RR of the Day: 1973 BMW Bavaria 2 years ago on Autoblog

Flicker user "lithuimbomb9999" bought this '73 BMW Bavaria back in 2001 and informs us that instead of one of the stock engines from its time (either a 2.8L or 3.0L inline 6 making 170 - 190 HP), the engine compartment of this old Bimmer hides a 3.5L six-cylinder from an '88 535i. That gives the ...

RR of the Day: 1990 R32 Skyline GT-R 2 years ago on Autoblog

What more really needs to be said about today's RR of the Day? Although not the first Skyline, the R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R was the pinnacle of Japanese performance in its day and, in certain circles, the most desirable of all the GT-Rs ever produced. The rigid, lightweight coupe, coupled with the ...

RR of the Day: 2001 BMW M Coup 2 years ago on Autoblog

Everyone has a list of vehicles that they want to drive before they die, for me, today's RR of the Day is a vehicle that I've vowed to own. The first time I saw an M coupé in person at a strip mall in my hometown, I waited 20 minutes for the owner to come out, interrogated him for a half an ...

RR of the Day: Returning next week! 2 years ago on Autoblog

So the Reader Ride of the Day has been on hiatus for a few weeks as we amass more pics, more details and more stories about your own means of transport. We're getting increasingly excited, as we have seen some truly stellar additions come through over the past month. Next week, we'll be picking ...

RR of the Day: Show us your whips! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here's the nitty and the gritty: we need cars, and, for that matter, trucks. We unabashedly love featuring your vehicles in our Reader Ride of the Day, but alas, our stock has dwindled. Our Flickr pool has slowly been picked apart and there are a limited number of vehicles that we're content with ...

RR of the Year: Poll results 2 years ago on Autoblog

When we started this poll last week, there was little doubt in our minds what vehicles would hold the top slots. We knew that Chuck's Jag would be a reader favorite and as polling continued that assumption proved correct. Although the E-type was enjoying the top slot, the NSX, EVO MR and '71 Celica ...

POLL: RR of the Year 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: We've added one vehicle we neglected to put in the poll, and decided since the voting just began this morning that it would only be right to restart the poll with all the RR of the Week winners included. Vote again, whether you have or haven't done it before. We've been awash with COTY ...

RR of the Week: Poll Results 2 years ago on Autoblog

As we kept tabs on the RR of the Week polling over the weekend, our assumptions about the '71 Celica's dominance were confirmed. In hindsight, it seems like a no-brainer. Take a beautifully sculpted cult favorite, throw in an intelligent assortment of suspension and safety goodies, and then toss ...

POLL: RR of the Week 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've provided our readers a place to show off their rides and they've respond in kind, giving us five more vehicles for your viewing enjoyment. This week, we've displayed a slew of Japanese cult favorites and one pushrod-powered 'Vette. But as different as each vehicle is, three things bind them ...

RR of the Day - 1985 Chevy Corvette 2 years ago on Autoblog

Yes folks, there's still another Z-car out in the pool, but it will live to see another day, because today we're featuring Lauren. That's not the reader's name, mind you, its the car's. Lauren is an '85 Corvette, and we think that she's a nice example of the C4. Reader j3studio picked up the car in ...

RR of the Day: 1977 Datsun 280Z 2 years ago on Autoblog

We figured that we had a good thing going, so why mess with success? Following up yesterday's lightly modified '76 Z-car is reader JWeller710's 1977 280Z. This one, however, is different in that it is "99.9% original." Our man JW, you see, is the car's one and only owner, and from the looks of ...

RR of the Day: 1976 Datsun 280Z 2 years ago on Autoblog

A couple of years ago, Flickr user "devnulled" grew tired of the project he was working on, a race conversion of a 1994 Eagle Talon. Like many of us do, he was online browsing eBay Motors one day when he stumbled across a car that caught his eye: a blue '76 Datsun 280 Z. He wound up bidding on the ...

