Tag: Turbo
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Vitamin Z
Yes, someone actually did this to a Z32 Twin Turbo. Here we have an over-the-top show car based on a 1990 300ZX TT. Fittingly, the car is stock mechanically and has an automatic trans, despite all the souped-up looks and the faux nitrous tank. If you want to pose, this is the car for you!…
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One of those WTF ads
When a seller says “two V8 projects”, one tends to think they’ll be somehow related. This seller, however, has a 1960 Thunderbird and a 1973 Mazda RX4 wagon! The Mazda has some sort of turbocharged V8 and is intriguing, but also pretty rough. The T-Bird looks mostly stock. Click for Craigslist ad North Hills, CA…
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Volvo T5R in the right color combo
Anyone automotively aware in the 1990s must remember the yellow Volvo T5Rs with the mildly dark-tinted five-spoke wheels. Sure, it’s FWD and has an auto trans, but 0-60 in about 6.0 seconds in a Volvo box is just cool. These were also known for excellent grip. The world would have to wait for the follow-up…
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Small Turbo Mopar, 17 Years Later
Many scoff at the Dodge Neon, but those in the know realize it was a competitive autocross car in the 90s, known for tossable handling and a spritely DOHC I4. The ACR was the ultimate 90s Neon, as no turbocharged version of the first generation was ever available. Dodge corrected that with the SRT-4, which…
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Claimed Shelby Museum CSX-T
We’ve featured a Shelby CSX before, but it was in fairly poor condition. This one claims 48K miles and museum history. The condition certainly appears to be excellent, including original wheels and interior. These make cool little sleepers with their 2.2L turbo I4 engines. The previous car had a plaque indicating it was a Thrifty rental,…
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Port-installed Callaway goodness!
This was the first Mazdaspeed vehicle and had a Callaway turbo kit installed at the port of entry. While 170HP doesn’t set the world alight, period reviews indicated this was very nice, very driveable car. The Protege was already known as a great handler, so we believe it. Great things with this car include the…
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Bargain potential or nightmare?
924 Turbos are rumored to be great little drivers, even if the turbocharged 924 struggles to perform as well as the naturally aspirated 944 (with the 944 Turbo in an entirely different class). Here we have what appears to be a clean example. If it’s not bid up too much and the reserve isn’t crazy,…
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Easily the most interesting HHR.
Generally, the Chevrolet HHR wasn’t a very exciting vehicle. The PT Cruiser arrived well before it, making the HHR a slow follower and a true “me, too” product. It was even penned by the same stylist after GM poached him from Chrysler (sometime after Bob Lutz made the same jump). All that being said, the…
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Goes Like Hell or Project from Hell?
Here we have one of the original pocket rockets – the Omni GLH from the mid 1980s. Who wouldn’t love 80s domestic mediocrity in the form of a shitbox hatch, but stuffed with a turbo four yielding impressive straight line performance in this light car? Carroll Shelby himself was involved, and even bought the last…
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Honest driver? 88 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe 5-Speed
The Thunderbird turbo coupe was a strange bird. This model was designed to take the T-Bird, which was known mostly as a “personal luxury coupe” (boulevard cruiser) and compete with the European cars that were taking over the market in the 1980s. What did that mean? Well, it started with a turbocharged four cylinder –…