Buy/Drive/Burn: American Malaise Sports Cars of 1982

The year is 1982. You’re a lover of domestic sports cars, but also suffer from a distinct lack of funding in this era of American Malaise. Three updated, base model, fuel sipping rides are in your purview — all of them with four-cylinder engines. Which one do you take home? Today’s Buy/Drive/Burn trio was suggested […]

Junkyard Gem: 1982 Toyota Corolla Sedan

Most of us think of the legendary AE86 when we think of rear-wheel-drive 1980s Toyota Corollas, but the US-market TE72 Corollas had rear-wheel-drive and hemi-head engines. These little commuters weren’t at all quick in stock form, even by the lenient standards of their time, but they built a reputation for reliability that kept their resale […]

Junkyard Gem: 1982 Subaru BRAT

Like the AMC Eagle, the Subaru BRAT was a big sales hit in Colorado, much more than in the rest of North America, and you still see plenty of examples of both vehicles on Colorado streets … and in Colorado wrecking yards. Here’s a 1982 BRAT with camper shell that made it to age 35 […]