About Scotty Gilbertson

I've always been a car nut. I drove my parents crazy by calling out cars from the backseat of our '56 Pontiac as a kid, and I never grew out of that. I still do that when I'm in the car by myself now, which I am for 30,000 miles a year as a former architect and now architectural photographer. I love a good road trip and I'm usually on one about 150-200 days a year. I've gravitated toward unusual vehicles in the last decade or so. I love everything related to all vehicles old, new, big, and small, cars, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, motorhomes, and boats powered by gas, diesel, hybrid, EV, pedal, etc. Any vehicle that's small and unusual catches my eye, like the CitiCar or Elcar Zagato, but I've recently switched from cars to motorcycles and pickups for the most part. I'm of the school of thought that any real car guy or gal can appreciate any vehicle, even if they personally have no interest in it at all.

Big Red: 1994 Buick Roadmaster LT1

Touted by some automotive magazines of the era as grandma’s Corvette sedan, or similar descriptions, Buick put a Chevy small-block 350 LT1 in both the sedan and wagon versions of the Roadmaster beginning in 1994. It was a stroke… more»

Swiss Army Knife: 1971 Honda CL-175 Scrambler

Described by some as the Swiss Army Knife of motorcycles, at least in the early 1970s, Honda’s CL-175 Scrambler was pretty close to being a motorcycle that could almost do it all. This 1971 Honda CL-175 Scrambler can be… more»

1964 Dodge D100 Town Wagon 318 V8 4-Speed

This isn’t your father’s Oldsmobile. Or Dodge. SUVs are more than all the rage now; they’re the quintessential commuter vehicle, and this one is meant for folks who are a bit on the rugged side. This 1964 Dodge D100… more»

Small Giant: 1980 Bolens G154 Diesel 4WD Tractor

With no numbers, VIN, or data plate shown in the photos or listed in the description, I’m not 100% positive this is a 1980 tractor, but that’s my best guess, given the info out there on them. This late-1970s/early-1980s… more»

Sunshine Yellow Survivor: 1977 AMC Pacer Wagon

Sunshine Yellow is a great, cheery color for a Pacer. It would be a shame not to be able to find this car in a sea of silver, black, white, and gray SUVs in a parking lot, so the… more»

Daily Driver? 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis LS

“Commanding. Brilliant. Power. Control. Grand.” Sadly, I have none of those traits, but the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis line has them all, according to this brochure. I can’t imagine going wrong with a car like this Panther platform Merc… more»

5-Speed Survivor: 1980 Subaru DL Hatchback

While not the most exciting car, or the most handsome, the fastest, the nicest, or… wait, where was I going with this again? Oh yeah, this 1980 Subaru DL Hatchback might not be a dusty muscle car, but it’s… more»

46K-Mile 1997 Ford F-350 XLT Dually 460 V8

46,243 miles isn’t a lot for a rig that could have easily been driven that much every year over the last 29 years. The story goes that this 1997 Ford F-350 XLT dually was bought in order to go… more»

42K-Mile Barn Find: 1978 Oldsmobile Toronado XS

How’s this for a barn find? This dusty 1978 Oldsmobile Toronado XS can be found posted here on craigslist in the Spokane, Washington area, and they’re asking $21,500. I always wonder what the extra $500 is for, negotiation? It’ll… more»

75K-Mile 1969 Dodge D200 Camper Special 318 V8

Wiki defines a pickup truck as “a light or medium duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end… more»

1960s Wright Reciprocating Saw

This 1960s Wright Reciprocating Saw can be found listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Cascade, Wisconsin, and the seller is asking $150. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Lothar… of the Hill People for the tip! I… more»

Bargain? One-Owner 1994 Mercury Topaz GS

The seller has this one listed as a 1995 Tobaz, and if there’s anything I know about, it’s typos. They’re pointed out fairly often here. Ford didn’t offer the Tempo in 1995, so naturally, there was also no Mercury… more»

47K Miles? 1976 AMC Pacer

Repainted in an unusual shade of light green that looks either light blue or gray in a lot of the photos, this 1976 AMC Pacer appears to be wearing a satin sheen rather than the usual glossy finish that… more»

Grandma’s Car: 1977 Chevrolet Impala 350 V8

Pragmatic bumper design notwithstanding, I think the newly-engineered and much smaller GM B-body cars were pretty nice. They were about as quiet, smooth, and luxurious, but fit in the garage more easily and drove by more gas stations than… more»

BF Exclusive: 1972 Chevrolet K20 4×4

This 4×4 has had three owners and traveled just over 271,000 miles over the last 54 years. We don’t know the timeline on when portions of it were repainted or restored, but it’s had some bodywork and paintwork over… more»

$500 1970s Ford LGT-125 Garden Tractor

If you’re a Ford collector, and a few (million) of you are out there, you have to have a vintage Ford lawn tractor for your collection. Not to mention, for actually mowing your lawn. This 1970s Ford LGT-125 Garden… more»