Project Cars

$4,500: 1951 Willys Jeep Wagon

This southwest vehicle, a 1951 Willys Jeep Wagon, is on Craigslist with an asking price of $4,500. It seems like a lot of green goodness for $4,500. In 1950 Willys-Overland created the classic v-shaped grille and while that may not… more»

Odd, Crazy, & Sad: 1974 Indian ME-100

Here’s an odd, crazy, and sad tale for you motorcycle buffs. This is a 1974 Indian ME-100 and it has less than a half-mile on it! No, really! It’s listed on eBay with a current bid of just over… more»

Supercharged 1937 Alvis Speed 25 Special!

A few years back, Jesse learned about a type of historic racing that we never really had here in the US (at least not that we knew of), but at one time in Europe it was huge. It’s called… more»

P-Car Sell Off: Porsche 928, 944 and Parts Stash

If there’s one thing we all know, it’s that years of pursuing and restoring the same type of car can lead to having a large parts stash and potentially even spare parts cars. If I had the space, I… more»

Police Auction Project: 1972 Mercedes 450SL

I’ve always wanted to attend a police auction, or even peruse the yard of our local car/truck/boat donation center. There’s likely a lot of vehicles I’d pass over, but there are probably a few that would be worth taking home… more»

13k Miles: 1966 Plymouth Barracuda

Here’s another low-mileage car, this one is a 1966 Plymouth Barracuda. The story goes that this car was found in a garage in southern California where it had been stored for over 40 years, which means that it must have… more»

Triumph TR6, VW Cabriolet And Seven MGBs

It’s the Christmas season and some will be humming a song about a Partridge in a Pear Tree and Five Golden Rings. What we have are seven MGBs instead of Seven Swans and it looks like they haven’t done much for… more»

A Rusty Pair Of Cadillacs Separated By 1,000 Miles

This “his and hers” pair of 1956 Cadillac Eldorados have seen much better days. Still beautiful, and alluring, their days of cruising have been reduced to rusting in the elements. Although the Coupe Seville looks more promising than the… more»

Third Time’s The Charm? 1957 Ford Country Sedan

In late November and early December, we featured two of these Ford Country Sedan wagons, a blue/white 1957 and a coral/white 1958. Well, this one combines the two with the colors of the ’58 and the style of the… more»

Colorful Coupe: 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe

No matter the make, a 2 door coupe is always hard to pass up. This 1941 Chevrolet Special Deluxe may appear to have a colorful past, but it looks to have a solid future. Left hibernating since 1978, this… more»

Bargain Bus: 1941 Flxible Clipper

Flexible? Fixable? So many ways to confuse this name, but I think I’ve got the correct spelling in the title. And really, it’s a shame I didn’t know this manufactuer’s name since Flxible was one of the largest manufacturers… more»

$500 Franco-American: 1985 Renault Encore

Here’s one for you French car lovers and American car lovers. Not to mention you AMC lovers and Renault lovers! Confused? Me, too. This is a 1985 Renault Encore and it’s listed on eBay with an unmet opening bid… more»

$3,000 Cyclone!? 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone

$3,000?! For a 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone?! One that looks this nice?!! I must be missing something, I thought these were at least $10,000-$15,000 cars and this one looks like its a paint job away from being a very… more»

$8,500 Bimmer: 1956 BMW Isetta 300

This 1956 BMW Isetta 300 is on Craigslist with an asking price of $8,500! I passed on buying one in nice, driver-condition about three decades ago for $2,500, that was a huge mistake. This one will need a full… more»

Have A Healey, Or Two, Or Three?

Barn Finds reader Jeremy M. sent in this super find that was posted here to the Austin-Healey Club of America Facebook page. With three cars in total and a bunch of parts, they are being sold together. The seller,… more»

Two Of A Kind: 1960 El Caminos

Thanks to our frequent contributor Olaf E. for sending these in–get well soon, Olaf! This pair of 1960 Chevrolet El Caminos have both seen better days, but there’s enough there to get a good start on putting one back… more»

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