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11/04/2024

Project Car: A 1970 Porsche 911 For $14,000 USD
This is a 1970 Porsche 911 that still has its matching-numbers engine and transmission in place. It’s also the cheapest 911 we’ve ever featured, with an asking price of just $14,000 USD.

The bad news is that, as you can see from the images above and below, this is a car that is going to need a whole lot of work before it’s ready to get back on the road.

Fast Facts – A Porsche 911 Project Car
This 1970 Porsche 911 is currently listed for sale at $14,000, which makes it the cheapest 911 ever featured on the site. However, it requires a full restoration due to extensive rust. The sale includes the original matching-numbers engine and transmission.
The Porsche 911 was originally intended to be named the Porsche 901, but Peugeot objected, citing their exclusive rights to using a “0” in the middle of three-digit car model numbers in France. Porsche quickly changed the name to 911, and it debuted under that name at the 1963 Frankfurt Motor Show.
Early air-cooled Porsche 911 models are highly valued among collectors due to their simple design, elegant styling, and classic engineering. The pre-1974, pre-impact bumper models are especially prized because they retain the original styling before the U.S. safety regulations required larger bumpers, making them more desirable on the market.
The 1970 Porsche 911 listed here is largely complete but will need a full restoration. Its rusted body will require many replacement panels, a process that involves complex and specialized work. This type of project is not recommended for first-time restorers due to the high level of expertise and equipment required.
The Porsche 911: Almost The “901”
The Porsche 911 was famously supposed to be named the Porsche 901. Before the car’s release the brochures had all been printed with the 901 name in place, but when it made its first public debut in 1963 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the French automaker Peugeot wasted no time in lodging a protest of the model name.

Porsche 901 Brochure
Image DescriptionThe original name of the Porsche 911 was to be the Porsche 901, until French automaker stepped in and protested. This is a page from an early brochure that still carried the original 901 branding. Image courtesy of the Porsche Archives.

The reason Peugeot wasn’t so keen on the name 901 is that they held exclusive rights to car names formed by three numbers with a zero in the middle in France. This meant that Porsche could theoretically have sold the car as the 901 everywhere except France, but the Germans are a famously logical people, and so it was decided to change the “0” to the next number up, “1,” and then get on with things.

Early air-cooled 911s are among the most beloved sports cars in the world, as is clearly reflected in their values which seem to climb ever higher with no peak in sight. The cars are relatively simple in design, with a steel unibody shell, a rear-mounted flat-six mated to a transaxle sending power to the rear wheels, and independent suspension on all four corners.

The most prized of the early 911s are the pre-impact bumper models, from before the US DOT-mandated rubber bumpers were fitted front and back to the 911 for the 1974 model year. While these cars have built their own following in the decades that followed, the earlier examples still tend to fetch higher prices.

The days where you could buy a decent air-cooled 911 for under $20,000 disappeared long ago. This has led to many seeking out project cars that need restoration, then rebuilding them over a period of years to spread out the cost. It’s not the simplest method of buying a 911, but it does provide an entry point into classic Porsche ownership for those who don’t want anything else.

The 1970 Porsche 911 Project Car Shown Here
The car you see here is both the least expensive Porsche 911 we have ever featured, and the most in need of a full restoration.

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Image DescriptionThis 911 is going to need a great deal of work, and that’s putting it lightly, but for an experienced restoration team it doesn’t appear to present anything too far out of the ordinary.

The steel unibody of this 911 is heavily rusted and may very well be beyond economic restoration, but it is possible to buy essentially all new steel panels for these, including the chassis and inner panels, as well as the outer panels.

Many restorations incorporate a number of these newly manufactured panels to replace rusted sections, and this car will likely need more of them than most. The good news is that it comes with a VIN and a matching-numbers engine and transmission.

There can tend to be a Ship of Theseus debate surrounding cars with many replacement panels, or even full re-shells with all new bodies – but restorations happen for a reason, and that reason is often rust. As a result even if no new panels are used, some sections of original panels end up with new sections welded into place anyway.

