My old man always said that if you are going to do something crazy, do it right...wait...that's not what he said. He said if you can't be smart, be colorful. Which brings us to this next car, which is one of the nicest examples of a slushbox equipped Ford Pinto that you'll ever see. Colorful, indeed. Find this 1971 Ford Pinto offered for $5,900 in Thousand Oaks, CA via craigslist. Tip from Sean S.
Way back in the 1990s if you had a hopped up Civic with a Type R engine, you would be king of the block. People in Mustangs, Camaros, and Porsches would risk being embarrassed by the lightweight front-drive machine with 150-or-so horsepower and a good driver....but times, they have 'a' changed. Your Type R swapped Civic is certainly faster than a stock SI, but you'll be smoked by some grandpa in a Toyota Avalon. Find this 2007 Honda Civic SI here on eBay bidding for $4,050 with a few hours to go, located in Houston, TX. 
The 1978 film Corvette Summer was Mark Hamil's first part after being an unexpected and instant star from his roll in Star Wars. It is, by most reasonable measures, a terrible film that is barely made watchable with the addition of a custom Corvette built by Dick Korkes of Korky's Kustom Studios, and today we have a replica. Find this 1972 Chevrolet Corvette offered for $13,500 in Phoenix, AZ via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The Chevrolet Monza was released for the 1975 model year as GM's latest subcompact offering on the H-platform shared with the
Vega/Astra/Sunbird/Skyhawk/Starfire. It was GM's answer to new
sporty compact offerings from Ford like the Mustang II, Capri and
Dodge's Galant based Colt. Today, a used Monza offers an interesting level of cool for a bargain price. Find this 1975 Chevrolet Monza offered for $5,000 in Oak Grove, MN via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
The Renault 5 was a front-wheel drive supermini built all over the world by French automaker Renault from 1972 through 1985. Renault also built an insane mid engine version of the car known as the R5 Turbo, but it was mechanically very different, so building your Renault 5 into a Turbo replica is going to be an exercise in all hat, no horse. Find this 1980 Renault R5 Turbo Replica here on eBay bidding for $3,050 USD reserve-not-met with 2 days to go, located in Coahuila, Mexico.