All kinds of fancy schmancy car events happen at the beach at places like Pebble Beach, Amelia Island, or Boca Raton...but sometimes the best cars are for driving around on the beach instead of showing at the beach. Like this 1991 Mazda MX-5 offered for $7000 near Grover Beach, CA via craigslist. Tip from Sean who writes: The answer is always Miata, even at Pismo Beach
There are places around the world where having a lifted 4X4 is functional, useful, and downright essential for daily driving during monsoon season, winter, or Black Friday. Los Angeles, California is not one of those places...so, naturally, I'm going to focus my search for lifted junk in the city of Angels. 
(Two years ago this was for sale, not it's back) -- People often forget that the load carrying capacity - or let's say utility in general - of a vehicle is directly proportional to how many eff's you don't give about it. Ever see that guy at the landscape supply having a half-yard of mulch dumped into the trunk of a Kia Sephia? Or the dude hunting out of a Matrix with a salvage title? He doesn't need a truck and an economy car because he already has both of them. Find this lifted 1986 Volvo 740GLE Turbo Diesel for sale in Havre de Grace, MD for $1,800 via craigslist.