Back in college I drove a good friend of mine, her boyfriend and her two kittens from Missoula to Chicago, in a diesel Rabbit with 200K on it. IT actually was a great car. Even at 200K it had the original exhaust and clutch which is more than I can say for any other car I’ve owned. The plan always was to drive…

A lot of older Saabs have had this removed or permanently locked out, but there is supposed to be a knob under the dash that allows you to dis-engage the freewheeling mechanism (it was a 6 roller centrifugal clutch). A similar mechanism was used on the Honda C-50/C-70 auto clutch. It takes getting used to but at…

You guys forgot the Saab 750GT and 850GT both which had under seat storage and storage beneath the rear armrests for smuggling alcohol between the then separate European countries.

I’m on my second rebuild of a ‘66 Citroen wagon. Second time because I didn’t find an out of round con rod the first time. the first time was in a dirt driveway with no garage which is much more fun. Engine lived in the basement however, which is marginally better than a dirt driveway.

Everyone in the 70s fell into this trap, but I'd kind of hoped Citroën would have risen above. Sadly, that's not the case. Even so, there's still a certain charm to it all, and the whole thing just functions so damn well, I'm still giving it an 8.