There was one at a buy-here-pay-here lot in the town where I lived when I was just 18 — about 1997 — it was a silver 88 model with a 5-speed. Awesome little car — I wanted it so badly I almost hurt a little. I mean, just look at it: the shifter had a little plastic cover over the linkages so it was almost like an…
Because John Goodman:
Seriously? I saw the comment about 240 civics and that's cool but why not 240 240s? Running examples can be had for $1000 every day and they're nearly indestructible. Seriously — my last one blew a head gasket at 300k and I still sold it (to a Volvo mechanic) for $800. Plus 240 240s is about the most Jalop thing…
Even though Christopher probably wasn't real, the fact that we honored — as a saint — a guy who was allegedly 18 feet tall and carried the young Jesus Christ across a river on his shoulders is still pretty awesome.
I had hot wheels just like this eclipse (except it was a red third gen Firebird) and that's why I had to send the email.
This. Like so many others have suggested.
One time I bought an 88 Isuzu pickup (2.3 long bed 2wd 5-speed) for $300. The turn signals didn't work and the body was beat to shit because it was a service truck for an electrical contractor. Also, for some reason, it had foil tape stripes across the hood and down the sides. It had a strange odor and the floor…
The wagon in a heartbeat. In my childhood in Western Pennsylvania, the K-car was even more ubiquitous than GM B-bodies, Ford Panther cars, Olds Cutlass Cieras, and Escorts. Granted, the town where I grew up has negative population growth and one of the oldest populations in the northeast, but 25 years ago the…
I think its name is Janice. Or at least that's what I would call it.
So many good answers here. It took me a long time to think of a decent answer because nearly all of my suggestions have already been suggested: Ford Capri, Bronco, Panther Platform (Although I'd rather see Ford call them the Galaxie and Continental), CRX, Austin Healy 3000,
Someone should pitch this idea to Leno. He'd be all over it. I'm sure there are enough engineers on Jalopnik that someone could bring about a reasonable design with something like an 8.0L supercharged V-16 (or straight-eight) that makes 1200 hp in a front-engine, rear-drive coupé with two ridiculously comfortable…
I'd love to see this with one of their European 4-cylinder diesels, a manual transmission available, and a good 4-wheel drive system like the concept. It's beautiful in its simplicity and could sell very well.
I first saw pictures of this thing not that long ago — 2008 or so? Then I saw it again on an old episode of Top Gear and thought that John Dodd was absolutely batshit bonkers. 27 litres of airplane engine in what appears to be a squash-yellow Family Truckster Shooting Brake Funny Car? And it's street-driven? HELL…
I can't believe nobody has posted John Dodd's Merlin V12 Beast yet
I have always wanted an old Cougar — they have a soft spot in my heart for some reason — and they're pretty rare in restorable, driving condition. A non-runner in pieces brings $5k here in the Charlotte area because we have a lot more humidity. I don't hate the interior treatment although it does nod to someone with…
Johnstown, Pennsylvania is where I was raised. Franklin Street, where this occurred, runs literally less than a mile from the house where I grew up. How I wish something like this had happened when I was a kid.
Let me set the stage:
Most car for the least money — Jag XJ12. This one's a 1994 for only $4850. Keep the other $15k for maintenance for the next two years.
I drive my wife's 2.0 convertible all the time. It's surprisingly good in the corners for a cut-up bathtub — albeit with a good bit of body roll. It's fun to drive — but only gets about 25 mpg combined. There's barely enough room for a load of groceries in the back seat. All in all, it's a nice summer cruiser. If…
Three pedals combined