RR of the Day: '71 Toyota Celica 2 years ago on Autoblog

We've been champing at the bit for close to a week to induct this particular Toyota into our RR of the Day and when the owner finally came through with the details we decided to make an attempt at giving this week a theme: 70s and 80s Japanese coupes. So, if you've got a two-door from the Land of ...

RR of the Day: 1988 Mazda RX-7 Turbo 2 years ago on Autoblog

The FC chassis RX-7 has always been a vehicle on our automotive "want list" and although it was never as hardcore as the third gen. model that came afterwards, it's always been a competent performer. This particular example is under the care of udubrx7, and is one of the 10th anniversary models ...

RR of the Week: Poll Results 2 years ago on Autoblog

After locating that one damned faulty bulb in our string of lights and finally trimming our tree, we closed out the poll for last week's RR of the Day. Although we thought it would be a closer race than it was, RKAutotechnik's screamin' yellow Volvo 854 TR5 walked away with 40-percent of the vote. ...

POLL: RR of the Week 2 years ago on Autoblog

It seems that as every week goes by, we get more entertained with the whips featured as the RR of the Day. The vehicles we've shown you in the past run the gamut; from classic to modern, from beater to show stopper. And you know what? We love each and every single one of them the same. Well, most ...

RR of the Day: AE86 goodness 2 years ago on Autoblog

Oh my dear Lord. How could we have not discovered this AE86 sooner? It's a wonder, considering all the things that scream out for our attention. Those delectable Pans, the purposeful stance, oh, and that glitterified hood. How could we have overlooked such a wonderful beast for so long? Chohdog has ...

RR of the (forced fed) Week: Poll Results 2 years ago on Autoblog

Most of our time Sunday was spent trying to replace the cat on one of our decrepit rides, and it seems that the combination of exhaust fumes and precious metals caused a temporary lapse in our mental to do list. Change the kitty litter? Check. Make up the Christmas list? Check. Do the RR of the ...

RR of the Day: 1972 Datsun 510 2-Door 2 years ago on Autoblog

Sometimes we look at the Flickr pool and our choice for RR of the day is blatantly obvious. This is one of those times. Flickr user "ZQPM1056" acquired this '72 Datsun 510 2-door four years ago and it's been a project car for him ever since. Sporting its original butterscotch brown paint, it ...

RR of the Day: 1981 Cadillac Eldorado Diesel 2 years ago on Autoblog

Reader Julius Cheng calls his '81 Eldo diesel "a rolling monument to GM stupidity," which, in addition to making us chuckle, also serves as a vivid reminder of just how far GM and Cadillac have come in the last 25 years. Examples of the aforementioned "Old GM" stupidity included Diesel badges that ...

RR of the Day: '87 turbo'd Toyota Tercel 2 years ago on Autoblog

Four-wheel fun on a budget is one of our favorite topics and is a philosophy dear to the heart of Flickr member buddyjsupra. His name would imply a different means of transportation, but instead he's the proud owner of this 1987 Toyota Tercel. The EL31 chassis provided the perfect opportunity for ...

RR of the Day: Volvo 854 T5R - Super Swede 2 years ago on Autoblog

We admit it's a little unfair to feature a car as RR of the Day that's owned and was built by a tuning shop, but frankly we were so impressed with this 1995 Volvo 855 T5R built by RKAutotechnik in California that we just had to show you. The car you see here is one of only 180 yellow sedans ...

POLL: RR of the (forced fed) Week 2 years ago on Autoblog

When Dan caught wind that this week's RR of the Day would highlight five blown whips, he jumped at the chance to take the reigns. The vehicles chosen speak directly to the fact that our readers have some of the most eclectic automotive tastes this side of the 'net, even if they all have a common ...

RR of the Day - 1965 Corvair Corsa turbo convertible 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Corvair was GM's Porsche 911, but better, at least in some ways.. Debuting in 1960, the Corvair seemed totally out of left field from GM. It featured an air-cooled, horizontally-opposed powerplant mounted in the rear and a notorious swing-axle suspension (it was no more dangerous than its ...