The eBay listing for this car is light on the details, simply containing a few pictures and the written description:

1970 Porsche 911 Coupe with matching 2.2L engine and Gearbox, car is mostly complete great project to restore, clean and clear title ready for the new owner.

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Image DescriptionWhile the interior is largely all there, it will clearly need to be mostly replaced. The good news is that aftermarket support for early Porsches is excellent.

It’s clear that this is not a project that should be attempted by a first-time restorer, it’s going to be a mammoth project requiring plenty of specialist skills and equipment, but cars in far worse shape than this have been restored in the past.

The 911 is located in Orlando, Florida and it has a Buy It Now price of $14,000 USD. If you’d like to read more about it or make the seller an offer you can visit the listing here.

11/04/2024

For Sale After 44 Years In Storage: A 1967 Lamborghini Miura P400
This is the 53rd Lamborghini Miura that was made and it’s been sitting in storage at Porsche Foreign Auto Wrecking in Los Angeles for over 44 years, just waiting for a new owner to come along and give it the restoration it deserves.

The first 120 or so Miuras were built with 0.9 mm steel chassis tubes rather than the 1.0 mm tubes used on later examples. These early versions have been called the “thin chassis” Miuras as a result, and they’re among the most desirable in the collector community.

Fast Facts – The Lamborghini Miura P400
This is the 53rd Lamborghini Miura that was made, it was stored at Porsche Foreign Auto Wrecking in Los Angeles for over 44 years, and is now heading to auction with RM Sotheby’s. It originally had a Giallo Muira finish over Bleu Fintapelle trim but is missing its original engine and transmission. The auction price starts at $350,000 USD.
The first 120 or so Lamborghini Miuras, known as the “thin chassis” models, were built with 0.9 mm steel tubes instead of the later 1.0 mm version. These early models are highly-prized among collectors for their rarity, making them some of the most desirable examples in the classic car collecting community today.
The Miura P400 was developed in secret by Lamborghini engineers, featuring a transversely-mounted 4.0 liter V12 engine behind the passenger compartment, which created a compact drivetrain and help afford the car balanced handling. It is considered one of the first supercars, influencing future performance car designs and defining the modern supercar formula.
The Lamborghini Miura’s groundbreaking design heavily influenced future supercars. A total of 762 Miuras were produced between 1966 and 1973. The car became iconic, attracting high-profile owners like Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, and Eddie Van Halen.
The Incredible Story Of The Lamborghini Miura
The story behind the development of the Lamborghini Miura is the stuff of automotive legend. Company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini famously preferred elegant front-engined GT cars, but a team of his engineers including Giampaolo Dallara, Paolo Stanzani, and Bob Wallace, formed a clandestine Skunk Works-type division at Lamborghini, and developed the Miura after office hours and on weekends in total secrecy.

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Even in this condition, the styling of the Miura still looks beautiful. It’s been heralded as one of the most beautiful automobile designs of all time.
The prototype they developed was internally named the P400 for Posteriore 4 Litri in Italian, meaning Posterior 4 Liter in English, as the 4.0 liter V12 was mounted in the rear behind the passenger compartment in an unusual transverse configuration.

Much like the earlier Morris Mini, the Lamborghini Miura used a transversely-mounted engine with a transmission integrated into the engine casting. This created an exceedingly compact drivetrain and the rear-mid location of the engine gave the car well-balanced handling.

Many have pointed to the Miura as the world’s first production supercar. While this claim has been somewhat controversial, it isn’t without merit. Modern definition of a supercar is largely agreed to consist of a rear-mid-mounted engine, often a V12, driving the rear wheels. The car will typically have a wedge-like profile with a lower front end than rear, seating for two, exceptional performance, and a price tag to match.

Whether or not you agree that the Miura was the first production supercar, it was the car that arguably had more influence on future supercar design than any other, and perhaps even more impressively it’s the car that finally got Enzo Ferrari to agree to the development of a mid-engined Ferrari V12 production car – the Ferrari 512 BB.

