For $3,500, Baja-ha-ha-ha-ha

The traditional recipe for Baja Bug was simplicity plus rugged capability covered in a patina of grungy purposefulness. With today's '66 Bug, you can probably add faster than a scalded cat to the ingredient list. Whoa, there's a new bar in town, and they're serving up free pitchers of haterade....

Nov 17, 2024

For $12,500, The Chevy Thunderstorm Will Let You Reign on Any Parade

GM has a history of vehicle names based on weather phenomena- Typhoon, Syclone, etc. While we're still waiting on the Chevy Titty Twister, the forecast for today's calls for a 100% chance of ThunderStorm. According to a full 78% of you, was Baja Fresh. Looking like the physical manifestation of...

Nov 17, 2024

Holy Toledo, it’s a SBC Comanche for $3,900

In the 19th century, European invaders pushed the Comanche people out of their home on the Great Plains and onto reservations. Today, has a Jeep Comanche from Toledo, but will its price give you reservations? The were once part of the Shoshone people, but split off as a unique society...

Nov 17, 2024

For $79,900, You Can Rock Down To Electric Avenue

In the nascent days of the electrical age, Nikola Tesla got turned on by Alternating Current while Edison called Direct Current his bitch. Whatever, today's Tesla rocks it AC/DC, but will its price shock you? In a decidedly revisionist outcome, yesterday's ended up with a medicine-manly 67% Nice Price win....

Nov 17, 2024

For $20,000, Get a Turbine-Powered 928 With Free Shipping, FREE SHIPPING!

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (Swallow) was the first jet fighter to turn a wing in anger. Today, has what could be described as an Me 928, but will its price be hard to swallow? Few of you got a charge out of yesterday's , a fact manifested in the...

Nov 17, 2024

For $6,000, Go on a Little Rampage

There have been lots of Shelby homages created over the years. And while Cobras and Mustangs have been the typical targets, today's Dodge shows that even mini-truck restorers can go on a Shelby rampage. Unsurprisingly, yesterday's spooled up a lot of discourse and eventually blew a flaming 56% Nice Price...

Nov 17, 2024

For $160,000, It’s Not The Cadillac of Minivans

The late ‘70s proved challenging for Lamborghini, even as the audacious Countach burnished their image. While that V12 supercar is what most people picture as the brand's icon, for today's we're drawing a different silhouette. With a six grand asking price and a gear lever that only moved in two...

Nov 17, 2024

My Long, Hard Attempt To Grasp The Corvette

Recently I had the chance, for the first time in my life, to experience a Corvette. It's a car I've always liked well enough, but I could just never figure out exactly what it reminds me of. This is , a weekly feature where we republish classic stories from the...

Nov 17, 2024

For $20,650, Get a People’s Car Originally Intended For Only Very Rich People

How much would you pay for three-quarters of a Veyron's Engine, minus the turbos? Well, get ready to find out, because is bringing you a W12 that even those with meager W2s can afford. Volkswagen's were originally intended for the proletariat, it's even in is name - People's Car -...

Nov 17, 2024

For $15,000, Drive a Fierorghintera

Consider the prototypical rogue cop: permanent beard stubble, plays by his own rules, fashion sense above his pay scale. Now imagine if he were also. . . a clown. Well, today has that Clown-Cop's car. Yesterday's achieved a fait accompli in garnering an 84% Nice Price win for its USDA...

Nov 17, 2024

For $6,500, Wake Up Rip Van Datsun

Sleeping Beauty sawed logs for 100 years. , in search of eternal beauty, allegedly slept forever. Today's Dime has caught 31 years' worth of beauty sleep, but will you think its price is beautiful, too? Well, we swung for the fences yesterday, and the little — looking like it would...

Nov 17, 2024

For $6,300, Jump in the Ring With a Blakely Bantam

The kit car industry has evolved over the decades from simple mail-order fiberglass bodies, to nearly turn-key automobiles. Today's '76 Blakely was originally a kit, but does its current price mean some assembly's required? Yesterday we went shopping at the five and dime and came away with that provided a...

Nov 17, 2024

The Firebreather: First Drive

Our first thought when we saw "," the hero car built for ' new sci-fi flick Jinn, was "modern interpretation ... cool!" The reality is it's much better... and much faster. Throughout its entire life, the Firebird was the upscale Camaro, with arguably better styling, slicker interiors and more options....

Nov 17, 2024

Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: First Drive

This is a 556-hp, rear-wheel-drive Cadillac. It has two doors, six speeds, and enough grunt to yank the moon out of orbit. It is everything we are supposed to want in an American car. One question: Is it any good? I have one word for you: Duh. This is the...

Nov 17, 2024

For $14,788, the M in This BMW Stands For Mustang

BMW is a company known for their engines. That being said, today's 3-Series has an engine you all should know, but will its price make you want to have it keep you company? Kit cars on NPOCP usually go down for the count, as the potential disaster looming in the...

Nov 17, 2024