We’ve probably all been there. A half-finished project car will appear on the market, and we find ourselves torn on the question of whether we are game to take it on. The thought of fishing through a pile of… more»
Project Cars
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Driving Project: 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1
The seller of this 1971 Mustang Mach 1 is the car’s third owner. It has been in storage for a while, but it has been dragged into the light of day and returned to a roadworthy state. It isn’t… more»
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Restore or Parts Car? 1967 Toyota Crown
Toyota first entered the U.S. market in 1958 – and sold a whopping 288 cars in its first year. The off-road Land Cruiser would largely carry the Toyota flag in America until the mid-1960s when smaller, imported vehicles (besides… more»
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Free Sports Car! 1970 Triumph GT6
I still dream of buying a property someday that has old vehicles left behind from a previous owner, and hopefully find among them either a project I had been pining to own or a vehicle that could be sold… more»
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Big-Block Survivor: 1968 Ford Galaxie 500 Fastback
Ford Motor Co. redesigned their full-size cars for 1965 and brought out the LTD to raise the level of comfort to their products. This included the Galaxie 500 whose advertising proclaimed that these cars were quieter than a Rolls-Royce,… more»
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460 Interceptor V8: 1973 Ford Gran Torino
In the 1970s, if you were shopping for a mid-size muscle car at your local Ford dealer, the Gran Torino is probably what the salesman showed you. While the Torino nameplate had been at Ford since 1968, the Gran… more»
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Montana Survivor: 1960 Willys Wagon
This 1960 Willys Wagon is described as a dry Montana truck, unrestored and still equipped with many of its original features. These early SUVs were simple machines that combined go-anywhere capabilities with the space to bring a few friends… more»
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Rally Sport Package: 1969 Chevrolet Camaro
The Chevy Camaro was in its third year of production in 1969 and had helped slow down sales of the popular Ford Mustang pony car. The ‘69s would see extended assembly line time as the all-new 1970 Camaro’s were… more»
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Expensive Roller: 1990 BMW M3 Shell
It’s still amazing to me to see how certain cars have gone from once-cheap projects to borderline unobtainable in the same sort of condition that would have rendered them trash a decade ago. The E30 chassis BMW M3 is… more»
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Rolling Project: 1958 Studebaker Silver Hawk
From 1956 to 1964, Studebaker produced several cars that were part of the Hawk “family,” which found their roots in the Champion line from the early 1950s. The Silver Hawk was a pillared version of the Raymond Loewy-designed cars… more»
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Big Cat Project: 1958 Jaguar XK 150 OTS
In an ideal world, all project cars would be created equal. However, we don’t live in a perfect world, which means that classics with the potential to command a six-figure value can possibly be considered more equal than those… more»
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One Year Wonder: 1955 Studebaker President Speedster
The Speedster was a mid-year entry for 1955 that was largely a Studebaker President State 2-door hardtop that had a lot of bling that would otherwise have cost extra. The company restyled its cars for ’55 and went with… more»
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1970 Chevelle SS 454 With Muncie 4 Speed
In the world of Chevrolet, SS stands for Super Sport and the top of the heap is the 1970 LS6 SS 454 Chevelle. This car has the provenance to prove that it is an original 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS… more»
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Small-Block Project: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
The styling of the second-generation Chevelle’s (1968-72) helped them become “America’s Best-Selling Mid-Size.” Excluding the Monte Carlo, which was lumped in with Chevelle production, more than 443,000 were sold at the mid-way point, the 1970 model year. The 2-door… more»
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Driveable Barn Find! 1969 Dodge Charger
UPDATE 2/3/2021 – This Mopar has been relisted, this time just as an auction. The seller has set the opening bid at $30k. You can take another look at it here on eBay. Depending on your tastes, a second-generation… more»
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Storage Unit Find: 1965 Ford Mustang
From the looks of things, this ’65 Mustang has been off the road for quite some time. And yet the list of things that have been done to it is extensive. It’s a work-in-progress that has gained a 302… more»
