If you like your vehicles on the unusual side, or maybe more obscure than unusual, it’s hard to beat a 1969 AMC Ambassador SST 390! Well, other than this one doesn’t have its drivetrain anymore, so there’s that. So,… more»
Jan 1, 2023 • For Sale • 32 Comments
Only Two California Owners: 1963 Studebaker Avanti
I usually select a main photo that shows as much of a vehicle as possible (usually a 3/4 front view). No need to do that here. There’s only one classic automobile with this front-end styling: Studebaker’s advanced Avanti. In… more»
Jan 1, 2023 • For Sale • 16 Comments
Container Find: 1952 Packard 300
In the early 1950s, Packard played the numbers game in naming its product offerings. There were the 200, 250, 300, and 400, with the 300 being the mid-range model. It was offered only in 1951 and 1952 and was… more»
Jan 1, 2023 • For Sale • 18 Comments
1 of 319 Special Edition: 1976 Pontiac Trans Am
The Trans Am began as a performance version of the Pontiac Firebird in 1969. Sales moved up slowly year after year until the first Smokey and the Bandit movie was released in 1977. After that, demand exploded, and Pontiac… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 33 Comments
Montana Find: 1970 Chrysler 300 T-Code 440 V8
At almost 19 feet in length, this 1970 Chrysler 300 is no pocket rocket, although a 0-60 time of around 7.5 seconds was nothing to sneeze at five decades ago for such a giant, heavy, luxurious, long car. The… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 27 Comments
Special Edition: 1964 Chrysler New Yorker Salon
Other than the Imperial, the New Yorker was Chrysler’s most opulent automobile in the 1960s. And in 1963 and 1964, they went one step further by offering the New Yorker Salon, a 4-door hardtop that had all the marbles…. more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 15 Comments
One-Owner Texas Find: 1985 Ford Bronco XLT
The third-generation Ford Bronco didn’t appear to be much different from the fourth and fifth-generation Broncos, it would be around 16 years of square-edged two-door Broncos before the line went away for a few decades. The seller has this… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 30 Comments
Tri-Five V8! 1955 Chevrolet 210
The 210 (aka Two-Ten) was a midrange entry from Chevrolet that was sold between 1953 and 1957. Not exactly a stroke of marketing genius, it took its name by shortening the production series number 2100 by one digit to… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 20 Comments
Oddball Styling: 1976 AMC Gremlin
For many, the AMC Gremlin will go down as one of the strangest-looking cars of all time. But looks aren’t everything, and maybe they even attracted people to the odd car as the company would build 671,000 of them… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 19 Comments
57k Mile 1989 Chevrolet Corvette
The fourth generation Chevrolet Corvette began with the 1984 model and stayed around all the way through 1996, making the C4 the second-longest run in the car’s history, surpassed only by the C3 which outlasted it by just two… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 11 Comments
Custom Shorty Van: 1974 Chevrolet G10
There’s no denying that old-school vans are the top bananas of the period-cool vehicle food chain. You can readily identify makes and models that capture an era fairly accurately, but a short-wheelbase custom G10 van is the ultimate manifestation… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 69 Comments
Three Million Dollar 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1?!!
For many years, early C3 Corvettes have proven to be a rock-solid investment. Unlike share certificates and crypto-currency, they offer owners something tangible they can admire or enjoy as their creators intended. However, some classics are created more equal… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 13 Comments
East Meets West: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 190
Of all the cars I’d think about hopping up, a mid-1960s Mercedes-Benz 190 sedan wouldn’t make the cut. But it did make someone’s hit parade who decided to put in a “western” made 350 cubic inch V8, an updated… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Work In Progress: 1955 Cadillac Eldorado
Usually when a car’s sales listing proclaims, “restoration started but not complete some years ago“, one can think, “OK, here we go, this should be good”. But that’s not the case with this 1955 Cadillac Eldorado. Actually, the resto… more»
Dec 31, 2022 • For Sale • 20 Comments
53K-Mile 1986 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Silverado
It’s hard to believe that it took seven generations of the Chevy Suburban before they finally offered four doors. This is a big hauler and you want at least four doors in this beautiful blue beast. The seller has… more»
Dec 30, 2022 • For Sale • 30 Comments
390/4-Speed! 1964 Ford Galaxie 500/XL
Ford made over 1M cars in 1964 and that may be the reason that so many turn up here on BF. Heck, the Galaxie, a ’64 favorite, put up 394K units but the 500/XL? Not so many. And one… more»
