Big automotive style on the cheap?

Look good, feel good save your money

By: on 1/31/2013

Note: If you work at a rectory or an elementary school the video above might not be safe for work due to some grown up language.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' ode to the thrift shop has become quite popular. In the song, the Seattle rapper praises thrift shopping as a great way to “look incredible” without spending a lot of cash. He also drives a DeLorean. Of course as car guys, that got us thinking about how that idea applies to cars. Can you drive a cheap, stylish car? Yes. Of course you can.

There's line in the execrable Nick Cage remake of Gone in 60 Seconds where, actually, you know what?

Here it is:

Anyway, the point is that vintage cars have a certain charm that newer cars can't touch. And not just the expensive ones. Sure it would be cool to show up at a party in a Gullwing, but showing up in a nicely kept W123 wagon or Ponton is pretty cool too.

Early Mustangs, late Packards, station wagons and old-school economy cars provide big style on a reasonable budget.

So here you are, Autoweek reader, you've got a little pile of money and you need a car with style, a car that'll make you feel like a million bucks. What are you buying?
