Posts by: Tony Piff

More Than Just a Car Hole A garage keeps your vehicle secure and sheltered, but if you’re going to work on your car, or if you own a classic car that doesn’t get driven frequently, there’s a lot more to it. Here are nine must-have items that no garage should be without. Battery charger. There’s no sadder moment than...

We’d love to see this ’66 Stout put back on stock-sized black steelies and lowered just a touch. We’d also consider losing the rear bumper, which it would have been delivered without when new. Otherwise, we’d load it up and use it like the work truck that it is. These tiny, odd trucks were the first Toyota pickups...

Somewhere between the sporting British “shooting brake” and today’s modern hatchback is the “Liftback,” most fully realized as a distinct bodystyle in the two-door Corollas of the late 1970s. These mini-wagons were once common but are rarely seen today. This ’77 looks stock in its dated orange paint, factory stripes and...

This 1956 Messerschmitt KR200 was reportedly acquired by its enthusiast owner in 2000. According to the listing, the owner gained experience working on these quirky cars in their native Germany when he was stationed there in the 1960s as an Air Force jet mechanic. He passed about a year ago, and the car is now being...

Jeeps like this one were among America’s first entries into the world of mechanized warfare, with bare-bones go-anywhere utility, and things have never been the same since. The seller of this ’43 Ford GPW says he bought it because he liked the patina, which is “hard to find,” as military vehicles tend to get restored...

Just as comic books were once considered cheap, disposable things, vintage Japanese economy cars and trucks are now beginning to be appreciated as collector’s items. The simple, well built engines would run reliably for hundreds of thousands of miles, and the lightweight bodies were great for gas mileage. But the thin...

The seller of this DeLorean calls it a “true time machine,” and it’s hard to argue with him—as long as the 1980s are where you want to go. Although it has no Flux Capacitor, it is equipped with the must-have five-speed manual transmission, and it has just 24,000 miles from new, with only a few minor needs noted. The...