Class of ’86 – Mitsubishi Starion ESI-R

Note: 1988 Battlecar Galactica Mitsubishi Starion shown. The Starion and its re-badged Plymouth-Chrysler Conquest cousins made their debut in 1983-4 here in the United States. The turbocharged rear-wheel drive turbo specialty sports coupe evolved incrementally until being discontinued in 1989, but it was 1986 that brought box fenders with it. Stateside Starions were all equipped […]

Hemmings Find of the Day – 1925 Amilcar CGS3 skiff

We’re used to seeing wood used – both structurally and decoratively – for the bodies of big, prestigious cars, which has the effect of making this 1925 Amilcar CGS3 skiff for sale on Hemmings.com look somewhat larger and more refined than many Amilcars we’ve seen. Bravo to the craftsman who originally built this body and […]

Not April Fools’: Frazer-Nash buys Bristol

The Frazer Nash and Bristol display, Geneva Salon 1948, via BOC Heritage Trust. We mentioned China Car Times‘ April Fools’ about Bristol being purchased by Xinjiang No 1 Tractor Company in our coverage of the Shelby American joke, but the truth turns out to be far stranger: Frazer-Nash has bought the assets of the insolvent, […]