Archive for December, 2011
by Chad Tyson in Listings, Vintage Cars
Long and low — with tailfins you could impale yourself on — was the dominant theme for full size and luxury cars heading into the 1960s. Chrysler’s 300 letter series took it further and added brute performance to the ticket. 1960’s 300F finished in the top six places in the Flying Mile competition at Daytona, [...]
by Chad Tyson in Listings, Vintage Cars
This 1975 Triumph TR6 is cute in a 1970s British way, and it was recently restored. Its factory Java Green paint—either garish or charming, depending on the current status of your love affair with English cars —has been reapplied after being taken down to bare metal. Rust and suspension-mount cracking consistently plague these cars, but [...]
by Tony Piff in Listings, Vintage Cars
The “Trekker” logo on the tailgate is the only clue that this 1981 Toyota is not just another pickup. The Trekker represents the odd collaboration of Toyota and Winnebego in developing what would become the Japanese automaker’s iconic small SUV, the 4Runner. In essence, it’s a Hilux pickup with a flip-up rear seat and fixed [...]
by Jim Pickering in Listings
In the world of Camaros, big-block and SS cars tend to get all the glory. And while factory 396 cars tend to be at the top of the heap of the Camaro hierarchy, it’s hard to go wrong with a 327 small-block and a 4-speed if you’re looking for an easy driver. This Camaro is [...]
by Jim Pickering in Listings, Vintage Cars
Vintage American wagons have a certain cool factor you just can’t find anywhere else, especially when they’re done up as custom cruisers. They’re easy to work on, they can be built into performance powerhouses, and best of all, you can take the whole family with you. This 1964 Ford Country Sedan wagon looks great in [...]
by Chad Tyson in Listings
Convertible Cadillacs were long considered the epitome of American automotive styling and excess. Expensive purchase pricing, limited production and reputation — relative to the ‘everyman’ Fords, Chevrolets and Plymouths of the day — have kept a majority of these higher end vehicles from the same hot-rodded fate of the rest. This deep blue ’41 Series [...]
by Tony Piff in Listings, Vintage Cars
This 1976 “M2” 2002 is said to be a two-enthusiast-owner car with lifelong documentation. It had an S-14 engine from an ’88 E30 M3 professionally installed and has been enjoyed as a track car for some time now. The post-race maintenance routine described inspires confidence: after each race, the car would get a full fluid [...]
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