Tag: 70s
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The Car I Like to Call the Lotus Eclair
Many of our readers may know that the Lotus Elite of the 50s/60s was one of the most beautiful sports cars ever made and had the track credit to match. We previously posted a 70s Elite and noted that it was, well, nothing like its predecessor. Today’s subject car is the Eclat,which was a fastback sister…
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A Kougar, not a Cougar
There was a time when the concept of Jaguar E-Type “donor cars” existed. These days, almost any E is worth restoring, but that wasn’t always true, based on values. In the 70s, the Kougar Sport was a kit car that used E-Type running gear and other bits to make a nostalgiac ‘vintage’ racer. Interestingly, these…
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Why Not just Pop Down and Drive this Back?
There are a number of concerns here: Ford did not offer a convertible version of this Capri “There was a fire in the back seat, so fire fighters broke all Windows except front windshield” It’s in Tijuana There’s no evidence this ever had a top (well, aside from the steel one removed with tin snips)…
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Why? 38K miles 1975 Buick Skyhawk
If a Chevy Monza is not unusual enough for you, these days, how about a Buick Skyhawk? This is likely the most luxurious of the GM H-Body cars, which is a relative thing. While these were ‘just cars’ back in the 70s to early 80s, these have aged surprisingly well vs. some other 70s vehicles.…
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Pre-Costanza Mopar Woodgrain: ’78 Town and Country
Unlike the famous-due-to-Seinfeld woodgrain LeBaron, this ’78 Town and Country offers genuine rear-wheel drive and a V8. Okay, it’s a 70s 318 and likely offers frighteningly low horsepower, but probably has decent enough torque and, let’s be honest, this thing isn’t likely going racing, anyway. The seller claims 76K original miles and, despite so-so photos,…
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I always say: “When Life Give You a RHD 1976 Datsun 1200 Ute”…
…Make a General Lee tribute! This was apparently brought in from OZ. Unfortunately, it’s one year too new to be smog exempt in California. The seller mentions many upgrades and some, hopefully minor, rust issues. $8,500 seems aggressive if the rust is anywhere near significant. Then again, the buyer will be the only one on…
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Barely Broken In @ 103K miles: 1979 Volvo 242DL
Here we have what appears to be a good, honest used Volvo. Well, for a Volvo, it’s barely been used in 35 years, as it has only 103K miles. If it’s received basic care, this B21 four cylinder should have tons of life remaining. While the cheesy carpeted dash cover (just like the one in…
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Rare, Pre-Maxima Wagon
Before there was the Maxima, there was the 810. This wagon shares an inline six with the 280ZX, which should mean good, smooth fun. 810s don’t come along often, and the wagons are very rarely seen. Yeah, it lacks a clutch pedal, but this would be a cruiser anyway. The seller claims 66K miles and…
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“Taken apart to refit and stored in garage.” What could go wrong?
Here we have the very rare Jensen GT, which is basically a hatchback/shooting brake version of the Jensen Healey roadster. That means this is powered by the excellent Lotus twin-cam and offers greater rigidity than the roadster, but with a slight weight penalty. This is a non-running project car that appears to be complete, though…
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Just another Fiat 850 Body Type
Recently, we featured a Fiat 850 Sedan, which is the most formal of the 850 bodies. In that article, we referenced, among others, the Coupe version. Low and behold, one has come along on Craigslist. This one’s a project, but the seller claims lots of recent work – essentially everything mechanical. The body appears to…