This Porsche 924 Turbo sits right in the late-1970s/early-1980s moment when turbocharging became the new promise: a road-car technology with a motorsport halo, adopted across Europe with real enthusiasm. In Porsche terms, the 924 Turbo (internal type 931) was the factory answer to anyone who wanted more than the normally aspirated 924—same front-engine/transaxle layout for… Read More Two-tone paint: 1979 Porsche 924 Turbo
In the first half of the 1980s, as mainstream superminis became increasingly rational, many manufacturers began offering “hot” versions: compact cars with sharper performance and a more aggressive image. The Innocenti Mini Turbo De Tomaso fits squarely into that trend, and it is especially interesting because it comes from an already unusual base: the Italian-built… Read More Pure 80’s: 1985 Innocenti Mini De Tomaso Turbo
We don’t normally publish such “new” cars, however there are times when you need to make exceptions, like in this case, and for good reason. As you can see this is a very normal four door Volvo 244 Turbo as many of us have seen around, yet this is different: it has not been restored… Read More Unicorn: 1982 Volvo 244 Turbo
If the base BMW 2002 had been asked: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” it would surely have answered “a Turbo”, or at least this is what every owner of E9 is told. The 2002 Turbo is indeed an iconic car more because of its looks than its performance (although 170… Read More Breaking bad: 1973 BMW 2002
Each car model is the synthesis of an era and the geographical area in which it was designed: the Buick Grand National certainly represents the USA of the 80s. In reality the lines of this car date back to the late 70s but they are already the forerunners of the stylistic trends of the 80s:… Read More Masculine imperfection: 1987 Buick Grand National GNX
No, I didn’t go crazy for publishing this car, rather I’m nostalgic because as a child I was often in the passenger seat of a car like this (a white one, though). The car in question was most likely imported from Italy and placed before being put back on sale. It looks very nice although… Read More Red shift: 1985 Innocenti Mini De Tomaso Turbo
This Alpina B7 Turbo started its life as a common BMW 630 CSi – factory code E24 – then was given by Alpina a complete treatment, involving both the engine and the exterior. Back then these were extremely expensive cars and indeed, only 153 of these were built between late 1978 and early 1982. It… Read More Unusual bimmer: 1979 Alpina B7 Turbo
One of the 1,672 specimens of 2002 Turbo ever built is laying in a yard, waiting for someone who brings it back to its previous glory. Many of these cars had a sad ending because they had the bad luck to be born exactly in the midde of the greatest oil crisis ever and this,… Read More Suspended animation: 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
This 2800 CS was born with a quieter nature than now, indeed it has acquired a little more grunt thanks to a bigger engine fed by a big turbocharger. The changes don’t stop to the engine: five speed gearbox, front air dam, new shocks, electronic engine management, fuel cell, roll cage, suspensions, wheels and a… Read More 450 RWHP: 1970 BMW 2800 CS Turbo
Seeing a car – that I used to see along the streets when I was young – slowly becoming a classic, makes me somehow unconfortable but I presume that I can’t do anything to stop all of this so here it is: a very quick hatchback from the early eighties. The most powerful car after the… Read More 7.5 seconds: 1981 Renault 5 Alpine Turbo
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