Enzo had been reticent to agree to this for years, as he believed that most non-racing car drivers would be unable to handle the driving dynamics of such a car.

His opinion was likely softened by the Ferrari Dino which debuted in the late-1960s, though this was a smaller sports car with a much more manageable 2.0 liter V6 in the back.

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The interior of the car looks to be largely complete, though looking over the vehicle there are plenty of parts missing which will all need to be replaced during the restoration.
The Lamborghini Miura would remain in production from 1966 till 1973, after which it was replaced by the groundbreaking Lamborghini Countach which had been designed by the same man as the Miura – Marcello Gandini who was then working at Bertone.

762 examples of the Lamborghini Miura would be made in total, they’re now among the most desirable classic cars of their time. Many major celebrities have owned Miuras, including Frank Sinatra, Miles Davis, Eddie Van Halen, and Rod Stewart.

The Lamborghini Miura P400 Project Car Shown Here
The car you see here was delivered new to its first owner through Roberto Carpanelli’s Rome distributorship finished in Giallo Muira over Bleu Fintapelle trim (yellow over blue).

Its early history is largely unknown, the story picks up again in May 1979 when it was registered to an owner in the Baldwin Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

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The car is missing its original engine and transmission, so the new owner will need to decide whether to bring the car back to original condition, or perhaps fit it with a more powerful V12 from a later Miura model.
A year later the car suffered an unspecified mechanical fault which made it undrivable. At this point it was bought by Porsche Foreign Auto Wrecking, where it has remained in storage for the past 44 years. The car is now without its original engine and transmission, and its color has been changed at some point in its history.

The vehicle is now due to roll across the auction block with RM Sotheby’s on the 26th of October with a price guide starting at $350,000 USD. If you’d like to read more about it or register to bid you can visit the listing here.

11/04/2024

Retro Home-On-Wheels: A 1970 Winnebago D22
This is a Winnebago D22 from 1970 that benefits from some recent work, including new wheels, tires, and carpet, a full repaint, and the roof has been resealed.

The Winnebago D22 was one of the Minnesota company’s best-selling models of the time, offering an affordable entry point into the world of RVs, with a bulletproof drivetrain headed by a Dodge V8 and handling that was more like a van than a truck.

Fast Facts – The Winnebago D22
This 1970 Winnebago D22 has been updated with new wheels, tires, carpet, a full repaint, and a resealed roof. Compact in size, it’s ideal for first-time RV owners or small families. It includes a kitchenette, bedroom, bathroom, and modern amenities, making it both practical and comfortable.
Winnebago Industries, founded in 1958 in Iowa, gained fame for its innovative “Thermo-Panel” construction technique and its high quality offerings at a lower price point. The Thermo-Panel construction method involved lightweight insulated walls made from insulation and ducting sandwiched between layers of sheet metal, making the RVs cheaper and easier to produce.
The D22, introduced in 1968, was based on a Dodge truck chassis and powered by a 318 cubic inch Dodge V8 engine. Its automatic transmission and manageable size made it user-friendly for drivers unfamiliar with larger vehicles. The cab design also offered excellent forward visibility.
The D22’s distinctive boxy design contrasted with the curved, polished look of Airstream trailers of the era. Inside, it was equipped with a kitchenette, fold-down bed, and bathroom with hot water. The model’s popularity helped establish Winnebago’s reputation and continues to be recognized as a classic early RV.
A History Speedrun: Winnebago Industries
Winnebago was founded back in 1958, right in the midst of the nationwide explosion in popularity surrounding travel trailer and RVs. The company was founded by John K. Hanson with backing from a group of community leaders from Winnebago County, Iowa in the hopes of reviving the local economy.

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Image DescriptionThe interior of the D22 includes a kitchenette, dinette set, a toilet and shower, and a rear bedroom.

