Photographs by Nick Farrell While most gearheads drool over close-coupled sports cars, at 6' 3", I usually just wonder if I could possibly fit inside. Family history told me that I'd fit into Opel's pint-sized GT - as it turned out, too well. [metaslider id=539] The Hero The Opel GT
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With its new Volkswagen Beetle model joining the classic T1 Camper Van, LEGO has classic VW fans covered two ways I take the "nerd" part of Automotive Nerdery very seriously, so it goes without saying that when LEGO's new Volkswagen Beetle set came out, I made
Read moreIn Scorpio Rising, posted earlier this week, the Merkur Scorpio is clearly the headliner, with the 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300E primarily along to provide a more familiar baseline with which to compare the somewhat obscure Ford product. The secret, though, is that while the Scorpio was
Read moreFord's captive import luxury brand of the '80s was a swing and a miss, but putting the Merkur Scorpio head to head with the Mercedes-Benz 300E may not be as crazy as it sounds. Imported cars, especially cars imported from Europe, have long enjoyed a certain
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