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A Rare 1970 MkII Manta Ray Beach Buggy

Ben Branch February 22, 2024
Manta Ray Beach Buggy
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of the few surviving examples of the Manta Ray Beach Buggy, it’s a MkII variant from 1970 with a design based on the Dean Jeffries Mantaray II Kyote design that was…

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For Sale: A Recently Built Range Rover Dakar Rally Racer

Ben Branch February 21, 2024
Range Rover Dakar Classic Racer
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4
  • Rally

This is a 1980 Range Rover V8 that was painstakingly rebuilt into a competitive rally car by Roberto Rettani – an experienced race car builder and FIA ACI Sport technical commissioner. It was built…

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1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” Rallye Pack 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 20, 2024
Ford Pinto Cruising Wagon Rallye Pack
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is a 1980 Ford Pinto “Cruising Wagon” with the rare Rallye Pack option and a 4-speed manual transmission. These wagons are hard to come by in good condition as many rusted out or…

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Warehouse Discovery: The 1968 Kershaw “Cruiseaire” Toronado Limousine

Ben Branch February 18, 2024
Kershaw Cruiseaire
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  • Classic Cars

This is the Kershaw “Cruiseaire,” it was built in 1968 on the chassis of an Oldsmobile Toronado as a new kind of limousine and/or mobile office for the well-heeled businessman. Interestingly, the design of…

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Retro Adventure Wagon: A 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook Camper 4×4

Ben Branch February 17, 2024
Toyota Hilux Chinook Pop-Up Camper 4×4
  • Adventure
  • Camping
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a 1973 Toyota Hilux Chinook that’s been converted into a retro pop-up camper with a four-wheel drive conversion, a 5.3 liter Vortec V8, a dual range transfer case, and accommodation for two…

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Aircraft Hangar Find: A 1963 Chevrolet Corvette 4-Speed

Ben Branch February 16, 2024
Chevrolet Corvette Project Car
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This 1963 Chevrolet Corvette is now being offered for sale on eBay after spending many years sitting under a layer of dust at the Salem Municipal Airport in a hangar next to a Cessna….

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The Troy Roadster: A Fascinating American Low-Volume Production Car

Ben Branch February 14, 2024
Troy Roadster By 7Fifteen Motorworks
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the Troy Roadster, there can be little argument that it’s one of the most sensational American cars currently in low-volume production. It’s also one of the lightest at just 2,200 lbs. The…

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For Sale: An Air-Cooled Wombat

Ben Branch February 13, 2024
Wombat Kit Car
  • Cars
  • Classic 4x4

This is a Wombat, it looks like the kid brother of the Humvee but it has no relation to it – it’s one of hundreds of cars that have been built from kits supplied…

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Rare Prototype For Sale: A 1970 Holden Torana GTR-X

Ben Branch February 12, 2024
Holden Torana GTR-X Car
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  • Classic Cars

This is the only Holden GTR-X in private hands anywhere in the world, it’s one of only two surviving prototypes, and it’s now being offered for sale for the first time in years. For…

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Arizona Barn Find: A Rare 1983 Audi Quattro

Ben Branch February 10, 2024
Audi Quattro Barn Find
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is an original 1983 Audi Quattro that somehow found its way into a barn in Arizona. It remained there since the year 2000 gathering dust before eventually being acquired as part of a…

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Nitro-Powered: An Allis-Chalmers 416 Lawn Tractor Dragster

Ben Branch February 9, 2024
Allis-Chalmers 416 Lawn Tractor Dragster
  • Cars
  • Curious Contraptions

This is an Allis-Chalmers 416 Lawn Tractor dragster that’s powered by a nitromethane-fueled 348cc four-stroke single cylinder engine, sending power back through a 6-speed manual transmission. Some may question the purpose of such a…

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Garage Find: An Original 1970 Dodge Super Bee

Ben Branch February 8, 2024
1970 Dodge Super Bee
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  • Classic Cars

The Dodge Super Bee was developed hastily to challenge the still-new Plymouth Road Runner that had been released in 1968 and enjoyed strong sales across the country. This example of the Super Bee has been…

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