Weekend Car Buying Roundup June 29, 2024

For reasons unknown, a man named Salvatore Salerno chose to use a Willys “Hurricane” 2.6-liter inline-six cylinder engine to power his homemade sports car. The body, a fiberglass Devin shell, was draped over a Triumph TR-3 chassis and the full heart of the Willys was pulled out and transplanted into the lightweight sports machine. That Hurricane engine pushed power to the rear wheels through a 3-speed Borg Warner transmission, making a hellacious 90 horsepower. Maybe that’s just what he had lying around? Either way, you can go buy it right now on eBay. - Bradley Brownell Read More

Astrology is the study of movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world, but not everyone believes in its efficacy. The zodiac breaks the year up into 12 different sections, each around four weeks long, and each named after a constellation of stars. According to Time Magazine, it’s believed that the Ancient Greeks considered the first day of spring to occur when the sun appeared in the constellation Aries, and then all other zodiac signs were marked from that time forward at 30-degree intervals. The time, date, and location of ones birth determines their astrological chart, though the date of birth is the only factor that determines ones zodiac sign. - Logan Carter Read More

The C5 Corvette was the first all new Vette in over a decade. With its small block V8s, sleek design and serious performance, it showed that the Corvette was ready to take on the world’s best. Now, 20 years after production ended, C5s have started to show up with some interesting…you know what? I’m not even going to sugar coat it. C5s are showing up as abominations. Take this example I found for sale on Facebook Marketplace. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice Magnum takes its chassis from Mercedes, its brakes from Brembo, and its Hemi engine from Mount Olympus. Let’s see if the price tag makes it more than just the sum of its parts. - Rob Emslie Read More

New technologies are scary, and when you’re spending over $50,000 on a new car, you want to know that all that money is going to be invested in a quality product. The fabulous team at Edmunds Cars buys new cars off dealer lots with their own money and keeps them for a few years to be able to provide real ownership experiences. This video explains how they feel about their current fleet of nine different electric vehicles. - Logan Carter Read More

John lives in Annapolis and has to survive a brutal daily commute around the Baltimore/DC Beltway. His plans on trading his two cars into one that can handle the drive in comfort and hopefully keep his fuel costs down. What car should he buy? - Tom McParland Read More

Volkswagen is solidifying the Golf R’s place as the ultimate hot hatch for 2025. For the coming model year, VW has given the hatch a refresh, but the biggest news isn’t the updated styling, though. It’s the extra power you get, as well. - Lawrence Hodge Read More

It’s often been said to be more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow, and today’s Nice Price or No Dice Civic Si is the sort of car that thinking was based upon. Let’s see if this now-classic is priced to be quickly snapped up. - Rob Emslie Read More

This week's reader has a $70,000 budget for an EV that can fit the whole family.

Today’s Nice Price or No Dice S60R is a rare six-speed manual edition with the wonderfully funky “space ball” shifter. Let’s see if it’s priced well enough for anyone to consider making space for it in the driveway. - Rob Emslie Read More