Subaru Boxer Power: 1974 Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle

The Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle is a famously cheap car to drive around...mostly because the engineering is simple, parts are cheap, and everything is fixable by a DIY mechanic.  Throw that all away with this next Beetle because it is powered by a watercooled Subaru 4-banger.  Find this 1974 Volkswagen Type 1 Beetle offered for $7,500 near Seattle, WA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

Scary Cheap: 2005 Subaru Legacy GT

The Subaru Legacy was a wild all-wheel-drive family car available with a twin-turbocharged setup in Japan, but pre-2005, US customers had to live with anemic flat-4 power.  That all changed in 2005 with the introduction of the 4th generation model that added a de-tuned version of Subaru's STI 2.5 liter turbo-4 under the hood.  With a few small modifications the Legacy GT can become a seriously fast machine with all wheel drive and a manual gearbox.  Find this 2005 Subaru Legacy GT offered for $1500 in Frederick, MD via craigslist. Tip from Jeff S.

McLaren Kit: 1984 Manta Montage M6GT

Manta was a custom car company based out of Southern California (run by brothers Brad and Tim LoVette) in the 1970s/1980s that built speedy looking fiberglass superkits using donor parts from Vettes and Beetles.  The Montage was one of their later offerings and used a Volkswagen Type 1 donor engine/transmission to underpin a fancy looking fiberglass shell. Find this 1984 Manta Montage M6GT offered for $15,000 in West Palm Beach, FL via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!

Repeat Offender: 1974 Fiberfab Aztec

This next car jumped out of the page when I first saw the listing, and not because it is a crazy red car from bizarro world with a tatted up model sitting on the clamshell...but because I'd seen this car before.  Oh yes.  Everything old is new again.  Find this 1974 Fiberfab Aztec II offered here on eBay bidding for $9,500 reserve-not-met located in Las Vegas, NV with 4 days to go.

Auction Watch: 1974 Fiberfab Aztec GT With Subaru Power

Find this 1974 Fiberfab Aztec GT With Subaru Power here on eBay offered for $28,500 buy-it-now located in Chicago, IL.

EJ25 Powered Ford GT40 Kit: 1965 Fiberfab Avenger

In 2015 Ford announced that they were returning to the 24 Hrs of LeMans in 2016 with an EcoBoost V6 powered racer to compete in the LM GTE Pro class.  Early races were marked by the typical issues you'd expect from a brand new race car, but Chip Ganassi Racing scored their first win last weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and are looking sporty for LeMans on the weekend of June 18-19th.  Good for Ford and with any luck they will sell a few of the Canadian built GT street cars when they hit show rooms for the 2017 model year.  Of course you aren't going to be able to buy your own Ford GT without first becoming a millionaire, so why not take a look at what you can get that looks like a Ford GT.  Like this 1965 Fiberfab Avenger here on eBay bidding for $6,766 with 3 days to go, located in Kyle, TX.

Thursday Twister: The World Is Flat

Welcome to another edition of the Thursday Twister -- a free-for-all quiz where we ask the question and you guys give the answers.  Today's subject is flat engine powered cars...they are engines that use horizontally-opposed pistons and are sometimes called boxer engines (if each piston has its own crankpin), but regardless - let's collect the whole set.

5k: Low Mile Classic: 1973 Porsche 914

The Porsche 914 was originally conceived as a dual purpose range topping Volkswagen and low-end Porsche, to replace the Karmann-Ghia and 912 respectively. The initial plan of marketing the 6-cylinder version as Porsche and the 4-cylinder as VW was eventually canned and lowly 4-banger version got a Porsche crest too -- and today, the easiest way to get in a fight with a 914 enthusiast is to call his car a VW.  Instead of picking fights with people who like driving slow cars, why not join them by picking up this 1973 Porsche 914 currently bidding for $5,800 on ebay with 1 day to go, located in Puyallup, WA.

5k: OverSpray UnderPrice: 1966 Porsche 912 w/Type 1 Flat-4

The Porsche 912 was in essence a 911 with left-over Porsche 356 engines shoved in the back...or so the rumors go.  The 912 actually outsold its flat-6 powered big brother for the first few years of production, probably because it gave the owner the 911 looks with a much lower price tag.  Additionally, previous Porsche owners already used to clackity-clack racket and abysmal performance of the Porsche flat-4 (related to the VW flat-4, but more expensive and evolved over the years for Porsche use) had no problem stepping from a 356 to a 912.  Find this 1966 Porsche 912 with Volkswagen Type 1 engine for sale in Redlands, CA for $6,900 via craigslist.