Archive for February, 2011
by pdowlin in Listings, Motorcycles, Vintage Cars
This 1966 Triumph Chopper is a stylish composition of tires, colors and metals working together to make a visually complete classic motorcycle. The bike has been completely rebuilt and is safe to ride with its 750 cc engine which gives you the power to take the bike to its fullest on the roadways or out [...]
by Chad Tyson in Listings
Straight out of a Beach Boys song and into your driveway, this Model T is the pure definition of 1950s hot rod. Long gone is the original inline 4-cylinder 20hp engine, replaced with a 1950 flathead Ford V8 with a Kaiser supercharger. It’s said to be a California car, and has been a daily driver [...]
Just as comic books were once considered cheap, disposable things, vintage Japanese economy cars and trucks are now beginning to be appreciated as collector’s items. The simple, well built engines would run reliably for hundreds of thousands of miles, and the lightweight bodies were great for gas mileage. But the thin metal was prone to [...]
by Chad Tyson in Listings, Vintage Cars
She’s a year older than the ’73 Mustang Mach 1 ‘Eleanor’ from 1974’s Gone in 60 Seconds and a year younger than the ’71 Mach 1 featured in Diamonds Are Forever, but this ’72 Mach 1 has all the same looks, and probably hasn’t been damaged in any epic Hollywood car chase scenes. The seller [...]
by Tony Piff in Listings, Vintage Cars
Bridges? Bridges? We don’t need no stinking bridges! Even when river water is pouring in through the windows, this snorkel-equipped Defender will keep on going. It’s the main reason Land Rovers are the vehicles of choice among aid organizations and anthropologists headed to places where there are no roads, no gas stations, and sure as [...]
by Tony Piff in Listings, Vintage Cars
Elvis Presley serenaded his girlfriend while blasting around Oahu in a ’60 MGA like this in his 1961 picture Blue Hawaii, and he reportedly liked the car so much that after filming wrapped, he bought it for himself. And why not? The MGA offered sporty handling and performance in a sleek, stylish package, all at [...]
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