In 1965 Chevrolet released their sixth generation of the full sized Bel Air based on the B-platform and it was a beauty. It has all of the things you want in a big 60s muscle car — curved windscreen, plenty (but not too much) chrome, big V8s, and coke-bottle styling. The wagon was particularly cool […]
We all know that the C3 generation Corvette (1968-1982) are not the most desirable generation of the Corvette…something to do with a floppy chassis and smog throttled engines…but I find the body shape to be pleasing to the eye. Even when crusty. Find this 1971 Chevrolet Corvette bidding for $10,000 in Armonk, NY via ebay […]
The W108 generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class has been on the DT top ten list for as long as I can remember…well at least since 2013 when we published a W108 market watch article. Today’s example is equipped in a cool vintage shade of white, and it has the super-fun 4-speed manual gearbox option. Find this 1969 […]
From 1977 through 1993 the Ford Fox body platform had a MacPherson strut up front and live stick-beam axle out back and was the home of Ford’s Fairmont, Durango, Granada, LTD, Mustang, Thunderbird, and Mercury’s Zephyr, Cougar, Marquis, Capri, and Lincoln’s Continental, Mark VII. Today’s Fairmont might look like some kinda snoozefest, but it’s got […]
The C3 generation of Chevrolet’s Corvette was introduced for the 1968 model year and is an iconic shape in any condition. The early cars with their chrome bumper and free breathing engines are the choice collector cars, but the later cars are cheap. Today’s Stingray has some needs before it becomes your Friday night car […]
What is better than an original American classic from the 70s with a 4-speed and loaded options? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. It doesn’t matter that cars from a few years before had more power, because they are less refined, and it also doesn’t matter that cars from later years were better, because they are ugly. Don’t […]
Who says you can’t buy a mid ’60s domestic muscle car with a stonkin V8 and a pistol-grip 4-speed for around 5 grand? You don’t need to spend $25k like they might tell you over at those fancy auction websites, no sirrr, you just need to shop around and keep your booster shot up to […]
If you were to compare automotive makers to soda companies you might be tempted to compare the legendary Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company the something like Snapple. But if Coke is GM and Pepsi is Ford, then Snapple is Dodge…so you’ve got to dig deeper because Studebaker is closer in rarity to Reed’s Ginger Brew. Find this 1963 Studebaker Lark Convertible offered for $16,000 in Wenatchee, WA via craigslist. Tip from JB1025.
When do you supposed the last 4-speed manual gearbox equipped car left an American assembly line — if you said 1998, I wouldn’t be surprised, but according to Murilee “Phil” Martin at Autoweek it was 1996 with the Toyota Tercel for cars, but the Ford F150 was available with a 4-on-the-floor for a few more years. Find this 1998 Ford F150 XL offered for $3995 in Albuquerque, NM via craigslist.
In the realm of “gas station photo craigslist” advertisements, this next one is forgivable. But only because this isn’t just another Honda pictured in front of a gas pump late at night after the seller get’s off his night shift as a Walmart greeter…but this is a legit unicorn, the 4-speed equipped Mercury version of the Ford Granada. Find this 1978 Mercury Monarch offered for $12,000 in Fall Branch, TN via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!