Tag: German

  • Outlandish pricing on uber-low-mileage BMW Ms

    Outlandish pricing on uber-low-mileage BMW Ms

    The E24 M6 was essentially the first BMW M car, at least in name and in the sense that M cars are highly modified versions of production BMWs.  The M5 followed not far behind and added a sedan sleeper factor to the mix.  Both were powered by versions of the M88 engine used in the…

  • DKW Shnellaster: Perfect parts hauler for Audi driver?

    DKW Shnellaster: Perfect parts hauler for Audi driver?

    This cool German microvan isn’t seen often, especially here in the us.  Of course, we love it and see great potential but this one is a bit of a project, to say the least.  These are sometimes thrown in with Microcars, but they don’t appear to be that small.  Either way, this would be quite…

  • Merk-two-fur

    Merk-two-fur

    How can we resist posting a Merkur XR4Ti two-fer?  Car #1 is largely stock and claims to run.  Car #2 is sorta-kinda a track car, at least in that it has harnesses, fire extinguisher and some somewhat-described mods. How can we beat this quote?  “She drivers actually good and wants to driver fast for some…

  • Bitter (SC), party of one

    Bitter (SC), party of one

    If you’re here, you probably have heard of the Bitter SC, but the other 99% haven’t.  Here’s one currently for sale on eBay, complete with very enthusiastic seller who quotes Wikipedia as a source… Short version:  Erich Bitter started his own company which re-bodied Opels.  This SC is the best-known model.  Your humble host is…

  • Fly in/Drive home: Messerschmitt KR200

    Fly in/Drive home: Messerschmitt KR200

    Most of the better known microcars came about in postwar Europe where devastated-but-regrowing economies needed cheap transportation.  These were often relatively cheap versus small cars and often were considered motorcycles for licensing and tax purposes.  The Messerschmitt KR200 is no exception to the rule and was made by the famous German aircraft manufacturer, who, not…

  • Audi 200 Quattro 20V wagon

    Audi 200 Quattro 20V wagon

    Audi practically disappeared from the US market after the ‘unintended acceleration’ debacle, which really just meant the pedals were closer together than yuppies thought they should be.  That near-disappearance makes this 1991 Audi 200 rare to begin with.  Add in the wagon body and manual transmission and you have something you may never see again.…

  • Take your pick: Euro cabriolets with fixed roof parts

    Take your pick: Euro cabriolets with fixed roof parts

    Like partial convertibles?  Well, this is your lucky day! Car #1:  We mentioned the XJS Cabriolet (XJS-C) when we recently posted a US market XJS manual, and this one just came along.  This one is a grey market manual and a very rare beast Stateside. Car #2:  On the same day, we found this E30…

  • NSU Sport Prinz

    NSU Sport Prinz

    Here’s a rare little beast from NSU, one of a few brands bought by Volkswagen and rolled into what we now know as Audi.  The ad text below gives plenty of info which we won’t repeat, but suffice it to say this is a cool little Italian-designed sportster. This is likely to be awesomely slow,…

  • Ah…the Harlequin Golf

    Ah…the Harlequin Golf

    Here we have one of the strangest ‘special edition’ vehicles in recent history.  The story is that Golfs went all the way to paint, then the plant swapped the bolt-on panels to create this beast.  Non-removable panels (rockers, roof, etc) give away the first coat on any one Harlequin.  This followed a Europe-only VW Polo…

  • Reader submission: VW Rolls Royce conversion

    Reader submission: VW Rolls Royce conversion

    It seems there used to be a lot of these around, but it’s been a LONG time.  We’re glad one has survived to represent its species.  If we find two, maybe they can mate. Thanks to Dan for this reader submission! Click for Craigslist ad Riverside, CA $2,995 Also on eBay: Click for eBay ad…