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19 Mar 2018

High-tech, remote-controlled Golden Sahara II custom car going for auction

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Aftermarket,Lincoln,Auctions,Car Buying,Convertible,Classics

Imagine a vehicle with automatic braking, remote operation, self-opening doors and a big screen on the dash. You’re probably imaging a Tesla Model X, but we’re actually talking about a car called the Golden Sahara II, a custom car originally built in the 1950s, and it’s going for auction at Mecum’s event in Indianapolis.

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17 Mar 2018

Junkyard Gem: 1972 Porsche 914

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Etc.,Coupe,Classics,Performance

During the second half of the 1960s, Porsche sold a four-cylinder version of the 911 as their lowest-priced car. The 912 sold well at first, but replaced by a joint Volkswagen-Porsche project, the 914, in 1969. The six-cylinder 914-6 was badged as a Porsche in Europe, while the four-cylinder 914 was sold as a Volkswagen-Porsche. In North America, all 914s were Porsche-badged, and they sold very well. Here’s a ’72 project car that got junked in Denver before completion.

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Junkyard Gem: 1972 Porsche 914 originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 17 Mar 2018 10:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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17 Mar 2018

Autoblog Classifieds Finds: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba T-Top

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Car Buying,Coupe,Classics,Luxury

What do we know about the Chrysler Cordoba? Well, most everyone connects the Cordoba nameplate instantly to thoughts of soft Corinthian leather – upholstery that even the spokesman himself, the late Ricardo Montalban, admitted means “nothing. What does ‘David Letterman’ mean?”

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Autoblog Classifieds Finds: 1977 Chrysler Cordoba T-Top originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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16 Mar 2018

Three-owner 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL to be auctioned for charity

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Mercedes-Benz,Auctions,Automotive History,Coupe,Classics,Luxury,Performance

Some sources regard the mid-1950s Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gullwing” the first supercar. When it was introduced in 1954, it was certainly unlike anything else, and the 212-horsepower direct injection straight six made it the fastest production car of its day. With a rich motorsport history and the still amazing gullwing doors, the 300SL holds a special place among classic Mercedes-Benz coupes.

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Three-owner 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL to be auctioned for charity originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 16 Mar 2018 08:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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13 Mar 2018

The Dolphin hand-built wooden car with Datsun mechanicals is for sale

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Design/Style,Etc.,Weird Car News,Classics,Specialty

The British Morgan sports cars still have wood in their frames. But it’s rare to see wood used to the extent that you see here: Californian car fabricator Peter Portugal is selling “The Dolphin,” a hand-built wooden roadster that uses a 1979 Datsun 280ZX drivetrain and an MGB front suspension. The wood used in it comes from a 250-year-old tree that fell in a storm in 1981, certainly making it more Redwood than Radwood.

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10 Mar 2018

Junkyard Gem: 1975 Plymouth Valiant Sedan

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With Slant-6 225-cubic-inch engine, four doors, and gold paint, this 1975 Plymouth Valiant sedan served its owners well. Now it resides in its final parking space in Northern California.