Showing posts with label Loony Labor Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loony Labor Day. Show all posts

Monday, September 4, 2017

Loony Labor Day Part II: 1975 Chevrolet C-30

We continue our celebration of lunacy with this next Loony Labor Day celebration which looks to be the perfect car for a nice late summer day cruise... as long as it isn't too sunny or if there is any chance of rain.  Find this 1975 Chevrolet C-30 here on eBay bidding for $7,500 reserve-not-met with 5 days to go, located in Garland, TX.


Loony Labor Day: 1963 Chevrolet Corvette

I bet you thought we'd forgotten about Loony Labor Day.  (whoa...today is Labor Day...where did the summer go?).  Anyway, if you are new to the lunacy around here, let me introduce you to  DT's annual end of summer tradition of featuring the craziest cars for sale on the web.  Find this 1963 Chevrolet Corvette here on eBay offered for $8,500 buy-it-now or make-offer located in Annandale, MN.



Monday, September 7, 2015

Loony Labor Day: 1973 Saab Sonett III

A stock SAAB Sonett is a loony car, powered by 2-stroke or V4 mated to the front wheels with an Italian inspired design created/executed by a group of Swedes.  The 3rd generation Sonett was a strange looking vehicle when new, but somehow a customizer turned this one into even MORE of a head turner spit-taker.  Find this 1973 Saab Sonett III custom offered here on eBay bidding for $2,600 reserve-not-met with a $6,000 buy-it-now located in Sarasota, FL.  Tip from Rene.

What Am I? Loony Labor Day Version

What would a Monday be without the picture puzzle known as What Am I?  Of course, today is Loony Labor Day, so the What Am I? subject is going to be something on the loony side of the street.  Figure out the car and find it for sale.


Loony Labor Day: 1981 Trumph TR7?

The Triumph TR7 was a British built classic that is easily identified by its signature wedge shape, but when someone adds custom black/white checkers and a big TR7(?) on the windscreen...it makes you stop and wonder.  Find this 1981 Trumph TR7? here on eBay bidding for $3,050 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go, located in Roseville, CA.


Loony Labor Day: 1995 Lincoln Ranchero Town Truck


Let's start off Loony Labor Day with a simple custom that isn't any more bizarre than the average crap classics we post on a regular basis.  This homage to Homerica started out as a second generation (1990-1997) Lincoln Town Car sitting on the Panther platform shared with the Mercury Grand Marquis and Ford's Crown Victoria.  It has been converted into an El Camino a Ranchero style pickup complete with Town Truck badging.  What could go wrong?  Find this 1995 Lincoln Ranchero Town Truck offered for $4,850 in Loves Park, IL via craigslist. Tip from James R.


Sunday, September 6, 2015

Loony Labor Day: Send Us Your Tips!

Tomorrow we kick off our annual tradition of featuring the craziest cars for sale on the web, in what we like to call Loony Labor Day. Most of the time the cars will be insane, sometimes the sellers, but the buyer's are the real oddballs.  Send in your best tips for cars like this 1983 Jaguar XJ-S 383 V8 stroker here on eBay bidding for $12,300 reserve-not-met with a few hours to go, located in Mount Morris, MI.

Monday, September 1, 2014

5k: Loony Labor Day El Camino 2-Fer-1: 1984 Ford Mustang Truck & 1983 BMW Truck

A cold breeze rustles falling leaves and garages all across the snow belt are prepared for the winter hibernation.  Who knows what sort of thing will emerge from the chrysalis when spring thaw arrives. Don't have a project ready for your empty garage space?  Don't fret, because DT has a double feature ready for your needs as our final Loony Labor Day segment. Find this 1984 Ford Mustang Truck & 1983 BMW Truck offered for an undisclosed price from a seller in Hamilton, OH via craigslist.  Tip from Derrick.


5k: Loony Laborbaker: 1949 Studebaker Built On S-10 Chassis

The first Labor Day was celebrated on a grey Tuesday in 1882.  It was the work of a New York City Labor Union flexing its muscles and sticking it to the man.  Similar celebrations occur all over the world but in the form of pre-summer May Day celebrations, but here in the US of A, the Man was anxious to not allow this sort of nonsense to blossom into full scale riots, so he usurped the holiday and created a national Labor Day holiday.  You can read a dry rendition written by the Man himself on the Department of Labor (thanks to Hank for the new link!!) website, but what you should really check out is this next Loony Labor Day feature, a 1949 Studebaker built on S10 chassis currently bidding for $8,078 reserve-not-met on eBay, located in Upton, MA with a few hours to go.


