Can you guess which of these 3 classic cars appreciated the most?
Beautifully unrestored or complete hunk of junk. While age makes some cars seem majestic, others simply look … old. And that can affect their price on the resale market. On a recent episode of CNBC’s “Jay Leno’s Garage,” world-renowned auto appraiser Donald Osborne and Jay Leno evaluate three untouched classics to see if the effects of aging impact their appreciation value.
Ralph Lauren’s Classic Car Collection: Art You Can Drive
Ralph Lauren began sewing neckties out of a cramped rental in the Empire State Building in 1967, inspired by European cuts and determined to shake up American menswear. Within five years, his line was retailing at Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale’s, and his first freestanding Polo boutique opened on Beverly Hill’s ritzy Rodeo Drive in 1971. Before long he began collecting cars. Some of his earliest purchases were his 1971 Mercedes 280SE 4.5 convertible, a 1979 Porsche 930 and a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing coupe bought in 1983.
WHEN CARS RULED THE NIGHT: NEW YORK CITY, 1974-1976
e of the things that used to make America so distinctive was its cars. If you lived there, you would really have to go abroad for a while and then come back to appreciate the difference. In most countries of the world, cars were modest things, little bean-shaped units designed to take two or three people from here to there. In America, cars were real estate. They were enormous boats in which you could eat, sleep, make love, change clothes, throw parties, maintain an office, practice unlicensed dentistry—or take your six best friends out for a spin. They were a testament to America’s unlimited natural resources: oil, steel, rubber, naugahyde, and, above all, space. American cars could be so huge because the nation’s highways were endless, its city streets were wide, and there was abundant free parking everywhere you went. And that included New York City then, since most of its population took the subway.
Here at Muscle Car Of The Week, we all dig bright colors and stripes and cars that look racy. But Sleepers are some of the coolest cars of them all. And by Sleeper, we mean cars that appear to be regular daily driver, ho-hum kinda rides, but are actually hiding high performance goodies under the hood and are much #faster than they look. These are some of the coolest sleepers from The Brothers Collection. ...
Here at Muscle Car Of The Week, we all dig bright colors and stripes and cars that look racy. But Sleepers are some of the coolest cars of them all. And by Sleeper, we mean cars that appear to be regular daily driver, ho-hum kinda rides, but are actually hiding high performance goodies under the
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, #built with the #SS performance and styling package. The Chevelle was the midsize Chevrolet family car, and the SS option added a long list of performance upgrades in the driveline and suspension departments. Ours was also built with the Regular Production Option code LS-6, the high-compression big-dog 454 cubic inch V8. Could this be the very last 1970 Chevelle SS LS-6 454 ever built? #V8 #ChevroletChevelle #RegularProductionOption ...
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle, built with the SS performance and styling package. The Chevelle was the midsize Chevrolet family car, and the SS option added a long list of performance upgrades in the driveline and suspension departments. Ours was also built with the Regular Production Option code LS-6, th...
We recently received a report from our friends at ClassicCars.com outlining the most searched for #classic automobiles on a state-by-state basis and it should come as little surprise to our readers that the classic Ford Mustang was tops in the search results with 1965 and 1967 model years being the most popular. The Mustang ranked first in 14 states, followed by several #GM models. The only other Ford model to have multiple top state searches was the Thunderbird. #fordmustang #popular ...
We recently received a report from our friends at ClassicCars.com outlining the most searched for classic automobiles on a state-by-state basis and it should come as little surprise to our readers that the classic Ford Mustang was tops in the search results with 1965 and 1967 model years being the m...
Nice 1959 Ford F100 Pickup. It's powered by the #original straight six, backed by a 3 spd manual trans. It's riding on a #nice set of Cragar SS mags, with white letter tires. Hope you #find it interesting, thanks for taking a look! #FordF100Pickup ...
Nice 1959 Ford F100 Pickup. It's powered by the original straight six, backed by a 3 spd manual trans. It's riding on a nice set of Cragar SS mags, with white letter tires. Hope you find it interesting, thanks for taking a look!
Very rare & correct "X66" 1969 Chevy Camaro SS396 optioned with the L78 375HP high performance big block. This American Muscle Car was ordered in Hugger Orange & D90 Stripes with #power #steering & power brakes but NO tachometer & NO special gauges. It rides on plain jane steel #wheels with Goodyear Poly-Bias F70-14 tires... #CamaroSS ...
Very rare & correct "X66" 1969 Chevy Camaro SS396 optioned with the L78 375HP high performance big block. This American Muscle Car was ordered in Hugger Orange & D90 Stripes with power steering & power brakes but NO tachometer & NO special gauges. It rides on plain jane steel wheels with Goodyear Po...