Back in the late 1970's I needed to install a new clutch in my relatively new to me 1969 SAAB 96V4.  My friend Bill had offered to let me do the job in his wood stove heated barn/garage so in the very early morning I headed over to his place ... about 6 miles of very nice back roads. It had snowed about 6 inches of light powdery snow the night before but it was warm enough that I could drive with the window open.  The road I was on was not plowed and I was the first car down the road.  There was zero wind and the snow hushed most sounds as the sure footed and cozy little SAAB 96 & I made our way down the road at about 30 MPH.  The feeling washed over me like a warm wave ... THIS, yes THIS ... is what the little SAAB was made for!  I can close my eyes and go back to that moment any time I sit in my SAAB 96.      ... View more

Cool history, Andrew! Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I have been a van guy since my first 1966 Chevy Van back in the late 1960's. Vans have their own unique history and the deeper you dig the more fun and amazing they are. Great find! ... View more

Porsche Boxster .... YES Fat Girls ..... NO Mopeds .... Depends on Condition ;o) ... View more

In defense of Boxster, consider the source: If guys in shop had any brains they would not be working in shop, they would be Formula 1 race mechanics. Formula 1 race mechanics understand that a car is about balance. Braking and handling must be equal to go power. Boxster's mid-engine design creates that balance that Boxster drivers love. I owned & tracked a 1998 Porsche 993 for 10 years. With its rear engine weight bias, that car worked very hard to maintain balance ... my 2000 Boxster S (now 12 years owned) does so effortlessly. ... View more

If get this right, when they are done it will look just like these photos but be drivable. Yawn .... ... View more

They are all terrific. I did a research paper in High School back in the 1960's and was able to get promo literature from some of the car companies (which I still have). Among those was the Mustang I. A few years later I became a lifetime vintage SAAB owner. Some SAABs used the same V4 Ford Motor in the 60's & 70's. I have made the pilgrimage twice to the Henry Ford Museum and have seen and photographed that Mustang I both times ... still a bit jealous of the guys here who saw it run on the track though. Hmmm ... I have a nice V4 motor and have thought about making a copy of the Mustang I. Those 3D printers keep getting more & more capable, haha! ... View more

It's just a flat-nose electric SUV ... sigh. ... View more

Maybe someone will start a business to convert these to VW air cooled gas engines w/ 4-speed and a real clutch. ... View more

Rob, your story sucked me right in ... I DO have automotive history with a Fiat 124 Sport Coupe (AC). I didn't own the car but I did part-time work for a wonderful elf-wizard of a man who owned one and encouraged me to drive it. This was at that time in the late 1960's when many of us NOF's (now old farts) were just learning the driving nature of small, nimble European cars with radial tires and supple suspension ... compared to American sedans with wide oval bias plies & leaf springs. At the time, my personal "car" was a 1966 Chevy van ... the true antithesis of the Euro-sedan handling vibe. That Fiat experience changed my lifetime car preference and affected my life in ways would never imagine. When I graduated from college my first job was with a small Industrial Design office where the owner drove a Porsche Targa and the other staff designer drove a TVR. I soon purchased a used SAAB 96V4 for my commute to work. That SAAB was soon followed by several others needing various levels of repair. I currently own a couple of Porsches, some VW's & SAAB's. I am also not a car collector but I seem to have 12 at last count. Only 3 of those are unregistered and only 2 are currently projects under construction. How did that happen ... oh yeah, the Fiat 124 Sport Coupe. ... View more

"Your ability to afford any given car is inversely proportional to your desire to own it." Assenheimer's Law (Robert Assenheimer, Engineer 1978) ... View more

rxk9394, I really liked your post ... seriously, it was one of the best. I just kept thinking that we would have been better off as a species if we had just remained in harmony with our environment like the Native Americans did for thousands of years ... or maybe we should never have become self-aware and remained little hairy guys living on the edge of the jungle. It's our brains that got us where we are (negatively changing our one and only home in this universe) and it's our brains that will be our undoing. So the cowboys were right ... but for reasons beyond what they were discussing. We are so naive thinking we are always making "progress". Each new "development" takes us further toward our end as a species. No species is infinite. We are simply preparing this planet for what comes next. Doom & gloom? ... not at all. Just clear reflective thinking based on the 100 thousand foot view. ... View more