When it was first established, the company was a subsidiary of Modernistic Industries which was based out of California, and they produced travel trailers. The company didn’t prove successful at first, and in 1960 it was bought out by five Midwesterners, with Hanson staying on as company President.

The name was changed to Winnebago Industries, and Hanson restructured the firm, bringing the manufacturing of the furniture and fittings in-house to improve quality. It was at this time that the Winnebago “Thermo-Panel” construction technique was perfected.

Thermo-Panel is essentially a sandwiched insulation and ducting between two sheets of metal. This provided a strong shell that could be built quickly, and resulted in a lower overall weight than more traditional construction techniques.

Thanks to clever management and economies of scale, the first officially Winnebago RV released in 1966 cost almost half as much as competing RVs. As a result of this, sales were strong right out of the gate and the name Winnebago quickly became synonymous with RVs, in the same way that Hoover is often used to describe vacuum cleaners, and Kleenex is used to describe tissues.

The Winnebago D22
The Winnebago D22 was released in 1968, it was only the company’s second RV, after the earlier F-19 from 1966. The D22 was built on a Dodge truck chassis and measured in at 22 feet long, it was powered by the Dodge 318 cubic inch gasoline V8, and power is sent to the dually rear wheels via a Torqueflite 727 three-speed automatic transmission.

This drivetrain made the D22 relatively easy to drive for people with no experience behind the wheel of trucks or busses, and the absence of a manual transmission was a major selling point. Up front there are two seats separated by the engine cover between them, and the glasshouse surrounding the cab offered unparalleled visibility to the front and each side.

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Image DescriptionThere are twin bucket seats up front, and the forward visibility is excellent thanks to the large windscreen and side windows.

The body was largely built from Winnebago’s “Thermo-Panel” construction, this was essentially a sandwich of aluminum alloy on the outside, Styrofoam insulation in the middle, and pre-finished paneling on the inside. This resulted in a lightweight body that was highly corrosion resistant.

In the rear you’ll find a dinette with seating for four and a table in the center, a kitchenette with two sinks, running water, a fridge, oven, four gas burners, a microwave, and a rangehood. Further back you’ll find a bedroom with a folding sofa and an upper bunk, the sofa folds down into a rear bed and many owners simply leave it set up with a bed with all the bedding in place semi-permanently.

The Winnebago D22 also has a bathroom, with a flushing toilet, a sink, and a shower with hot and cold running water. It could be ordered with a house air conditioner, and it had house batteries powering standard outlets for operating appliances, televisions, radios, etc.

The body design of the model follows the boxy and somewhat angular styling of the company’s earlier travel trailers with bold colorful graphics – almost the antithesis of the curved minimalism of the popular Airstream travel trailers with their polished aluminum bodies.

The D22 would sell well for Winnebago and today it’s looked back on as one of the firm’s key early models, it even gets a mention on the official company history page.

The 1970 Winnebago D22
The Winnebago D22 you see here is a 1970 model that benefits from a series of recent works, including a resealed roof, a new paint job, new wheels, tires, and carpet.

Thanks to the smaller size of the D22, when compared to Winnebago’s larger models, it’s typically seen as an ideal RV for those new to RVs, or a good-sized model for singles and couples.

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Image DescriptionThe dinette set can be converted into a double bed when required, and there is an additional double bed above the driver’s cab.

Inside you’ll find a kitchenette with a laminate countertop, a four-burner range with an oven, a double-basin sink, a refrigerator, and an exhaust hood. It also has a rear bedroom that has a couch that folds down into a double bed, and it has a toilet with a shower and sink.

It’s now being offered for sale out of Moses Lake, Washington on Bring a Trailer with records, manufacturer’s literature, and a clean Washington title in the owner’s name. If you’d like to read more about it or register to bid you can visit the listing here.

11/04/2024

There’s A Rare Gurgel Xavante X-12 For Sale
This is a Gurgel Xavante X-12, it’s a vehicle you may never have seen before due to the fact that almost all of them were sold in South America, and relatively few were exported.

