Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Etc., Europe, Military, Motorcycle If you’ve never laid eyes on a Vespa ACMA, allow us to introduce you. Manufactured for use in World War II, the scooter came equipped with a small cannon designed to launch rocket-propelled grenades. Soldiers found an advantageous firing position, deployed stabilizers, plucked a grenade from a [...]
Filed under: Classics, Auctions, Mini There’s good reason this Mini more than doubled it’s pre-sale estimate, and it’s not because Neil Armstrong once drove it. No, Lot 307 at Bonhams’ Hendon, U.K., sale was bid up to $65,100 because it’s an exceptionally rare early Mini, just the eighth of the iconic cars ever manufactured, according [...]
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet, GM, Celebrities How much would you pay for a derelict ’67 Chevrolet Corvette with a 427? If you said about thirty grand, you’d be in the ballpark – but that would still be all the money in the world for a barn find like this ‘Vette. The owner [...]
Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Auctions, Chevrolet You’ve never seen a 1981 Yenko Camaro? Maybe that’s because only 19 were made and they usually sell for well north of what a new Camaro will cost you from your local Chevrolet dealer. One gorgeously restored, matching numbers example is up for purchase on eBay Motors for [...]
Filed under: Classics, Convertible, Performance, Auctions, Etc., Dodge Ever wish your 1971 Plymouth Barracuda had just a wee bit more power and the ability to negotiate curves? Got an extra $180,000 laying around? That’s what this Vipercuda will cost you on eBay. Don’t think it’s just an expensive engine transplant, though. Beneath that 40-year-old, long [...]
