TomJoslin
Tom Joslin
TomJoslin

It doesn't say how he identified the car, but the VIN was definitely switched. It mentions it in the original article. If it hadn't been registering/selling the car would be nearly impossible without getting flagged as stolen. Read more

Usually what happens is criminals take the VIN numbers of a car that has been junked or destroyed and use that information to get paperwork that appears legitimate. Read more

This could be the case, or we could have unknowingly discovered the surprisingly large role maintenance costs play in super car purchases. Read more

This is the problem. I hate the color yet I still do my best to take care of it because painting the "boring car" is unbelievably low on my list of automotive priorities. Read more

I'm afraid I'm going to have to formally protest the existence of The Brown Car Appreciation Society in response. Read more

An 8 second GT-R long term tester is exactly what we need, I like the way you think. Read more

Was it the link where we credit Bring a Trailer at the bottom of the article that tipped you off? Read more

That is great, I can't imagine there are too many in New England that look like this one. Read more

That was definitely gone by the time I was living up there 6 or 7 years ago, I wish I hadn't missed it. Read more

It's not quite stock, but I'd say it is definitely vintage. Read more

I'd love to find one of those myself, unfortunately I'm very much in the wrong part of the country. Read more

I have seen that future too. It's a wonderful place where people don't get upset when someone does something interesting, weird and well executed to a car, even if it is completely unconventional. Automotive fan boys sell their cars in order to remove peripheral distractions from complaining full time about what other Read more

I would love a Goggomobil Dart. The killer about those kits is that you need to find a regular Goggomobil to put the Dart body on which is no easy task. Read more

Although I didn't set out to create a QOTW that couldn't be answered with Miata, that is what we all ended up with. Read more