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Curbside Classic: 1965 ASA 1000 GT – Feeling A Little Blue?
Posted on April 18, 2025 | 8 CommentsA poor little orphan, all alone and so very blue. Makes your heart melt, doesn’t it? The story of the ASA 1000 GT is kind of tragic. Its father, Enzo […] -
1963 Ferrari 250 GTO – The $50,000,000 Question
Posted on April 16, 2025 | 22 CommentsAlthough they are objectively beautiful, rare and very fast, I’m totally out of my depth when it comes to older Ferraris. Especially the 250 – there were just too many […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Fiat 850 Spider – Bellissima Micro-Macchina
Posted on April 15, 2025 | 16 CommentsWe had a whole month of ‘60s in March, yet nothing from Italy? For shame! Let’s remedy that with two weeks of the loveliest cars of that blessed decades. Though […] -
The Deliberately Anonymous Car, Part 6 – The Swiss Connection
Posted on April 10, 2025 | 19 CommentsOur highly esteemed CColleague Don Andreina created this series a few years ago, and it stuck with me ever since. “Deliberately anonymous” cars are actually pretty widespread, depending on where […] -
Dealer Classics: JDM Smörgåsbord In Saitama – Round Two
Posted on April 7, 2025 | 16 CommentsAbout six months ago now, i.e. November of last year, I discovered a very well-stocked classic car specialist shop just north of Tokyo. It’s now on the roster, so I’ve […] -
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 3: More Foreign Cars (German, Italian, etc.)
Posted on April 3, 2025 | 7 CommentsThe German contingent was the most numerous by a long shot, for this edition, so let’s get to the Fleisch und Kartoffeln of the matter. We’ll start things light and […] -
T87 Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 2: Foreign Cars (British, French & American)
Posted on April 2, 2025 | 16 CommentsWelcome to the import section of our little tour. Let’s jump right in and ogle some 55-year-old fiberglass in the shape of a lovely Lotus Elan. I must have gone […] -
T87’s Singles Collection, Winter 2025 Edition – Part 1: Japanese Cars
Posted on April 1, 2025 | 10 CommentsWell, well, well, it’s come to this again – all the quick sightings yours truly has had over the past three months, curated, sorted and conveniently located within a few […] -
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 3) – De Tomaso, The Serial Sinner
Posted on March 31, 2025 | 35 Comments(first posted 3/30/2019) Welcome, one and all, to the Grand Finale of this edition of Italian Deadly Sins. And I’m not using the term lightly. This […] -
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 2) – ASA, A Tra-GT In Three Acts
Posted on March 30, 2025 | 30 Comments(first posted 3/29/2019) This one is a real tear-jerker. A lovely little sports car with a sweet-looking body, orphaned from birth, fights for its life amid competitors […] -
Italian Deadly Sins (Peninsular Peccadilloes, Part 1) – Isotta Fraschini 8C Monterosa: The Tatra That Came From The Dolomites
Posted on March 29, 2025 | 20 Comments(first posted 3/28/2019) Bienvenuti a tutti! The European Deadly Sins caravan is touring Italy for the second time to glance at three Deadly Sins from three […] -
Curbside Classic: 1963 Bentley S3 Continental Flying Spur – Three Houses’ Worth
Posted on March 28, 2025 | 15 CommentsHave car prices really plummeted in the past half century, or is it house prices that have just gone mad? I’m guessing the answer might be somewhere in the middle, […] -
British Deadly Sins (A Touch Of Class, Part 3) – Reliant Kitten, The Discreet Charm Of The Toiling Masses
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 58 Comments(first posted 3/7/2019) Unlike Invicta and Standard, the incredible story of Reliant Motors is one that stretches to living memory for most people over 30, especially if […] -
Curbside Classic: 1967 Aston Martin DB6 Vantage – The Aristocratic Muscle Car
Posted on March 26, 2025 | 5 CommentsIs it completely wrong to call the Aston DB6 Vantage a muscle car? In a way, it isn’t: these are refined, handcrafted 6-cyl. machines that cost three or four times […] -
Curbside Classic: 1968 Triumph TR5 – Best Of Its Kind?
Posted on March 24, 2025 | 19 CommentsTransitional models are fascinating. Depending on your point of view, they can be either seen as a car’s best variant, or a sort of chimera that lacks proper character. What […]