Car of the Day 11/14/18

Today’s car of the day is this 1970 Subaru 360 that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The Subaru 360 is a subcompact that was made between 1958 and 1970. The engine is a 0.36 liter straight-twin that produces 25 horsepower and 25 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 60 mph. This is also the oldest Subaru I’ve ever seen.

Car of the Day 11/7/18

Today’s car of the day is this ‘66 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2013 Daytona Spring Show. The original Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.3 liter flat-4 that produces 50 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 22 seconds and has a top speed of 74 mph.

Car of the Day 8/24/18

That’s a ’59 Autobianchi Bianchina that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Autobianchi Bianchina is a subcompact that was made between 1957 and 1970. The engine is a 0.5 liter straight-twin that produces 25 horsepower and 27 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 64.2 seconds and has a top speed of 65 mph. This Autobianchi sold for $37,400.

Car of the Day 8/22/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’57 BMW Isetta Convertible that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The BMW Isetta is a subcompact that was made between 1955 and 1962. The engine is a 0.3 liter single cylinder engine that produces 13 horsepower and 14 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car has a top speed of 54 mph. This car weighs 1,323 pounds. This Isetta sold for $57,200.

Car of the Day 8/20/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’63 Volkswagen Beetle that was used in the Herbie movies, and I saw it at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The original Volkswagen Beetle was made between 1933 and 2003. The engine of this one is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 40 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Beetle was auctioned off for $128,700.

Car of the Day 8/8/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’58 Volkswagen Beetle that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Volkswagen Beetle is a subcompact that was made between 1938 and 2003. The engine is a 1.2 liter flat-4 that produces 36 horsepower. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This Volkswagen sold for $28,600.

Car of the Day 6/3/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’60 Fiat 600 that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Fiat 600 is a subcompact that was made between 1955 and 1969. The engine is a 0.8 liter straight-4 that produces 32 horsepower and 40 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. This car does 0-60 mph in 34.2 seconds and has a top speed of 68 mph. This Fiat was auctioned off for $11,000.

Car of the Day 6/2/18

Today’s car of the day is this ’43 Fiat 500 Topolino that was at the 2018 Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach. The Fiat Topolino is a subcompact that was made between 1936 and 1955, and 520,000 were built. The engine is a 0.57 liter straight-4 that produces 13 horsepower and 20 pound-feet of torque. The transmission is a 4-speed manual. The top speed of this car is 53 mph. This Fiat was auctioned off for $40,700.