Fastest Production Car of Its Time
Every once in a decade a car manufacturer goes beyond the pale to produce a car so ahead of its time that it becomes legend from the gitgo. They say the design staff at the Coventry plant got so caught up in the design of the Jaguar XJ220 that it became an obsession to create the greatest sports car of all time. It was named the XJ220, referring to the 220 miles per hour factory rated top speed. As the costs mounted to build such a car, the price of the JX220 reached 470,000 pounds sterling. Sadly, only 282 of the XJ220 exotic sports cars was produced before the project was shut down by Jaguar. But that makes them so rare and desirable that they are revered in today’s collector car world.
In a rare offering, Legendary Motorcar Company has listed this 1993 Jaguar XJ220 for sale this week. One of the most coveted super cars ever introduced, the XJ220 still has just 703 actual miles as reported in the Legendary Motorcar Company review. It has the JV6 mid-mounted Turbocharged V6 engine tuned to produce 542 horsepower.
Shown on rare occasions, the XJ220 scored a 9.998 at the Jaguar Club of Florida Concours d’Elegance in 2021, and had previously taken a Best-in-Class award nationally. The car achieved a Best in Class win at the Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance, also in 2021. Of course, it comes heavily documented and has a known history. The XJ220 will be referred to in the same breath as the Ferrari F40, the Porsche 959 or the Bugatti EB110.
New Listings
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Classic Car News This Week
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The new site is more interactive and more fun to browse all of the many functions of the Cars-On-Line website. It will pull more traffic for our advertisers, and smooths out the listing process. Photos will now load in the blink of an eye, curing a problem we could not overcome on the old site structure.
To view ads on the new site all you have to do is click the “Vehicles For Sale” link at the top of the home page. There you will find hundreds of categories of ads to review. Click here to see for yourself. Try typing in your favorite keyword into the Search Function at the top of the page, i.e., Corvette, Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, etc. The addition of thumbnail photos to the listings menus makes viewing the ads easier and more fun to browse.
This Weeks Featured Stories
Rare Shelby Series 1
Carroll Shelby, for all of his successes in designing and racing sports cars, had never built a car from the ground up. He decided to scratch that itch when he developed his seminal achievement, the Shelby Series 1 exotic super car. This pristine 1999 Shelby Series 1 is being offered for sale by Fast Lane Classic Cars in St Charles, Missouri. They tell us it is the #004 car produced out of just 249 Series 1 cars every built. And they say it still has just 739 miles recorded since new. Shelby’s fascination with the Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0L DOHC V8 lead him to use the versatile power plant producing 320 horsepower. It has a ZF 6-speed manual transaxle. It was one of the first uses of carbon fiber and fiberglass together over an aluminum chassis. Race shop equipment such as the double wishbone suspension, inboard coilover shocks and 4-wheel disc brakes were also used. Click the link to review dozens of detailed photos.
Welcome a New Dealer
Top quality old school hot rods are at the intersection of classic rides and customs. Perfecting the art of making old new again is at the heart of hot rod culture. That’s where Traditional Motors Company comes in. Their bailiwick is classic cars and motorcycles. And their inventory of top quality customs is second to none. Evidence this 1932 Ford Roadster which would be as much at home at the Detroit Autorama as it would be in the gallery at Traditional. It is an all steel Brookville reproduction done right. The chassis is an American Stampings 1932 Ford steel frame with tubular center section. You will find many more of their quality offerings in this week’s New Listings here in the Cars-On-Line newsletter.
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1936 Plymouth Coupe
Fast Lane Classic Cars in St Charles, Missouri has some high quality street rods for sale in our New Listings today. This 1936 Plymouth Coupe is a rare one. You will be the only one with a Plymouth at your local car shows. They do a walk-around tour of the Victory Red rod and show off the polished wheels. It sounds good as they start it up. It is clean and nicely priced for a starter car. Click the video window above to see what we mean.
