Tag: 60s
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Triumph TR-6 with Nissan RB25DET Power!
Many a Triumph has seen upgrades over the years, often with American V8 power; but this owner took a different approach. Purists may not like Japanese power in a TR, but this seems like the best way to get monster power into this while appearing somewhat stock and maintaining the smooth inline six cylinder theme.…
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Semi-Famous Oddity: 1960 Electric Micro-Car
This car is something of a mystery, even though it was featured on the TV show American Restoration. It was referred to as an Electric Mini-Car, but that seems to be a generic descriptor. Regardless, about $18K was spent restoring it and the original fiberglass body sits on a new frame with new motor, batteries,…
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Here’s One for Next Year’s Independence Day Parade
What do you get when you combine a C4 Corvette with the VIN from a 1966 Ford wagon and a homemade wood body? This thing. The seller is obviously proud of this oddity and we guess he or she should be. You’ll either love this or hate it, so we don’t need to add much…
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Go Electric or Go Original? Semi-Converted NSU Prinz 30
We’ve featured the NSU Prinz 30 before, so we’ve briefly explained that it was a German brand acquired by VW and rolled into Audi in the 60s. These tend to pop up as projects, and today’s feature is no exception. Our last Prinz 30, which was attached to a pallet, makes this “rescued-from-the-hedge-but-complete” example look great!…
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A Jeep is just too large
The Crofton Bug was a mini-Jeep based on the prior Crosley Farm-O-Road and featuring a Crosley engine. These only offered two-wheel drive, but had dual transmissions to gear them down for slippery conditions. One recently crossed the block at auction and Hemmings has a very recent (pre-auction) article on that one. This is a running,…
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Six-Wheeled 1968 Cadillac!
Rarely do we see such a bizarre vehicle with so little explanation. But, does it really need any? This is a strange combination of a shorty, in terms of its cockpit and a stretch, in terms of its hood. Once that work was done, how could one not have gone added and made it a…
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The One and Only Satin Galaxie 500 5.9 Cummins
A modern, turbo-diesel inline six in a full-sized 60s sedan. Why not? This Galaxie was featured on BangShift.com before it was painted matte black. It features a Cummins turbo-diesel inline six with a claimed 500+ horsepower and who knows how much torque. The asking price is high, but so is the cool factor! The matte…
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Does The World Need A Volvette 1800?
One day, someone looked at his or her 1992 Corvette and said “why not make that into a Volvo 1800 replica?” The rest is history. Strange, strange history. Underneath, this is a claimed fully functional 178K mile Corvette. The pictures really tell the rest of the story. We find it hard to believe anyone will…
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Quickie: Baja Beetle Project
Here we have a Baja Beetle listed as a project but without many specifics. Sadly, those extra wheels are just laying there – this is not a six-wheeler (unlike the Festiva pickup we recently posted). Despite providing almost no useful information, the text in this add raises questions: 1) What the hell does “panchostein” mean??…
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Short Type 2: Project car or Objet d’Art?
Here we have a shortened VW Bus, much like that sold be Gas Monkey Garage at Scottsdale this year, but in rather worse condition. This bus has no engine, trans or title and is claimed to be rusted out. This is likely going to be an art object at this point, but would sure be…