914s in my life, and most were underpowered compared to modern cars on the road. The 1.7 liter version is particularly gutless, but it brings a certain amount of pre-planning to your driving style and I found it fun. However, I don’t doubt that a 914 with an upgraded engine […]
A wise man said to me the other day: “When I’m driving my car around, I never think that I need more power or handling…but I always think, I need more space or I need better fuel economy.” Wait, did I say “wise”? Because I meant old. That is such an old guy thing to […]