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Here are a few more ads with interesting videos:
| 1978 Ford F-150 Ranger | Big Block SS 396 | Video |
| 1977 Pontiac Trans Am | 455 HO, Temec 5-spd | Video |
| 1936 Ford Cabriolet | Hear that classic Ford V8 | Video |
Collector Cars with Low Miles
1961 Oldsmobile F-85
Here is a 1961 Oldsmobile F-85 with the rare aluminum V8 motor. It is being offered at Rich’s Car Corner in Shoreline, Washington. Rich tells us it has only 26k actual miles. These aluminum V8’s were so fuel efficient, they were very desirable back in the day. Have this one inspected to find out more. But hurry! The price is right, too.
Here are some recent Low Miles additions:
1939 Ford Deluxe, The Last Detail, N Chicago, IL, 50k miles
1951 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible, from Great Falls, MT, 47k orig miles
1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 from Carbondale, IL, 36k orig miles
2005 Custom Mustang from Parker, CO, 30k miles
2007 Corvette Z-51 from Lincoln, CA, 33k miles
You’ll find these and hundreds more in our Low Miles Section online now.
Project Vehicles for Restoration
Dodge Power Wagon
There is a lot to like about this 1969 Dodge W100 Power Wagon. First off, this is a rare big block with a 4-speed and 4-wheel drive. The 383 ci V8 has FiTech Fuel Injection, and comes with 33” All Terrain Tires. You can find out more when you contact Fast Lane Classic Cars in St Charles, MO. See dozens of photos at the link.
The following are just some of the cars available in the Project Car Section this week:
1934 Ford Sedan, Pine Bush, NY
1951 Mercury Convertible from Rochester Hills, MI
1955 Ford Thunderbird from Brillion, WI
1955 Packard Caribbean Convertible from Grand Marsh, WI
1957 Chevrolet Pickup from Lakeport, CA
1965 Chevy Suburban from Bellflower, CA
1969 Mustang Mach 1 428 from Thomaston, ME
1970 Plymouth Barracuda from Albany, OR
Find hundreds of project cars for sale in the Project Car Section.
Price Reduced
1963 Chevy Nova Gasser
A beautifully built 1963 Chevy Nova Gasser just got a price shave this week. It was built by a well known custom builder and is now being offered for sale by a collector in St George, UT. He says there are six figures invested in this ride. Has has all the documents on it also. It has a BP-400 w/508 hp, TKX Tremec 5-speed. 9-inch rear end with 31-spline axles, Lokar gears. Cold Case aluminum radiator, Summit electric water pump and dual fans and shrouds. Just this week he dropped the price from $65,000 down to $59,000. I think you’ll agree that is a lotta’ car for the money.
| Vehicle For Sale | Original Price | Reduced To |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 Backdraft Shelby Cobra | $95,000 | $90,000 |
| 2002 Ford Thunderbird | $25,000 | $20,000 |
| 1963 Dodge Polara | $26,000 | $21,000 |
| 1969 Camaro SS | $69,990 | $64,990 |
See more great deals in the Street Rod Section, or watch the the New Listings page.
Find more in the Off Road Section on Cars On Line.com. There’s even more on the New Listings page!
Delivery
Fresh ads appear first on the New Listings page.
Fresh ads appear first on the New Listings page.
You can see all the fresh ads as they are listed each day on the New Listings page.
You can see all the fresh ads as they are listed each day on the New Listings page.
You can see all the fresh ads as they are listed each day on the New Listings page.
See all the fresh ads on the New Listings page.
Find more in the Chevrolet Muscle Car Section of our website.
Find more in the Ford Muscle Car Section, or watch the fresh listings as they appear on the New Listings page.
Check the Mercury Muscle Car Section. Or you can see all the fresh ads as they are listed daily on the New Listings page.
Check the Pontiac Performace Section for more. See all the fresh ads listed on the New Listings page.
Check out the Buick Muscle Car Section. More listed daily on the New Listings page.
Late Model Sports Cars
You’ll find many more modern sports cars listed by year in the Late Model Sports Car Section.
