The definition of "artist" should definitely include "photographer" and Alexander has to be on the list. There are so many great shots, but whenever I think of Jesse Alexander, I always think of the iconic portrait of Jim Clark. If I shot one photo that good in my entire lifetime, I'd be happy. Alexander's got a…

Yeah, well it doesn't help that the response to rawtoast's post suggesting the Biturbo engine contains a reference to Maser V8s, either.

Beat me to it. I know it may be too much to expect from a blog, but some fact-checking wouldn't hurt. I mean, we're all supposed to be car enthusiasts here, right? This stuff may be relatively minor to the rest of the world, but frankly, it's kind of embarrassing to read somebody waxing rhapsodic about Italian V8s…

Re: #5. That engine is from a Biturbo. However, the Biturbo is a V6, not a V8.

Much like yesterday's X90, the concept is awesome but the price is not. A running and not-too-rusty Eurovan Weekender (i.e., with the rear facing 2nd-row seats, the 3rd row that converts to a bed and the flip-up side table) with a roof is probably worth $3K because you can camp in it. This one, while amusing, has…

I miss my $600 245, but it was getting to the point where rust and a hemorrhaging transmission got the better of it. So now I'm enjoying my $1200 745: turbo, stick, and a southern car, so no rust (but sunbaked paint and a few cracks in the dash—still, a tradeoff I was willing to make for no rust!).

Boxer engines were made for this task, providing a very stable base for the table. So many good ones to choose from, but I like the idea of the glass resting on the velocity stacks of a Porsche flat 8.

Re: #3, it's Bob Seger, not Segar. His later stuff may not have been his best work, but c'mon man, he's a bit of a Detroit legend.

I don't know—I'd still have a hard time shelling out $6K for an X90, no matter how comprehensive the build. I'm thinking this is more of a $3-4K car on a good day.

Okay, so it's clearly CP based on the price and, notwithstanding the price, the big question mark as to whether any of the rest of the drivetrain was beefed up to handle the power of the 358 Cherolet with the Elderblock Carberator.

Yeah, my first thought, too—I imagine the driveshafts and/or axles will end up looking something like this. If, that is, the diffs don't grenade first.

Good point about the XC90—I sometimes forget those exist. As an unrepentant cheapskate, my mental timeline for the universe of Volvo cars ends right around the year 2000. The oldest Volvo I've owned was a '59 and the newest was a brief dalliance with a 2000 V70. The failed oil-pump o-rings and flaky transmission on…

@JayP71: Oh, I know. Way back in high school, I had a friend who owned one (an '84 with the Iron Duke and a 4-speed) and I know he spent a lot of time working on it. At the time, it was only about 5 years old, and I'm sure that they haven't gotten any *more* reliable in the intervening 22 years! All that being…

I don't blame you, but understand where I'm coming from—I generally look for cars that are $1K or less as my daily drivers. That leaves me with a little more to spend on my fun cars (and motorcycles). I work in the city, so with a cheap car, I generally don't have to worry about anybody messing with it, backing into…

Yeah, it's funny how many Volvo owners have piped up to confirm that the 262 probably does, in fact, belong on the Edmunds list. I've had a bunch of bricks (including my current DD, an '88 745 Turbo), but I wouldn't touch the 262 with the proverbial ten-foot pole. We Volvo drivers understand the distinction between…

I have no real love for the Cimarron, either. On the other hand, its very existence is a reminder of how badge engineering can go so wrong, and for that reason it is sort of historically significant. But more importantly, they tend to annoy people. So it's like a Dragon Vette for a cheapskate like me.

There are a lot of cars I would buy from this list (and have actually actively sought out on Craigslist, eBay, etc.):

I love old Volvos (having owned more than a few of them myself), but calling the 262 Volvo's "most reliable car" (let alone the "most reliable car ever") is a bit of a joke. All 262s came with the PRV V6, which, while not as terrible as some people make it out to be, was not as reliable as Volvo's B-series four…

Not sure why we're voting on this car, which is nothing special, but actually reading the ad provides some entertainment. To wit:

Factory ratings? We don't need no stinking factory ratings!