Why bargain cars of the 80’s fetch huge money

Nostalgia. What a brilliant, awful thing! Especially when it comes to

A Civic for the price of a mixed grill

Occasionally in life, extremely practical and convenient bargains come out of nowhere and waft around under your nose, giving you the opportunity to accept something wonderful. Other times, bargains are

WTF? – Transparent Mehari

Citroen‘s Mehari was definitely one of their most iconic vehicles from the 60’s until the 80’s. Constructed originally for military use, the Mehari used a Dyane 6 chassis to create quite a fun beach buggy. Certainly, this was a great example of the French automaker’s innovative design.

Fabulous Ferrari Testarossa

What? – A true icon of the 80’s, a left hand drive 1985 Ferrari Testarossa Monospecchio. Monospecchio meaning

Stolen: ’89 Land Cruiser

Classic car thieves have struck again, this time abducting one innocent owner’s Toyota Land Cruiser.

Taken from West Dulwich in South London over the valentines weekend

Stolen: Daimler DS420

Just when Cortinas and a Messerschmitt weren’t enough to hide under the rug, some sticky fingered piece of work has gone and performed a disappearing act with someone’s prized Daimler.

The restored 1980 Daimler DS420 was stolen in the early hours of

Project Pit Vol III: March 2015

Hear ye, hear ye, read all about it! Plenty of rotting classics are coming to a website near you. Grab your wallets as the junk stall has returned for another month.

Motor Hipster are fully aware that half of

Stolen: Mini Crime Wave!

Lately, it seems that classic car theft has risen dramatically. With this blog becoming more of a lost and found page for vintage vehicles lost in action. Particularly hard hit recently, besides elderly Fords, are classic Minis.

STOLEN: Car CrimeWatch

In this edition of Motor Hipster’s good Samaritan service, we’re in hot pursuit of not one, but three stolen classics. Please spread the message via social media in an effort to reunite these precious retros with their distraught owners.

Subtly Different Skyline

What? – A 1990 Nissan Skyline 3.0 Autech Zagato Stelvio. One of only 104 ever produced for that matter. Never heard of it before?