What's in our Car Town garage today? (May 18, 2014)

What's in our Car Town garage today?

1986 Ford Aerostar

Long before any other family-friendly Ford MPVs launched from USA and around the world, there was the Aerostar, a family MPV which shares its underpinnings from the Ford Ranger and the Ford Bronco. It was Ford's first attempt to create a multipurpose vehicle as a response from Chrysler developing their own line of minivans but little did you know that the Aerostar was one of the most aerodynamic vehicles developed by Ford since the SVO Mustang and the Lincoln Continental Mark VII because of its drag coefficient of 0.37.

1986 Ford Aerostar

2006 VW New Beetle

Even though the Golf succeed the Beetle as the "people's car", the Beetle is still one of the most popular machines in history thanks to its unique design and just before the 90's end, Volkswagen gave the Beetle their own modernized look and they called it New Beetle. Although it looks just like the original one, it now utilizes the same platform as the VW Golf.

2006 VW New Beetle

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon 10th Anniversary

In the year 2003, Jeep released their flagship version of the off-road ready Wrangler called the Rubicon, which is named after one of the most gruelling off-road trails in the world. 2013 marks the 10th anniversary of the Rubicon model so Jeep celebrates its 10th birthday with a special model which pushes the envelope on one of the most off-road capable vehicles you can buy. Available in 2-door and 4-door Unlimited model, the Rubicon 10th Anniversary model features special equipment to keep it on par with the ultimate Wrangler ever made.

2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon
10th Anniversary

1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am

The Trans Am Performance and Appearance Package was offered on the first-generation Pontiac Firebird for the 1969 model year, the one where the Firebird gained its looks from its big brother, the GTO. For 1969, most Firebirds are offered with either a 350 cu in V8 or a high-powered 400 cu in (6.6L) V8 engine with the optional Ram Air IV that generates about 345HP of power output. There were 689 hardtops and 8 convertible models of the 1969 Firebird Trans Am models were made, making it one of the rarest machines you can find on the roads.

1969 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am