Weird Cars

The Nissan 350Z was meant to be a back to basics return for the Z, coming after the big, bad 300ZX of the 1990s. But…

I’ve participated in the Lemons Rally before, and it’s a ridiculously fun and ridiculously tiring trek in an…

Back in 1960 the Maserati Tipo 61 was the epitome of power-to-weight ratios. With a two-point-nine-liter inline-four…

It’s the end of the week, and we’re going to send it out in proper fashion. As we head into another weekend of…

I’ve been sheltering in place for six weeks now. I am known in certain circles for having unorthodox and overly…

Art is an expression of creativity that can be manifested in any number of ways, including fitting 13-inch Lada…

One form of baguette measuring contests between enthusiasts of French cars is the question of the last “true”…

Some sentences start in one place and end in another and you have no idea how the ends are part of the same…

Recently, I was presented with the opportunity to acquire a car that I had never seen before. Granted, many…

Rod Millen’s Leadfoot Festival in New Zealand never fails to provide a litany of purely insane automotive…

Late last July we packed our bags into a small Fiat and headed for a tour of Eastern Europe. Our route took us…

Our own David Tracy is working on a story about an amazing cache of cars molding and rotting away in France, and the…

German Porsche tuner Gemballa has finally gone off the deep end. Its new Avalanche 4X4 concept takes the “Safari…

Let me start with reciting the background story. The Wankel engine, which is sometimes called the rotary engine is…

For many decades now, a myth has spread across the motoring community that, in a pinch, you can use a leather belt…

It flashed onscreen for just a moment and almost derailed my night. I reached for my phone before hesitantly putting…

Oh yes. The proper way to do a good snowy donut is with a little three-wheeled Italian thing powered by a Triumph…

In the years since his death in the 2001 Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Sr. has become probably the most well-respected…

The final days of December are upon us and soon it will be time to ring in the new year. While we better start…

I’ve seen a few 2CVs here and there, but I’d never seen the delivery van in the wild until last weekend when I found…