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…
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…
The Chevrolet Corvette (C4) is a sports car produced by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet from 1983 to 1996. The convertible returned, as did higher performance engines, exemplified by the 375 hp LT5 found in the ZR-1. In early March 1990, the ZR-1 would set a new record for the highest 24 hour-5,000 mile land-speed by…
No that’s not a typo. On BringATrailer, a 1972 Chevrolet K5 Blazer did actually just sell for $115,000… seriously. But this is one is was redone from the bottom up by a shop called Berkeley Garage out of Denver, Colorado. Among all the modifications and finishes, they stripped down and refinished the entire bodyi n…
The Porsche Boxster 986 was released in 1996 as the Boxster and it was the first vehicle Porsche released since the 550 Spyder that was designed to be a roadster. From 1996-1999, it was powered by a 2.5L flat six cylinder engine, but from 1999-2004 you had the option of either the 2.7L or 3.2L…
With all the talk about the GMC Hummer EV that is due to come out in the near future, I thought it would be a good idea to get down to it’s roots.. the Hummer H1. Back in the early 90s, a company called AM General, who was mostly making military vehicles at that point,…
Berlinetta? What? Does this guy mean the z28? IROC? No, you read that right, the Berlinetta. I had recently posted a Deal Find for one of these I stumbled upon in Canada and have since been receiving feedback on what the heck a Berlinetta is. For the third generation of the Chevrolet Camaro, GM offered…
Back in 2004, General Motors was trying to break into the compact car world and replace the Cavalier which had been a modest success but could not compete with the Honda Civic SI, Acura Integra, or other compact legends. Under the Chevrolet brand, GM decided to launch the Cobalt with several sub models. I will…
The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car that was built by Toyota in Japan from 1984 to 2007. Arguably the best generation of the MR2 was built from 1989 to 1999. Although it was larger than it’s predecessor, and weight about 400 pounds more, it came with a better interior, more…
