We know what your thinking, “Jaguar and Healey never built a car together!” And your correct, they never did, but that didn’t stop reader Anthony’s father from taking this 1952 Nash-Healey and installing a Jaguar engine, making his own… more»
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Compact Classic: 1961 Oldsmobile F85
As small foreign cars started flooding the market in the late ’50s, domestic manufactures scrambled to build smaller cars that could compete. Ford built the Falcon, Plymouth had the Valiant, and Oldsmobile had its F-85. This 1961 Oldsmobile F85… more»
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Adult Go Kart: Almquist Saber Project
We recently mentioned that Crosley engines found their way into race cars on occasion, so we thought we had better dig one up to prove it. This Almquist body was built on a modified Crosley chassis and was meant… more»
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Old Econobox: 1948 Crosley Station Wagon
Today Crosley may be known for household appliances, but back in the forties they tried their hand at automobiles and boy, did they come up with some interesting ones. With all the small cars on our streets today, this… more»
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Reader’s Ride: 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1
This 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1 has only seen 75,000 miles and is still very original. Reader Jim O, who bought the 1962 Corvette barn find we featured back in November, just purchased this Avanti and wanted to share his… more»
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Tree Free: 1968 Shelby Cobra GT350
While this 1968 Shelby Cobra GT350 might not be as dramatic or desirable as the GT500 we featured a few days back, at least it doesn’t have a tree growing out of it. After being exhumed from a barn… more»
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Ready to Ride: 1965 Mustang
Reader Mongoose recently sent us the link to this 1965 Mustang which he felt was a bargain. We have no idea how much of it is original, but the seller does mention that a lot of work has already… more»
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Parts Car or Project? 1972 Corvette Convertible
Sometimes a car is beyond the point of being a realistic project. Many of the cars that have reached this point end up being used as parts cars. It makes us sad to see any classic be parted out,… more»
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Corvette Uncovered: 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
We would have loved to been the ones to pull the car cover from this 1962 Chevrolet Corvette. This car has obviously been parked in the seller’s garage for more than a few years and has collected its fair… more»
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Rare Mustang: 1967 Ford Mustang GTA Convertible
UPDATE 7/24/12 – This car has been relisted on eBay. Since featuring this car the seller has gotten a Marti report, which shows it is in fact a real GTA convertible. GTA isn’t a designation given to many vehicles,… more»
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Porsche Powered FiberFab Avenger GT
The kit car has been around for a long time, but really gained in popularity in the ’60s. One of the most infamous kit manufactures of the era had to be FiberFab, with their Valkyrie and Avenger kits. The… more»
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A True 1959 Corvette Survivor?
The Corvette is one of America’s most iconic Sports cars and set the bar for what a sports car should be. With European influenced engineering and American power, the Corvette offered both great handling and good acceleration. First generation… more»
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Poor Man’s 356: 1963 Corvair Monza Spyder
Few American cars have received as much bad press as the Corvair, most of it due to Ralph Nader’s attack of the car in his book Unsafe at Any Speed. While much of what Nader said about the car… more»
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Rare Safari: 1957 Pontiac Star Chief Safari
When we came across this 1957 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari 2 door on the Los Angeles Craigslist one word came to mind, “Awesome”. That’s really the best way to describe this 2 door wagon, but when we saw… more»
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Vette Wagon: 1973 Corvette Sport Wagon
UPDATE 7/11/12 – It has been relisted, but with the BIN lowered to $3,295. We have found countless numbers of really amazing and interesting Corvettes over the past year, but few have confused and fascinated us more than the… more»
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Super Survivor: 1970 Plymouth Superbird
In the ’60s and ’70s nearly all the Muscle car manufactures were in a race to build the fastest and most powerful car. The battle for bragging rights grew even more intense as NASCAR gained in popularity. Chrysler set… more»
