The second generation Toyota Cressida (MX63) was produced from 1980 through 1984 as an executive pre-Lexus flagship sedan. It was notable for being a well constructed car, and one of the first cars equipped with those detestable neck-chopping automatic seat belts. If you don't mind the occasional death by accidental strangulation, you just might find life in an MX63 Cressida to be interesting. Find this 1983 Toyota Cressida offered for $2900 in Culver City, CA via craigslist.
The BMW E3 was the big daddy to the modern 7 Series and packs a lot of panache into an affordable vintage sedan package. It was designated internally by BMW as the "New Six" and badged for the US market as the 2500, 2800 and Bavaria for
the US Market. Prices
for nice examples are still reasonable for a classic European sedan and projects are very affordable. Find this 1972 BMW Bavaria E3 offered for $4500 in SF Bay Area, CA via craigslist. Tip from Kaibeezy.
DT E-i-C Vince: The following story consists of words by DT Contributor K2 Mystery Car and illustrations by my 8 year old son Alex.
The Buick Riviera was a plus sized personal luxury coupe built on the E-body platform shared with the Cadillac Eldorado and Oldsmobile Toronado. But, unlike its front-drive cousins, the Riviera used a conventional front-engine rear-drive setup and weight transfer was a friend. The 2nd generation (1966-1970) still featured the cool hidden flip-out headlights, and Buick's signature sweepspear styling (a curved line of trim that runs the length of the car). Find this 1969 Buick Riviera GS here on eBay
bidding for $7,025 with 1 day to go, located in Phoenix, AZ.
The DoKa version (a truncation of the German word for double cab-- Doppelkabine) is a strange looking combination of crew cab pickup and El Camino. The Doka offers ample seating for a small family and plenty of room in the back for a large tent to be placed on a sketchy elevated platform if you are camping in a place called Scorpion Valley...but this Doka is also a Jadgwagen, and Tdi powered. Find this 1989 Volkswagen Doka Syncro Jagdwagen with 03 Tdi swap here on eBay
bidding for $14,322 with 6 days to go, located in Evergreen, CO.
The Studebaker Lark was a compact family car built from 1959 through 1966, and assembled at Studebaker's South Bend, Indiana manufacturing plant. The numerical designation (VI or VIII) on the side of a Lark doesn't
refer to model generation as is typical of similar era cars, it actually
designates the number of engine cylinders (I6 or V8). Find this 1960 Studebaker Lark VIII 4-door Wagon here on eBay
bidding for $2,710 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go, located in Maricopa, AZ.
Welcome back to DT's guessing game What Am I? where the answer isn't always what you might expect. Last week's puzzle was solved by Chris Keen well before the previous Mystery was solved, but it'll take some time before anybody recovers from that one. Today's picture is from an actual car -- identify the car and find it.
The Fiat 128 was a front-wheel-drive economy sedan designed by by Dante Giacosa (Fiat Topolino, 508C, 1400, 1100, 850, 500C) and is considered by many
to be the grandpappy of today's basic FWD sedans. Other OEMs had dabbled in front wheel drive (Saab used a wacky engine
backwards on top of trans, Citroen's engine mounted behind trans, and
Mini's engine/trans shared sump.) but the Fiat 128 was arguably the first
major production car to use a transverse front-engine front-drive
mounted just above and ahead of the unequal length front axles layout
that just about every economy car uses today. Find this 1978 Fiat 128 offered for $850 in Palms, CA via craigslist. Tip from Sean C.
The second generation Chevrolet Blazer/GMC Jimmy/Opel Blazer was based on the popular S-10 truck chassis and was now midsized to match the growing wasteband of 'Murica. The biggest engine available from the factory was a 4.3 liter Vortec V6 that produced up to 200 horsepower, so if you wanted the relive the lunacy of the Typhoon era, you'd have to swap in something with more thrust, like an LS1 V8. Find this 2003 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer Extreme with LS1 swap offered for $7,000 in Woodstock, CT. Tip from Art.
The Spanish miracle (El Milagro Español) was the post Civil War economic boom that started in 1959 and ended roughly in 1974 with the global oil crisis. In this period of time Spain's economy blossomed and it went from being a war torn hell hole into the ninth largest economy in the world (and second only in growth percentage to post war Japan)...and a large part of the credit is attributed to a small economy build on a license from Fiat. Find this 1969 SEAT 600 D offered for $9,500 in San Jose, CA via craigslist. Tip from Kaibeezy. 
The Ford Mustang was an instant smash hit when it was launched in 1964 and enjoyed a few years of unmatched sales as GM scrambled to create the Camaro and Chrysler did whatever Chrysler did back in those days. With the upcoming release of competitor pony cars, the California Ford dealers (who were responsible for as much as 20% of sales nationwide) pushed Dearborn for their own special Mustang to boost sales. The result was a Shelby GT-500 inspired coupe that was designed and engineered by Shelby Autmotive and is a pricey classic today, most of the time. Find this 1968 Ford Mustang GT/CS California Special offered for $8750 in Amelia, OH via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck. 
This next tip comes from Dave Z who writes: Is it just me or does the front end look like its been photoshopped or run through CGI to look stretched to a point? Hate to get hit by that in a crosswalk! Find this 1934 Brewster Cabriolet DeVille here on eBay
bidding for $16,850 reserve-not-met located in Horseheads, NY. 
In 1971 the Chevy G-series van was given its third major makeover since it was launched in 1964, and that was it until 1997. GM sold what was essentially the same Van at its Chevrolet and GMC dealers for 27 years until the Express was released in 1997, and by the end of production it is nothing short of iconic...but the best G-series Vans are the custom jobs from the 1970s. Like this 1976 GMC Vandura Woodsman found here on eBay
bidding for $7,500 with 5 days to go, located in Vienna, OH.
Erich Bitter was a German born bicycle and automobile racer who launched a tuning/performance company called Rallye-Bitter in 1962. A few years later he was importing Abarth badged cars into Germany and a short but frustrating relationship with Intermeccanica of Torino, Italy. In 1973 he started producing his own custom designed cars using Opel mechanical parts and produced almost a 1000 Bitter badged cars through 1986. This is one of them -- find this 1984 Bitter SC Senator Coupe here on eBay
bidding for $4,050 reserve-not-met with 3 days to go, located in El Cajon, CA.
We've got another episode of the DT Radio Show live -- Kaibeezy joins us in the studio and the result is nothing short of magic. If you listened to the first two radio shows, you might have found the first one a bit dry (sorry, that was just me by myself) and the second (with CFlo) was better, but this interview with Kaibeezy is worth 30 minutes of your time.Listen to all DT Radio Shows here on this page or click here to listen via podbean.There is something about the combination of unpronounceable name, bizarre marketing strategy, and sketchy technology to make a cool car a complete sales loser. Imagine if today Ford took their European built Focus RS and badged it as the Lincologne F0TRS. It doesn't matter if it was equipped with some awesome turbocharged engine and a 6-speed manual gearbox, but it would languish in the back of Lincoln dealers because frankly anyone who stumbles into a Lincoln dealer is either a drunk or lost. Potential customers would stumbled past it and in a moment of lucidity say "I don't know what that is but it'll take too long to explain it to my friends, I think I'll go buy something from a Ford dealer." This is exactly what happened to the Ford of Germany built Merkur XR4Ti 30 years ago, and today you can buy one without getting drunk or stepping in to a Mercury dealer. Find this 1985 Merkur XR4Ti here on eBay
bidding for $2,010 reserve-not-met with a $3,250 buy-it-now.