The Ford Granada was introduced for the 1975 model year as a planned replacement for the Maverick, but the fuel crisis kept the fuel friendly Maverick in production while the Granada/Monarch/Versailles moved up to a “luxury compact” status. Find this 1978 Ford Granada offered for $4,500 in chillicothe, OH via craigslist. Tip from Rock On. […]
The W123 Mercedes-Benz is known for three things; they are extraordinarily slow, last longer than an unopened can of Spam, and were sold in the most awesome colors of the un-rainbow. Find this 1979 Mercedes 240D 4speed offered for $5,800 in Houston, TX via craigslist. The Mercedes-Benz W123 chassis won’t win any competitions involving speed […]
The Mercury Cougar offered buyers a premium Mustang experience when new, but years later the Cougars offer the same Mustang chassis in a package that isn’t quite as ubiqutous for less money. What you do get is the same access to a huge collection of aftermarket repro parts, immense knowledge base (you won’t be the […]
The second generation Chevrolet Corvair continues to be a favorite topic of discussion around the water cooler at DT HQ. (Actually, this isn’t true, because even if there was a DT HQ, we’d be drinking beer, whiskey, or tap water). Prices for the ‘Vair continue to be great for the buyer when you consider the […]
Exactly 46 years ago to this day (May 18th, 1969) the Apollo 10 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. You won’t recognize the names of the commander (Thomas P Stafford) and his two pilots (John W. Young & Eugene A Cernan) but the Apollo 10 mission was in essence a dry run […]
This next feature comes from DT regular Andy L who writes: Here is a car that seems to occupy an unusual niche. It is a real live big block muscle car with a 4-speed that has not been restored, molested or otherwise permanently devalued and falls well within the DT $20K limit. While it is […]
Another day, another good looking BMW 2002 with 4-speed manual gearbox found bidding on eBay for a decent price with no reserve. New class platform car prices are on the way up, but what hasn’t changed in the past decade is that the BMW 2002 is a great starter classic for the man or woman […]
Anyone in the large goods resale business will tell you that you don’t make money when you sell an object, you make money when you buy. You might be able to squeeze a few more bones from a particular buyer if he/she has an emotional reason to buy a particular item, but the market price […]
The term Grandpa car gets tossed around a bit, but today’s feature is described by the seller as a Grandpa car, so we mean not harm when we use it today. Actually, this is the kind of car your Grandpa would drive because no one with his facilities intact would ever have purchased this car […]
The C3 generation Chevrolet Corvette might not be as collectible and desirable as the C2 Corvette, but the early chrome bumper versions were decent looking and could be had with insanely powerful engines straight from the factory. Given the prices you could pick them up for (and the amount of drugs used in the late […]