These ’68-’72 Stingrays are my second favorite Corvette body style, nudged out by the extravaganza of the ’58’s – chrome up to here, fake vents, quad headlights, and so on. But I digress. Today’s ’72 T-top coupe is described… 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.
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Plenty of Pieces: 1962 Austin Healey Sprite
Please buy this Sprite before I head up to Ellensburg, Washington to haul it home myself! This Mk II project car is advertised here on craigslist for $2500, including a veritable plethora of parts, many of them new. We’re… more»
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Rare One-Ton: 1949 Diamond T 201
Charles Tilt, the son of a shoemaker, preferred motors to shoes. So after working for his father starting in 1896 for eight years, and managing a farm for another year, he began working for Charles Knight in 1904. Knight… more»
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California Barn Find: 1970 MGB GT
MG owners are a hardy bunch, but back in the 1950s, a chorus of buyers was clamoring for a closed car option. In 1956, the MGA coupe finally followed the MGA roadster to market. However, as elegantly styled as… more»
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1950 Plymouth Woody Wagon Survivor!
A woody wagon that’s never been restored is about as rare as a hen’s tooth these days. The very last true woodies were made by Buick in 1953, and even at that, the wood portions were much diminished compared… more»
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French Rarity: 1988 Renault Alpine GTA Turbo
It’s French. It’s turbocharged. It’s as fast as any supercar of the era. And most likely, you’ve never seen one. The Grand Tourisme Alpine was conceived after Renault purchased Alpine in 1974 to save the niche company from bankruptcy. Alpine… more»
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Recycled Style: 1946 Oldsmobile Series 76
Immediately after WWII, demand for consumer goods was intense. Auto companies were shifting from wartime production back to what they did best. They barely had time or talent to produce new designs – such was the urgency of demand… more»
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Rare Cab-Over! 1937 International D300
If awards were given for automotive faces, surely the soulful International cab-over would win a prize. Looking like Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, this 1937 D300 is offered for sale here on facebook Marketplace for $10,000. Only a few… more»
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Needs TLC: 1986 Toyota Tercel 4×4 Wagon
The Tercel sedan, launched in 1980, was born tall. Its high hood hid a longitudinally mounted engine stacked upon a transaxle driving the front wheels. This geometry made reformation into a 4×4 simple. Toyota made that move in 1983,… more»
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Ready for RADwood: 1985 Toyota Celica GT-S Liftback
Better late than never, and better than many. That’s the story of Japan’s pony car, introduced almost six years after Ford’s Mustang. Toyota’s Celica headed straight for American shores, with the same long-hood/short-deck/sports-car feeling that the Mustang served up…. more»
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Recycled Plymouth: 1957 Powell Sport Wagon
I thought I was good at recycling, but I don’t hold a candle to the Powell brothers. Hayward and Channing Powell, of Los Angeles, gyrated through radio manufacturing, then scooters, and in 1955, four-wheeled vehicles inspired by the brothers’… more»
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Head-Turner: 1959 Rambler American Super
Rambler’s characteristic dumpling-esque design is on full display here, with the wheels tucked as far under the body as possible while still allowing a normal guy to change a tire. The American was launched in 1958 into a fast-developing… more»
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MicroCar Project: 1960 Goggomobile TS250 Coupe
This Goggomobile is hitching a ride on a forklift as the seller sets it up for its photo shoot. The little coupe weighs less than 1000 lbs, and it represents the resurgence of post-war Europe as consumers moved off… more»
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For Restoration? 1974 Lamborghini Espada Series III
Marcello Gandini put his prints on many a supercar, from the Countach to the Stratos, the Miura to the Espada. Of this grouping, only the four-seat Espada is even the slightest bit practical. In fact, keep one in good… more»
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Stored for 35 Years: Meyers Manx II
Inspired by DIYers in Southern California who were hacking up VW Beetles to make beach buggies, Bruce Meyers began building his own version – known as Old Red – in 1963. His interpretation employed a monocoque fiberglass body with… more»
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Early Grader! 1937 Caterpillar No. 10 Auto Patrol
Time to wax poetic about one of my favorite topics: construction equipment. Not only is the history of these machines intimately entwined with human progress, but learning how the first guy came up with the first forklift, grader, excavator,… more»