RR of the Day - 1995 Buick Riviera 3 years ago on Autoblog

Flickr member cmanmt got us all excited when he submitted pix of his 1995 Buick Riviera. These are pretty, luxurious and quick. 1995 was the first year of this bodystyle, and it set the media atwitter when it debuted. GM went out on a limb with the the 1995 Riviera's styling. The ...

RR of the Day - 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60 3 years ago on Autoblog

Where have all the Corrados gone? They debuted in 1990 here in the US and instantly earned a place on many a teenage boy's "must have someday" list. Volkswagen's profit was in the toilet in the early 1990s, and the Corrado was heavier and more expensive than its' beloved Scirocco forebear, and ...

RR of the Day - Supercharged Volvo 1800E 3 years ago on Autoblog

Volvo 1800s are widely acknowledged as nice tourers, but not really sports cars in the peformance sense. Oh, they went okay, especially the later E models with fuel injection, it's just that they looked so much faster than they really were. They were built like brick outhouses, though. Tough little ...

RR of the Day - 1986 Mustang SVO 3 years ago on Autoblog

Kicking off our forced-induction week with a tweeeeeee is Flickr member McTaylor's low-miles 1986 Mustang SVO. At least three of us Autobloggers are in love with this car. McTaylor prefers to keep his daily driver looking fairly understated, with only the really cool 2.3 fender badges giving a ...

RR of the Week - Poll results 3 years ago on Autoblog

Last week's RR of the Day polling ended last night and in a close race, the 1983 Mazda RX-7 owned by Autoblog reader and Flickr member TactiBlue beat out David Moffitt's BMW 325is. A scant 64 votes separated the two after a total of 2,429 votes were cast, with as little as three votes separating ...

POLL: RR of the Week - 11/27 through 12/1 3 years ago on Autoblog

As much as we thoroughly enjoy our themed-RR weeks, sometimes just having a random collection of your submitted rides brings us immeasurable joy. This week was no exception. We kicked off the week with a rough-and-tumble '85 Land Rover 90, then followed up on Tuesday with a moribund beater-turned ...

RR of the Day: 1983 Mazda RX-7 GSL 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ah, the RX-7. The first generation, it could be argued, are the best. They were inexpensive, sharp looking, sharper driving and durable. They burst on the scene looking a little like a cross between the Porsche 930 slantnose and the 924 greenhouse and rear end. Flickr member TacitBlue discovered ...

RR of the Day: 1960 Ford Thunderbird 3 years ago on Autoblog

Cars today are generally quite good. Regardless of what you choose, chances are that you're getting something with ample power, clean emissions, decent fuel economy, and good reliability. Unfortunately, where many cars fall down is in the area of style. Oh, they may not be unattractive, but they're ...

RR of the Day: 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer 3 years ago on Autoblog

If you think going through the listings at Wagonmasters.com is akin to looking at porn, then have we ever got a RR of the Day for you. In 2002, Flickr user TennesseeWagon's requirements were simple: he wanted an all-original Grand Wagoneer with low miles, no rust, and in running condition. $2,500 ...

RR of the Day: 1990 BMW 325is 3 years ago on Autoblog

Purchasing a car strictly for transportation is a tough pill for most gearheads to swallow. Inevitably, those of us who are bitten by the mod-bug slowly determine that what was formerly a day-to-day beater, could become something a little more special. Such is the case with this '90 BMW 325is, ...

RR of the Day: 1985 Land Rover 90 3 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATED history posted after the jump! Admittedly, none of the writers at Autoblog HQ are dedicated off-road hoons. But that doesn't mean we don't occasionally dream of fording streams, crawling over condo-sized rocks or just scaling the median on our commute to work. There's a short list of ...

RR of the Week: 80's Edition results 3 years ago on Autoblog

At 12:01 AM EST we closed the polls on the 80's edition of RR of the Week. Unfortunately, we didn't get a screen grab of the results, but what we can tell you is that over 2,300 votes were cast and the winner was the 1987 Saab 900 Turbo Convertible. Until about Sunday afternoon, there was a strong ...

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