We got so many submissions for Loony Labor Day that we are going to need to turn it into a Loony Labor Week celebration of the nutty. You guys must really like strange cars. Oops, projecting again. My therapist has warned me about that. Haha. Jokes on you, I don’t have a therapist, although I […]
The Jaguar XJ6 is one of the legendary sports luxury sedan of the ’70s that every man (or woman) who considers himself a motorhead should own some day. The highway manners were particularly noteworthy, close your eyes and you could hardly tell you were moving — something that couldn’t be said for many of the […]
The Pontiac Fiero was designed by George Milidrag and Hulki Aldikacti and launched in 1984 as the first sports car from Pontiac since before World War 2. It was suprisingly popular with more than 370,000 units sold in the 5 years of production, but ultimate fell to GM’s corporate axe men, who couldn’t see a car […]
I might have mentioned the other day that I’m not a big fan of half baked customs — if you are going to drive something outlandish, then it should be REALLY nuts. This next car qualifies for the lunatic Olympics and I’m okay with it. Find this 1970 Porsche 914 V8 offered for $15,900 in […]
What do you get when you combine a tossable luxury sedan chassis with America’s favorite V8? If you answered “the family perfect sedan”, you might be correct. What you get from handling from an E46 3-series chassis will be augmented by the power from the 6 liter Chevy V8, and the only question is; “why […]
If you are going to V8 swap an old Jaguar, you might as well start with a pretty example (instead of the typical buckets you see around) and this long-wheelbase Series 2 XJ qualifies as pretty. Even with the USA federally mandated rubber bumper extensions, this looks good, probably because Jag left the chrome bumpers […]
Oh boy. Another classic rear-drive Nissan from the 80s with a big American V8 shoved under an ugly cowl induction hood…wait…that’s not a small block Chevy? That is a Toyota 1UZ-FE from some 90s Lexus with a high-rise intake manifold and a carbumafication setup. This thing is ratty, but it should be fun. Find this […]
There seems to be an annual tradition in May when I’m bombarded with photos of ridiculous celebrities in ridiculous outfits on just about every form of media out there. I couldn’t even begin to tell you what the Met Gala is or why anyone would be interested in the affairs or attire of the coastal […]
This next car comes as a tip from Matt C who writes: Here we have a DT priced Triumph Spitfire with a small block Chevy. The owner did not quite finish the project, possibly remembering his own mortality at the last minute. Yikes, that is indeed a terrifying custom, but I have to say that […]
GM’s gen 3 small block V8 (commonly called the LS) is known around the world as the engine to drop into your car when you need power, torque, and reliability in a basic package. Today’s 1.5 ton Studebaker Van is not the last car I’d ever expect to have small block power, but it is […]