Day: November 27, 2021

Coolest Cars For Sale On Motorious To Put Under The Tree

By Betty C. Morrow 2 months ago

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While others are pillaging for cheap TVs, you could Black Friday shop these cars instead.

Now that your belly is stuffed with turkey, and you’re wanting to get in on the spending madness, may we suggest investing in an automobile? Any of these cars are way cooler than a discounted foot bath or TV that you have to stand 10′ back from to even see properly, so buy yourself something special to put under the tree. Here are our suggestions.

Low Mileage 1993 GMC Typhoon Is An Immaculate Performance SUV

The turbocharged GMC Typhoon, based on the S10 Blazer/Jimmy, was an all-wheel-drive monster. Its performance figures speak for themselves: 285 turbocharged horsepower. Zero to 60 in 5.3 seconds. The quarter mile 14.1 seconds. Those are still moderately respectable numbers today. In its day, though, the Typhoon (and its Syclone cousin) were borderline exotic

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Please, Buy This Unforgettable 1982 Trans-Am Mercedes SL

By Betty C. Morrow 2 months ago
Photo credit: Mecum Auctions

Photo credit: Mecum Auctions

Like so much of the automotive world, Trans-Am was not quite what it once was by the early 80s. The rise of IMSA GT made what was once the racing home of America’s greatest performance road cars into a secondary player in the sports car racing market in one short decade. It meant the series was not quite as prestigious as it once was, but it also meant there was room on the grid for tube-framed oddities built by small teams in the image of strange cars that were never designed to race. This 450 SL, built in the shape of an R107-generation 500 SL, was one of the most unique.

Photo credit: Mecum Auctions

Photo credit: Mecum Auctions

The R107 was never designed to race, and, thanks to the steel tube construction of this particular car, never really raced in Trans-Am, either. Instead, a purpose-built chassis was designed from

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