Archive for 'Vintage Cars' Category
When Is Old Car Restoration Really Reproduction?
24 May 2007After our story about the 1967 Mustang Fastback body shells that are available now, there was a little controversy in the comments about how those shells could be used to fake an original Mustang. I added my own comment to the discussion:
These body shells simply respond to the demand for clean cars that are almost [...]
Corvair Futura Concept Car
18 March 2007Even when you think you have seen most of the concept cars from years past, once in a while one shows up, like this Corvair Futura concept car, that has you scratching your head. I had to stop and look because I just don’t recall ever seeing it before.
It is listed on eBay as a [...]
Twin Turbo Lower 48 Tucker Hot Rod
13 March 2007The “Lower 48″ Tucker hot rod is the work of Rob Ida Concepts, a New Jersey company with long roots in the auto business. Rob’s grandfather, Joe, had a Tucker dealership back in 1947 but unfortunately, Tucker itself went out of business. Though Joe never had a Tucker of his own, his son Bob and [...]
Mercedes 190 Body for BMW Z3
4 February 2007Duesen Bayern, a Japanese company, is offering a complete rebody for BMW Z3 roadsters. The finished car is called the Duesen Bayern Mystar and turns the BMW into a convincing Mercedes 190 roadster, all of the performance and modern engineering of the BMW with all of the classic panache of the Mercedes 190. After digging [...]
Five Million Dollar Cobra Super Snake
20 January 2007The highest priced car ever sold by Barrett Jackson just crossed the block. Carroll Shelby’s own original twin supercharged Super Snake AC Cobra sold for $5 million. I have said before the many Cobra replicas, some very poorly designed and constructed, were beginning to cheapen the Cobra image. The originals were superb cars in their [...]
62 Corvette Body Style for C5 Corvette - The CRC
29 November 2006The 1962 Corvette had a classic body style, a favorite of many Corvette enthusiasts, but the tremendous advances in suspension and drivetrain make the modern Corvette so superior to the early models, there simply isn’t any comparison. If a great driving experience is what you’re after, the new Vettes are the clear winner.
But what if [...]