Car Throttle

If you're a car guy, chances are one of your past times is Craigslist. The free online classified ad website that has been running since 1996 is the perfect place to find everything from a sitter, to a new dog, to furniture, to your soul mate, to... a car!  Heck, my last car came from craigslist - friendly, knowledgeable seller, cool car, good price.  And while most stuff on craigslist is a bit normal ("2003 Camry, Grey, 86k, call Jeff...") occasionally you'll find something cool.  Here's what turned up with a quick perusal of my local CL. Don't tell me you're not tempted.  What is this heap?  Why, it's an Alfa Romeo Milano!  And what the hell is that?  Well, it was Alfa's competitor

Are you really itching to gain entry into the Porsche Club of America, but don't have $100k laying around for a 911? More importantly, do you not succumb to the notion that the only real Porsches have engines with no coolant mounted in the wrong place?  Then you might be interested in the "bastard children" of the Porsche range, namely the 944 and the 968.  I'm excluding the 944's predecessor the 924 from this guide for a few reasons: they're not pretty, they're not much fun, and the only really good ones are so rare you'll never see them, ever. A little history, first.  The 944 was the replacement for the unloved 924, which started out life as a joint project between Volkswagen/Audi and Porsche, and was

On the first Saturday of every month, the Porsche Club of America has a morning car show in Briar Creek. It's always worth going to take a look, because you just never know what's going to turn up.  Today was no exception, with plenty of drool-worthy exotics present, friendly people, and coffee.  Hey, it's an early show - coffee is a must. The first thing that caught my eye as I walked into the show was undoubtedly this: Yes, that's a Porsche Carrera GT.  I apologize for the poor picture quality, as it was a bit overcast and nasty outside.  This is the second Carrera GT I've personally seen in my travels, and considering they cost $440,000 new and there were only 1,270 produced, the chances of