By Chris Tropea
Jun 16, 2025
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mgb,
BMW Z3,
Mazda Miata,
Triumph Spitfire,
Buyer's Guide,
Austin-Healey Sprite
Want a cool classic car that won’t break the bank?
Classic Motorsports Publisher Emeritus Tim Suddard has a list of 5 affordable classic cars that you can buy for under $10,000.
6/16/25 11:58 a.m.
What about the Fiat 124 Spider?
It beats all 3 of the British cars with 5-speed, 4-wheel discs, dual overhead cams, one-hand top & I fit in it at 6'6".
Your ongoing bias against this car is why I stopped subscribing some years ago.
6/17/25 8:13 a.m.
In reply to johnfromsb :
This is not an exhaustive list, so other suggestions are certainly more than welcome.
As far as the Fiat 124 Spider, you might want to check out our latest issue. In fact, here's the story: This one-of-one Fiat 124 Spider was made to be driven | Articles | Classic Motorsports
6/17/25 9:50 a.m.
Maybe at the time of the story there wasn't a Fiat 124 available to CM. CM and GRM are car people. They like anything with wheels.
7/2/25 3:08 p.m.
In reply to J.A. Ackley :
Yeah, I was going to say, we just wrote about a rather special 124....
7/4/25 5:43 p.m.
As a partial custodian of this 2000 2.3L 5AT z3...
I appreciate the z3 getting some love.
7/7/25 9:50 a.m.
In reply to sleepyhead the buffalo :
Is the Z3 among today’s sleepers? Maybe?
7/8/25 9:33 a.m.
I keep seeing BMW Z3's pop up for some pretty affordable prices on marketplace near me. I am curious if now is the time to buy a clean low mileage example.
7/8/25 10:01 a.m.
Yes. I'm by no means a market expert, but I don't see values going down on a sporty BMW with a convertible top.
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