Decades ago during my formative years, I used to dream of attending one of our local Metro Police auctions and buying a patrol car that was being retired from the department’s fleet. Back in the eighties, it wasn’t uncommon… more»
Muscle Cars
Oct 11, 2024 • For Sale • 31 Comments
HEMI Barn Find: 1970 Plymouth Cuda
Update 10/11/24 – This amazing find has been relisted here on eBay. Do you think it will find a new home this time around? From 9/18/24 – If there is a Holy Grail for Mopar enthusiasts in the classic… more»
Oct 10, 2024 • For Sale • 19 Comments
Documented 4 Speed: 1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula
This 1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula is advertised as a 44k mile original car. For the second generation of the Firebird (1970-1981), Pontiac offered this model in four different configurations – the base Firebird, Esprit, Formula, and Trans Am. A… more»
Oct 10, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Warehouse Find: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
Many of the Trans Ams that we find are in excellent, or at least drivable, condition. This is not one of them. This project is a 1978 Pontiac Trans Am located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The seller is asking $5,800… more»
Oct 10, 2024 • For Sale • 3 Comments
Parked 20 Years Ago: 1978 Pontiac Trans Am
A predictable thing happens when a car is left outside with a broken window, it rusts. This 1978 Pontiac Trans Am is for sale in Las Vegas, Nevada. The owner has had the car for 20 years waiting to… more»
Oct 10, 2024 • For Sale • 18 Comments
39k-Mile Survivor: 1969 Chevrolet Nova SS
As the 1960s ended, more and more muscle car buyers were shifting to smaller platforms. If an Impala or Chevelle SS was more can than you wanted, you could order a Nova SS in 1969 with either a 350… more»
Oct 9, 2024 • For Sale • 24 Comments
Parts Or Restore? 1971 Dodge Charger SE
This 1971 Dodge Charger SE has been off the road since 1978 and sitting in a yard in upstate New York, with the seller fully aware that this one’s quite rough. So rough, in fact, that it was originally… more»
Oct 9, 2024 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Rare Color Project: 1970 AMC Rebel Machine
The AMC Rebel Machine was a one-year-wonder, built only during the 1970 model year. It was a mid-size muscle car, something of a larger follow-up to the SC/Rambler from the year before (it was based on the compact American)…. more»
Oct 8, 2024 • For Sale • 21 Comments
Rare W31: 1969 Oldsmobile Cutlass S
In the 1960s (and later), the Olds 4-4-2 (or 442) was Oldsmobile’s mid-size performance car, based on the Cutlass. And for certain years you could also order the Hurst/Olds edition. But you could also add some spice to a… more»
Oct 7, 2024 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Lingenfelter Upgrades: 1988 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
This 1988 Chevrolet Corvette has more than a few things going for it, certainly enough that it stands out from the average C4 you find listed on craigslist or Marketplace. The big things are the following: it has low… more»
Oct 7, 2024 • For Sale • 27 Comments
The Last 455: 1975 Oldsmobile Hurst/Olds W-30
In terms of performance, the 1975 Hurst/Olds was a far cry from the earliest models. However, considering the dismal state many muscle cars had gotten to by the mid-seventies, it was still a pretty great offering for the period. … more»
Oct 5, 2024 • For Sale • 20 Comments
409 V8 – 20k Miles! 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air
The Bel Air was a Chevrolet staple across three decades beginning in the 1950s. But it would take a back seat to the Impala which would become the top series in 1959. The 1963 Bel Air was a mid-level… more»
Oct 5, 2024 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Graveyard Carz Project: 1969 Plymouth Road Runner
Plymouth introduced the Road Runner in 1968 as a “budget” muscle car and it would achieve a lot of success into the 1970s. The hotrod would have its greatest sales momentum in 1969 as more than 77,000 copies were… more»
Oct 5, 2024 • For Sale • 13 Comments
SS 396 Roller: 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle
Chevrolet’s Chevelle SS 396 was in production for many years beginning in 1965, but few remember it was a series of its own for just three of them. The car’s popularity brought it out of option territory from 1966… more»
Oct 4, 2024 • For Sale • 6 Comments
1 of 732: 1970 Plymouth Barracuda Gran Coupe
Plymouth’s “pony car,” the Barracuda, got a new lease on life in 1970. Chrysler cooked up a new E-body platform that was unique to the “Cuda” and the new Dodge Challenger. The public responded enthusiastically at first with 1970… more»
Oct 4, 2024 • For Sale • 4 Comments
Buy One, Get Two! Pair of 1971 Ford Mustangs
The styling of the first-generation Ford Mustang was updated in 1971 and was perhaps the slickest so far. But the cars were longer, lower, and wider than in 1964 – and some 800 lbs. heavier. The fastback had been… more»