The Xavante X-12 was developed by Brazilian engineer João do Amaral Gurgel, a man who was described in his home country as “Brazil’s answer to Henry Ford.” Gurgel enjoyed an almost mythical celebrity status in Brazil thanks to the success of his company, and his cars are among the most beloved locally-produced vehicles ever made.

Fast Facts – The Gurgel Xavante X-12
The Gurgel Xavante X-12, designed by Brazilian engineer João do Amaral Gurgel, was developed primarily for the South American market. It became one of the most beloved locally-produced vehicles in Brazil, known for its off-road capabilities, affordability, and ease of repair.
João do Amaral Gurgel, compared to a Brazilian Henry Ford, founded Gurgel Motores in 1969. He was an innovator in Brazil’s automotive industry, creating biofuel and electric cars in the 1970s. His company eventually employed over 1,000 people and produced many thousands of vehicles.
The Gurgel Xavante X-12 used Volkswagen Beetle components, including its rear-mounted 1.6-liter engine and four-speed manual transmission. It was primarily built from Gurgel’s patented Plasteel material for corrosion resistance, and it has a unique double rear handbrake system for improved off-road traction.
The Xavante X-12 remains a popular vehicle in rural Brazil due to its durability and simple design. The 1978 model showcased here, featuring a recent mechanical overhaul and equipped with off-road accessories, is set to be auctioned in Paris with a starting price of €20,000.
The Great João do Amaral Gurgel
João do Amaral Gurgel, full name João Augusto Conrado do Amaral Gurgel, was born in 1926 in São Paulo, Brazil. As a young boy he always showed a great love of cars and a mechanical aptitude beyond his years. When he was studying engineering in college he was once assigned a crane project, but instead developed a unique concept for a small two-cylinder automobile named the “Tião.”

João do Amaral Gurgel
Here we see João do Amaral Gurgel with one of his unusual creations, a front-wheel drive car powered by a Citroen 2CV flat-twin engine. Image courtesy of Gurgel Motores.
After college Gurgel would move to the United States for a time, where he worked for General Motors and learned all he could about the automotive industry – both from the engineering side and the business operations side.

After moving back to Brazil he founded Moplast Moldagem de Plásticos in 1958, a company that used fiberglass and plastics to make signs. Fiberglass was the true wonder material of the age, comparable to carbon fiber today, though it was far easier to work with. It was already being used in automobile applications at this time, most famously for the body of the Chevrolet Corvette.

With his company enjoying strong growth and revenue, Gurgel started Macan Indústria e Comércio Ltda in 1964, this was primarily a VW dealership, though he also developed a line of go karts, minicars, and a simple industrial transporter called the Mocar.

The popularity of VW Beetle-based kit cars in the USA, particularly creations like the Meyers Manx, had caught Gurgel’s attention and as a VW dealer and engineer, he was perfectly positioned to create his own car on the Beetle platform. So that’s what he did.

In 1969 he founded Gurgel Motores (Gurgel Motors) and released his first production car, the Gurgel Ipanema. This was a fiberglass-bodied buggy very similar to the beach buggies of California. João Gurgel would be a key innovator in the Brazilian automotive world, creating biofuel-powered cars back in the 1970s, long before it became fashionable, and developing and selling his own electric cars.

A series of other petrol-powered models would follow, and the size of Gurgel Motores would continue to climb – eventually employing over 1,000 people by 1989 and building many thousands of Gurgel-branded vehicles in Brazil.

Gurgel Xavante X-12
This is a page from an original brochure for the Gurgel Xavante X-12, showing some of the options and the possible specifications. Image courtesy of Gurgel Motores.
The Gurgel Xavante X-12
The Gurgel Xavante X-12 was developed in cooperation with Volkswagen do Brasil, thanks in no small part to João Gurgel’s close connections with the automaker. The X-12, and very similar X-10 model, were developed to be tough, affordable, and easy to repair, as well as far more off-road capable than the Beetle.

