Today we’ll explore the outer limits of Chevy C10 pickup values, highlighting this 1972 short bed, listed on eBay for a cool $48,900, or best offer. This truck is now located in Mooresville, North Carolina, but it was used… more»
Oct 28, 2024 • Events For Sale • 10 Comments
Italian Smorgasbord: Auto E Moto d’Epoca
Every year, one of the largest swap meets in the world convenes in Italy, specifically Bologna after the show outgrew the confines of Padua’s fiera two years ago. Held over four days in October, Auto e Moto d’Epoca tempts… more»
Oct 27, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Plastic Project: 1971 Saab Sonett III
While the Saab Sonett produced from 1970 through 1974 purports to be a Sonett “III”, it’s actually the fourth model made. The series began in 1955 with the launch of a roadster powered by a two-stroke motor, called the… more»
Oct 26, 2024 • For Sale • 16 Comments
Still Swanky: 1959 Armstrong Siddeley Star Sapphire
The roots of Armstrong Siddeley stretch back to 1902. A montage of shifting personalities, shifting product mandates (cars and aeroplanes), reorganized corporations, and finally, absorption by Rolls-Royce in 1966 punctuate the company’s timeline. But the cars carried John Siddeley’s… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Estate Sale Find: 1956 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Update: This car has resurfaced on eBay after it didn’t meet reserve. It’s currently bid to $22,600. Experience tells me that this car may well sell off the venue to someone who is interested but perhaps never bids. It’s… more»
Oct 23, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Original Paint: 1962 Dodge Town Power Wagon
Power Wagons are coming out of the woodwork lately. Here’s another, this time in “Town” body style. Located in Burns, Oregon, this wagon is listed here on eBay and currently bid to $6,600. No reserve is in play. The… more»
Oct 21, 2024 • For Sale • 25 Comments
Extra Cab! 1967 Dodge Power Wagon WM300
The Power Wagon is just one of several vehicles inspired by automakers’ war experiences, but it is the first medium-duty truck to be made in a civilian version. It arrived in 1946, following Dodge’s WC series. It took a… more»
Oct 21, 2024 • For Sale • 7 Comments
The Junkyard Collection: 1964 Iso Grifo A3/L Spider Prototype
I covered this Iso prototype briefly in an article on the cars of the Rudi Klein “Junkyard” collection, but Araknid78 isolated this tip for us, and I’m a sucker for these weird exotics, so here we go again. This… more»
Oct 19, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Barn Find: 1982 Aquila GT
The Aquila GT kit car amounts to an automotive Rorschach test. Some see Bricklin in its lines, some see Lamborghini, or BMW M1. I see Pantera, until the gullwing doors open. Whatever you see, the Aquila GT was the… more»
Oct 18, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Fantastic Plastic: 1957 Byers SR-100 Project
Jim Byers crafted a car brilliant enough that Road & Track made it a cover car – quite an accolade for a fiberglass special. The Byers SR-100 was featured in the magazine’s February 1957 issue, with a story all… more»
Oct 16, 2024 • For Sale • 36 Comments
Forgotten Franco-American: 1985 Renault Alliance DL Convertible
In the late 1970s, American Motors Corporation was hanging onto a slender 1.8% share of the US auto market. While the US government bailed out financially fraught Chrysler, AMC was deemed dispensable. Buyers for a lagging automaker were scarce,… more»
Oct 16, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Long Wheel Base 1976 Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow
Rolls-Royce followed its traditional body-on-chassis Silver Cloud with a new model in 1965 – the Silver Shadow. The new car struck an ominous note for the bespoke coachbuilders who had worked with Rolls-Royce for generations, for it was the… more»
Oct 15, 2024 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Supercharged 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk
A Golden Hawk painted gold – how appropriate! This seller is pruning his collection, so he’s sent the Hawk to the auction block. Wearing an older restoration, the car is still nice enough to pull a trophy at local… more»
Oct 14, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Driver-Quality Exotic: 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 “Daytona”
In the mid-1960s, over at Pininfarina, Lionardi Fioavanti was sketching a new car. The result emerged in days and met with approval from his boss as well as Enzo Ferrari. The new two-seat grand tourer was a successor to… more»
Oct 13, 2024 • For Sale • 12 Comments
Original Warhorse: 1972 Chevrolet K20
The first of Chevy’s C/K truck series arrived in 1960 as a complete overhaul of GM’s approach to this market. No longer planted on an automobile frame, the new truck received its own purpose-built platform. Designed for easier ingress… more»
Oct 12, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Older Restoration: 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury
Chrysler was riding high in 1955, breaking its own historical sales records. Unfortunately, Plymouth’s doddering image kept it lagging the pack. To goose the brand, Plymouth introduced the limited-production Fury in 1956 as a sub-model of the Belvedere. The… more»
