Values Dropping? 1974 Porsche 911 Targa

It’s always risky to make predictions about which car or truck is going to rise or drop in value. But there seems to be a very real “settling” of the older air-cooled Porsche market. A few years ago, prices… more»

The Other Fox Body: 1985 Mercury Capri RS 5.0

Wouldn’t it be amazing if Mercury was still around, and some of the same tactics that gave birth to cars like the Capri 5.0 were employed today? While realizing some of these decisions back in the middle 80s ultimately… more»

Supercharged Widebody? 1970 Porsche 914

While a project car can occasionally be ugly, the patchwork of paint and rust can also tell a story. Given the limited details provided in the listing, you’ll have to piece together what happened to this 1970 Porsche 914… more»

Freshly Restored? 1989 Chrysler LeBaron GT

Sometimes, we see a car that connects to a point in our lives and makes us want to buy it, or perhaps bring it back to showroom condition. This is a scenario that defies all logic because nostalgia is… more»

Performance Project Truck: 1993 GMC Typhoon

How do you ascertain the proper price to pay for a project that has the potential to rise in value? That’s one of the tricker elements of being a car enthusiast. We see vehicles we know to be special… more»

Speed Shop Runabout: 1980 Ford Fiesta

As car enthusiasts, we can all appreciate seeing a vehicle used in a way most of us have never considered – and the end result more or less being a “win.” When you say hot hatch, most of us… more»

Fresh Paint: 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport

If you were to judge a vehicle solely on its name, you’d think a car with the title “Eurosport” would be a German import or perhaps a domestic vehicle intended to persuade a luxury shopper to visit a GM… more»

Numbers Matching Supercar: 1969 Maserati Ghibli

Among the legions of high-powered sports and GT models emerging from Italy in the 60s and 70s, the Maserati Ghibli was a bit of a dinosaur. First of all, it was a large car compared to other sports models,… more»

Stored for 20 Years: 1988 BMW 635CSI

Have you ever parked a car with plans to bring it back to life – only to see a few decades slip by? That’s what has happened to this 1988 BMW 635CSI, which has remained in storage for 20… more»

13k Mile: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba

One of the best ways to assess whether a classic car will be a dependable runner is if the current owner uses it in a way that requires ongoing upkeep. Many classics get to a point where they present… more»

Turbocharged Rarity: 1987 Plymouth Colt Turbo

The concept of captive imports is a business strategy that many of Detroit’s automakers employed beginning in the 1970s, but Chrysler seemed to been the dominant force among the Big 3 in importing Japanese products to America. Some of… more»

1 of 30 Made? 1990 Dodge Shadow Competition Package

There are cars that appear seemingly out of no where and knock your socks right off – and this is one of them. The Dodge Shadow, that humble, entry-level rental car built for the masses, apparently had the option… more»

20K Mile 6-Speed Survivor: 1991 Chevrolet Corvette

Is there a point at which a car that normally sells for safely under $20,000 has the most ideal combination of features possible that it pushes past the normal value boundaries? That’s the question I often have when looking… more»

Abandoned 90s Sports Car: 1998 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. There are certain vehicles that seemingly always avoid becoming project cars, but no single model is infallible. Heck, we’ve seen Mustang Cobras, Porsche 911s, various Ferraris, and many others in various states of… more»

Obscure Fiberglass Oddity: L’Automobile Ventura Project

Just a few weeks ago, I learned what a L’Automobile Ventura was for the very first time. It took me by surprise as you generally assume after a few decades of being a car enthusiast, you’ve seen everything. This… more»

Final Year Retro Rod: 2002 Chrysler Prowler

Understandably, the Plymouth Prowler was a mild disappointment after it was introduced. Most every enthusiast that followed the Chip Foose years when a show car concept was greenlighted for production was understandably underwhelmed that car which looked like a… more»