A legit '60s Lotus 7 will set you back something starting around 50 large...and the same goes for building your own brand new Caterham 7...but you can get the same open air light weight feeling of acceleration and danger at a fraction of that bucks with a used kit like this next thing. Find this 1992 Westfield SEI offered for $16,500 in Parkland, FL via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
There are beaters...and then there are cars that love to be beaten. Some cars will tolerate being bangshifted and put away wet -- and other cars thrive on a severe drive cycle. I'm thinking this next car will fall nicely into that latter category and the price is throw-me-away-if-something-breaks cheap. Find this 2002 Ford Escort ZX2 S/R Clone offered for $500 in Ann Arbor, MI via craiglist. Tip from Nicholas.
Find this 1975 Honda Civic Jolly Clone here on eBay offered for $5,000 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Oklahoma City, OK.
I didn't know this until recently, but if you go to Subway and ask for a chicken sandwich, you get something that looks like chicken, but isn't really if you examine the DNA. What is it? Who knows. But it reminds me of what you find around the car shows across America, cars that aren't quite what they look like. Find this 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Clone here on eBay bidding for $12,100 in West Creek, NJ via craigslist.
Find this 1983 Buick Regal Wagon GNX Clone here on eBay bidding for $2,025 reserve-not-met with 1 day to go, located in Olympia, WA. H/T to Oddimotive. 
Rally cars are just plain cool! Imagine the stories they could tell...the drivers who adorned the seats, the hastily-made repairs on the side of some far-off land dirt road...exciting stuff! Alas, authentic rally cars are either pounded to a pulp, or commanding a massive premium after era-specific restorations are performed. But what if you could have the "look" of a rally car AND keep your wallet intact? Find this 1972 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S in rally prep look for sale near Washington, DC for $15,550 via craigslist.
The first generation Ford Mustang is generally considered to incorporate the cars built from 1964 through 1973, but prices of the early 1965-1968 models saw a dramatic spike up in the 1990s, with the 1969-1970 following in the late 00s. Today, you might be tempted to search for a 71-73 big-stang, but there is something about a '69 Fastback that just puts a smile on any face. Find this 1969 Ford Mustang Fastback offered for $25,900 in Buffalo, NY via craigslist. This
post is part of DT's 2016 Birthday Celebration of 100 cars;
enjoy the ride!
Maybe because it's Friday and the meds have worn off (or finally kicked in? Who knows) but this Evo IV clone has my attention. Evos I-IX were 4G63-powered rally rockets offering varying degrees of wing size (just kidding - they're all enormous) prohibited from American showrooms until number eight. Meanwhile, thumbstick jockeys got to experience them in Gran Turismo-style racing games. The creation of this clone follows the formulaic boy meets girl/boy can't buy girl due to pessimistic market predictions/boy assembles girl from overnight parts from Japan love story. Find this 1997 Mitsubishi Mirage Evo IV clone for sale in Sacramento, CA for $10,000 via craigslist.
Yesterday we posted a 1986 Ford Mustang SVO as an alternative to buying a new Mustang. I casually mentioned that you'd have enough money leftover after getting the SVO to purchase a classic fastback before you'd reach the MSRP of a 2015 EcoBoost Stang. That isn't necessarily the case with the early fastbacks (1965-1968) but if you are willing to go with the 1969-1970 restyle, you can certainly pick up a runner for about $15k. Find this 1969 Ford Mustang here on eBay
currently bidding for $13,544 with a few hours to go, located in Troy, MO.
The 2nd generation Chevrolet Chevelle was released in 1968 as a restyled version of the original mid-sized family car. The Chevelle continued to benefit from a trickle down supply of performance engines from the Corvette, and even when GM tried to pull the reins on non-Corvette performance, folks figured out ways of getting 427SS powered Chevelles, such as buying them on Indian reservations. Today's featured Chevelle didn't start off as something that could keep pace with a Corvette, but a healthy injection of the good stuff has turned this car into an SS clone wagon. Find this 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle Wagon
offered for $18,500 buy-it-now or best offer on eBay, located in Barlett, IL with a few hours to go. 
The 1st generation Pontiac GTO is an iconic muscle car with prices to match its iconic status. But it wasn't always a big shot and grew up as the Pontiac Tempest...so thousands of Tempest owners have taken a page from the factory playbook and created their own version. A clone will never be as valuable as the original, but if it looks, smells, and drives as nice as the real deal for 1/10th the price, why not? Find this 1966 Pontiac Tempest GTO lookalike for sale in Seattle, WA for $12,000. Tip from Ryan T.
