May
21
The Bronco was conceived by Ford product manager Donald N. Frey and General Manager, Lee Iacocca, who pushed it into production. The same duo was responsible for bringing the Mustang to market. They must have been pretty busy guys.
In some ways, the Bronco is more “all new” than the Mustang, from an engineers perspective that is. The Mustang created a whole new category of cars – Pony Cars. But it was based on an existing platform: the Falcon. Read More
May
20
We posted an Alfa Romeo Montreal a month or so ago so let us reprise what we wrote back then: If you ever see a Montreal in the US, it came from somewhere else. You see, Alfa never federalized a version for US and Canada. Then why call it a Montreal? Well, it was a show car name that stuck when it entered production. The unusual design was penned by Marcello Gandini. Gandini focused more on vehicle structure, architecture and assembly than on design. Read More
May
20
The Big Healeys had a really great run selling well from the early 1950s until the last batch was built in 1967. To celebrate the Austin-Healey’s final ride into the sunset, the powers-that-be authorized a limited edition of 553 Golden Beige MKIIIs. This offering. is one of those last 553. And someone knew back then that this would be a significant sports car because it has been meticulously cared for its entire life. Read More
May
20
The BMW New Six is a line of six cylinders produced by BMW from 1968 to 1977. The series was introduced as BMW’s response to Mercedes Benz’s domination of the large luxury car segment. The New Sixes were very important in establishing BMW’s reputation as a maker of sporting, luxury sedans. A Coupe version was produced alongside and it too has a loyal following. The sedans had the internal name E3, while the coupes are E9. The 6-cylinder engine designation is M30 and a sweet engine it is. Read More
May
20
Take one Fiat 600 chassis, add a smart business man who knew how to get the most out of a car, and you get an Abarth 750 Zagato. Carlo Abarth wore a few hats before he set out to build his own line or racing cars. He saw a void in the “drive to the track, race, and drive home” class and he set out to fill that segment with cars branded Abarth. By basing the cars on a Fiat 600 chassis, he was able to provide a capable racer at an affordable price. That strategy paid off as he maximized sales to privateer racers. Read More
May
20
The 1937 Ford featured a more rounded look with fine horizontal bars in the convex front and hood-side grilles. The front grille was V-shaped, rather than following the fenders into a pentagon shape. Faired-in headlights were a major modernization found on both the Standard and DeLuxe trim versions, though much of the rest of the design was shared between Ford’s two lines. The 1940 model year was the last year for this design. An unmodified 1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor sedan is hard to find but it is even harder to find one unrestored and in original condition. Read More
May
19
Mercedes Benz typically follows the launch of a new SL with a Coupe version. The R107 version was quite popular and it sported Mercedes’ first V-8 in an SL. The SLC was a nice, comfortable luxury touring car with somewhat ungainly styling. It had a real rear seat so it was a bit more versatile than the convertible. Mercedes selected the SLC to represent their racing efforts and in doing so, inspired the car we feature today. Read More
May
19
Volvo wasn’t known for making sweeping changes year to year. But every once in a while, they were forced to keep up with competition and federal regulations. In 1970, Volvo made numerous changes to the P1800. They added an E which meant it had the B20E engine with Bosch D-Jetronic, a revised camshaft, and produced 130 bhp without sacrificing fuel economy. Top speed was around 120 mph and acceleration from 0–60 mph took 9.5 seconds. Read More
May
19
Any XKE is a beautiful thing to behold and to drive. There are loads of them on the market at any given time and some are really nicely restored cars, well-kept cars with a cosmetic refresh or nice drivers. Then there are the fright pigs that we need to avoid at all costs because they will destroy your bank account and make you hate automobiles forever. Read More
May
18
Almost everyone who likes sports cars likes the Triumph TR6. The Michelotti designed body has aged well and remains quite handsome. They were quite successful and sold very well here in the states. Read More
May
18
Everyone knows about VW Beetles so we won’t get into any details about how it came to be the best selling car in history. But here is a tidbit– on February 17, 1972, the 15,007,034th Volkswagen Beetle comes off the assembly line, breaking a world car production record held for more than forty years by the Ford Motor Company’s Model T, which was in production from 1908 and 1927. Read More
May
18
The Jeep Wagoneer was the first luxury 4×4. It began production 28 years ago and it was a Sport Utility Vehicle before they called them SUVs. The Wagoneer pioneered the SUV marketplace, although it looked like a giant station wagon on steroids, it was very car-like. Read More
May
17
We’ve been featuring quite a few VW buses and for the most part, they have all been what is known in the VW World as Split-Window buses. And they are known by that because the front windshield is actually in 2 pieces. Some even open up on hinges to let the air in while you speed along at 50 mph or so. This bus is from the next generation of Type 2 buses. They are significantly more civilized, larger and more powerful. Read More
May
17
We found a good one wearing a Chevrolet bow-tie. 1970-73 Camaro Z28s may be the best all-around Z28s ever built. Camaro kept its 108-inch wheelbase, but underwent a complete styling change with a new coupe body that was an instant classic. The Z28 package cost a paltry $573, mostly for a new engine. Trans Am racing now allowed de-stroking to achieve 305-cid, so the Z28 used the Corvette’s 350-cid LT1 V-8 as its sole power-plant. Read More
May
17
The seller’s Great Grandfather bought the Ford new back in 1930. Great Grandfather may have chipped a tooth on a gear in the transmission and just parked the sedan a long, long time ago. Enter the seller, who rescued the Ford from a long slumber. Read More
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