It seems like panel trucks and vans are becoming more popular as restoration projects over the last year or so. Many businesses like them because they draw lots of attention and aren’t too hard or expensive to maintain. Even… more»
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The Ultimate Sleeper: 402-Equipped Chevy Sprint
At first glance, I really thought this was a listing for a low-mileage Chevy Sprint. Sure, not a world-beater, but the Turbo Sprints were pretty cool and certanly finding one with low-mileage today would be a rare find. But… more»
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Short Work: 1966 Chevrolet Gasser Wagon
Even without photos of the side of this car and just one overall exterior photo, it’s still easy to see that this 1966 Chevrolet Chevy II wagon is a shorty and a gasser, and possibly a drag car and… more»
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Side Impact: 1987 Nissan Stanza Wagon
B-pillars, we don’t need no stinkin’ b-pillars! If you like origami, then you’ll enjoy this 1987 Nissan Stanza wagon that has plenty of angles and sharp lines, and with one hard hit, could fold up to make a real interesting shape. Only… more»
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Ceiling Find: 1926 Sandford 3-Wheeler
If you had looked up at the ceiling in the old Imperial Palace in Las Vegas you might have seen this cycle-car hanging there and assumed it was a Morgan. In the early 1900’s cycle-cars were popular and there were… more»
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The Invincible Schacht: 1904 Schacht Auto-Runabout
Before the 1920s, there were over 1,000 car manufacturers in the United States. While all of those companies are now either defunct or absorbed into the Big Three, many vehicles produced by these companies still exist. Many horseless carriages… more»
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What Was Stan Thinking? The Stanmobile
The styling of a car often represents a compromise between the designer’s dreams and the engineer’s capabilities. What kind of mind would the designer have had to create a “car” like this? We know one thing: his name is… more»
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Gas Free: 1981 Ford Escort EV
As a general rule, you rarely want to have all of your exterior photos of a vehicle that you’re selling with the hood open. Maybe if it was a perfectly-restored engine ready for Pebble Beach or a mind-blowing restomod… more»
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It’s no Frazer… 1947 Crosley Pickup
With lines very, very similar to the 1947 Frazer Manhattan pickup, this truck is several feet shorter and several thousand dollars cheaper than the Frazer pickup, but is just as cool and unusual as far as I’m concerned. This… more»
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The Blakely Hawk Has A New Owner!
In less than 24 hours, my Blakely Hawk sold and it looks like it’s going to a good home! The new owner, MT, has an impressive collection of cars. He owns 122 cars to be exact! And MT isn’t… more»
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To The Moon: 1992 Toyota Previa AWD 5-spd
The front wheel drive GM minivans of the early ’90s were known as the dustbusters for their appliance-like styling. When the Previa debuted, it look like a space craft that was ready to hover into the skies, much like… more»
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A Pair Of Oddities: V8 Trike & Model A Fury!
Either one of these vehicles would be one of the stranger modes of transportation available for sale, but these two are both available from the same seller in Berwick, Pennsylvania. You can find the unusual V8-powered trike for sale here on… more»
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My Eyes! 1977 AMC Gremlin
Speechless! I mean, wow, where to begin? This vehicle started as a rather humble American Motors Corporation economy car. After what appears to be lots of money and modifications thrown at that basic mode of transportation, we have a… more»
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It’s Electric! 1912 C-T Electric Truck
There seems to be an overwhelming misunderstanding within the general public that hybrid and electric vehicle technology is a brand new, never before seen science. While industry leaders such as Elon Musk are revolutionizing the way we see and… more»
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The Junk Yard Dog: 1948 Saber 60
When this little car showed up at the museum Wednesday, it got a lot of attention. Retired Lt. Colonel Paul Jones built it from the ground up using parts from a junkyard for less than $250. For example, the frame… more»
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Milkman Special: 1965 Divco Delivery
These days the trucks used for household delivery are big and square and IMHO boring. This classic shorty multi-stop delivery truck built by the Detroit Industrial Vehicles Company (Divco) is the opposite. So much style and class, you can… more»
