The creepiest cars on the streets have been around for more than a century. Hearses are not something we talk about a lot here at Motor1.com. Yes, occasionally, we mention new developments such as the upcoming Cadillac XT5, and sometimes we publish…
It’s made by Advanced RV and it’s packed with features normally found in larger RVs. Advanced RV knows a thing or two about utilizing limited space in a van platform. We’ve seen some impressive Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversions from the company before, notably…
The Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, California, like many other museums, closed during the Covic pandemic. Now, as we’ve collectively decided to “just deal with it,” the 10-year-old museum is set to reopen on November 6. The Mullin will be open Friday…
The North American version of the Ford Escort appeared during the 1981 model year. It was at its closest a first cousin to its European counterpart, but Ford was able to claim “best-selling car in the world” honors for quite some time….
Fiat introduced the front-wheel-drive 128 for the 1971 model year in North America, and its sticker price was cheap, cheap, cheap— even lower than that of the pfennig-pinching Volkswagen Beetle. It took the OPEC oil embargo of late 1973 to really make…
Last week, Hyundai revealed a new and improved version of the i30 N. It’s fitted with all sorts of stuff you might want – a little more power, bigger brakes, forged wheels, and the option of a dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Oh, and,…
There were never many 1990s-era Toyota Supra Turbos roaming the streets, expensive as it was new, and two decades later there are even fewer. Then, winnow out the abused, wrecked, modified…you get the idea. A clean A80 is rare. One in an…
There were plenty of European sedans you could get with a six-cylinder engine in the late 1980s, but odds are you’ve probably forgotten about this one. That’s right: the Sochaux-built 505 joined the ranks of Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BMW, Renault and even Alfa…
The first-generation Toyota Mister Two may get all the attention at auctions right now, as restored examples jockey for increasingly improbable amounts of cash, but the second-generation MR2 was in production for about twice as long. And it remains something of an…
The world of sports cars was very different in 1969, when the first Datsun 240Z made its debut at the New York Auto Show. The early 1960s may have offered a mix of approaches to performance cars, owing to a number of…