Tag: 60s
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This has no business in the US: Wolseley Six Limousine
I have certainly never seen one of these and I can’t imagine what it’s doing in the US. This seems to have a transverse I6 and thus front-wheel drive. Basically, it’s a microcar limo, of sorts. Click for eBay ad St. Louis, MO $6,200 with 9 bids and reserve not met -Post by CG Interior…
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Extremely Rare Wagon: Corvair Lakewood
Not everyone knows that the Corvair was more than a two-door sedan and convertible. There were vans and pickups, as well as this wagon variant. These don’t come around often, and I can only imagine not many were made. This one’s in good driver condition, though the seller refers to some amateur rust repair…
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Nicest Micro-Subie?
We’ve featured Subaru 360s before, but not one in truly great shape. This was the first car produced by Subaru/Fuji Heavy Industries and found its way to the US market with the help of none other than Malcolm Bricklin, later of Bricklin, Bertone X1/9 and Yugo fame, as well as at least one ill-fated attempt…
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Don’t call it the Nissan Petrol
Here we have a Nissan Patrol from the 1960s. While these are great trucks, it’s sad that the early once are the only ones the US market ever officially got. The Patrol soldiers on today as a sister product to our Infiniti QX56- errr – QX80 and past generations have served well in various UN-frequented…
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LR alternative? Austin Gipsy
The Gipsy (for some reason not spelled Gypsy) was BMC’s answer to the Land Rover, and we all know who won that battle, although that had to do with BMC and Rover merging into British Leyland. This one has a GM crate engine in place of the original four cylinder, so it’s not a car…
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Sweet Swede: Volvo 122S
Here we have a Volvo Amazon two-door that appears to be a good, honest used car. It’s not restored, but it also doesn’t appear to have major needs. A fair amount of recent work is claimed, including a rebuilt engine. If the B18 has been rebuilt, we wonder it is has 500K miles on it,…
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Rare Beauty: Studebaker GT Hawk with Four-Speed
The Studebaker Gran Turismo (GT) Hawk was the end of the line for the sporty Hawk, and close to the end of Studebaker’s run. This one features the 289 V8 and four-speed manual transmission, making it even rarer and more desireable. The seller claims this one has a new interior and doesn’t say much else,…
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A different Fiat 850
When I hear Fiat 850, I think roadster. That and the Siata Spring are the only two 850 variants we’ve posted. The 850 was, however, offered in sedan, coupe, wagon and van variants, as well. Today’s subject car is the two-door sedan. I really like this car for its quirkiness. Naturally, the driving experience would be…
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Another WTF Pickup Conversion
This obviously started as some sort of Volkswagen Type III. These rear-engin, rear-wheel-drive cars were offered in notchback, wagon, fastback and delivery bodies, but not pickups with beds. The paint only ads to the weirdness factor here, but we wonder what the interior looks like, as the seller provides no images and no details. Also,…
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Twice in a lifetime?
Recently, we featured a Honda S800 Coupe in unfinished condition and it’s no secret this is one of my favorite cars. Here we have the S600, which preceded the S800 and has the funky chain-drive rear end. This one needs restoration, but the seller claims it will run on fuel from a can. Would you…