The chassis and body was made from a unique material named Plasteel, this was a patented invention by Gurgel that essentially wrapped steel sections in fiberglass, creating strong and highly corrosion-resistant body panels.

The suspension, drivetrain, brakes, and steering were all sourced from the VW Beetle, and it used the same rear-mounted engine and rear-wheel drive layout.

The Gurgel Xavante X-12 offered better ground clearance than the Beetle as well as a much lower curb weight which helped off-road – weighing in at 850 kgs or 1,874 lbs as opposed to the weight of the Beetle at closer to 930 kgs or 2,050 lbs.

In order to improve off-road ability the X-12 (and X-10) were given an unusual double rear handbrake system named “Selectraction” that allowed the driver to manually lock a rear wheel on loose terrain.

This would then ensure that all the available engine power would be sent to the non-locked wheel – useful when a wheel lost traction on loose terrain and acting as a sort of early manual version of modern traction control.

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The Gurgel Xavante X-12 is a surprisingly capable vehicle both on road and off, with a low curb weight a better ground clearance than the Beetle it takes its drivetrain from.
The X-12 was powered by the 1.6 liter version of the Beetle air-cooled flat-four, and mated to the same 4-speed manual transmission. The car could be ordered in a variety of colors and with a removable hard top or a folding soft top. In many respects it was the locally developed answer to the Jeep, and it sold incredibly well – becoming the best-selling model that Gurgel would ever develop.

In Brazil the Gurgel Xavante X-12 is still a common sight on the roads, particularly in more rural areas, a significant testament to the longevity of the Plasteel body and chassis.

The cars are relatively unknown outside of their native Brazil, but when they are exported they always seem to draw a crowd of curious onlookers at shows and even just when stopping for gas.

The 1978 Gurgel Xavante X-12 Shown Here
The vehicle you see here is a Gurgel Xavante X-12 from 1978, it’s finished in white and comes with a black roll bar, black headlight protectors, black bumpers front and rear, and white steel wheels fitted with all-terrain tires.

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The interior is much better fitted out than many comparable vehicles, and in this shot you can see the two little k***s between the seats that are used for operating the dual rear handbrakes.
This Gurgel benefits from a recent overhaul of the braking, steering, and electrical systems. The chassis and underpinnings are said to be very sound, and it’s equipped with front and rear bash plates, a winch, a sand removal shovel fixed to the driver’s door, and a 20 liter jerry can holder.

The car is now due to roll across the auction block with Artcurial in Paris on the 27th of October with a price guide starting at 20,000 or approximately $21,800 USD. If you’d like to read more about it or register to bid you can visit the listing here.

11/03/2024

BF Auction: 1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby
It’s hard to believe it’s been over 35 years since the Dodge Daytona Shelby hit the market and that they are now old enough for people to be performing full restoration on cars from this era. The seller of this 1989 Daytona Shelby rescued it from a Michigan garage where it had been sitting for roughly 25 years with a blown transmission. A lot of the hard work to get it back on the road has been done, but it needs a new owner to take it to the finish line. In the meantime, it’s a running and driving car.

K-Car jokes have been floating around for a long time, but the ’80s were actually an exciting time at the home of the Pentastar. It may never live down its front-drive architecture among performance enthusiasts, but the Dodge Daytona was one of several legitimate performance cars Mopar offered during a time when Lee Iacocca acted as company chairman AND commercial spokesperson. With a light platform and a 174-horsepower “Turbo II,” the Daytona Shelby would hold its own with IROC Camaros and 5.0 Mustangs.

Now in Pennsylvania, this car has been the recipient of a lot of hard work and new parts, including tires, fuel tank and pump, struts, and an entire digital dash. Of course, the transmission has been repaired. There are plenty of pictures and a video attached that portray the extent of the work that’s been done.

Anyone who has welded in floor patches knows what they’re looking at here. Any car from Michigan is likely to need some metalwork, and this Daytona was no exception. The seller removed all the rusty areas, welded in new metal and treated the floors to new paint.

