Tag: 60s
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Very Rough Subaru 360
Is this one worth the trouble? The seller say it might be a Young, which was the sporty version. It may technically be salvageable and not a bad deal if bought cheaply. It will help if you can find a restoration shop which charges by the pound. Click for Craigslist ad Arizona, USA No Price…
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Lexus, Long Before Lexus
The Crown was Toyota’s most luxurious offering for many years. It was sold in the US for a short time and this could be a genuine US car, considering the steering wheel location. The seller doesn’t specify, but it seems the RS40 designation may mean it is powered by a 1.9-liter inline four, instead of…
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Datsun Roadster SR20 project
I love the idea of a Nissan SR20DE engine in a ’67 Datsun roadster. Why not take a highly regarded car and add a high-revving 2.0-liter four? I don’t love the idea of taking on someone else’s incomplete project. This project is not for the faint of heart, but an installed engine that starts, along…
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Rare Italian Sunbeam
The Rootes Groups had big dreams for its Sunbeam brand and those dreams seemed justified with the success of the Alpine sports car. One project that was green-lighted involved the odd choice to have coach builder Carrozzeria Touring design and build an expensive-to-produce, four-seat coupe powered by a 1.6L four cylinder. The result was the…
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Chopped and Narrowed Cougar
Here’s one of those ‘hard to sell’ cars that followed someone’s dream. Will they find a buyer who shares the vision? It seems pieces of the ’67 Cougar are still here, including the 390 V8, which has been overbored for even more torque. Interestingly, there are also a few Model A parts here. Why not?…
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Dare to be Different: AMC Rambler American Wagon
Are you looking for a surf wagon, but don’t want to park next to three other Nomads at every event? How about this 1960 Rambler American wagon? The car appears to be nice and straight. You’ll have to decide if you want to paint or leave it a little rat roddish. The engine is a…
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Shortvair
I like any ad that begins with “I have a collection of shortened cars.” Do we bother to ask why? If you must shorten a car, a Corvair seems like a decent choice, given the lack of a driveshaft… It looks like the body work has been done, which is obviously the biggest step if…
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Summer Truckin?
Here we have a cool little Datsun NL320 unibody pickup. Given these are really only going to be used as cruisers these days, I think these are cooler, with their integrated beds, vs. the ‘real’ truck available at the same time. If you need a shop truck, your opinion may vary. The seller says this…
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Rare Cale Yarborough Special
Here’s a rarely seen Mercury Cyclone Cobra Jet Cale Yarborough Special with ram air. Yes, this bad boy features the Ford 428 (that’s seven liters for our fans in Andorra) conservatively rated at 335HP and lots more torque. Personally, I’d be torn between this and a Torino Talladega. Same platform and same 428. One was…
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Never Heard of It: Mitsubishi Minica
Microcar + four on the tree = win? The seller claims this is the only Minica in the US, but I don’t know how to verify that. I can say I’ve never seen one. Apparently, this was a Japan market microcar and lasted a few generations. This was the first, however, and this sedan was related…