Tag: Coachbuilder
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1979 Cadillac Seville Pickup Conversion with Crack Pipe Price
You want odd proportions? We got ’em! This poor ’79 Seville was subjected to “coachbuilt” pickup conversion, probably early in its life, as these sort of things happened back then. The ’76 Seville was a big deal. While youngsters might look at this and see a tank, this was a much more compact and cleanly-styled…
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Rare Doesn’t Always Mean Desireable: 1984 Stutz Victoria
Stutz was once a proud marque in the US, but its attempted Resurrection in the 1970s did not go well and let’s just say it did not produce the most tasteful of cars. Supposedly, Elvis Presley bought the very first 1971 Bearcat when the name was revived – that should tell you how subtle and…
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Coachbuilt 1979 Ford Thunderbird Convertible
No, Ford never made a Ford convertible between the mid-60s and the 2002 “final bird.” Coachbuilt convertibles were very much a thing in this era, as there were no factory convertibles for several years, due to DOT regulations which were rumored, but never came about. These beasts filled a void and, thanks to them, we…
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Cheapest Rally Fighter Available?
Normally, you’d have to spend about $100K for one of these Arizona-built beasts, but this one is a bit more than a third of that price. Did we mention it has been rolled? Given this is built around a tubular (totally??) space frame, the body panels are not really necessary. Could you strip this and…
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Exxcellent Convertible Maxima with Suicide Doors
Have you ever looked at a mid-2000s Maxima and wondered what it would look like as a convertible with suicide doors? Wonder no more. The seller claims this is one of one, but provides no information on what company did the conversion. Supposedly, this has been reinforced with a hidden, steel tube structure. Do you…
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A Corolla for Restoration?
A rusty, rough Corolla is usually just a good candidate for scrap metal and engine donation, but this one is a rare convertible, done by a company called Griffith and likely sold at the Toyota dealer at the time. Does that mean it’s worth restoring? The good news here is 67K miles, but that can…
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Quaalude Convertible!
The seller claims this first-gen Prelude convertible is one of a kind, but I remember seeing one or two of these back in the day. As such, there must have been at least one “coachbuilder” churning these out. Regardless, it’s cool to see any first-gen Prelude, these days, and the can opener job on the…
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More Milanese Goodness
Esteemed editor DS previously posted one of these, but I couldn’t pass on this one when it popped up. That’s partially because the ad is so bad. Do people think Craigslist will charge by the line for their ad? Also, why must they scream? The seller provides astonishingly little information, but proudly states that “only…
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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…
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Pre-OJ Bronco…with four doors
Say, who’s this new DS fella, and why shouldn’t I fill him with daylight?! First of all, cool your Q-jets. Also, stop talking like a 1930s gangster in a Ford V-8. I’m always surfing for some strange on the Los Angeles craigslist. Strange cars, mostly. What do a Volvo 262C, Chrysler Conquest, and Sterling 827 SLi…