With the price of the typical well known vintage racing machine being more than the typical 401k, the conscientious classic buyer needs to dig deep into the well of weirdness to find something that is both atypical and inexpensive. Find this 1961 Devin 295 Drag Race Car here on eBay offered for $22950 buy-it-now or make-offer, located in Wilsonville, OR with less than one day to go.
I have to admit that this next car has me a bit stumped...and I don't say that lightly because y'all know I love some random piles of parts that would otherwise seem to have no purpose. But this thing. Wow. It was once a zippy little Triumph TR7 convertible with 4-cylinder power and an eye for the canyons, but it is now a slushbox equipped drag machine that is powered by a carb fed Buick V6. There must be some kind of bracket racing out in the sticks that this thing is a hot dog for its class...but I just couldn't imagine taking it out for a Friday night cruise with the wife or trying to convince the judges at the 24 Hours of LeMons that this is a Class C car. Find this 1987 Triumph TR7 Buick V6 offered for $4000 in Cincinnati, OH via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
It has been a few years since the Firebird marque (along with the entire Pontiac lineup) was tossed away like a pair of racing striped BVDs. Pontiac enthusiasts and 80s detective show enthusiasts alike will gravitate toward the Rockford era Firebird Forumla...and that isn't a bad thing at all. Find this 1979 Pontiac Firebird Formula offered for $4,000 in Pittsburgh, PA via craigslist. Tip from Rock On!
I love craigslist. It is the best place for finding picture of a picture in an advertisement. Some sellers don't have camera phones or the capability of uploading digital photos --and there is nothing wrong with that -- but the guy (or gal) who takes a picture of a picture is indeed a strange character. Find this 1968 Datsun 520 Pickup V8 offered for $6,000 in Schuyler, VA via craigslist. Tip from seant.
There are certain unexplainable market forces in the world associated with used cars, one is that value of a VW Bus is inversely proportional to the amount of space not occupied by windows and if you could build a Bus out of nothing but window glass, you would find it guarded by Leprechauns and growing rainbows. Another strange market force is the racing pedigree associated with...well...anything that raced. A busted old Volvo 1800S in pieces is worth a few grand, but stick some racing stickers on the side along with vintage photos and the next thing you know money rains down from the sky and Ed McMahon has risen from his grave to deliver a giant check. Today's feature is a down in the dumps classic with an interesting pedigree. Find this 1965 Ford Falcon El Condor drag car offered for $5995 via craigslist.