If you wanted to own a little history of an NBA player, now is your chance. Shaquille O’Neal’s 1998 Ferrari F355 Spider is currently being auctioned off on Bringatrailer.com. The vehicle has been extensively modified to fit a person with O’Neal’s frame so it is pretty unique in that point of view. The car was…
It’s easy to assume that anything with the legendary GTO name plate is going to be a classic, but the 5th generation Pontiac GTO came out well after the last one in 1974… and that one wasn’t exactly a standout. In 2004, Pontiac launched the GTO in the U.S. market as a form of a…
Look 2020 has been shit but it’s certainly made me appreciate the old days. While on my daily hunt of what new car I could buy for a project, I located a mint 1989 Mercedes Benz 190d (W201) out in Fairfield, New York. This is a very well maintained vehicle with 94,278 original miles on…
Probably the most popular model years of Chevrolet pickup trucks is the 4th generation of the Chevy C/Ks manufactured by General Motors between 1988 and 2000. There were 2 door, 2/3 door (extended cab) and 4 door (crew cab) body styles available. This was a critical time period for the pickup truck market as there…
Every year the Insurance Bureau of Canada releases the top 10 most stolen vehicles in the country. For the last few years the list has been mostly the same, but I have to admit this year the list is very different. All of this data comes from insurance auto theft claims across the entire country.…
Jason Adkins is the Service Director at a dealer auto auction. He inspects cars that are for sale and settles arbitrations when car dealers accuse each other of misrepresenting them.
Before I get too into this posting, it is a Copart find so I want to explain what Copart is. It is a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet and finance companies in several countries across the world. Copart sells used, wholesale and…
The Honda Civic has been around forever, well since 1972 to be exact, but the 6th generation model has to be the most iconic. The sixth generation Honda Civic was introduced in 1995 with 3-door hatchback, 4-door sedan and 2-door coupe body styles. Out of all the trim levels, the most important was the Si…
Before I get too into this posting, I want to explain what Copart is. It is a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services to automotive resellers such as insurance, rental car, fleet and finance companies in several countries across the world. Copart sells used, wholesale and salvage vehicles in weekly and bi-weekly…
Even with all the technology and power available on cars today, why would anyone want a 20, 30, 40 year old car? There is a lot to appreciate about American muscle, the history and the pedigree of where some of the modern cars today come from. The best part is that you don’t need to…
