Tag: 70s
-
The first of the Saab Turbos
Here we have a first year Saab 99 Turbo! These are cool cars in general, but what’s great here is that the car appears to be very original, down to the decals and wheels. Click for eBay ad Tuolumne, CA $2,550 with 9 bids and reserve not met These are some of the coolest factory…
-
A Free Spirit worth Saving?
I confess I had never heard of this ‘special’ edition Buick until I saw this ad. An article at Examiner.com gives you more than enough background on this. Basically, this was an Indy 500 pace car replica, though About the only good news here is the 350 V8 with a four barrel. As noted in the…
-
Rare Datsun 710
It’s sometimes hard to keep track of 70s Datsun models beyond the Z. The 710 would eventually morph into our Stanza for the US market, but only years later. The 610, which replaced the famous 510, was positioned a bit higher than this and was slightly bigger. Did that help clear things up? I didn’t…
-
Mach None
Everyone knows the Mustang II was a product of trying times. The enthusiast appeal, admittedly waning since the Mustang got a bit porky in 1971 and then the big block went away in 1972 and all engines got weezier, was completely sucked out at the Mustang II launch. Yes, the car was based on the…
-
Houston via Milan
“Still Tippin’ on four fours, wrapped in four Vogues” Who is Mike Jones? The rapper repped the Houston rap scene in the early naughties with archetypical grille “bling” in his mouth and even blingier grilles on his old school lowriders. The lyric above glorifies whitewall-wearing 84s, slang for the optional wheels which graced only 1983 and 1984 Cadillac Eldorados. Also known as…
-
RARE! A Used 1978 Corvette Anniversary Edition!
It seems like most of these – along with their Pace Car sisters – were put away in 1978 or thereabouts and have 100 miles or less on them. This is rare because it was rode hard and put up wet. Actually, we don’t know that – it’s possible that the garage collapsed on this…
-
Cherokee Chief
These just don’t come around often anymore, but were once a fairly common sight. They were always badass, and the big block in this one backs that up. Obviously, the exterior isn’t good aesthetically, but the seller claims there’s little bodywork to be done, so it’s mostly paint if you would choose to touch it.…
-
Remember Custom Towing Vans from the 70s and 80s?
In case you don’t, they looked like our subject car minus the thirty years of neglect. Crew cab, dually trucks with massive towing capacity weren’t always the answer if you wanted to tow something and haul some people around. Back in the day, it wasn’t altogether uncommon to see these custom van/trucks with a fifth…
-
Boss 429 + Ranchero Squire? Sure!
Here we have something beyond a ‘mild custom’. Someone decided a Ranchero Squire needed to be fully tubbed and modified to accept a Boss 429 engine. While they were at it, they added nitrous. A quick check of the interwebs shows this car has been for sale off and on for quite some time. See…
-
First Gen Celica in COMPTON
Recently, we posted a 1980s Celica in okay condition. Here’s the original – a 1976 Celica GT that appears to be in great shape. The seller provides quite a bit of info, which is always nice. The claimed mileage is 63K miles, which is amazing, but the interior condition seems to back it up. Two…