He's in first gear at what ... about 20 MPH ... seriously doubt aerodynamics were at work here. ... View more

Best mouse sounds ever in the beginning of the video! ... View more

So this helicopter has 4 rotors ... 2 in the engine + 2 on the airframe. I fly a Eurocopter EC120B. Unfortunately manufacture of these was discontinued a few years ago so I had to tell the wife we now own ANOTHER "collectible". ... View more

I completely get Wayne's point. By choice, my daily driver is a 2001 Audi Quatro 6-speed (my second one). I have owned a Porsche 993 C2S and SAAB 900 SPG turbo and the TT is a better street car than either one for a sporting driver. The P-car had track suspension, roll bar, 5-points & I used to track it ... but it was not pleasant on New England roads. The SAAB was a wonderful daily driver for 10+ years but the TT has the advantage of 10 years newer design & all wheel drive. Here is the test: You have to run 4-errands and then drive 60 miles in marginal weather. 3 sets of keys ... which keys do you grab? Still have my 2001 TT, still love it. I could easily afford a new P-car, Ferrari etc. but none would pass the "keys" test. ... View more

The answer to the question: Why Chevrolet & not Caddilac? was to bring excitement into the Chevrolet brand. A buyer came into the showroom to see the new Corvette convertible and left with a Bel Air 4 door station wagon to haul the family around. ... View more

Not trying to hyjack your responses here, Sajeev but here is a related question to pose to the Community.  I have a number of collector cars and also a couple of daily drivers that I do repair work on myself. In the last 10 years I have had to replace a number of Alternators.  Typically I try a rebuilt because of availability & much lower cost.  In nearly every instance the first one (or 2) either will not work out of the box or only last about 300 miles.  I have personally talked to lots of others who have had the same experience.  It seems the rebuilders don't even test them ... they leave that up to the customer ... talk about lack of quality assurance!  In a few instances I have resorted to the much more expensive "new" option ... which seems somewhat more likely to get you a better quality unit.   I would be very interested in a reader "poll" on this subject.  Alternators in particular seem to be a "worst case" for aftermarket lack of quality assurance.   ... View more

Good thing you clarified those "P101 markings".  For a minute there I thought the photos were of a pre-production model with the body wrapped in a visual disrupting pattern to disguise the exact lines from the competitors ... oh, wait .... there are no competitors 🤷‍ ♂️ ... View more

The visual definition of WRONG! ... View more

And that would be obviously paired with the world's fastest production car, the ________________________________ .     ... View more

Good article but you lost a lot of credibility right at the start by using "anyways" twice in the same sentence.  I almost stopped reading at that point.  Even though you may hear it, it's not a real word ... the real word is "anyway".  Not trying to be a jerk here, Phillip just trying to keep things credible here at Hagerty Media.    ... View more

Jay Leno said it very well ... "I like a car that needs me."   ... View more

I bought my 1966 Suzuki X6 Hustler (T-20) with money I made pushing a lawn mower 🐵 I put 14K miles on it and eventually sold it ... but I found another one 30 years later and I still have it!  Jay Leno has one the same color as mine & you can see him do his "circus bear" ride on his JL Garage show on-line. ... View more

Fantastic execution done by talented and passionate people.   To dream it is one thing (we all built those plastic models), but to execute with this level of craftsmanship is beyond admirable. Exceptionally well done! Even if this is not within the scope of your personal area of interest ( I like post-war microcars ), this project still demands respect and admiration for the pure joy and energy apparent in the result ... and I can only imagine how much fun the builders had when getting together each week for those 4+ years.   ... View more