1995 Toyota MR2
Following is a list of affordable mid-engine sports cars: Toyota MR2. Yes, that’s it. That’s all of them. And if you want to buy one new, you better buy it now, because it won’t be around forever. Toyota has already…
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1989-1994 Mercury Capri XR2
History/driving impressions originally published in Sport Compact Car October 2001; republished by the author It just goes to show you how things so similar can be so different. On the surface, the Mazda Miata – introduced in the fall of…
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The Great Volvo Sports Car: Buying the Volvo 1800 Series
History and buyer’s guide originally published in European Car in August 1993; republished by the author “What’s it like to own a $10,000 car?” Volvo asked the question in a magazine ad and answered it with “Find out for $3995”…
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The Sting Ray: King Corvette (1963-1967 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray)
“Collectorfile” originally published in AutoWeek June 17, 1991; republished by the author What a year 1963 was for the Corvette: a new body style, including a never-before coupe version, a new frame, new front suspension, new independent rear suspension. It’s…
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2007 Saturn Sky Red Line: Raisins in the Sky
Contemporary review originally published in CarBuzzard September 9, 2007; republished by the author Do you know what it’s like to sit down to a warm wedge of homemade apple pie like grandma used to make, if grandma was the kind…
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The De Tomaso Mangusta: The best car in the world, the worst car in the world
History/driving impressions originally published AutoWeek October 26, 1988; republished by the author The De Tomaso Mangusta. All the visual impact of the wrong end of Dirty Harry’s gun. Organic as a cat, fluid as a crayon on the sidewalk on…
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1991-2000 | Germany | I-4 | V-6 | Volkswagen
Volkswagen Corrado G60 and SLC: The short run of a German sprinter
Volkswagen called it the Corrado, allegedly from the Spanish correr, to sprint or run. And the new coupe, having its debut in the fall of 1989 as a 1990 model, had no waste, and just put the leftovers in the…
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1951-1960 | Cunningham | USA | V-8
1954 Cunningham C3 Cabrio: Rocky’s roadster combines race heritage, backyard ingenuity
History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek July 25, 1988; republished by the author The steering column was modified Dodge, and the transmission Chrysler’s then-new semi-automatic. Mufflers were Chevrolet, the clamps on the Moog rear coil springs were from Buick, the…
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1970 Opel GT 1.9: Mini-Vette?
History/driving impressions originally published in Special Interest Autos, June 1997; republished by the author Compare the front clip of any production Opel GT with a ‘68 Chevrolet Corvette and you will understand why Car and Driver called the German sports…
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The Arnolt-Bristol: an all-American sports car, via Bristol and Bertone
There probably never was in Arnolt-Bristol like Dave Hans’s back in the ‘50s. Not that there couldn’t have been. It just wouldn’t have been very likely. First of all, there’s Dave Hans’s detailed restoration. Back in the ‘50s, the Arnolt-Bristol…
