Nixon’s AMC Gremlin in North Austin
Bob Nixon, that is, designed the AMC Gremlin by lopping off the rear of an existing model. Apparently a good, solid economy car with a large range of engines, from a two liter Audi four to a
Category: 1980s
1983 De Tomaso Longchamp at Motostalgia Auction
I really like this car but didn’t know about it before seeing it at Motostalgia’s Austin auction at COTA. Plush leather seats and a mean stance. This is the rarer sport version.
On My Travels: Yellow DeLorean DMC12 in Berlin
Wasn’t one of the appeals of the DeLorean that the stainless steel body was not painted? Curious. About 8500 of these disappointing cars were built from 1981-83. Berlin, by the way, has a very strong
1980s J60 Toyota Land Cruiser in Oak Hill
Toyota got its start making 4x4s by reverse engineering a Jeep Bantam MK II captured in the Philippines in 1941, resulting in the AK10. The Toyota J60 Land Cruiser is famously durable and capable, perhaps
1988 Renault Alpine GTA for Sale on N. Lamar
This low volume French car was a competitor to Porsche and more than held its own. Fiberglass body panels bonded to a backbone frame, and a turbo V6. More details here. With only 37% of