1985 Vehicles for Sale

The Pick of the Day is a “real barn find,” a 1960 Fiat 1500 S cabriolet being advertised for sale — for $15,000 — on ClassicCars.com by a private seller. “These Fiat 1500S were built alongside the Ferrari 250S,” the seller says in the advertisement.  “The car needs a good cosmetic restoration,” the seller adds, […]

Vinyl wraps are a thing. The technology has gotten so good and the artisans who do them so skilled, that almost every element of our lives is touched by it – for nearly 70 years,  believe it or not. Thanks to one of the best wrapping shops in the Southwest, called WrapSesh, I now have […]

When it comes to James Dean, Porsche and racing, most everyone knows the end of the story. But how many know the long tail of passion that followed? The answer to that and many other questions are tucked away in Palm Springs, California, with a retired businessman who, as a racer, had the potential to […]

“The Indy 2020 auction is clear for takeoff!” Mecum Auctions announced in a brief statement Thursday, declaring the re-opening of the company’s annual live auctions that were halted by pandemic restrictions. Like most other auction companies, Mecum has been conducting online auctions of collector cars and automobilia in place of live events because of the […]

It was just a couple of weeks ago that we shared the news of the Horseless Carriage Club of America planning to add a building to the Gilmore Car Museum campus in Hickory Corners, Michigan. At the same time, we wrote about the museum accepting the donation of a 1902 Thomas Touring Car and re-opening […]

There was a new twist in the Ford vs. Chevy rivalry when it came to cars being searched during the month June on the ClassicCars.com marketplace. That twist was a Ford vs. Ford rivalry in which all-years Mustangs overtook all-years Ford in one of the two search lists. Oh, by the way, that all-years search […]

The AC Cobra has been reborn, according to AC Cars Ltd., still a performance icon but without the thunderous V8 engines that made the Shelby Cobras of the 1960s so distinctive.  Instead, the 2020 AC Cobra range launched this week will get thoroughly modern drivetrains that reflect today’s technological advances and environmental awareness, the Norwich, […]

The current Lincoln Continental sedan helped kickoff the renaissance at Ford’s luxury division when it was unveiled, initially as a concept, at the 2015 New York International Auto Show. However, with dwindling sales and what appears to be a laser-like focus on SUVs at Lincoln, the Continental will be dropped after 2020. It will remain on sale […]

As compiler of this mayhem Tom Gregory notes, track days can be fun, but when they go wrong, they go badly wrong! Watch and wince, and remember this advice from a veteran racing mechanic to his driver: Remember that your right foot is connected to your checkbook. How fast can you afford to go?

Wouldn’t you really rather have a Buick?  So asked GM’s marketing team in a series of TV commercials promoting the Buick lineup in the 1980s and ’90s.  The Reatta was Buick’s 2-seat coupe (and later convertible) from that era, and it packaged smooth styling and advanced technology into a car that provided a lot of […]