From the “What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” Department, we have the story of Nicky West and Rob Stacy who left Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, on Sunday for a quick jaunt across Europe and North Africa in a stock, largely original 1961 Mini. But at least if their 50-year-old British car doesn’t leave them stranded and they […]
New dragstrips here in the United States are so rare, they border on nonexistent. With the spread of suburbia and the rising cost of operations, it’s all most dragstrip owners can do just to stay open and keep the neighbors and noise regulations at bay. Yet in Washington state, something unusual is happening: a brand-new […]
From the Anglo-Italian-Japanese Boosted Hatchback Department comes this 1985 De Tomaso Innocenti Turbo – a project car for those with a boundless desire to enjoy three-cylinder turbocharged hatchback motoring forever. Innocenti started with steel tubing, later produced the Lambretta scooter, then struck a deal with Austin to build Bertone-designed cars with Austin Mini mechanicals. Austin […]