Obviously didn’t want her to go down in a blaze of glory

I can't believe it, after years of promoting huge vehicles with tax incentives, safety standards favoring turret topped tanks, and even EPA standards adjusted to aid the bigness, they are finally going to look at how a truck with a 5' tall bluff front end might make it less likely to see a pedestrian and more likely…

I consider myself pretty open to most any old car in good, stock condition having some value, but these things were neither attractive, nor fun to drive or reliable when new. They don’t even really have a certain nostalgic of the era feel like a VW Rabbit convertible of the era would. I suppose this thing has some…

I saw the resulting article, it didn’t see the source until now. I kind of have the same weird Jones for the type 34. I remember seeing one on the street growing up, this Karmann Ghia that was different, then after a while wondered if it wasn’t some crazy memory, never heard or saw any more about them for years.

I could probably not be that bold, but I think your 911 is going to look awesome when done.  Impressed with the creation and pursuit of the vision.

Oh, Firebird I guess

I believe one of the back sparkplugs is accessed through the footwell

Scarab is a good one, it if you want to go even more obscure there is the Bocar, kind of the same idea as the Scarab, but less money and notoriety behind them. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocar

Easy nice price for most anybody looking for reliable, cheap transportation.  The needle should be close to 100% NP on this one.

Agree, limited appeal, especially here in the United States.  Maybe more in Europe, but don't see much of a market/interest for this.  No Dice

I don’t think it has to be rear wheel drive, there was that Lotus Elan in the early 90s, but for me a sports car is a Smallish two seater, or a low sling 2 + 2 with a very occasional back seat.

Maybe, just maybe if you wanted a nice one to put in a museum or drive off trailers to shows, but it is Bi-turbo and it will probably break if you look at it wrong in the garage. I looked at it one in the late 80s on a cheapo small gravel covered used car lot. While it was only a few years old it looked like it had…

It all look to be in order, I think these are nice looking cars, kind of a understated street cred look.  Spend a couple hours cleaning under the hood (I am not going nick the seller too much on this, at least he got the shiny bits clean and didn't leave two weeks worth of fast food and convenience store crap in the…

Not terrible, but that is a lot of miles and peeling clear coat for eight grand and change, nice price at $5-6k, but can't quite get to the asking price.  No dice.

Yes, or the owners are people for whom a few thousand dollars is pocket change, so quick conversation “we really should sell the old diesel since nobody drives it anymore” “ok, I will take it to the shop and have the maintenance done” tells local shop guy who they use and trust to get it ready to sell. $5000 later car…

Why do you spend $5k on a car you are going to list for $8k and sell for $7-7500 most likely. Was it worth $2500 before the work was done? I know not everything is done as a strictly “rationale economic equation” basis. and I understand wanting to sell a decent car to somebody, like of the brakes or tires are bad you…

It seems to be in nice shape, rare, convertible, 5 speed, talks to you, Radwood eligible, but....yeah...no.

That is the vibe I get, not giving them my CC # ever.

Well I am a lifetime old British sports car guy and I love small light and agile, but despite my love of the type, and the Elan ranks right up there as one of the best of the type, this is not the droid I am looking for.  Overpriced and then there is the whole seller/ad thing.  Just no.

Good call on the flame suit, never occured to me anybody would think those are good looking.