In small-scale (3-inch) car-collector circles, among those who refuse allegiance to a single die-cast brand and enjoy all three-inch die-cast cars regardless of maker, there is a slow but steady undercurrent among the conversation: Can’t we have a plain ol’ sedan? Do we need another VW New Beetle (at least 15 done, in coupe and […]
Another year has come and gone for the Northeast’s largest multi-marque import specialty show, the Carlisle Import and Kit Nationals, which were held from Friday, May 20 through Sunday the 22nd. The featured country for 2011 was France, so there was an excellent turn-out of French delicacies, both on the show field and in Building […]
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 […]