Here’s another estate sale, with the seller looking to move this 1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SE out of the family’s garage – where it’s been parked for twenty-five years – into a new home. The listing is here on eBay, and… more»
About Michelle Rand
Despite no genetic predisposition towards cars whatsoever, I somehow became keenly interested in vintage cars, especially British vintage cars, in college. Sold a perfectly good Mazda RX7 with almost no miles (first car) to purchase a 1972 MGB roadster with a LOT of miles so I could have something to work on. Now have a collection spanning most countries and most years.
Dec 20, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
One Owner! 1962 Chrysler 300 Sport
When Virgil Exner showed up at Chrysler in 1950, he was a refugee from Studebaker’s design department after a crescendo of dissension with Raymond Loewy. He was immediately put to work, and managed to ascend to management’s top tier,… more»
Dec 18, 2024 • For Sale • 11 Comments
First Generation: 1979 Toyota Celica Supra Liftback
Can we forgive Toyota for burying the sporting ambitions of its Supra in the Celica at launch? The Celica was a spritely and economical competitor offered up against Ford’s Mustang, but when Toyota gave it the “Supra” treatment for… more»
Dec 17, 2024 • For Sale • 53 Comments
Original Paint! 1968 Schwinn Sting-Ray Fastback Five-Speed
What kind of bike did you have when you first learned to ride? Mine was a lemon yellow Sting-Ray, with a sparkly seat, girly streamers off the handlebars and a white basket in front. That little Sting-Ray was a… more»
Dec 15, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Swan Song: 1980 MGB Limited Edition Roadster
This is the story of when Limited doesn’t really mean limited, and the tale comes to us courtesy of British Leyland. As sales of the aging MGB began to sputter in the late 1970s, BL’s marketing department concocted a… more»
Dec 15, 2024 • For Sale • 24 Comments
The Baby: 1949 Lincoln EL Four-Door Sedan
In the mid 1940s, Ford initiated a reorganization to address an increasingly competitive market. It formed Lincoln-Mercury into a separate division, which was akin to setting up a new business. Lincoln-Mercury sought its own dealerships, its own marketing, its… more»
Dec 14, 2024 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Czech Convertible: 1959 Škoda Felicia
Ever wake up aching for an artifact of old Czechoslovakia? Now’s your chance, and a rare opportunity it is! Here on facebook Marketplace is a 1959 Škoda Felicia, with an asking price of $6350, located in San Marcos, California…. more»
Dec 13, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Low Mile 1973 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham
What exactly is a brougham? In horse and buggy days, it was a low-slung, windowed, enclosed four-wheeled carriage with a seat outside for the coachman and a footman, hauled by one horse (aka, one hp). The key was that… more»
Dec 11, 2024 • For Sale • 4 Comments
1995 Pontiac Firebird Formula Firehawk by SLP
Street Legal Performance (SLP) exists because of a drag racer’s tinkering. In the 1960s, Ed Hamburger was constantly finding ways to wring another fraction of a horsepower from his equipment. He was soon selling specially built oil pans to… more»
Dec 10, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Race or Road: 1960 Turner Sports MK1
Love the Bugeye Sprite, but feel like they’re just too common? You need a Turner. And not just any Turner – a former-race-but-now-street Turner. Jack Turner was born in 1916 in Wales, and he grew up with a strong… more»
Dec 9, 2024 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Parked Thirty Years: 1973 Jaguar XKE Series 3
Swooning over the XKE’s sinuous shape is effortless. We all know it’s a tour de force in the world of automotive styling. But who was the guy behind the curves, and how did he come up with the XKE?… more»
Dec 8, 2024 • For Sale • 13 Comments
From an Estate: 2003 Ferrari 360 Modena Coupe
In the beginning, Ferrari the company was Enzo Ferrari the man – possessed of a strong ego, obsessed with his cars, a perfectionist. His company emphasized racing and made road cars to keep the race program healthy. Production was… more»
Dec 7, 2024 • For Sale • 21 Comments
A Snowcat Met a Van: 1993 Chev / Bombardier G20
Here’s what happens when a guy needs a thing that doesn’t exist. I can imagine the imperative that led to installing a Chevrolet G20 van on a Bombardier snowcat chassis: your family lives on a mountain, and you need… more»
Dec 6, 2024 • For Sale • 28 Comments
Ford V8 Power: 1968 Sunbeam Tiger
Ah, the treacherous landscape of Sunbeam Tiger acquisition. This car is represented by a seller who acquired it in the belief that it was a real Tiger. But a check with the Tiger Authentication Committee (TAC) revealed that it… more»
Dec 3, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
4×4 Wagon: 1985 Toyota Tercel
Toyota’s Tercel wagon is collecting fans year by year, so if you’ve ever had a yen to own a usable 80s icon, better put this one on your shopping list. It’s not even an expensive proposition – yet. This… more»
Dec 2, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Upgraded Engine: 1972 Datsun 240Z
Despite selling more than 500,000 examples of its S30 Z-car starting in 1969 through the end of production in 1978, the earliest of these – still numbering in the tens of thousands – have seen spectacular price increases in… more»
