Diego’s AutoHunter Picks | ClassicCars.com Magazine
there was a time There was a time when there was no respect for the flaws of age in the old car hobby, but today you get reviled for ruining the patina of an old car or whatnot. The archeology appreciated by experts and restorers does not always exist. This week's AutoHunter pick only has one vehicle with original paint, but it's worth mentioning for those who pay attention to these things. There's also a classic Mopar muscle car, a fun camper van and a lightly customized '50s Ford. Which one would you buy for your winter projects? 1968 Plymouth GTXDo you prefer the 1968 GTX or the 1969 GTX? I go back and forth on this issue. Of course, 1969 was a more refined year for marketing, equipment, and styling, but I really liked the stripes and nearly full-width taillights of 1968. 1968 was also the best-selling year for the GTX, with approximately 19,000 units sold. This 1968 GTX…
Pick of the Day: 1963 Chevrolet C10 Stepside
this Daily Picks It is a 1963 Chevrolet C10 Stepside pickup truck listed by an Ohio dealer on ClassicCars.com. I can't speak for any of you, but I know I get into phases when it comes to certain vehicles. Lately, I've been obsessed with vintage Chevy trucks. When I was looking at the listings for Barrett-Jackson's 2023 Scottsdale Fall Auction, I saw a beautiful blue 1972 Chevrolet C10 Stepside with the original I6 engine and transmission. Since then, I've been looking for other cool C10s on ClassicCars.com. As you can see, I found another one. This first generation C/K series pickup truck was given a new life through a frame-on restoration. As part of the process, the frame is powder coated. Surrounding hardware like the suspension and brake components were upgraded so the truck now rides on a total cost suspension and stops with the help of Wilwood power disc brakes. The exterior has been refreshed in an unusual but…
1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter
Detroit has a history Finding a good thing and then ruining it is fair. In recent years, one might argue that the four-door Dodge Charger and Ford Mustang Mach-E qualify, but our pick of the day is perhaps the most famous postwar example: the Chrysler 300. This 1963 Chrysler 300 Pace Setter convertible is listed on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Novato, California. (Click the link to view the listing.) The 300 traces its origins to the ultimate banker hot rod of the 1950s: the Chrysler Alphabet series. Starting in 1955, the C-300's 300-hp 331ci was the best in the business, and its styling—Chrysler's forward-looking style combined with an Empire grille—was spot-on. If anything, it was a bomb, surpassed only by subsequent versions starting with the 1956 300-B, which offered 340 hp or an optional 354 hp version, truly delivering one horsepower per cubic inch. When the 300-E arrived in 1959, it was part of Chrysler's wave of replacing…
Daily Pick: 1963 Buick Riviera
this Daily Selection This is a 1963 Buick Riviera that is being sold on ClassicCars.com by a dealer in Pennsylvania. Image source: If you’ve seen some old car ads, you’ll notice that some manufacturers were directly targeting male buyers. Mercury clearly identified its target customer. According to them, “a man’s car should ride as well as a Lincoln Continental,” which is why they incorporated what they learned from the Lincoln Continental into the Mercury Marquis. In another Marquis ad, Mercury wrote over its tagline “Mercury, a man’s car”: “A man likes a big seat, so we gave it to him.” Image source: In contrast, Buick's 1963 Riviera brochure states that men and Women will appreciate it. They think ladies will love its "unusually clean, sculptural lines" and the look of its hand-stitched interior. Men will be drawn to the Riviera's standard 325-horsepower, 445-pound-foot Wildcat 401ci V8, 340-horsepower engine, and "aircraft-like cockpit." I think men and women alike will agree that…
AutoHunter Spotlight: 1963 Chrysler 300-J
Featured Car Hunter Networkan online auction platform operated by ClassicCars.com, is this 1963 Chrysler 300-J. The Chrysler 300 series sedans in many ways created the muscle car market, although the 300 series was very different from them. Unlike mid-range spec models, they were top-of-the-line models with many standard features that weren't even optional on later muscle cars. Of all the 300 "letter" cars, the 300-J is extremely rare, with only 400 built during the 1963 production run. The J cars also stood out because they featured Chrysler's top-spec twin-quad 413ci Firepower V8 engines that produced 390 horsepower at 4,800 rpm and 485 lb-ft of torque at 3,600 rpm. This gave the car incredible performance for the time, with a tested top speed of 142 mph, a 0-60 mph time of 8.0 seconds, and the ability to run the quarter mile in 15.8 seconds. This 1963 300-J is described as being powered by the original "FirePower 390" 413ci V8 engine, mated…
Diego’s AutoHunter Picks
I don't think so It would be presumptuous of me to say that most enthusiasts reading this week's AutoHunter picks love speed. But what if that speed doesn't come from an engine that uses gasoline and oxygen to perform some kind of combustion? Boy, this gets political fast! But a while ago, people shared a video of a 50-year-old Japanese car being driven on a drag strip. That Datsun had gone electric, and people were excited about it. Now it looks like the end of the world has come! So, is it safe to say that you would only consider three of the four cars listed below? Or does the LS-powered Pontiac bother you, too? 1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1The Mustang may be the most popular collector car, but its many fans have mixed feelings about the 1971 redesign—yes, it was bigger and heavier, but not as much as you might think. However, if you add the new 429 Cobra…
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