Classic Customs
You’ll see more for sale in the Customs Section and on the New Listings page.
Pro Street
Plymouth Belvedere II
You’ll see more for sale in the Pro Street Section, or on the Cars On Line New Listings page.
See more for sale in the Truck Section or watch for fresh listings on the New Listings page.
See more great deals in the Luxury Car Section or on the New Listings page.
Muscle Car Clones
Chevelles are so hot you almost can’t afford a real SS anymore. So here is a 1971 Chevelle Convertible in SS trim with a 454 big block motor. Now you can’t do any better than that. It is so nice you would rather have it than a numbers matching Malibu, right? Click here to watch a video. There’s even more in the Muscle Car Section.
Make sure to watch our New Listings page for daily updates.
Deals of the Day
1977 Ford Ranchero GT
Today we want to introduce our readers to an interesting wholesale dealer in Shoreline, Washington where you will come across some of the best deals in the country. Meet Rich’s Car Corner, where Rich and his family run a small shop with some buried treasures. Here is a 1977 Ford Ranchero GT that has an NOM 400 ci V8 engine. It has recent paint with factory details, period correct turbine wheels, and the interior is said to have been redone. It will be our Deal of the Day on Saturday. The asking price is $13,999.
1979 Oldsmobile Hurst W-30
Rich also has a great deal on a 1979 Oldsmobile Hurst W-30 in his inventory this week. You may remember that Oldsmobile kept its muscle car customers satisfied by reintroducing the mid-sized Cutlass in muscle car special edition tributes. About 2,500 of these were produced based on the Cutlass Calais. This one will be our Deal of the Day on Sunday. The asking price is $14,999. You can’t beat that with a stick.
1949 Ford Coupe
The 1949 Ford Coupe with the single “bullet” front grille was a popular “new” body style and look for that era. It was one of the first new body styles to come out after World War II. Anything different was popular. This 2-Door Coupe is a “good solid car says Haggle Me, an internet broker representing their collector client. They say the car comes from Florida, and has a stock flathead V8 engine, 3-speed manual transmission, converted 12-volt electrical system, dual exhaust, aftermarket air conditioning and nice custom interior. In their words, “This car runs and drives excellent!” It will be our DEAL of the DAY on Monday. Their price: $19,900.
1960 Triumph TR3
If you have an adventurous spirit and a knack for working on British sports cars, this 1960 Triumph TR3 Roadster is a great find. It is being offered for sale through Beverly Hills Car Club in Los Angeles. Not a perfect car, the body needs some work and the top needs new cloth. But you don’t often see a ’60 this nice. It has wire wheels with two-eared knock-off wheel spinners, front-wheel disc brakes, SU dual carburetors, single exhaust outlet, Jaeger instruments, Lucas-branded ammeter gauge, convertible soft top frame, chrome bumpers, three-spoke steering wheel, whitewall tires, and side curtains on the side. It will be our DEAL of the DAY on Tuesday. I think you will agree that this is a lotta’ car for the money. They are asking $15,750.
Often there are more cars that deserve to be in the DEAL of the DAY than we can schedule for our front page feature. Here is a list of cars that just missed the cut for the DEAL of the DAY this week. Remember, you saw them here first:
| 1974 Mercury Cougar XR7 | $14,995 | Tampa, FL |
| 2015 Audi Q7 | $18,900 | Alsip, IL |
| 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Classic | $15,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 1984 TVR 280i Convertible | $11,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood Sedan | $17,900 | Morgantown, PA |
| 1989 Pontiac Firebird Formula | $15,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 1993 Mazda Miata Convertible | $11,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 1999 Mazda Miata MX-5 | $17,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP | $13,500 | Morgantown, PA |
Cars for under $10,000:
| 1974 Jagur XJ5L | $8,500 | Elkhart, IN |
| 1986 Dodge D250 Pickup | $7,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 2002 Cadillac Seville SLS | $8,500 | Morgantown, PA |
| 2006 Cadillac DTS Luxury | $8,995 | Brookfield, WI |
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