Pity the poor Isuzu car branch. They tried everything. The sophisticated mid-ranger Bellett. The dependable taxicab Bellell. The sexy Italian-infused 117 Coupé, based on the quirky Florian. The GM world […]
It’s going to be a ‘90s week for the JDM contingent, folks. There were a lot of candidates to sift through, given that 30-ish-year-old domestic metal is naturally pretty prevalent, […]
What mental picture do you get from the name “Simca”? Assuming it rings a bell, you might think of the Aronde, the 1000 or the 1100 – Fiat-influenced four door […]
French Coupé Week takes a handbrake turn for the exceptional, so hold on tight! The standard-issue Renault 5 would not be called a coupé. It’s a 3-door hatchback saloon, strictly […]
The usual fodder at car shows the world over is meticulously restored, resprayed and re-chromed to look like it came off the dealership forecourt last month. But every once in […]
It’s Frenchie time again, hon hon hon! We had a gaggle of coupés last time, so let’s continue in that vein, shall we? The term “French GT” is not one […]
We’ve had a number of posts on the 1978-86 Audi B2 (a.k.a Audi 80 in Europe and 4000 in North America), but never a “proper” long-form CC. This one, which […]
(first posted 5/21/2018) The Jaguars of the ‘60s were all great cars, to be sure, but some were greater than others. The 1963-68 “S-Type” was, in the opinion of some, […]
Wilkommen to all at T87’s Great Bundesrepublikan Four-door Fest, all week long on CC. We’ll play this one in chronological order and kick off with the ‘60s, the decade of […]
(first posted 5/18/2018) Double-u one two three. It had to happen someday. It’s not like these are excessively rare or anything. They are hitting their 40s, so sightings […]
Even people like me who know next to nothing about rallying know that those crazy speeds on gravel and snow can only be achieved with 4WD. But there was a […]
The name Abarth is closely associated with several things, including scorpions, fast cars and Fiats. But Abarth didn’t work exclusively with the Fiat marque – it was just really hard […]
I wasn’t kidding when I called this “Thoroughbred Week,” was I? It’s just that they come in all shapes and sizes. Shape-wise, this one is pretty extreme – the Morelli […]
We’re back to the Peninsular section of the T87 picture collection for some choice Italian stallions, in what I’d like to call “Thoroughbred Week.” Let’s kick this off in style […]