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A Mercedes for the Farm, Woods or Battlefield
In the United States, Mercedes-Benz Unimogs are rare enough to qualify as mild curiosities, but these tough, fear-no-road trucks are also inching up on the cool meter, especially with military-vehicle buffs. You’ll see them scattered around the countryside — often in the mountain areas of the western United States — but few know their long,…
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1981 Renault 5 Turbo
The Renault 5 Turbo is a hatchback with a high-performance engine. This French car debuted at the Brussels Motor Show in January of 1980. At this time, rally cars were climbing in popularity. The design of this car was tailored towards the rally car market, but a street version also was sold. During its four-year…
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1982 Chevrolet Corvette Collector Edition
One of 6,759 produced 14,515 miles believed to be original Bloomington Gold Certified in 2005 Original window sticker Matching-numbers 350-ci, 200-hp engine Automatic transmission Factory air conditioning Tilt/telescopic steering column Power steering Power brakes Power seat Power dock locks Power outside mirrors and antenna Cruise control Bronze-tinted glass T-tops Bose radio Aluminum wheels BF Goodrich…
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1958 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz “Raindrop” Prototype
A one-off GM Design prototype with numerous unique features Equipped with the fascinating Raindrop automatic top Reportedly used by Harley Earl during his retirement in Florida Documented and well researched An important landmark in 1950s GM styling
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1966 Ford Mustang GT convertible
Triple-black A-code Mustang GT convertible 289/225-hp V8 engine Four-speed transmission Four-barrel carburetor GT exhaust Power convertible top Deluxe Pony interior Rally Pac gauges Woodgrain console and dash Chrome luggage rack Fog lamps AM radio Styled steel wheels Double-red-stripe tires High-gloss paint on straight body Raven Black with black interior and top Red GT stripe
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1969 Dodge Dart Hemi Custom
Upgraded with a Mopar 478-cubic-inch Hemi engine using twin Holley 4-barrel carburetors on a cross ram intake manifold. Tubular headers, MSD ignition and a host of other performance tweaks are included. The car features Wilwood front disc brakes and rear drum brakes, following the Hemi Dart theme. The Dart’s clean economical lines are nicely finished…
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1932 Ford “Jim Khougaz” roadster
Clocked at 141.95 mph at El Mirage Dry Lake in 1949 Winner of numerous concours awards and featured in many hot rod publications Driven on the Colorado Grand, the California Mille, and Monterey Historics An iconic and historically important hot rod
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1974 Stutz Blackhawk Coupe
The Stutz Blackhawk was an American high-end specialty luxury car manufactured from 1971 through 1987. The Stutz Motor Company was revived in August 1968 by New York banker James O’Donnell. He joined forces with retired Chrysler stylist Virgil Exner, who designed the new Blackhawk. The new Blackhawk was prototyped by Ghia in Italy at a…
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1970 Dodge Challenger T/A
This factory racer is a time capsule back to the height of the American muscle car revolution. Developed in the AAR (All American Racers) chassis shop of legendary racer/owner Dan Gurney, the car was then transferred to Ray Caldwell’s Autodynamics Racing fabrication shop. There, Autodynamics finished the chassis developmental work and took over final race…
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1991 GMC Syclone Pickup
It was born for performance and became the fastest production pickup in America. Hot Rod magazine wrote in October 1990: “With the Syclone, GMC has taken the most significant step of any manufacturer on transforming the pickup into a true sport truck…The Syclone may be the most significant performance vehicle built in the last 20…