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Long-Roof Rarity: This 1972 AMC Ambassador SST Would Make A Neat Fall Cruiser
If you are sitting here reading this, chances are good that you aren’t at the 2017 LS Fest in Bowling Green. I will be, and like past years, I’ll be looking at every possible vehicle that...
How Would You Build It? Or Them? These Two Opel Mantas Could Be Wicked!
Drag Week is coming up fast, and there is one car that I have always loved seeing: Mike Angerer’s 1974 Opel Manta. My heart might be set on the 1980s Mantas due to their Group B Rally...
Turn-Key Rocket: This Drag-Prepared 2002 Saturn SC2 Is Built To Run Tens!
Ok, yesterday’s foray into the world of Saturn automobiles was pushing an envelope, one the size of a freaking Post Office. I knew that. But I honestly like early Saturns, before they became...
This Kid’s First Car Is An V8-Swapped Studebaker He Built For Under $2000, And It Absolutely Rips!
Here’s a question for all you BangShifters that you’ve probably been asked a million times by now: What was your first car? Mine was a 1964 Buick Skylark Hardtop Coupe with the Fireball...
The “WTF?” Files: Have You Heard Of A VW Phoenix? Neither Have We…Check Out This Fiberglass Freak!
The old-school, air cooled Volkswagens lend themselves to many different interpretations. The Beetle and Bus are classics, but not everybody wanted to be seen in a German take on an...
What On Earth Would You Use A 1968 Checker Aerobus For Other Than A Killer Roadtrip?
It takes a very special kind of person to drive a Checker of any kind. Composed of GM guts, enough metal to crush the pavement, and a durability not seen since the car-manufacturing side of Checker...
This 1976 AMC Pacer 4×4 Build Looks Surprisingly Good! V8, 4-speed And Ready To Go!
American Motors built some really cool machines during their short span. The Hornet is a neat little compact that was vital to the company’s overall health for decades. The Eagle 4×4...
Craigslist Rarity: Have You Ever Heard Of The 1971 Hurst Jeepster? We Hadn’t!
Believe it or not, but Jeeps haven’t always sold purely on utility or their military heritage throughout the years. Sure, that was the initial attraction of the early Willys CJ line, but over...
Swedish Sensibility, Italian Styling, American Power: This 1981 Volvo 262C Bertone Coupe Is Packing a 5.0!
It’s fitting that a Ford powerplant has wound up in this 1981 Volvo 262C…according to the legend, Henry Ford II and a team of executives and engineers visited a Volvo manufacturing plant...
Rear-Mounted, Air-Cooled V8, Anyone? This 1989 Tatra 613 Is Up For Grabs!
Outside of the Lane Museum in Nashville, where in the United States would you ever expect to see a Tatra automobile? Built in relatively small numbers until 1999, when the Czechloslovakian...
Rough Start: Would You Roll The Dice On This Small-Block Swapped Mazda?
When you only have a few grand to spend and you are preparing to make a purchase as major as a car, you want to get the most for every dollar you are spending. You want reliability. You want to be...
Roadtrip Motorcars Tour: We’ve Seen The Funky, Now Let’s Check Out The Fast Imports!
Ok, our introduction to Roadtrip Motorcars’ current fleet of Japanese import vehicles tended to fall on the strange and unique side of the house. But for every cute little kei car or funky...
Kei Cars, 4WD Vans, And More – We Check Out Roadtrip Motorcars’ Fleet Of Japanese-Spec Machines!
It’s not every day that I get to see an early 1970s Nissan Skyline 2000GT cruising around anywhere. In fact, outside of the SEMA show, it’s akin to having the Lucky Charms guy knock on my...