New sound deadening will keep the noise where it belongs, and you may notice that the entire dashboard has been removed. Apparently, the digital gauges were no longer operational, so the seller replaced the cluster with a working unit; it’s worth watching the seller’s video to see it in all of its 1980s loveliness. Because it has a replacement gauge cluster, the odometer mileage is incorrect: It reads 143,000, but the seller claims the actual mileage is under 100,000.

It appears that much of the original interior was good enough to reuse once the floorpan work was complete. The video shows that there are a few issues around the T-Tops (no, T-Tops are not just for Camaros and Firebirds). Notice that this Daytona has a five speed, because driving a manual-transmission-equipped car is fun.

With some typical peeling ’80s clearcoat, this Daytona is not perfect, but it’s a good start on a car that you really don’t see on the roads anymore. Nostalgia for the ’80s and ’90s is big right now, so put those T-Tops in the trunk, pop in some hair metal, and let that turbo spool.

11/03/2024

BF Auction: 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T
If you came of age and were perhaps enrolled in driver’s education classes in the 1990s, this car may look familiar. Its spirit twin, the Plymouth Acclaim, was the car I drove to earn my learner’s permit, and I can tell you from experience that its 100-horsepower 2.5-liter four was less than thrilling. Wearing the same body style as that milquetoast family sedan, however, was this little-known and rarely-bought rock star on wheels, the Spirit R/T. Offered for only two model years, only 1,399 were built, this ’91 model is one of them, and you can own it. The seller is offering it and their Daytona Shelby, which you can find here, as Barn Finds Auctions!

This is what made the Spirit R/T one of the fastest sedans on the road in 1991, a twin-cam, 16-valve variant of the Chrysler 2.2. With 224 horsepower, it accelerated from zero to sixty in 5.8 seconds, according to Car and Driver. And it didn’t stop there: it dragged the quarter-mile in 14.5 seconds at 97 mph, which was 5.0 Mustang territory (and the Spirit might have gotten the Mustang by a fender). The Spirit you see here has had some modifications for a little extra juice and a little extra durability, just in case you needed to crack 100 in the traps: it has a Cometic head gasket, 40-lb. injectors, a stronger clutch, 2.5-inch exhaust, and a tune. The owner says it “runs excellent.”

The interior is extremely clean for a car that has seen 33 years and 114,000 miles. The seller bought the Spirit from its original owner, and both owners clearly loved this factory sleeper. The striped velour seats make me a little nostalgic for those summer days watching ’70s “rules of the road” films with the gentle clicking of a 16-mm film projector. Of course, “our” car didn’t have a manual transmission like the R/T did (or, now that I think of it, cool seats).

It also didn’t have a tach, let alone a tach with a 6,500 rpm redline. Or a 150-mph speedometer. It’s clear that Dodge put the money where it counted when it released the R/T: Its base price at the time was under $18,000, about $4,000 less than a comparable Ta**us SHO (and many thousands less than a BMW or a Mercedes).

This Pennsylvania-based Spirit R/T has new shocks, struts, and no ’90s clearcoat fade. It’s a well-maintained example of a good old-fashioned American sleeper that most of us have forgotten. Maybe it’s the perfect ride for you; after all, duping some unsuspecting Fox-Body Mustangs at the strip never goes out of style.

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imagine the journey back up 😏 🤿： @matthewreedcooper #redbull #givesyouwiiings #redbullcliffdiving #watersports #greece

impressive training means impressive results 😏 ⛷️： @ryo_koba #redbull #givesyouwiiings #prada #skijump #worldrecord #PradaLineaRossa @prada

Is anybody else seeing four of him︖ 😵‍💫 Tune in LIVE today, April 26, 5：45PM CET ｜ 8：45AM PST for the grand finale of Red Bull Unrailistic on Red Bull TV 📺 Link in bio! #RedBullUnrailistic

just when you thought F1 couldn’t get any better 🤩 #redbull #givesyouwiiings #f1 #plane #race

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