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The 190E Cosworth, which arrived in my garage as a soggy, rotten, trash-filled mess from a Pennsylvania scrap yard five years ago last month, is near the finish line. I've lived in three houses since I bought this car, and I'm hopeful it will be… more

Initial reassembly complete.  Not much to say other than we were able to sort a bunch of stuff out, replace a bunch of broken plastics, size up what we need to do to re-mount the radiator (coat hanger support still hanging tough...), and… more

Going forward and focusing on the positive--  The inside stakeholders on this project are in love with this thing.  My first car was a 1980 Monte Carlo that was two-tone Dark Claret metallic and Claret Metallic red.  The Dark… more

Nothing crazy to note here. Putting the car away for the winter in a week or so here - Whenever we get our first snow fall is usually the appropriate time. I also took an oil sample to send off to Black Stone Labs. Its a pretty cheap service, and… more

Initial upper engine disassembly and seeing what we have to deal with is starting.  First observations - Leaks oil heavily.  BMWs are notorious for valve cover gasket leaks, and this thing looks like it's a candidate for the leaking… more

This mod ended up being a little pricier than I anticipiated, but man was it worth it - The stock shifter in the E30 was coming up on 300,000 miles and 40 years old - Though I love the OEM setup, the way I drive this car calls for a slightly… more

OK so kicking off this project; hoping it's going to be a fun one, and also hoping it doesn't cause too much pain.  The ingredients are as follows - BMW with a clean CarFax but zero maintenance history; appears that it fell into the… more

When I first got the 1995 Audi S6 Avant home and off of Martha's Vineyard, I was giddy with having finally snagged a real deal, a car that was purchased for very little solely because I had the inside track on it coming up for… more

My mechanic Jay called with the good news recently that the long-standing (and unintentionally long) Lexus LX450 / Toyota Land Cruiser project has finally hit its point of substantial completion - from the mechanical side, anyway.

The… more