Affordable Classics

Though not rare, you’re far less likely to see a Golden Hawk on the road than a Thunderbird or Corvette, making the Studebaker a good choice for those collectors who aspire to be both unique and on a budget Studebaker’s Golden Hawk was the product of an era when sports cars were unfamiliar to most…

You can build a supercharged 500-hp ‘Stang in your backyard for about the price of a Ferrari brake job For long-suffering Mustang fans, the all-new 1979 Mustang was a near-miraculous event after four years of the embarrassing Pinto-based Mustang II.It got even better in 1982, when Dearborn proudly proclaimed that “the Boss is back” with…

Owning a true GT car from the ’60s is something everyone should experience, if not for the image or the feel then just for the fun   When you think of collectible sports and GT cars from the 1960s, a number of British, German, Italian and even French marques may come to mind. But a…

The Z3 is a Teutonic E-type: long in front, short in back, with muscular curves and a low stance The Z3 was introduced to the public in Goldeneye, the popular 1995 James Bond film that began Pierce Brosnan’s run as 007. As BMW’s first pure sports car in almost forty years, it was not surprising…

The real appeal was a 0-60 time below nine seconds, quicker than a Porsche 944   By the end of the fuel-crisis-plagued 1970s, Honda and its Japanese counterparts had all but beaten the American auto industry into submission with legions of cheap and highly efficient pint-sized sedans and hatchbacks. American muscle was out. Econo-boxes were…

A wolf in sheep’s clothing and a giant-killer on the track, the Cooper’s most famous racing victory came in the 1964 Monte Carlo Rallye The story of the original BMC Mini is long and complicated, and there were countless versions produced during the car’s 40-year run. But Sir Alec Issigonis’ innovative design, which combined a…

If you can’t afford a jet, the NSX might be the next best thing The Acura NSX, unveiled by Honda in 1991, was an attempt to fuse user-friendly ergonomics with supercar performance. The seven years of development that went into the car resulted in an exotic that was as easy to drive as an Accord.…

If Porsche had never built a 911, the 944 would be regarded as remarkable The 944 is the Rodney Dangerfield of sports cars, and it has been fighting for respect from the moment it was introduced in 1982. If Porsche had never built a 911, the handling and performance of the 944 would be regarded…

The AMX was hardly a car for conformists In 1968 American Motors finally had a winner. Maybe it’s just a law of averages type of thing, but the AMX was in many ways the right car for the right time. American Motors dumped the funky four-seat Marlin in ’68 and replaced it with a car…