Yesterday a beautiful classic 1950’s convertible was listed in our Buick Section that is so rare and hard-to-find that we had to show it to you here. This is a 1954 Buick Roadmaster Series 75C Convertible, one of only 52 documented in the Buick Registry. The current owners have cherished it for the past 32…
A little reported part of our automotive history is how the Lincoln brand became a competitor in the luxury car market with Cadillac and Packard. There was a dispute between Henry Leland, the Cadillac founder, and William Durant, GM’s head honcho. Leland left Cadillac to form Lincoln in a patriotic attempt to aid the war…
The term “restomod” is the most over worked word in the collector car lexicon. By definition it is called a “restomod” when it looks classic original, but runs like a modern day high performance super car. Of course, there are all different levels of sophistication in restomod and pro touring cars today, from muscle car…
Threatened by Chevrolet’s Cameo Carrier Pickup trucks, Dodge knew it had to compete with them in the “passenger friendly” half-ton pickup market. Their “Sweptside” pickup series emerged in 1957 and it changed how pickup trucks would be used in the future. Pickup trucks now had dual purposes; to look nice enough for the family to…
A 1970 Mercury Cougar Eliminator is a rare and desirable classic muscle car in its own right. But the car you see displayed here is light years beyond that. This is an incredible find, being offered for sale this week in the Mercury Muscle Car Section of the Cars-On-Line.com website. The opportunity to own a…
There is a 1969 Dodge Charger Hemi R/T in the Cars-On-Line New Listings this week. It will have all Mopar collectors drooling. This is the ultimate Mopar muscle car. Only one problem. The seller is from Sweden. Does that give you pause? The internet can connect us with people we never had access to before.…
When American Motors came out with the Rebel Machine in 1970 it was their statement that they were in the Muscle Car Wars with the Big Three auto makers. The base price on this amazing muscle car was only $3,450. But sales were so poor that it was only offered for one year. That makes…
Ferrari sports cars from the 1960’s are almost untouchable as values continue to go up. But now we are also seeing later model Ferrari offerings increase rapidly in price. Although they produced over 10,000 of the famous Testarossa, these Ferraris are now almost three times the price they were only a few years ago. The…
Take a look at our Pierce-Arrow Section on the Cars-On-Line.com website and you will notice how the American automobile was evolving. By 1935 the Pierce-Arrow was to become an elegant touring machine, long known for dependability. It was competing with Packard and Cadillac for the high end car buyer with expensive tastes as the art…
Although it was quite unintentional on Pontiac’s part, their introduction of the Trans Am in 1969 was the best kept secret in automotive history. Pontiac literally only ran two ads about the Trans Am prior to its debut. Most new car buyers never knew the Trans Am existed. After all, it did not premier until…