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1963 V8 Falcon Sprint Convertible is the Stray You Have to Take Home
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We’ll open with the stats: 260ci V8, 4-speed, power-top convertible 1963 Falcon. It’s got 5-lug hubs and an 8″ rearend. Quite the platform for a nice classic cruiser. Old Falcons weigh next to nothing, and the 260 would be a nice combo of power and economy, especially hooked to a proper gearbox. With a starting…
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Slow Car Fast, Eh? How About This One
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You’re looking at a 1969 Bedford CA Dormobile Camper Van. It’s got 4 berths and a 1.6L engine that likely makes all of 50hp. Cute as a button, slow as hell. Drive it fast, if you dare. Source: Bonhams, via Dinosaurs and Robots (which you ought to be reading already)
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Jag E-Type Seller is a Glass Half-Full Kind of Guy
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When I was a kid, one of my biggest joys was when the family would make a trek to the store where I could buy a new car model. I preferred the Revell models, but Monogram had some good ones too. While I pine for those days sitting at the dining room table- spread with…
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It was Nice Knowing You: YZ400 Powered Buggy-Thing
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We’re always astounded by mismatched levels of fabrication ability. Case in point: the creator of this buggy thing had the means to build this death trap contraption, but elected not to fit it with a windshield, cage or body panels beyond what looks like plexiglass. He (no way this was a girl) apparently has two…
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Turbo 6-Series Project Brings the Crazy by the Bucketload
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The good news is, for the $4995 asking price, the seller throws in a 2-ton engine hoist. The bad news is pretty much everything else. This project is the automotive equivalent of getting a whole foil-tray worth of leftover pasta from the company lunchroom on your way out the door at 6:30pm. So much food!…
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Last Call- Fetish Art or Ultimate Theft Deterrent?
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There are many reasons why the Smart Plus Four failed in the market, but lack of snakes wasn’t one of them. Image Source: [UAE-Fist via KingSol]
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Lamborghini Espada For Sale: I Give Up On These Damn Webers Edition
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Lamborghinis from the ’70s are the tourettes of exotic cars- twitchy, edgy, and with the constant threat that they will undertake some radical dynamic that will end up with you in a ditch wondering what the hell just happened. On top of that, the Bizzarrini-designed 3,929-cc V12 is one of the most temperamental engines to…
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What the Hell? "1947" Fiat-Crosley Thing
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My first thought was Dr. Seuss Goes Racing. Beyond that, it devolves into a bunch of “huh?” and “what?”. To begin with, ain’t no way this is a 1947 anything. The seller bought it from the daughter of the original owner (and likely, builder), meaning we’re at least two levels removed from the real story.…
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Mi Casa Es Su Casa de Eldorado
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Hemmings comes up with some odd-ball stuff from time to time, and today’s find is one of the oddest. Yeah, that’s an Eldorado Shooting-Brake with a pair of lovely caddy humps on the fenders pretending to cover the dual spares. Hemmings says that it was a George Barris creation, named Casa de Eldorado, and based…
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Basket Case M535 Will End You
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Like I said before, our LeMons BMW 633csi has given me a bad case of BMWs-with-overbite fever (hyperarchomunichosis, in technical terms). As such, I’ve got saved searches on Craigslist, eBay and Autotrader classic for 70s and 80s BMW 5 and 6-series cars. With the reserve met at a mere $999, today’s find may well be…