5k: Loony Labor Day: 1980 Triumph TR7

Welcome back to DT's annual end of summer tradition of featuring the craziest cars for sale on the web, a segment we like to call Loony Labor Day. To qualify as a Loony Labor day entry, the cars will be insane, or the seller will be nuts...or maybe even the buyers.  For 2014, our first feature is this 1980 Triumph TR7 custom currently bidding for $6,000 reserve-not-met with about a day to go on eBay, located in Sprague, WA.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

??k: Loony Labor Donk: A Buick And A Pontiac...

The final Loony Labor Day feature for this year comes out on Labor Tuesday...is that a real thing..? Nope, just made it up.  However, there is precedent because the first Labor Day was celebrated on a Tuesday in 1882 - actually the work of a NYC Labor Union flexing its muscles and "sticking it to the man."  Similar celebrations occur all over the world but in the form of pre-summer "May Day" celebrations, but the "Man" was anxious to not allow this sort of nonsense to blossom into full scale riots, so he usurped the holiday and created a national "Labor Day" holiday.  You can read a dry rendition written by the "Man" himself on the Department of Labor website, but you've probably got better things to do...like read about the pair of Buick and Pontiac Donks for sale in the SF Bay Area via craigslist.  Tip from Kaibeezy.


Monday, September 2, 2013

5k: Bratzilla: 1980 Subaru Brat Monster Truck

It has been a long Labor Day. Too much food, drinks, family and loony cars all over the normally sane pages of Daily Turismo.  This next feature needs no long and meandering soliloquy/introduction other than to state this is possibly the third most dangerous thing to come from Japan, the first is the actual Godzilla and the second is radioactive seawater.  Find this 1980 Subaru Brat "Brazilla" Monster truck for sale in Spokane, WA for sale for an undisclosed amount of money or trade for random junk.  Tip from Oldsmobuick.


5k: Crazy Train: 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS

There was a time when Cadillac built high end luxury cars that were built to give the best driving experience to their owners in their day-to-day lives, and not set lap times on the Nürburgring.  Sometime between the golden era and today Cadillac stopped offering the latest and best luxury features and started offering cars that were just good enough for their elderly buyers and recently have been focused on chasing German cars and their lap times. In the meantime companies like Tesla figured out how to build exclusive and exciting cars and Cadillac only soldiers on with something that people in Nebraska (no offense to any Cornhusker readers) and Nürburg would find exciting, but they lost the Hollywood glamour along the way.  Thankfully on the used car market, a nasty little devil called depreciation levels the playing field and a used Cadillac from the front-drive-era can be a surprising treat for a pittance.  Find this 2001 Cadillac Seville SLS for sale in Hollywood, FL currently bidding for $3,550 with one day to go.


5k: Loony Labor Day: 1946 Seagrave Crap Rod

Welcome back to our annual tradition of featuring the craziest cars for sale on the web, in what we like to call Loony Labor Day. Sometimes the cars will be insane, other times the sellers, and maybe even the buyers.  Today's first feature started out as a pre-war fire truck that likely resembled this example, but is now a speed bump scraping, zero overhang rat rod, surely the product of pills or some genetic disorder.  Find this 1946 Seagrave Rat Rod with GMC V12 power, currently bidding on ebay for $4,959 reserve-not-met with 4 days to go.

Monday, September 3, 2012

5k: 1957 Chevy Wagon: Loony Labor Day!

The '57 Chevy is the quintessential American '50s car for restorations, probably because GM originally built 1.5 million cars that today can be called a '57 Chevy.  GM sold them as 2/4 door sedans, 2/4 door hardtop, 2 door convertible and 2/4 door wagons.  The result is that it is one of the most restored and recognizable classics from the '50s, but that didn't stop this 'customizer' from hacking about 3 feet and a set of doors from this 1957 Chevy Wagon and now selling it for $3500 via craigslist in Kingman, AZ.