New Feature! HIT! Ford Escort GT
HIT – as in Hatches In Traffic. And as in quick hit – a hatchtastic way to start your week. Hatchtopia recently stepped into the 21st Century and got an iPhone. What’s that mean? Instagram, obviously… oddly filtered quick shots of hatchbacks seen out and about, specifically.
So to begin this Monday morning series, an early 90s hot hatch, the Ford Escort GT.
Enjoy your week, Hatchtopians!
Tease! 1990 Geo Prizm GSi For Sale
There’s something to be said for being blissfully unaware. Like if I were to not know that this rare Prizm GSi existed and was for sale. But my buddy Larry from the Stick Figure/Volatile RAM racing team – you may remember this – just had to send me this link and get me all interested. While the price on the dealer’s website shows a $2950 asking price (a ridiculous amount for a car with over a quarter-million miles, rare or not), the Craigslist ad that Larry provided showed a significant mark-down to $1700. If not for a fairly recent, ill-fated fly-and-drive, those sorts of numbers get a man thinking…
24 Hours of LeMons Detroit
No, I haven’t run off to race in another clash of $500 eyesores. I just wanted to make sure that everyone had a chance to sample the mad genius of a certain Murilee Martin, one of the ringleaders of this traveling circus.
Hyperlapse is The Coolest Car-Related Thing That’s Not a Hatchback
Sometimes you have to get out of your hatchback (or lesser automobile) and check out the real world not through the lens of a windshield. Go out and walk the dog, do some yard work… who am I kidding – you’re here reading this, right? Why not view the world through the lens of someone else’s car (kinda).
Golden Age Hatch: 1984 Toyota Camry
Arrow-straight lines and funky 3-spoke wheels on a hatchback design: what else could it be besides a mid-80s Toyota Camry? Any of a long list of Golden Age of Hatchback vehicles, honestly.
1984 Toyota Corolla Diesel(!)
Now here’s something you don’t see every day – a mid-80s Corolla Hatchback. And it’s a diesel…
LeMons Bait: 1990 Geo Prizm
If you’re familiar with this blog, you probably recall my love of my first car, and have read of my exploits as a real-life race car driver. So it would be only natural that those two would eventually collide in a NASCAR-worthy explosion of racing fuel and poor decision-making. In my dreams at least. So when I see things like this…
Sears Pointless 2013: Well that was… AWESOME.
As you may have seen in my previous post, yours truly was able to finagle my way onto a real-life racing team… well, a 24 Hours of LeMons team at least. Sure, they might be $500 cars, but it was about the most fun a person can have for any price.
HA! I’m Back! And I’ve Been Busy
So yeah, it’s been a while since there’s been anything new here on Hatchtopia. But I do have a bit of an excuse – I’ve been helping out with the construction of a truly insane twin-engined hatchback known as the FX32 below. The FX will be racing in an upcoming 24 Hours of Lemons event – if you’re unaware, that’s a racing series for cars costing less than $500, and quite a riot.
1972 Citroen SM
From my good friends over at Hooniverse.com comes this fantastic and oh-so French machine:
Do yourself a favor and go check out the detailed story and excellent photography.
