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Fleet Update: 1991 Mazda MX-5 Miata BRG – “The Placeholder”

The first car my wife and I bought together with co-mingled funds was a 1994 Mazda MX-5 Miata. It was September, 1996, just weeks before we were to be married, … Continue Reading Fleet Update: 1991 Mazda MX-5 Miata BRG – “The Placeholder”

I’ll admit – I am biased on this one. My first BMW was a 1984 533i in Alpine White over Natur Leather just like this car has. Perusing this listing … Continue Reading 1984 BMW 533i – From the “Find Another One” Files

After writing about that gorgeous Alfa Romeo Duetto the other day, I got to thinking: there are a lot of ways to enjoy sleek European styling and a sonorous dual … Continue Reading 1978 Fiat 124 Spider: Disposable Sports Car #11

One of our favorite sayings around the TTS offices is that “nostalgia is a funny thing.” Meaning, often times we recall the cars of our past with a special fondness, … Continue Reading 1985 Honda Prelude EX: Disposable Sports Car #10

First things first: this is shameless self-promotion. I own this car, for the time being. You see, I have an addiction to buying and selling cars. There should be a … Continue Reading 1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata: Short Attention-span Theater

So there I was, out for a Saturday drive in Dad’s Toyota Tundra king cab on my way to fetch various and sundry moldings and power tools from the local … Continue Reading Start them Early: Your Kids and Your Car Hobby

An occasional TTS reader, who is also a Porsche 911 fanatic, told me he likes the blog but asked when we are going to cover some “real” cars? Considering some … Continue Reading 1997 Porsche 993: Last of the Air-cooled Porkers

I cannot tell you definitively if the British or the Italians actually invented the two-seater sports car, but both take credit. My money is on the Brits, at least for … Continue Reading And now for something completely different: 1985 TVR Tasmin 280i Convertible

It was 1984. I was 13 and my family had just moved from Southeast Asia back to New England. Among the important tasks that had to be completed (there was … Continue Reading 1974 Jensen-Healey Roadster: Lotus Power and British Reliability……