The Ford Ranger appeared as a compact pickup truck in North America for the 1982 model year and it was an instant hit. You get all the ability to pretend you need to haul stuff around in your daily driver without the added nonsense of a 3/4 ton frame and big horsepower, yaadyy-yaddy-yay-bro-dozer. Anyway, if […]
The Triumph TR7 is one of those almost forgotten classics that was launched in 1974 as the “Shape of things to Come” as British Leyland headed to bankruptcy. TR7 styling was penned by Harris Mann (known for his Austin Allegro and Princess work) and while it won’t win any beauty contests, it certainly checks all […]
This next car comes as a tip from David in Tampa who writes: The programmable fuel injection alone is a thousand dollar proposition. I’d imagine it’s easy to troubleshoot with manufacturer diagnostics. Thank god I don’t have space for another project because this looks like a month of my life that could’ve been better spent […]
The re-imagined “New” Beetle was released for the 1998 model year on the Mark IV Golf platform. Unfortunately, it wasn’t much more than a less useable Golf, although it did sell well due to the goofy styling. Performance was meh at best and the rear-engine handing of the old Beetle was gone, but today’s New […]
The Porsche 944 was a middle chapter in the watercooled front engine Porsche saga that started in the late 1970s with the 928. The 944 is a beefed up replacement for the 924, and one of the better cars of the 924/944/968 extended family to pick up from a cost/drivability/fun perspective. Today’s example is not […]
With all of the false advertising we see out in the wild world, it is great to see a car offered with heap of that nasty stuff called the truth. Do we see a well staged photo with a nice background? Nope. This car is on a lift that is plastered with an assortment of […]
The Triumph Spitfire was a little sportscar built for a long time (1962-1980) on Triumph Herald sedan chassis and powered by a small 4-cylinder engine. A few have been given an upgrade in power from the inline-6 that was in the GT6 coupe, and that is a nice upgrade…but if you really want the little […]
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 […]