Author: B. Mitchell Carlson
B. Mitchell Carlson has been an SCM contributor since 1998. Our resident truck guy, B. Mitchell has been writing about the vintage-truck market for 30 years. The first vehicle he ever drove was his father’s 1968 Ford F-100 pickup.
Bronco: The Sequel
We still don’t have the new Ford Bronco that FoMoCo promised us at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. But if you want a Bronco that’s more modern than the drafty rattletrap 1966–77 first-gen, maybe it’s time to consider the true successor to the original: the 1984–1990 Bronco II. A chip […]
Three Best Buys From Monterey
Usually, getting a good buy at one of the Monterey Car Week auctions is just as likely as having no traffic on California 68 between Monterey and Salinas on Friday morning. Yet it does happen. The following three cars — at three different venues — represent good buys for the […]
Forced-Induction Foxes
When the Fox-body Ford Mustang arrived for 1979, Ford had to deal with a market that favored economy more than performance. The OPEC oil crisis had unfolded just as the Mustang II was introduced for 1974. While that car sold well, it was lambasted for lackluster performance. The lukewarm 302-ci […]
The Euro Pontiac
Pontiac tried to re-establish itself as GM’s performance brand in the 1980s. To help it steer that course, they built the 1984–88 Fiero. Yet there was one model that had all the buzz before and during the era of the Fiero and today is all but forgotten — the 6000 […]
The Hot Dakota
The Dakota was Chrysler’s reaction to the Ford Ranger and Chevy S-10. It was introduced for the 1987 model year and lasted until 2011, produced through three generations. Generally a well-selling worker bee, the Dakota did make a splash with a convertible Sport version in 1989–91. In addition, since Carroll […]
1985 Chevrolet K10 Silverado SWB pickup
Fresh 350-ci V8 engine Rebuilt TH350 automatic transmission Body-on frame restoration Entire powertrain is brand new Power steering and brakes Power windows Air conditioning and heat New paint and interior AM/FM radio
1962 Chevrolet Corvair 95 Rampside pickup
In 1962, only 4,102 Corvair 95 Rampside trucks were built. This truck is registered in the Corvanatics Corvair 95 Registry and is one of only 101 registered. All of the registry paperwork is included. It was completely restored and is in show-quality condition. As the trim tag indicates, this truck […]
1901 Oldsmobile Model R “Curved Dash” Runabout
Offered from the Richard L. Burdick Collection Owned by only two families since new Wonderful preservation throughout, including paint and upholstery Dated as a 1901 by the Veteran Motor Car Club of Great Britain Ideal for the Antique Automobile Club of America Historic Preservation of Original Features class This iconic, […]
Lincoln’s Q-Ship
Lincoln cars traditionally had unique engines, dating all the way back to inception by Henry Leland. But the purchase of the company by Henry Ford, refinement by Edsel Ford, and restructuring in the post-World War II era by Henry Ford II all led to an all-time great engine, sourced from […]