Why So Cheap? 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible

Why are Corvairs so darned cheap? I always wonder that when I see a car like this 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Monza, available here on eBay with a starting bid of $3600 and an entire week to go in the… more»

1965 Mustang Fastback: Drive or Restore?

“Right on the edge” would be a fair description of this barn find 1965 Mustang Fastback put on our radar by tipster TJ. The car is available here on craigslist for an asking price of $29,999, and can be… more»

All-original 1964 Ford Galaxie Country Squire: Tailgater’s Dream Machine

Around about the summer of 1967, my dad showed up at home with a woody wagon something like this 1964 Country Squire. At the time, I was not familiar with the concept of decal-wood being pasted onto the side… more»

458 HP Sleeper: 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova

“Sleeper”: a car you’d never know could take your pink slip, until it happens. That’s what you’ve got here–grandma simple on the outside, fairly nasty engine underhood. It was built by someone who passed away right after completing the… more»

Unfinished Project: 1968 Shelby 428 CJ Tribute

Think hard before adding stripes, especially to a Mustang. Because once you do that, you’ll have to go further to make the car look like a Shelby, or you’ll just have a car with stripes and have to deal… more»

Nothing But a Shell: 1970 Mustang Mach 1 428 Cobra Jet Ram Air

Does it seem like what you get when you buy a project car is becoming less and less with each passing day? Will we be down to acquiring a sheet-metal section with a VIN number and one dented front… more»

1961 Impala 4X4: Great in Snow!

I’m not trying to become the Barn Finds oddball specialist, really I’m not. But after writing about the “Lincoln Mud Truck” last week, I just thought it the only right thing to do to profile this 1961 Impala-turned-4X4. We… more»

Farm Find: 1964 Chevrolet Impala

When I first spied the ad for this 1964 Impala with its words like “Good original condition” “all original” and “95% complete,” I wondered why it had a starting bid of only $6500, and even more, why nobody had… more»

Not As New As You Think: 1995 Mustang GTS

Let’s see—a car from 1995 is 27 years old, and a classic is typically taken to be a car 25 years old or older. That puts a lot of iron on the radar that just constituted “used cars” not… more»

Stored 40 Years: 1967 Camaro RS/SS 350 Convertible

Here’s an honest Barn Find if ever I saw one. The claim the owner makes is simple: someone bought it in the 1970s, put it up until he could get around to it for restoration, and never saw that… more»

True (?) Driver: 1966 Mustang GT Fastback

Wanting something snazzy but not insanely pricey? This 1966 Mustang Fastback might be your ticket. Of course, that partly depends on two things: where the pricing goes for the listing here on eBay and whether what you see is… more»

Luxury Car Gone WIld: Lincoln Mud Truck

Ever want a luxury car? Sure you have. Me too. Have you thought what you’d do with it? Drive it to dinner? Impress the valet at the symphony? That’s what the TV commercials and print ads would suggest you… more»

No Less Bad-A$$ Forty Years Later: 1979 Buick LeSabre Landau Custom

This 1979 Buick LeSabre Landau Custom is almost comically priced here on eBay: $3881. What are we doing, going up by $1 at a time? (Actually, by increments of fifty bucks). And that’s the result of 15 bids, more… more»

At Least It’s a Fastback: 1965 Mustang 6-cylinder

Because it’s a Fastback, this 1965 Ford Mustang might just be worth close to the asking price of $24,500 as represented here on craigslist. But maybe not, as it’s already been up for nine days, or ten by the… more»

“My Red Scirocco Goes 155”: 1980 VW Scirocco

This one’s nostalgic for me. When I was in college, one guy, let’s just call him WB III, had a car that none of the rest of us knew anything about. It was a late-70s to early-80s Volkswagen Scirocco,… more»

Tent Find: 1970 Ford Mustang Fastback Project

All upside down. That’s what the offer of this 1970 Mustang SportsRoof is. The car is a shell that has been made up into a Mach 1 (kinda), but with no engine or other associated driveline components other than… more»

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